Former Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor has chosen a gunner star who can “smash the entire training ground” this season.
Gunner brought eight new faces during the summer transfer period as he added quality and depth to Mikel Arteta’s team ahead of another title tilt.
Kepa Arrizabalaga, Martin Zubimendi, Christian Norgaard, Noni Maduke, Viktor Gyokeres, Cristorian Mosquera, Eberechi Eze and Piero Hincapie all arrived at Emirates Stadium in the summer.
And now Arsenal boss Arteta is spoiled for his choice as he makes some difficult decisions with the Spaniard who are forced to leave a very talented player on the bench.
Arteta was criticised on Sunday for leaving Ebelech Eze on the bench against Manchester City in a 1-1 draw, with another substitute Gabriel Martinelli coming out of the bench to score an equalizer.
And Adebayor believes that Martinelli or another player can “scratch the entire training basis” unless Arteta can use his human management skills.
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Adebayor told Premier League productions.
“When I was on the bench at Arsenal, I knew there were Thierry Henry, Dennis Bergkamp and Robin Van Persy right in front of me, but it wasn’t easy because every weekend I would say to his (Arsen Wenger’s) office, ‘I need to play here.’
“This is when you need a manager who can calm things down. I’ve never seen Arteta go through those moments. I think this is the right year for him to go through this.
“‘Manager, I want to play. Guffer, listen to me here to sit on the bench. You didn’t buy me to be on the bench. I’m here to play because I want to win the Baron de Ort. I want to be the top goal scorer. I want to be the best player in the league.”
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“We are all in our minds, in our hearts, whether you like it or not, but at the end of the day we were put in a group.
“I have to think about what I can do and what I will bring to the team, and if you are on the bench, that’s difficult.
“Martinelli, I think I’ll lose him in a few weeks because once he stays on the bench after this game, his head starts to move, his body continues and he ruins the entire training field.”
Martinelli responded to being on the bench against Man City and said this during the match that day:
“Of course I don’t want to be on the bench. I want to play 90 minutes per game, but Arteta knows what he’s doing. He’s Gaffer and everyone trusts him. We’re really happy with him.”
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