Morning, welcome to a model new week.
Let’s begin with the information that Riccardo Calafiori has returned to London after sustaining a calf harm in freakish vogue on Saturday. The reporting round it suggests it’s not too severe, however once more, I’m a bit doubtful. If it was only a knock, I believe Italy would preserve him round. Worldwide managers don’t all the time concern themselves with what occurs to a participant as soon as their use for him is finished, so it’s clearly dangerous sufficient to rule him out of Italy’s recreation tonight.
Then once more, maybe there may be some consideration that he’s simply moved to Arsenal, and that doing something dangerous with Calafiori’s health could be a tough factor for him within the nascent stage of his profession in North London. We’ll simply have to attend and see what emerges in the course of the week (if something), and whether or not Mikel Arteta offers us a lot of an replace when he meets the press on Friday forward of Sunday’s North London derby. Let’s preserve every thing crossed it’s a sore one, however not far more than that.
Final evening, David Raya performed the total 90 once more for Spain as they hammered Switzerland 4-1, whereas Jakub Kiwior didn’t characteristic in any respect in Poland’s 1-0 defeat to Croatia. His scenario is an attention-grabbing one, as a result of if Calafiori is out even for somewhat bit, his place within the pecking order modifications a bit. All the identical, he’s nonetheless behind Jurrien Timber and Oleksandr Zinchenko for enjoying time at left-back, and solely harm or suspension will open the door for a recreation at centre-half.
I can think about that the arrival of Calafiori and the actual fact Timber is match once more has dented his confidence a bit, and it’s a difficult spot to be in as back-up to the back-up in two positions. I believe he’s nearly nailed on for a January mortgage transfer someplace, assuming there are not any health points that require his presence within the squad. That may nicely be an enormous IF although.
Tonight, France face Belgium with William Saliba prone to be in motion there; Martin Odegaard’s Norway tackle Austria at dwelling; whereas Ghana are away to Niger in an AFCON qualifier. That’s all of the Arsenal involvement immediately.
Yesterday, I uncared for to say Arsenal Girls’s 1-0 win over Rosenborg on Saturday which places them into the draw immediately for the ultimate qualifier for the Champions League. The potential opposition are pretty sturdy, with one in all Juventus, Hacken, Paris FC, Fiorentina or Sporting to face over two-legs. That draw takes place round lunch-time immediately, we’ll convey you the information over on Arseblog Information, and Tim and Jamie may have a brand new Arsenal Girls Arsecast for you tomorrow with extra dialogue and evaluation.
Lastly for immediately, it has been enjoyable studying about ‘civil warfare’ at Chelsea as Todd Chad Chud Boehley and the opposite man go face to face. Warfare, good god, what’s it good for? Completely nothing. Nothing anticipate the potential downfall and extinction of a membership that has irreparably broken soccer. I need to see Frank Lampard and John Terry go down like Willem Dafoe in Platoon, arms flailing within the air as a flurry of bullets hedge fund bond paperwork lower them to their core. We will solely stay in hope.
Proper, let’s go away it there. We may have an Arsecast Additional for you a bit later. Maintain an eye fixed out for the decision for questions on Threads @gunnerblog and @arseblog with the hashtag #arsecastextra – or in case you’re an Arseblog Member on Patreon, go away your query within the #arsecast-extra-questions channel on our Discord server.
Pod ought to be out mid-morning. For now, have a very good one.
