{"id":302220,"date":"2023-12-12T21:39:30","date_gmt":"2023-12-12T21:39:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=302220"},"modified":"2023-12-12T21:39:30","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T21:39:30","slug":"arsenal-boss-mikel-arteta-finds-new-option-with-declan-rice-after-psv-draw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/arsenal-boss-mikel-arteta-finds-new-option-with-declan-rice-after-psv-draw\/","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta finds &#8216;new option&#8217; with Declan Rice after PSV draw"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>In pictures: PSV v Arsenal<\/h3>\n<p>Arsenal boss\u00a0Mikel Arteta used the dead-rubber 1-1 Champions League draw with PSV to cook up something different with Rice. Eddie Nketiah\u2019s first ever Champions League goal was wiped out after half-time by Yorbe Vertessen shortly after half-time &#8211; although Leandro Trossard could have won it for the Premier League side if he had shot either side of the goalkeeper with the final effort of the match.<\/p>\n<p>But the talking point was the decision of the Arsenal manager to play his \u00a3105m midfielder Declan Rice as a centre-back for the final half-hour of the game. \u201cWe are very short at the back and I really wanted to try if something happens, how we\u2019re going to resolve that situation,\u201d Arteta explained.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI thought he was really good. We have to try as if we have an emergency, we have to understand and to be sure that we can fill that gap in the right way.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe has a lot of composure on the ball, he wins a lot of duels for a player of his size and he has done it in the past. He is a good option.\u201d In truth, Rice has played there very little since David Moyes\u2019 first spell at West Ham when he was still only a teenager.<\/p>\n<p> <strong> MUST READ: <\/strong> <strong>Champions League last 16 draw details as Arsenal and Man City both involved<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/67\/590x\/secondary\/5112264.jpg?r=1702416253016\"><\/p>\n<p>Ironically, now his services may be of more value in midfield after Mohamed Elneny was forced off with a hamstring injury. Brentford target Johan Bakayoko terrorised everybody in the Arsenal defence.<\/p>\n<p>And having had a \u00a334million bid fall down last transfer deadline day, PSV manager Peter Bosz had a warning for the Bees. \u201cHe is so good &#8211; every time he plays, his price goes up and up,\u201d he said. \u201cRemember he is still only 20.\u201d<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Support fearless journalism<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Read The Daily Express online, advert free<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Get super-fast page loading<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/logo\/logo-premium-subscription.png\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/67\/590x\/secondary\/Declan-Rice-5112265.jpg?r=1702416253072\"><\/p>\n<p>Arteta\u2019s main concern now is to nurse his squad through the Premier League campaign and put the Champions League to bed for the coming months irrespective of Monday\u2019s draw in Nyon.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOverall, finishing first with a game to play we have to be really happy,\u201d Arteta said. \u201cNow we have to close that chapter now until February and make sure that when that chapter opens up again, we\u2019re in the best place to compete against another top side.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/sport\/football\/1844898\/Arsenal-Mikel-Arteta-Declan-Rice-PSV-draw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In pictures: PSV v Arsenal Arsenal boss\u00a0Mikel Arteta used the dead-rubber 1-1 Champions League draw with PSV to cook up <span class=\"more-text\">&hellip;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":302219,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta finds &#039;new option&#039; 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