Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta believes Bukayo Saka’s absence will help him become a better manager. The Gunners will host Ipswich at the Emirates on Friday, the first of many matches without Saka. The England winger, who has nine goals and 13 assists this season, will be out for “many weeks” after tearing his hamstring in Arsenal’s 5-1 defeat.
Saka’s setback comes a month after skipper Martin Odegaard returned from a 12-match absence due to an ankle injury.
Raheem Sterling, Saka’s logical replacement, will also be sidelined for an extended amount of time after injuring his knee during training.
Arteta believes his latest managerial test will help him become a better coach. He stated, “We started the season with one of the thinnest squads in the Premier League, and we knew that.
“If we have the thinnest squad, what do we need? We really dug into that to make sure that we utilise every player in the best possible potential, and everybody has to feel part of it. Reported By Sky Sports.
“You need to rediscover players in different positions, and different relationships. It’s a really good exercise and the boys are willing to do anything we demand them to do, so that’s a really good thing, too.”
“Not just to play not to get injured, but to become a better athlete, which is very different, and to keep evolving as an athlete.
“I hope the players are being listened to but whoever is in charge, can they actually do something right now with the commitments that are already in place over the next three or four seasons? It is very challenging and very difficult.”
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