Arsenal's summer has been dominated by the contract situation of
Alexis Sanchez. But with Arsene Wenger speaking to the club's in house
media channel, Arsenal player, ahead of this weekend Emirates Cup, he
gave a general assessment of his squad as well an update on the
Chilean international who had an extended holiday following his
participation in the Confederations Cup where Chile lost in the final
to Germany on July 2.
"Alexis and Mustafi, their first training session will be on Sunday,
the day we play against Sevilla [in the Emirates Cup],"
"They are practising on the day."
Arsene Wenger gave an hint on how early both players could feature
this season in view of their late return from their break following
international commitments. On this, He continued by saying
"First of all you make a really good check up of where they are, how
much they have worked during their break,"
"After, once you know where you stand, they need an adjusted programme
and to see how quickly you can fit them in again.
"Of course it depends as well on what is the need in the squad, what
is their quality. All of these things together make your decision. Do
you put them on the bench when they are not ready [to start]? It is
easier to put a striker on the bench than a defender, sometimes.
Because in a short period they can make an impact. We'll see."
The manager would be mindful of rushing either player back to the
team. Arsenal have adequate cover in defence if Mustafi is held back
with Per Mertesacker, Rob Holding, Nacho Monreal, Laurent Koscielny
and Calum Chambers while if things doesn't go well in attack in the
early matches of the season, he could be tempted to call on the
Chilean as he is the club's talisman.
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