We lost one of our key players.
Arsenal’s Declan Rice is injured. Rice started as a defensive midfielder against Tottenham and the North London Derby in the 6th round of the 2023-2024 English Premier League held at the Emirates Stadium in London, England, on the 24th (Korean time).
However, he aroused curiosity with his early substitution. At the end of the first half, Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta replaced Rice and brought in Jorginho.
Coincidentally, Jorginho, who replaced Rice, provided the excuse for conceding the second goal. The ball was lost to Tottenham’s James Madison in the defensive zone.
Madison broke through and passed, and Son Heung-min, who received the ball, scored the equalizer. This goal allowed Arsenal to go from 2-1 down to 2-2.
The reason Arteta left Rice out early was due to injury. The British media ‘Daily Mail’ announced on the 25th, “Rice left the team due to a back injury. It is a big blow to Arsenal,” and “In the match against Tottenham, Rice felt discomfort in his back in the first half.”
Rice has had a bad calf since the preseason. This time it’s back pain. Coach Arteta said in a post-match interview, “I had no choice but to leave Rice out because he said he was sick. I don’t know the exact extent of his injury.”
The timing of his return is still unclear. Rice is a player that Arsenal ambitiously recruited last summer.토토사이트
The transfer fee Arsenal paid to West Ham United to sign Rice was 105 million pounds (about 177.2 billion won). This was the highest transfer fee ever for Arsenal and the most expensive for an English player.
It was worth it. Rice is called the best defensive midfielder in the Premier League. He has solid defense, build-up, and leadership. He is young in age as he was born in 1999.
Arsenal faced an unexpected crisis due to Rice’s injury. Arsenal has not lost in six games since the opening of the Premier League.
However, they lost a game they could have won in the North London derby, and even their key resource, Rice, was injured, so they lost even more. Arsenal’s next game is against Brentford in three days.
