Wenger: Nasri and Arshavin will do damageBy Jonathan Chong on Saturday, February 7, 2009
Manager Arsиne Wenger says that his creative players - Samir Nasri and Andrey Arshavin - are versatile enough to cause damage from anywhere on the pitch.
Both players are attacking midfield players and will want to play in the middle, but with the return of Tomas Rosicky and Francesc Fabregas, the only positions available to them will be the wings.
Wenger said: "If you ask Arshavin or Nasri where they want to play, they will say the middle because all the technically gifted players want to play in the centre.
"I believe Arshavin can play on the right, behind the strikers or on the left - and Nasri as well.
"Nasri is one of the players who have played beyond my expectations this year. He is new, he is very young, just 21, and came from Marseille to a snowy winter in England. He has adapted very well.
"He scores less in the last two months, but I see in training he has really made a huge improvement and is really strong. There is still much more to come out from him and I am very happy."
http://arsenal-mania.com/articles/3106360/Wenger-Nasri-and-Arshavin-will-do-damage.htmlкороче, Венгер говорит, что и аршавин и Насри - игроки, которые могут приносить пользу, играя на любой позиции. Но если их спросить, где бы они предпочли играть, то они ответили бы, что в центре, т.к. любой техничный игрок хотел бы играть на центральной позиции.
Но с возвращением Фабрегаса и Rosicky свободными останутся только позиции на флангах. И он думает, что Аршавин сможет сыграть как справа так и слева....тоже касается и Насри...))