Trossard don send strong message to Arteta, time don reach

Arsenal get only four games remaining to finish di season wey go be di greatest for di club history. Every player dey fight for im place for Mikel Arteta starting lineup. But few players don stake stronger claim pass Leandro Trossard for recent days.

Left-wing position don dey up for grabs all season. Many Gooners believe say di club fit upgrade for dat spot. Gabriel Martinelli score only one Premier League goal for di whole season. Dat goal na di lob against Gianluigi Donnarumma wey salvage di last gasp equaliser for September against Manchester City. Di Brazilian don dey excellent for Champions League, but im lack of reliable end product dey frustrate supporters.

Arteta no use Eberechi Eze for dat role for months after di England international switch off for a millisecond wey allow Matty Cash to open scoring for Villa Park on 6 December. Dat leave Trossard, wey dey excellent for di first half of campaign, scoring seven goals and six assists between August and New Year’s Eve.

But since di 4-1 demolition of Aston Villa just after Christmas, di Belgian no don score any goal. Dat don affect im confidence. E start to dey start infrequently before coming into di team last weekend against Fulham.

For dat game, Trossard dey outstanding. E complete all six of im attempted dribbles, get four shots, create two big chances, produce two key passes, and win eight duels. E dey back to im very best. Arteta deploy unchanged lineup against los Colchoneros, so Trossard keep im place and once again impress.

Yes, di Belgian goal draught dey continue, but e dey bring di best out of others, most notably Viktor Gyökeres. Di Swedish striker don look like a totally different player for di last seven days, thanks to Trossard and Saka dey side. When Martinelli and Noni Madueke dey out wide, Gyökeres dey stylistically too similar, so dat trio no dey function.

Of course, plenty focus dey on di Champions League Final against Paris Saint-Germain for Puskás Aréna. But di Gunners get three era-defining Premier League matches before then. Beat West Ham, Burnley, and Crystal Palace, and dem go be champions for di first time for 22 years.

Once for Budapest, Arteta often favour Martinelli for big games because of di Brazilian second to none off ball work rate. E also get six Champions League goals to im name dis season, becoming di first player for di club entire history to net for five successive appearances for di competition. Nevertheless, Trossard displays against Fulham and Atleti don put imself to di front of di queue, making am undroppable for di remainder of May.