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Podcast: Hale End Heroes - 100% Arsenal Academy Information
Episode: Read #11 - Forest for the trees [Billy Carpenter]
Description: "The complementing skillsets of Havertz and Rice were a key reason that Arteta has looked to bring them together:
The entire tactical remodelling of Arteta’s midfield had been predicated on the German playing alongside Rice. Havertz has been earmarked to replace Granit Xhaka in the left No 8 role but he has played most of his football at Bayer Leverkusen and Chelsea as a No 10 or in a withdrawn striker role. It is a bold move but it was considered feasible because Arteta sees Rice as having the athleticism and ball-winning ability needed to complement Havertz and Mar...