Luis de la Fuente has already begun its countdown to announce the squad list for the World Cup. The coach is still waiting for the recovery of some cash. The last one to sign up was one of the usual trusted men from the Riojan technician: Mikel Merino.
Mikel ArtetaArsenal manager, was questioned about the state of health of his player in the preview of the match between the Gunners and Bournemouth. He Basque coach was optimistic about Merino’s physical conditionstating that has a chance of reappearing before the season ends in the London set.
“Mikel is a great example of pushing all barriers. He no longer wears the protective boot and is doing a lot of exercises now.. He reacted very well to the operation and has no pain.. I’m sure that can shorten deadlines. “If there is a person who can do it, I am sure it is Mikel,” said the Spanish coach.
Merino, celebrating his goal against Brentford
Arsenal miss him
Mikel Merino suffered a bone injury in his right footlast January in a league match against Manchester United. Since then, he has been on indefinite leavein the box gunner and even His presence with Spain in the next World Cup came into question. Despite being a midfielder, Merino has become one of the ‘goal men’ both in the National Team and in Arsenal itself. Arteta, in fact, is used to place him in the lineups as a ‘9’ able to play with his back and with one orSharper scoring instinct than even some of his teammates in the front.
He Arsenal, since his injury, has shown a certain drop in performance in terms of results after losing in the Carabao Cup final and exhausting his options in the FA Cup. Merino’s scoring contribution was another of those shortcuts to goal so used today by Arteta’s coaching staff. This season, Merino has played 33 games in all competitions, adding six goals and three assists to his credit.