Ex-Arsenal and Chelsea star Emmanuel Petit picks current players he'd like to see switch sides

The World Cup victor spent 3 years astatine Arsenal betwixt 1997 and 2000, and past aft a play astatine Barcelona helium returned to the Premier League successful 2001 and spent 3 years with Chelsea

Emmanuel Petit has named Moises Caicedo arsenic the Chelsea subordinate helium would astir similar to spot successful the struggling Arsenal squad - up of Cole Palmer.

And the World Cup victor claimed the signifier of England midfielder Declan Rice is simply a occupation earlier their must-win crippled astatine Stamford Bridge.

Mikel Arteta ’s broadside person mislaid their past 2 games astatine location and overseas without scoring a extremity and are present nether unit successful the Premier League and Champions League. They spell into the London derby connected Sunday level connected points with Chelsea aft 10 games - and successful information of falling 10 points down leaders Liverpool this weekend. England prima Cole Palmer has already scored 7 goals successful the Premier League this season, including each 4 against Brighton.

But Petit, who played for some Arsenal and Chelsea, said: “If I could prime 1 Chelsea subordinate to enactment into the Arsenal team, actually, that would beryllium Moises Caicedo, definitely. I would astir apt instrumentality Cole Palmer arsenic well, but I volition spell for Caicedo.”

The erstwhile midfielder reckons Martin Odegaard would beryllium the Arsenal subordinate who helium would astir similar to spot successful the Chelsea squad - but refuses to blasted the Norwegian’s lack connected the Gunners’ atrocious caller form.

“Why?” the Frenchman asked. “You can’t enactment mediocre performances connected Odegaard’s absence. Big teams header without large players.

“The players are tired. You tin spot that. You know, for maine the champion illustration is Declan Rice. He's been marvellous since helium signed for Arsenal and from the commencement of season, he's not the aforesaid subordinate anymore.

“It was a agelong play past season, and helium played truthful galore games astatine a precocious level during the European Championship arsenic well. With the caller format of the Champions League, it's similar determination are large games coming up each the time.

"Tiredness of the players successful the archetypal 11 and the rotation arsenic well. I deliberation this is 1 of the reasons Arsenal person been getting mediocre results recently. I would accidental arsenic well, they mislaid their quality to clasp the shot successful these games, predominate possession, and that was 1 of the foundations of their crippled for the past 2 oregon 3 seasons, but it’s gone astatine the moment.

Technically, they're struggling a lot. If you don't power the game, if you don't power the rhythm, you cannot explicit your qualities connected the pitch. Odegaard is not there, you tin spot the nexus betwixt the midfield and the strikers, and the attacking players is not bully astatine all. I person the feeling that successful the midfield they are losing the conflict mentally and physically.”

Rice is simply a uncertainty with the ft wounded - thought to beryllium a breached toed - suffered successful the midweek Champions League decision astatine Inter Milan. It follows the departure of sporting manager Edu.

“There are a batch of atrocious things happening each astatine erstwhile astatine Arsenal astatine the moment,” Petit told Instant Casino . “On and disconnected the pitch.

“With Edu leaving the club, they request victories. Simple arsenic that. The lone happening that tin erase atrocious things and bring backmost the unity successful the dressing country and the confidence, is winning games.

“When you’re winning, you hide that you're bushed mentally and physically. You hide the mistakes that you tin marque connected the pitch. Winning helps you hole for the adjacent game.

“Victories are the astir important happening successful football. With Chelsea successful the apical 4 and supra Arsenal, if Arsenal privation to amusement that they are superior contenders, it's decidedly a must-win crippled for them.”

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