How Arsenal could line up without Ben White against Nottingham Forest

Ben White undergoing genu country past week has added to Arsenal’s wounded woes successful defence.

Mikel Arteta has been forced to sanction 7 antithetic backmost fours successful conscionable 11 Premier League games this play and White being retired leaves him with different enactment headache.

It is presently not wide however agelong the right-back volition beryllium retired but his lack comes astatine a atrocious clip fixed Arsenal are heading into the busiest portion of the season.

Here, Standard Sport assesses the options disposable to Arteta for replacing White astatine right-back against Nottingham Forest connected Saturday…

The Dutchman is the favourite to measurement up and instrumentality White’s spot successful the team, fixed helium was primitively signed by Arsenal successful the summertime of 2023 to play right-back.

Timber, who has excelled astatine left-back and besides shown helium is susceptible of playing successful the bosom of defence, has had his ain wounded problems this season. But helium present appears to beryllium backmost to afloat fittingness and volition person a important relation going forward.

Timber is capable to tuck into midfield from full-back oregon tin play arsenic a accepted right-back, which was White’s role.

The 23-year-old could assistance unlock adjacent much from Bukayo Saka, who has had to contend with being doubled up connected and a deficiency of enactment from White - who was restricted successful getting guardant owed to his genu injury.

Timber’s athleticism makes him a unsafe limb going guardant and, if helium is capable to overlap beyond Saka, it whitethorn assistance Arsenal’s close flank get much joy.

Possible backmost four: Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Calafiori

The Ghanaian has started 3 Premier League games astatine right-back this season, which has travel arsenic a surprise. Partey did play determination occasionally during his clip astatine Atletico Madrid, but for Arsenal has operated arsenic a holding midfielder.

The 31-year-old has been a dependable performer this play and Arteta could crook to him present White is out.

Martin Odegaard is backmost fit, meaning Arsenal could enactment up with a midfield of him, Declan Rice and Mikel Merino - which was the program earlier the play started. That would mean Partey missing out, nevertheless helium could find a mode into the squad by slotting successful astatine right-back.

He is precise antithetic successful benignant to White, fixed helium does not similar to get guardant arsenic overmuch erstwhile playing successful defence.

Partey does, however, connection acquisition and helium is fantabulous connected the ball. If Riccardo Calafiori is not acceptable capable to instrumentality this weekend, past Partey could play astatine right-back and Timber could beryllium utilized connected the different flank.

Possible backmost four: Partey, Saliba, Gabriel, Timber

The Japan planetary is the forgotten antheral astatine Arsenal fixed helium has played conscionable six minutes this season.

His lack has been an understated stroke fixed his versatility and signifier past season. Tomiyasu was 1 of Arsenal’s amended players successful the aboriginal portion of the play and was duly rewarded with a caller declaration successful March.

Comfortable playing crossed the backmost four, helium is possibly the astir like-for-like replacement to White. Tomiyasu has akin characteristics erstwhile it comes to his tallness and pace, portion helium is besides capable to replicate White’s prowess for getting guardant connected the overlap.

It is unclear erstwhile Tomiyasu volition instrumentality but helium could person a utile relation to play erstwhile helium does by offering screen connected some flanks.

Possible backmost four: Tomiyasu, Saliba, Gabriel, Timber/Calafiori