‘He told me he isn’t fit before the match but he still managed to deliver a 10/10 performance against Ipswich. Credit to him’- Arsenal star Declan Rice says ONE Arsenal star wasn’t fully fit Vs Ipswich, but he still played 90 minutes
Declan Rice has alluded to the fact that one of the Arsenal stars was not fit enough to play against Ipswich but later played a full 90 minutes.
Arsenal finished 2024 on a winning note after defeating the Town Toughmen of Ipswich by a lone goal.
The Gunners have enjoyed a pretty prosperous calendar year. They are at the very top in terms of points scored and pay the highest number of goals against, while at the same time having conceded the least when compared to the other teams in the Premier League.
From the opening whistle it was the Gunners who were dominant with a fantastic effort in the first half from Ipswich without any retort and thus deservedly took to the victory.
After the game, Declan Rice claimed that one of his teammates wasn’t feeling too well; still, he played the whole game.
Declan Rice indicates that Arsenal star Leandro Trossard was not entirely fit to play against Ipswich Town.
Leandro Trossard had to start for Arsenal against Ipswich Town.
The Gunners were without both Bukayo Saka and Raheem Sterling due to injury, while Gabriel Martinelli had been moved to the right; therefore, Trossard stood as the only option on the other side.
The Belgium international had a decent game. He managed to get effective play on the left flank and also added to the goal-scoring tally for Arsenal.
Trossard brilliantly got away from his man and laid the ball on a plate for Kai Havertz, who calmly tapped the ball into the back of the net.
Rice was very impressed with the Arsenal number 19 and praised him after the game. He even revealed that Trossard wasn’t actually feeling too good, but he still fought hard and played the full 90 minutes.
Bouncing back to Arsenal.com, Rice said: “He does it time and time again. He can go on his left, can go on his right, creates, he scores.
“I don’t think he was feeling pretty good tonight, so to put in a 90-minute shift like he’s done let’s say well done to him. He’s one of my good friends here so he’s a special player”.
Was Arteta mad at Trossard in Arsenal vs Ipswich? Trossard was not at all bad.
The Belgium international had 59 touches of the ball and completed 36 of his 40 attempted passes, maintaining a very healthy 90 percent passing accuracy. He also created two chances. (Sofascore)
It has been going according to plan for Trossard, despite him not being too well. Except that in the 51st minute of the game, the versatile attacker miscontrolled the ball on the left wing after a pass from Gabriel Magalhaes.
That happened right in front of Arteta on the touchline and the Arsenal manager was not happy. “Eyes on the ball,” he was heard shouting to Trossard.
