He Arsenal of Mikel Arteta The curtain opens today on the Premier League with a visit to one of the temples of English football, the stadium Craven Cottage of the newly promoted Fulham (1.30 pm, DAZN).
The Gunner box, which has been losing regularity over the seasons, is put in the hands of Mikel Arteta to green old laurels boosted by the latest hits (FA Cup and Community Shield) and for the competitive leap that the team has taken since the arrival of the Basque coach to the bench Emirates Stadium.
A priori it is not in the shortlist of the main candidates for the title, but surely the Arsenal it will be more expensive than in previous editions, where it was always far from being able to compete with the biggest.
After finishing in eighth position in the standings last season, Arsenal started their way with the intention of hitting the table against him Fulham in Craven Cottage, where he has not lost since 2012.
At the controls of the team will be almost all security Dani Ceballos, an express request of Mikel Arteta that returns to Emirates after reaching a loan agreement with Real Madrid for this campaign. In attack, it will presumably form the trident Aubameyang, Lacazette and Willian, who has arrived free after finalizing his contract with Chelsea. Arteta will not be able to count for the league premiere with David light, injured.
He Fulham, who managed to return to the Premier after going through the Championship only one campaign, starts as one of the teams with the most numbers to fight for salvation. Scott's set Parker has recovered for this campaign Seri and Anguissa but everything indicates that they ended up leaving the club before the transfer market closes. The main reference of the London team is the Serbian striker Aleksandar Mitrovic.
Arteta, optimistic
At the pre-match press conference, Mikel Arteta highlighted that the renewal of Aubameyang is about to be confirmed. “I can say that I am more confident than at the end of last season. I'm really optimistic, ”said the technician, who expects more movements before the market closes.