'They've got everything' – Rob Edwards praises William Saliba and Gabriel Magalhaes ahead of Luton's trip to Arsenal | 0TFOKAX | 2024-04-04 16:08:01
Rob Edwards has heaped praise on William Saliba and Gabriel Magalhaes ahead of Luton's conflict with Arsenal, claiming the pair 'tick pretty much each single field' at centre-back.
Saliba and Gabriel have arguably been the two standout centre-halves in the Premier League this season, with Arsenal sitting second within the desk and boasting the perfect defensive report within the prime flight.
Erling Haaland reduce a annoyed figure up entrance on the Etihad as Arsenal and Manchester City performed out a goalless stalemate on the weekend and Saliba and Gabriel have been extensively credited with nullifying the menace posed by Pep Guardiola's all-star assault.
The duo are expected to continue their run on the heart of Mikel Arteta's defence on Wednesday night time when Arsenal welcome Luton to the Emirates, trying to reclaim prime spot back off Liverpool.
Victory would see Arsenal take a one-point lead over Jurgen Klopp's Reds, who host Premier League strugglers Sheffield United the following night.
Requested what he has product of Saliba and Gabriel at his pre-match press convention, Luton manager Edwards – a former centre-half himself – informed reporters: 'I've been actually impressed with them.
'They've acquired every part, haven't they? They've received physicality, velocity, power, however they're very properly coached and clearly they understand the game.
'They will play fairly nicely as properly with the ball in order that they've virtually received the lot. It's Arsenal Football Membership and you'd anticipate that as properly.
'They've obtained such power and athleticism they usually're an enormous purpose why they suffocate groups as nicely. They will lock on and be really aggressive and compete in any which approach.
'If you'd like a battle, they have a bodily battle and in addition they will play as nicely in order that they tick pretty much each single field they usually have been clearly magnificent at the weekend.'
Edwards was 'fascinated' by Arsenal's top-of-the-table encounter with Metropolis, last yr's treble winners, and felt the two groups gave a 'masterclass' in find out how to set up defensively.
'I discovered it fascinating. Tactically, it was really, actually fascinating. We speak about Arsenal with the ball and obviously Metropolis are unimaginable as nicely,' the Luton head coach defined.
'Arsenal's defensive solidity, concentration, the best way they handled it was sensible.
'They have been really aggressive once they tried to press excessive and once they have been low they have been wonderful, excellent, and hardly gave Metropolis any possibilities.
'It was a bit of a masterclass from each side defensively. Really, actually impressive.
'I know from numerous neutrals and other people watching it won't have been what they needed to see, however with the stakes so excessive and what that recreation meant, I assumed there was some sensible performances on the pitch but perhaps not the entertain that the public needed to see.
'For me watching it, I assumed it was fascinating.'
Declan Rice scored a last-gasp winner as Arsenal ran out 4-Three victors at Kenilworth Street back in December and Edwards is anticipating a unique kind of battle on Wednesday night.
'It was a little bit of a singular recreation that typically it can be at Kenilworth Street,' he added.
'They're in great type, especially because the break around January. They have come back and been unimaginable.
'I do know they didn't score on the weekend however they're scoring loads of objectives and they're clearly very troublesome to interrupt down.
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'Mikel and all of the gamers are doing a tremendous job so if we're capable of go and score three on the Emirates then we're doing pretty nicely!
'We'll attempt to be us and attempt to be one of the best version of us. It's troublesome in the mean time, however the last one was a very thrilling recreation.
'We're going to be decrease this time, we know that. They're so good with the ball, they're going to pressure us lower, we're going to need to defend rather well. We'll see.'
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