{"id":1078619,"date":"2019-03-05T12:56:21","date_gmt":"2019-03-05T12:56:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1078619"},"modified":"2019-03-13T13:45:10","modified_gmt":"2019-03-13T13:45:10","slug":"rabiot-replace-ramsey-arsenal","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/rabiot-replace-ramsey-arsenal\/","title":{"rendered":"Rabiot can fill the Ramsey void at Arsenal, insists Pires"},"content":{"rendered":"

Arsenal should replace outgoing midfielder Aaron Ramsey with Paris Saint-Germain star Adrien Rabiot, according to former Gunners winger Robert Pires.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Unai Emery’s men came to within one penalty kick from taking all three points in their 1-1 north London derby draw away to Tottenham this weekend.<\/p>\n

Ramsey out, Rabiot in? Five things you need to know…<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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  1. Ramsey and Arsenal couldn’t agree on a deal to keep the Welshman at the club.<\/li>\n
  2. With his contract expiring this summer, Ramsey has agreed to join Serie A giants Juventus at the end of the season.<\/li>\n
  3. Rabiot, whose contract is also set to expire this summer, looks set to leave PSG on a free transfer.<\/li>\n
  4. The Gunners have been advised to make a move for the midfielder by club legend Pires.<\/li>\n
  5. Their chances of success may hinge on their pursuit of a Champions League place.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    Former Arsenal man Pires spoke to reporters about replacing Ramsey, who put the Gunners ahead against Spurs with a well-taken goal.<\/p>\n

    Pires believes PSG’s Rabiot is a good fir for Emery, who worked alongside the talented midfield while he was in charge at the French club prior to his move to England.<\/p>\n

    Pires told the Mirror<\/a>: “Arsenal have the advantage of Emery having already worked with him at PSG, which should hopefully sway Rabiot to join Arsenal.<\/p>\n

    “He would be worth a big fee on the transfer market so the fact he\u2019s free makes it a no brainer.<\/p>\n

    “If Emery can secure Rabiot then I think he\u2019ll be able to fill the hole that will be left by Ramsey\u2019s departure.”<\/p>\n

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    Emery sees Rabiot in defensive\u00a0role<\/h2>\n

    Despite the fact that Emery has worked alongside Rabiot at PSG, it seems as though the current Gunners boss doesn’t believe Rabiot as a like-for-like replacement for the outgoing Ramsey.<\/p>\n

    Working intensely\u00a0with Rabiot, Emery is in a fantastic position to know what the player can and can’t do and believes the Frenchman’s qualities are suited to a defensive role.<\/p>\n

    Emery spoke extensively about Rabiot earlier this year<\/a>:\u00a0“He\u2019s a central midfielder, who is more comfortable playing as a defensive midfielder rather than a creative one.<\/p>\n

    “Even if he remains more of box-to-box, rather than a defensive midfielder.<\/p>\n

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    “When you want to play with a defensive, creative and box-to-box-midfielders in fixed positions, Rabiot finds himself confronted to a problem.<\/p>\n

    “He has to run, run, run and not play in a fixed position statically. And even less so with his back turned on the action.<\/p>\n

    “Rabiot doesn\u2019t really like playing as a defensive midfielder, he likes playing as a box-to-box, but I prefer him as a defensive midfielder.<\/p>\n

    “That\u2019s why after the elimination against Real Madrid [in the 2017\/18 Champions League], I told him he would play as a defensive midfielder.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Arsenal should replace outgoing midfielder Aaron Ramsey with Paris Saint-Germain star Adrien Rabiot, according to former Gunners winger Robert Pires.\u00a0 Unai Emery’s men came to within one penalty kick from taking all three points in their 1-1 north London derby draw away to Tottenham this weekend. Ramsey out, Rabiot in? Five things you need to…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":323,"featured_media":1078626,"parent":0,"menu_order":7679,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_yoast_wpseo_focuskw":"","_yoast_wpseo_title":"Rabiot can fill the Ramsey void at Arsenal, insists Pires","_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"Arsenal need to find an Aaron Ramsey replacement \u2013 and fast. 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