{"id":1124992,"date":"2020-01-13T20:07:43","date_gmt":"2020-01-13T20:07:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1124992"},"modified":"2022-09-20T23:25:03","modified_gmt":"2022-09-20T22:25:03","slug":"arsenal-mikel-arteta-pierre-emerick-aubameyang-most-important-player","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/arsenal-mikel-arteta-pierre-emerick-aubameyang-most-important-player\/","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal news: Mikel Arteta needs Lacazette to step in for his &#8220;most important player&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta says his forward players must &#8220;step forward&#8221; in Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang&#8217;s absence.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The 30-year-old Gabonese marksman was shown a straight red last time out against Crystal Palace in his side&#8217;s 1-1 draw, meaning he&#8217;s set to miss their next three games.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>How important is Aubameyang to Arsenal? Five things to know\u2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is Arsenal&#8217;s leading goalscorer in the Premier League this season.<\/li>\n<li>He&#8217;s scored 14 goals across 22 outings, more than double Arsenal&#8217;s next top scorer in Alexandre Lacazette (five).<\/li>\n<li>Of Arsenal&#8217;s 12 away goals in the Premier League this campaign, Aubameyang has\u00a0scored nine.<\/li>\n<li>He is set to miss their upcoming three domestic games against Sheffield United, Chelsea and Bournemouth (FA Cup).<\/li>\n<li>Mikel Arteta has called on Arsenal&#8217;s other forwards to step up in the absence of their &#8220;most important player&#8221;.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-color: transparent; display: block; padding: 0; max-width: 700px;\" title=\"Audioboom player\" src=\"https:\/\/embeds.audioboom.com\/posts\/7474366\/embed\/v4?image_option=fullsq\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Earlier in the game at Selhurst Park Aubameyang\u00a0had put the Gunners in front, before Jordan Ayew levelled proceedings. Moments later Arteta&#8217;s side were reduced to 10 men after their leading goalscorer was dismissed for a challenge on Max Meyer.<\/p>\n<p>On-field referee Paul Tierney initially booked him, though it was soon overturned by the video assistant referee. And even with a man less, Arsenal could have grabbed all three points after both Nicolas Pepe and Lacazette came agonisingly close to netting a winner.<\/p>\n<p>The pair are likely to start when Premier League rivals Sheffield United visit the Emirates on January 18 &#8211; it will also be the first league game Aubameyang has missed this season.<\/p>\n<p>To date, Aubameyang has bagged 14 goals &#8212; only Jamie Vardy (17) has scored more &#8212; which is more than double Arsenal&#8217;s next leading scorer in Lacazette (five).<\/p>\n<p>With this reality, Gunners boss Arteta, who describes Aubameyang as\u00a0the club&#8217;s &#8220;most important player&#8221; is calling on those filling in to step up.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mario Go\u0308tze, Neymar, Wilfried Zaha TRANSFER NEWS w\/Squawka\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ugOpBpwTnIo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Subscribe to <a href=\"http:\/\/sqwk.at\/Squawka-Sub\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Squawka\u2019s Youtube channel here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They have to make a step forward now. If he (Aubameyang) is not able to contribute to the team with goals like this, then someone else has to do it and I want to see that reaction too,&#8221; he told reporters.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Probably the most important player is missing so it is not nice, but we have other players who can play in that position and we will find a way and be as competitive as possible.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;At the moment we have to think mid-to-long term with Eddie [Nketiah],&#8221; he added when asked if Nketiah would be an option. &#8220;We have to respect his evolution and development and we don\u2019t have to make a decision just based on two or three games.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta says his forward players must &#8220;step forward&#8221; in Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang&#8217;s absence. 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