£90k-p/w Arsenal ace tipped as ‘natural’ solution to pressing Arteta problem

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Former Arsenal midfielder Adrian Clarke has highlighted the quality of Leandro Trossard.

Leandro Trossard has demonstrated in recent weeks that he can effectively lead the line for Arsenal, when required. 

The Belgian attacker was deployed as a striker by Mikel Arteta against Sevilla and Burnley, and found the back of the net against both sides. 

With Gabriel Jesus and Eddie Nketiah both having struggled with fitness issues of late, Trossard needed to step up and deliver in their absence and did so.

Jesus’ regular fitness issues mean that Arteta often has to turn to alternative options to spearhead his attack. This is a problem that the Spanish coach needs to find a reliable solution to.

Adrian Clarke believes that Trossard is the best fit for this role. Speaking on the Handbrake Off podcast, he said Trossard “is the more natural back up to Gabriel Jesus, in that he roams free and takes defenders with him and creates space for others in the way that Jesus does.”

Leandro Trossard has chance to make position his own at Arsenal

Trossard certainly seems able to bring the best out of the likes of Gabriel Martinelli and Oleksandr Zinchenko. Arsenal’s left flank is more cohesive and fluid with Trossard up front, as the £90,000-a-week ace habitually drifts over to that side of the pitch and has the technical ability to engage in some slick interplay with his teammates. 

Nketiah, on the other hand, is more of a fox in the box type, content to try and get on the end of moves, rather than drop deep or roam into the channels to play a part in the build up. In this sense he is dissimilar to both Jesus and Trossard.

Trossard’s versatility is one of his greatest assets. The 28-cap Belgium international is comfortable playing anywhere across the frontline. Although he has primarily featured on the left wing for the north London club, he may find that he establishes himself as a striker this season if Jesus’ injury issues continue to keep him out of the side on a regular basis.