{"id":1775,"date":"2025-10-29T07:25:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T06:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/truegunnerdiary.com\/?p=1775"},"modified":"2025-10-29T15:10:30","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T14:10:30","slug":"arsenal-take-on-brighton-in-the-efl-cup-semifinal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/truegunnerdiary.com\/en\/blogy\/arsenal-v-osmifinale-efl-cupu-vyzve-brighton\/","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal to face Brighton in EFL Cup round of 16"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"is-style-yith-wonder-image-creative-2 wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"620\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/truegunnerdiary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Arsenal-vs-Brighton-29.-10.-2025.jpg?fit=1000%2C620&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"Arsenal vs Brighton (29. 10. 2025)\" class=\"wp-image-1776\" style=\"width:800px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/truegunnerdiary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Arsenal-vs-Brighton-29.-10.-2025.jpg?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/truegunnerdiary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Arsenal-vs-Brighton-29.-10.-2025.jpg?resize=300%2C186&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/truegunnerdiary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Arsenal-vs-Brighton-29.-10.-2025.jpg?resize=768%2C476&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/truegunnerdiary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Arsenal-vs-Brighton-29.-10.-2025.jpg?resize=18%2C12&amp;ssl=1 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Arsenal v r\u00e1mci osmifin\u00e1le anglick\u00e9ho ligov\u00e9ho poh\u00e1ru p\u0159iv\u00edt\u00e1 na severu Lond\u00fdna Brighton<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Koloto\u010d z\u00e1pas\u016f pokra\u010duje. Na Arsenal po z\u00e1pasech v dom\u00e1c\u00ed ligov\u00e9 sout\u011b\u017ei a Lize mistr\u016f nyn\u00ed \u010dek\u00e1 pro zm\u011bnu EFL Cup, konkr\u00e9tn\u011b ji\u017e osmifin\u00e1le. Sv\u011b\u0159enci <a href=\"https:\/\/truegunnerdiary.com\/hracsky-kadr\/manazer\/mikel-arteta\/\">Mikela Artety<\/a> se o postup do dal\u0161\u00ed f\u00e1ze anglick\u00e9ho poh\u00e1ru porvou na Emirates Stadium s ambici\u00f3zn\u00edm Brightonem ji\u017e dnes ve\u010der! N\u011bkter\u00e9 \u010dtvrtfinalisty jsme poznali u\u017e v\u010dera (Cardiff, Brentford a Fulham), v\u0161echny zb\u00fdvaj\u00edc\u00ed odhal\u00edme ji\u017e dnes. Co se t\u00fd\u010de Arsenalu, tak se v jeho sestav\u011b o\u010dek\u00e1v\u00e1 v\u011bt\u0161\u00ed mno\u017estv\u00ed zm\u011bn, kter\u00e9 by se v\u0161ak nem\u011blo podepsat na kvalit\u011b ani jeho v\u00fdkonu. \u0160pan\u011blsk\u00fd mana\u017eer se na jedn\u00e9 ze sv\u00fdch p\u0159edz\u00e1pasov\u00fdch tiskov\u00fdch konferenc\u00ed nechal sly\u0161et, \u017ee chce EFL Cup ovl\u00e1dnout stejn\u011b tak, jako v\u0161echny ostatn\u00ed sout\u011b\u017ee. Poj\u010fme si spole\u010dn\u011b proj\u00edt ve\u0161ker\u00e1 d\u016fle\u017eit\u00e1 fakta, kter\u00e1 je p\u0159ed poh\u00e1rov\u00fdm soubojem dobr\u00e9 zn\u00e1t. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/truegunnerdiary.com\/go\/tipsport\/fantasy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1140\" height=\"90\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/truegunnerdiary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Tipsport-Fantasy-banner.jpg?resize=1140%2C90&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Tipsport Fantasy banner\" class=\"wp-image-1256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/truegunnerdiary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Tipsport-Fantasy-banner.jpg?w=1140&amp;ssl=1 1140w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/truegunnerdiary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Tipsport-Fantasy-banner.jpg?resize=300%2C24&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/truegunnerdiary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Tipsport-Fantasy-banner.jpg?resize=1024%2C81&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/truegunnerdiary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Tipsport-Fantasy-banner.jpg?resize=768%2C61&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/truegunnerdiary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Tipsport-Fantasy-banner.jpg?resize=18%2C1&amp;ssl=1 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-inter-font-family\">Forma<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Pohled na aktu\u00e1ln\u00ed formu s dovolen\u00edm vezmu stru\u010dn\u011b<\/strong>, zejm\u00e9na pak u Arsenalu. Za prv\u00e9 jsem ji rozeb\u00edral v posledn\u00edm blogu, za druh\u00e9 n\u00e1m toho obecn\u011b t\u00fdmy od posledn\u00ed reprezenta\u010dn\u00ed p\u0159est\u00e1vky moc neodehr\u00e1ly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-inter-font-family\">Arsenal<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Abych hned nav\u00e1zal, Arsenal po posledn\u00ed reprezenta\u010dn\u00ed p\u0159est\u00e1vce <strong>v horizontu tak\u0159ka jednoho t\u00fddne nastoupil ke t\u0159em sout\u011b\u017en\u00edm z\u00e1pas\u016fm a ve v\u0161ech zv\u00edt\u011bzil<\/strong>. Nejprve Kanon\u00fd\u0159i zv\u00edt\u011bzili v lize na p\u016fd\u011b Fulhamu (1:0), n\u00e1sledn\u011b v Lize mistr\u016f sest\u0159elili doma Atl\u00e9tico Madrid (4:0) a o v\u00edkendu op\u011bt v lize doma porazili Crystal Palace (1:0). Pozorn\u011bj\u0161\u00ed z v\u00e1s ur\u010dit\u011b zaregistrovali, \u017ee prim hraje zejm\u00e9na defenziva Arsenalu, kter\u00e1 se zaslou\u017eila o t\u0159i \u010dist\u00e1 konta v \u0159ad\u011b. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Pokud bych m\u011bl j\u00edt v\u00edc do hloubky, tak zjist\u00edme, \u017ee je <strong>v\u00edt\u011bzn\u00e1 s\u00e9rie Arsenalu je\u0161t\u011b del\u0161\u00ed, konkr\u00e9tn\u011b sedmiz\u00e1pasov\u00e1<\/strong>. Aby toho nebylo m\u00e1lo, tak v t\u011bchto sedmi utk\u00e1n\u00edch, ve kter\u00fdch Kanon\u00fd\u0159i slavili v\u00edt\u011bzstv\u00ed, inkasovali pouze jednu jedinou branku. To potvrzuje m\u00e1 p\u0159edchoz\u00ed slova, \u017ee si Mikel Arteta dost zakl\u00e1d\u00e1 na sk\u00e1lopevn\u00e9 defenziv\u011b. <strong>Celkov\u011b je tedy aktu\u00e1ln\u00ed (ale i dlouhodob\u00e1) forma Arsenalu vynikaj\u00edc\u00ed<\/strong>. Doufejme, \u017ee Kanon\u00fd\u0159i budou v podobn\u00e9m duchu pokra\u010dovat i nad\u00e1le. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-inter-font-family\">Brighton<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Brighton letos v \u017e\u00e1dn\u00e9 evropsk\u00e9 sout\u011b\u017ei nep\u016fsob\u00ed<\/strong>, a tak m\u00e1 voln\u011bj\u0161\u00ed program ne\u017e jeho osmifin\u00e1lov\u00fd soupe\u0159. Po skon\u010den\u00ed reprezenta\u010dn\u00ed p\u0159est\u00e1vky tedy sv\u011b\u0159enci Fabiana H\u00fcrzelera nastoupili \u201epouze\u201c ke dv\u011bma sout\u011b\u017en\u00edm z\u00e1pas\u016fm (ob\u011bma v Premier League). Nejprve Brighton doma pom\u011brn\u011b p\u0159ekvapiv\u011b porazil Newcastle 2:1, v dal\u0161\u00edm kole pak ale nesta\u010dil na Old Trafford na Manchester United, kter\u00e9mu podlehl vysoko 2:4. <strong>Bilanci jedn\u00e9 v\u00fdhry a jedn\u00e9 por\u00e1\u017eky ze dvou z\u00e1pas\u016f lze hodnotit t\u011b\u017eko jinak ne\u017e jako pr\u016fm\u011brnou<\/strong>. Vyjad\u0159ovat se k aktu\u00e1ln\u00ed form\u011b na z\u00e1klad\u011b dvou z\u00e1pas\u016f si opravdu netroufnu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Pokud bych pominul fakt, \u017ee n\u00e1m rytmus z\u00e1pas\u016f naru\u0161ila reprezenta\u010dn\u00ed p\u0159est\u00e1vka, <strong>tak bych aktu\u00e1ln\u00ed formu Brightonu hodnotil jako solidn\u00ed<\/strong>. V posledn\u00edch p\u011bti sout\u011b\u017en\u00edch utk\u00e1n\u00edch fotbalist\u00e9 z Amex Stadium t\u0159ikr\u00e1t vyhr\u00e1li, jednou remizovali a jednou prohr\u00e1li. Celkov\u011b, \u010dist\u011b v\u00fdsledkov\u011b, je tato statistika z pohledu Rack\u016f pozitivn\u00ed. Nicm\u00e9n\u011b aspekt repre pauzy nelze jen tak sm\u00e9st ze stolu, a hodnocen\u00ed aktu\u00e1ln\u00ed formy bohu\u017eel nem\u016f\u017ee b\u00fdt moc podrobn\u00e9. <strong>Z dlouhodob\u011bj\u0161\u00edho hlediska Brighton z\u016fst\u00e1v\u00e1 za o\u010dek\u00e1v\u00e1n\u00edmi<\/strong>, proto\u017ee mu v Premier League po dev\u00edti odehran\u00fdch kolech pat\u0159\u00ed <strong>se ziskem dvan\u00e1cti bod\u016f a\u017e 13. m\u00edsto<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-inter-font-family\">K\u00e1dr a p\u0159edpokl\u00e1dan\u00e1 sestava<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Poh\u00e1rov\u00e9 utk\u00e1n\u00ed je <strong>ide\u00e1ln\u00ed p\u0159\u00edle\u017eitost\u00ed k tomu, aby Mikel Arteta v\u00fdrazn\u011bj\u0161\u00edm zp\u016fsobem zam\u00edchal se sestavou<\/strong>. Prostor by tak m\u011bli dostat hr\u00e1\u010di, kte\u0159\u00ed se v pr\u016fb\u011bhu aktu\u00e1ln\u00ed sezony na h\u0159i\u0161ti zat\u00edm objevovali v men\u0161\u00ed m\u00ed\u0159e. Z\u00e1rove\u0148 je tento krok rozumn\u00fd i z pohledu pot\u0159ebn\u00e9ho odpo\u010dinku n\u011bkter\u00fdch kl\u00ed\u010dov\u00fdch hr\u00e1\u010d\u016f. V\u011bt\u0161ina z nich v posledn\u00edch dnech odehr\u00e1la n\u011bkolik n\u00e1ro\u010dn\u00fdch utk\u00e1n\u00ed v kr\u00e1tk\u00e9m \u010dasov\u00e9m sledu. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-inter-font-family\">Kepa Arrizabalaga<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">A hned prvn\u00edm postem, na kter\u00e9m se o\u010dek\u00e1v\u00e1 zm\u011bna, je post brank\u00e1\u0159e. V poh\u00e1rov\u00e9m utk\u00e1n\u00ed <strong>by se m\u011bl mezi t\u0159emi ty\u010demi objevit <a href=\"https:\/\/truegunnerdiary.com\/hracsky-kadr\/brankari\/kepa-arrizabalaga\/\">Kepa Arrizabalaga<\/a><\/strong>, kter\u00fd si ve sv\u00e9m prvn\u00edm startu za Arsenal p\u0159ipsal \u010dist\u00e9 konto. Poda\u0159\u00ed se mu to i dnes proti o pozn\u00e1n\u00ed siln\u011bj\u0161\u00edmu soupe\u0159i? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-inter-font-family\">Ben White<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/truegunnerdiary.com\/hracsky-kadr\/obranci\/ben-white\/\">Ben White<\/a> se po vlekl\u00e9m zran\u011bn\u00ed st\u00e1le d\u00e1v\u00e1 po fyzick\u00e9 str\u00e1nce dohromady. Nicm\u00e9n\u011b pomalu, ale jist\u011b za\u010d\u00edn\u00e1 sb\u00edrat minuty na h\u0159i\u0161ti. Mysl\u00edm si, \u017ee <strong>v dne\u0161n\u00edm poh\u00e1rov\u00e9m utk\u00e1n\u00ed v z\u00e1kladn\u00ed sestav\u011b nahrad\u00ed vyt\u011b\u017eovan\u00e9ho Jurri\u00ebna Timbera<\/strong> a Mikel Arteta tak zabije dv\u011b mouchy jednou ranou. Ben White se op\u011bt o kus p\u0159ibl\u00ed\u017e\u00ed pln\u00e9 fyzick\u00e9 kondici a Jurri\u00ebn Timber si u\u017eije zaslou\u017een\u00e9ho odpo\u010dinku.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-inter-font-family\">Cristhian Mosquera<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Mlad\u00fd \u0161pan\u011blsk\u00fd stoper <a href=\"https:\/\/truegunnerdiary.com\/hracsky-kadr\/obranci\/cristhian-mosquera\/\">Cristhian Mosquera<\/a> se po sv\u00e9m p\u0159\u00edchodu na sever Lond\u00fdna na h\u0159i\u0161ti objevuje v\u00edc, ne\u017e asi s\u00e1m \u010dekal.<strong> Dal\u0161\u00ed \u0161anci v z\u00e1kladn\u00ed sestav\u011b dostane ji\u017e dnes<\/strong>, proto\u017ee vinou zran\u011bn\u00ed <strong>bude chyb\u011bt William Saliba<\/strong>. Vzhledem k v\u00fdkon\u016fm, kter\u00fdmi se Mosquera ji\u017e stihl v Anglii prezentovat, nem\u00e1m sebemen\u0161\u00edch pochyb o tom, \u017ee pr\u00e1v\u011b on nahrad\u00ed v sestav\u011b francouzsk\u00e9ho obr\u00e1nce. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-inter-font-family\">Piero Hincapi\u00e9<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Prvn\u00ed start od za\u010d\u00e1tku z\u00e1pasu<\/strong> by si mohl v dresu s kan\u00f3nem na hrudi p\u0159ipsat <a href=\"https:\/\/truegunnerdiary.com\/hracsky-kadr\/obranci\/piero-hincapie\/\">Piero Hincapi\u00e9<\/a>. Tak\u00e9 on po sv\u00e9m p\u0159\u00edchodu do Arsenalu bojoval se zran\u011bn\u00edm, ale nyn\u00ed u\u017e by m\u011bl b\u00fdt pln\u011b fit. O v\u00edkendu poprv\u00e9 na p\u00e1r minut nasko\u010dil v r\u00e1mci anglick\u00e9 ligy, a tak se nab\u00edz\u00ed, \u017ee se dnes na h\u0159i\u0161ti objev\u00ed u\u017e od \u00favodn\u00edho hvizdu. Poh\u00e1rov\u00e9 utk\u00e1n\u00ed proti soupe\u0159i z Premier League je ide\u00e1ln\u00ed p\u0159\u00edle\u017eitost\u00ed na plnohodnotn\u00e9 sezn\u00e1men\u00ed s anglick\u00fdm fotbalem. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-inter-font-family\">Myles Lewis-Skelly<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/truegunnerdiary.com\/hracsky-kadr\/obranci\/myles-lewis-skelly\/\">Myles Lewis-Skelly<\/a> odehr\u00e1l minul\u00fd t\u00fdden <strong>fantastick\u00e9 utk\u00e1n\u00ed proti Atl\u00e9ticu Madrid<\/strong>, ale o v\u00edkendu proti Crystal Palace za\u010dal na lavi\u010dce. Na h\u0159i\u0161t\u011b se pod\u00edval a\u017e na posledn\u00edch p\u00e1r minut, tak\u017ee by m\u011bl b\u00fdt odpo\u010dat\u00fd a p\u0159ipraven\u00fd odehr\u00e1t plnou porci minut dnes proti Brightonu. Ze z\u00e1pasu s Crystal Palace si nav\u00edc odnesl n\u011bjak\u00e9 \u0161r\u00e1my Riccardo Calafiori, tak\u017ee by start anglick\u00e9ho teenagera m\u011bl b\u00fdt prakticky jist\u00fd. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-inter-font-family\">Mart\u00edn Zubimendi<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Zde jsem v\u00e1hal nad t\u00edm, zda se Mikel Arteta rozhodne pr\u00e1v\u011b pro <a href=\"https:\/\/truegunnerdiary.com\/hracsky-kadr\/zaloznici\/martin-zubimendi\/\">Mart\u00edna Zubimendiho<\/a> nebo Declana Rice. Nakonec jsem usoudil, \u017ee <strong>pravd\u011bpodobn\u011bj\u0161\u00ed variantou je \u0161pan\u011blsk\u00fd reprezentant<\/strong>. Pro\u010d? Pr\u00e1v\u011b z d\u016fvodu jeho n\u00e1rodnosti, p\u0159esn\u011bji \u0159e\u010deno z d\u016fvodu jeho znalosti \u0161pan\u011bl\u0161tiny. Pokud opravdu <strong>stopersk\u00e1 dvojice nastoup\u00ed ve slo\u017een\u00ed Mosquera \u2013 Hincapi\u00e9, tak mi na pozici rozehr\u00e1va\u010de v\u011bt\u0161\u00ed smysl d\u00e1v\u00e1 \u0161pan\u011blsky mluv\u00edc\u00ed Zubimendi<\/strong>. Mo\u017en\u00e1 se to m\u016f\u017ee zd\u00e1t jako drobnost, ale oba stope\u0159i jsou v Anglii teprve kr\u00e1tce a pochybuji, \u017ee je jejich angli\u010dtina na perfektn\u00ed \u00farovni. I takov\u00fd detail m\u016f\u017ee b\u00fdt v utk\u00e1n\u00ed rozd\u00edlov\u00fd. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-inter-font-family\">Christian N\u00f8rgaard<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Mladou a pom\u011brn\u011b nezku\u0161enou sestavu je t\u0159eba vyv\u00e1\u017eit i zku\u0161en\u011bj\u0161\u00edmi hr\u00e1\u010di, a proto si mysl\u00edm, \u017ee <strong>ve st\u0159edu z\u00e1lohy dnes za\u010dne <a href=\"https:\/\/truegunnerdiary.com\/hracsky-kadr\/zaloznici\/christian-norgaard\/\">Christian N\u00f8rgaard<\/a>.<\/strong> D\u00e1nsk\u00fd reprezentant toho m\u00e1 za sebou nejen v anglick\u00e9m fotbale opravdu mnoho, <strong>a tak je do dne\u0161n\u00edho utk\u00e1n\u00ed ide\u00e1ln\u00ed volbou<\/strong>. Declan Rice si i navzdory tomu, \u017ee by m\u011bl b\u00fdt sou\u010d\u00e1st\u00ed nominace, odnesl z utk\u00e1n\u00ed s Crystal Palace drobn\u00e9 poran\u011bn\u00ed, tak\u017ee usedne mezi n\u00e1hradn\u00edky. Start Christiana N\u00f8rgaarda je tedy dle m\u00e9ho n\u00e1zoru t\u00e9m\u011b\u0159 stoprocentn\u00ed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-inter-font-family\">Ethan Nwaneri<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/truegunnerdiary.com\/hracsky-kadr\/zaloznici\/ethan-nwaneri\/\">Ethan Nwaneri<\/a> v leto\u0161n\u00ed sezon\u011b zat\u00edm nedost\u00e1v\u00e1 na h\u0159i\u0161ti tolik prostoru, jako dost\u00e1val v t\u00e9 lo\u0148sk\u00e9, <strong>ale proti Brightonu by v z\u00e1kladn\u00ed sestav\u011b chyb\u011bt nem\u011bl<\/strong>. Dokonce si mysl\u00edm, \u017ee dnes anglick\u00fd mlad\u00edk nastoup\u00ed <strong>na sv\u00e9 preferovan\u00e9 pozici ve st\u0159edu h\u0159i\u0161t\u011b<\/strong>, kde bude m\u00edt p\u0159eci jen o n\u011bco v\u011bt\u0161\u00ed volnost ne\u017e na kraji z\u00e1lohy. To, \u017ee Nwaneri zat\u00edm nastupuje m\u00e9n\u011b, nen\u00ed ot\u00e1zkou jeho kvality, ale sp\u00ed\u0161e obrovsk\u00e9 konkurence a hierarchie v t\u00fdmu. <strong>Je dobr\u00e9 nezapom\u00ednat, \u017ee mlad\u00e9mu Angli\u010danovi je st\u00e1le teprve osmn\u00e1ct let<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-inter-font-family\">Bukayo Saka<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/truegunnerdiary.com\/hracsky-kadr\/zaloznici\/bukayo-saka\/\">Bukayo Saka<\/a> byl dle slov Mikela Artety <strong>p\u0159ed utk\u00e1n\u00edm s Crystal Palace nemocn\u00fd a netr\u00e9noval tak, jak bylo pot\u0159eba<\/strong>. Tak\u00e9 proto v ned\u011bli neodehr\u00e1l cel\u00e9 utk\u00e1n\u00ed. Nyn\u00ed u\u017e by m\u011bl b\u00fdt pln\u011b fit, a proto si mysl\u00edm, \u017ee za\u010dne proti Brightonu od prvn\u00ed minuty. D\u016fvodem je i fakt, \u017ee nikdo jin\u00fd z \u201ev\u016fdcovsk\u00e9 skupiny\u201c dost pravd\u011bpodobn\u011b nebude hr\u00e1t od za\u010d\u00e1tku, a tak je p\u0159\u00edtomnost Saky na h\u0159i\u0161ti d\u016fle\u017eit\u00e1 i z tohoto pohledu. Pokud se utk\u00e1n\u00ed bude vyv\u00edjet dle p\u0159edstav Mikela Artety, <strong>tak by Saku mohl v pr\u016fb\u011bhu druh\u00e9ho polo\u010dasu nahradit na h\u0159i\u0161ti mlad\u00ed\u010dek Max Dowman<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-inter-font-family\">Leandro Trossard<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Na lev\u00e9m k\u0159\u00eddle by <strong>p\u0159i absenci Gabriela Martinelliho teoreticky nem\u011blo b\u00fdt tentokr\u00e1t o \u010dem diskutovat<\/strong>. Proti sv\u00e9mu b\u00fdval\u00e9mu zam\u011bstnavateli na t\u00e9to pozici s nejv\u011bt\u0161\u00ed pravd\u011bpodobnost\u00ed nastoup\u00ed <a href=\"https:\/\/truegunnerdiary.com\/hracsky-kadr\/zaloznici\/leandro-trossard\/\">Leandro Trossard<\/a>. Dal\u0161\u00ed variantou by mohl b\u00fdt Eberechi Eze, ale u n\u011bj o\u010dek\u00e1v\u00e1m, \u017ee za\u010dne na lavi\u010dce.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-inter-font-family\">Mikel Merino<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/truegunnerdiary.com\/hracsky-kadr\/zaloznici\/mikel-merino\/\">Mikel Merino<\/a> v lo\u0148sk\u00e9 sezon\u011b <strong>zaskakoval na hrotu p\u0159i zran\u011bn\u00edch Havertze a Jesuse a nevedl si v\u016fbec \u0161patn\u011b<\/strong>. Tak\u00e9 proto se stal re\u00e1lnou variantou na hrot \u00fatoku i v sezon\u011b leto\u0161n\u00ed. Dokonce jsme \u0161pan\u011blsk\u00e9ho fotbalistu mohli u\u017e jednou v \u00fatoku vid\u011bt, shodou okolnost\u00ed v utk\u00e1n\u00ed EFL Cupu proti Port Vale. Viktor Gy\u00f6keres toho v posledn\u00edch t\u00fddnech odehr\u00e1l opravdu dost, <strong>a tak se varianta s Merinem na hrotu vylo\u017een\u011b nab\u00edz\u00ed<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-inter-font-family\">N\u00e1hradn\u00edci<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-inter-font-family\">Lavi\u010dka n\u00e1hradn\u00edk\u016f <strong>by tentokr\u00e1t m\u011bla b\u00fdt opravdu hv\u011bzdn\u00e1<\/strong>. P\u0159ipraveni zas\u00e1hnout do hry budou <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/truegunnerdiary.com\/hracsky-kadr\/brankari\/david-raya\/\">David Raya<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/truegunnerdiary.com\/hracsky-kadr\/obranci\/gabriel\/\">Gabriel<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/truegunnerdiary.com\/hracsky-kadr\/obranci\/riccardo-calafiori\/\">Riccardo Calafiori<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/truegunnerdiary.com\/hracsky-kadr\/obranci\/jurrien-timber\/\">Jurri\u00ebn Timber<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/truegunnerdiary.com\/hracsky-kadr\/zaloznici\/declan-rice\/\">Declan Rice<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/truegunnerdiary.com\/hracsky-kadr\/zaloznici\/eberechi-eze\/\">Eberechi Eze<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/truegunnerdiary.com\/hracsky-kadr\/zaloznici\/max-dowman\/\">Max Dowman<\/a> a <a href=\"https:\/\/truegunnerdiary.com\/hracsky-kadr\/utocnici\/viktor-gyokeres\/\">Viktor Gy\u00f6keres<\/a><\/strong>. Pokud dob\u0159e po\u010d\u00edt\u00e1m, tak mezi n\u00e1hradn\u00edky zb\u00fdv\u00e1 je\u0161t\u011b jedno voln\u00e9 m\u00edsto, kter\u00e9 by p\u0159i po\u010detn\u00fdch absenc\u00edch mohl zaujmout n\u011bkter\u00fd z mlad\u00edk\u016f z akademie. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">U\u017e jsem to lehce na\u0165uknul p\u0159ed malou chvili\u010dkou, tak rovnou nav\u00e1\u017eu. <strong>Na marodce Arsenalu se moment\u00e1ln\u011b nach\u00e1z\u00ed pom\u011brn\u011b dost hr\u00e1\u010d\u016f<\/strong> a a\u010dkoliv u n\u011bkter\u00fdch z nich snad nejde o v\u00e1\u017en\u00e1 a dlouhodob\u00e1 zran\u011bn\u00ed, tak na z\u00e1pas proti Brightonu p\u0159ipraveni nebudou. N\u00e1vrat do sestavy n\u011bkoho ze \u010dtve\u0159ice <a href=\"https:\/\/truegunnerdiary.com\/hracsky-kadr\/utocnici\/kai-havertz\/\">Kai Havertz<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/truegunnerdiary.com\/hracsky-kadr\/utocnici\/gabriel-jesus\/\">Gabriel Jesus<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/truegunnerdiary.com\/hracsky-kadr\/zaloznici\/noni-madueke\/\">Noni Madueke<\/a> a <a href=\"https:\/\/truegunnerdiary.com\/hracsky-kadr\/zaloznici\/martin-odegaard\/\">Martin \u00d8degaard<\/a> se neo\u010dek\u00e1v\u00e1. K tomu v\u0161emu si drobn\u00e1 zran\u011bn\u00ed ze z\u00e1pasu s Crystal Palace odnesli <a href=\"https:\/\/truegunnerdiary.com\/hracsky-kadr\/obranci\/william-saliba\/\">William Saliba<\/a> a <a href=\"https:\/\/truegunnerdiary.com\/hracsky-kadr\/zaloznici\/gabriel-martinelli\/\">Gabriel Martinelli<\/a>. Oba hr\u00e1\u010di tak budou v nominaci proti Brightonu chyb\u011bt tak\u00e9. U Saliby s Martinellim by dle prvotn\u00edch informac\u00ed snad m\u011blo j\u00edt o drobn\u00e9 zdravotn\u00ed pot\u00ed\u017ee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-inter-font-family\">O soupe\u0159i<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Brighton jsem je\u0161t\u011b za dob, kdy ho vedl Roberto De Zerbi, v\u017edy chv\u00e1lil<\/strong>. A\u010dkoliv mi jeho n\u00e1stupce, Fabian H\u00fcrzeler nen\u00ed zrovna nejsympati\u010dt\u011bj\u0161\u00ed, tak mus\u00edm uznat, \u017ee <strong>na pr\u00e1ci italsk\u00e9ho mana\u017eera nav\u00e1zal skv\u011ble<\/strong>. Navzdory tomu, \u017ee jsou v n\u011bkter\u00fdch aspektech hry Brightonu st\u00e1le nedostatky, tak je mi jeho hern\u00ed styl sympatick\u00fd. Brighton se sna\u017e\u00ed hr\u00e1t p\u0159\u00edmo\u010dar\u00fd ofenzivn\u00ed fotbal s v\u00fdstavbou od vlastn\u00ed branky. K tomu v\u0161emu <strong>klub s\u00e1z\u00ed na mlad\u00e9 a talentovan\u00e9 hr\u00e1\u010de<\/strong>, kter\u00e9 se neboj\u00ed navzdory n\u00edzk\u00e9mu v\u011bku vyu\u017e\u00edvat i v d\u016fle\u017eit\u00fdch z\u00e1pasech. To se veden\u00ed Rack\u016f <strong>vypl\u00e1c\u00ed i na p\u0159estupov\u00e9m trhu<\/strong>, proto\u017ee se jim dlouhodob\u011b da\u0159\u00ed prod\u00e1vat hr\u00e1\u010de s obrovsk\u00fdm ziskem. Jako dobr\u00fd p\u0159\u00edklad n\u00e1m poslou\u017e\u00ed t\u0159eba p\u0159estup na\u0161eho Bena Whita, kter\u00fd zam\u00ed\u0159il do Arsenalu pr\u00e1v\u011b z Brightonu. Anglick\u00fd obr\u00e1nce p\u0159i\u0161el do Brightonu v ml\u00e1de\u017enick\u00fdch kategori\u00edch jako voln\u00fd hr\u00e1\u010d. O n\u011bkolik let pozd\u011bji p\u0159estoupil na sever Lond\u00fdna za 50 milion\u016f liber. To je slu\u0161n\u00fd zisk, co \u0159\u00edk\u00e1te?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Poj\u010fme se p\u0159esunout k hr\u00e1\u010dsk\u00e9mu k\u00e1dru. Mezi st\u011b\u017eejn\u00ed hr\u00e1\u010de t\u00fdmu pat\u0159\u00ed <strong>Bart Vertbruggen<\/strong>, <strong>Lewis Dunk<\/strong>, <strong>Carlos Baleba<\/strong>,<strong> Kaoru Mitoma<\/strong> a <strong>Danny Welbeck<\/strong>, ke kter\u00e9mu se za chvili\u010dku je\u0161t\u011b dostanu. Samoz\u0159ejm\u011b, \u017ee Brighton disponuje celou \u0159adou dal\u0161\u00edch zaj\u00edmav\u00fdch fotbalist\u016f, zejm\u00e9na pak mlad\u00edk\u016f. Zm\u00ednit mohu nap\u0159\u00edklad jm\u00e9na, jako jsou Jack Hinshelwood, Yasin Ayari, Yankuba Minteh nebo Georginio Rutter. Nerad bych zapomn\u011bl je\u0161t\u011b na jednu ikonu v t\u00fdmu Rack\u016f, kterou v\u0161ak rozhodn\u011b nelze za\u0159adit mezi mlad\u00edky. Naopak. <strong>James Milnes<\/strong>, kter\u00fd si odkroutil sv\u016fj debut v Premier League d\u0159\u00edve (10. 11. 2002), ne\u017e se v\u016fbec n\u011bkte\u0159\u00ed jeho spoluhr\u00e1\u010di narodili, v lednu oslav\u00ed \u010dty\u0159ic\u00e1t\u00e9 narozeniny. Jedna mal\u00e1 zaj\u00edmavost k anglick\u00e9mu univerz\u00e1lovi. <strong>Milner m\u00e1 v sou\u010dasn\u00e9 chv\u00edli na sv\u00e9m kont\u011b 645 start\u016f v Premier League<\/strong> a k tomu, aby se stal hr\u00e1\u010dem s historicky nejvy\u0161\u0161\u00edm po\u010dtem start\u016f v nejvy\u0161\u0161\u00ed anglick\u00e9 sout\u011b\u017ei mu chyb\u00ed u\u017e jen 8, respektive 9 z\u00e1pas\u016f. Rekord dr\u017e\u00ed se 653 starty Gareth Barry. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-inter-font-family\">Arsenalsk\u00e1 stopa<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Tak\u00e9 v k\u00e1dru Brightonu najdeme jedno jm\u00e9no, kter\u00e9 je spjat\u00e9 s Arsenalem, <strong>Danny Welbeck<\/strong>. Anglick\u00fd \u00fato\u010dn\u00edk str\u00e1vil na severu Lond\u00fdna pom\u011brn\u011b v\u00fdznamnou \u010d\u00e1st sv\u00e9 kari\u00e9ry. Konkr\u00e9tn\u011b <strong>dres Arsenalu obl\u00e9kal mezi lety 2014 a 2019<\/strong>. Po vypr\u0161en\u00ed kontraktu v Arsenalu se p\u0159esunul do Watfordu, kde str\u00e1vil pouze jednu sez\u00f3nu. Z Watfordu zam\u00ed\u0159il p\u0159ed sezonou 2020\/2021 pr\u00e1v\u011b do Brightonu, kde p\u016fsob\u00ed dodnes. P\u0159esto\u017ee lze Welbecka v jeho t\u00e9m\u011b\u0159 p\u011btat\u0159iceti letech klasifikovat jako veter\u00e1na, tak nejen d\u00edky sv\u00fdm g\u00f3l\u016fm je st\u00e1le p\u0159\u00ednosem pro t\u00fdm. <strong>V lo\u0148sk\u00e9 sezon\u011b Premier League si p\u0159ipsal 10 p\u0159esn\u00fdch z\u00e1sah\u016f (jeho kari\u00e9rn\u00ed maximum)<\/strong>, letos m\u00e1 nakro\u010deno k je\u0161t\u011b lep\u0161\u00edm \u010d\u00edsl\u016fm. <strong>V dev\u00edti kolech vst\u0159elil u\u017e 5 g\u00f3l\u016f<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-inter-font-family\">Z\u00e1pas<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Favoritem z\u00e1pasu jsou vzhledem ke v\u0161emu v\u00fd\u0161e zm\u00edn\u011bn\u00e9mu bez pochyby dom\u00e1c\u00ed Kanon\u00fd\u0159i<\/strong>. Forma, kvalita i \u0161\u00ed\u0159ka k\u00e1dru, dom\u00e1c\u00ed prost\u0159ed\u00ed, to v\u0161e hraje do karet severolond\u00fdnsk\u00e9mu t\u00fdmu. P\u0159esto\u017ee Mikel Arteta ur\u010dit\u011b <strong>nepo\u0161le do z\u00e1pasu tu nejsiln\u011bj\u0161\u00ed mo\u017enou sestavu<\/strong> a utk\u00e1n\u00ed by tedy mohlo b\u00fdt o n\u011bco vyrovnan\u011bj\u0161\u00ed, tak by si Arsenal m\u011bl se sv\u00fdm soupe\u0159em z jihu Anglie poradit. Arsenal m\u00e1 tak kvalitn\u00ed t\u00fdm, \u017ee <strong>i hr\u00e1\u010di \u0161ir\u0161\u00edho k\u00e1dru maj\u00ed ohromnou kvalitu<\/strong>. A\u0165 u\u017e se jedn\u00e1 o zku\u0161en\u00e9 fotbalisty, jako jsou nap\u0159\u00edklad Ben White a Mikel Merino nebo o talentovan\u00e9 mlad\u00edky, ze kter\u00fdch mohu zm\u00ednit t\u0159eba Ethana Nwaneriho, Mylese Lewise-Skellyho nebo t\u0159eba Cristhiana Mosqueru. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Co tedy o\u010dek\u00e1vat od samotn\u00e9ho z\u00e1pasu?<\/strong> Arsenal by m\u011bl ve h\u0159e i p\u0159es v\u00fdrazn\u011bj\u0161\u00ed zm\u011bny v z\u00e1kladn\u00ed sestav\u011b<strong> dominovat<\/strong>. Nicm\u00e9n\u011b si nemysl\u00edm, \u017ee bude k vid\u011bn\u00ed typick\u00fd obr\u00e1zek hry, kdy Kanon\u00fd\u0159i p\u0159i\u0161pendl\u00ed sv\u00e9ho soupe\u0159e na v\u00e1pn\u011b. Z\u00e1pas by tentokr\u00e1t mohl b\u00fdt \u017eiv\u011bj\u0161\u00ed s t\u00edm, \u017ee se hra bude v\u00edce p\u0159el\u00e9vat z jedn\u00e9 strany na druhou. Brighton, kter\u00fd m\u00e1 a\u017e na p\u00e1r v\u00fdjimek velice mlad\u00fd t\u00fdm, se vyzna\u010duje atraktivn\u00edm ofenzivn\u00edm fotbalem, co\u017e by m\u011blo samotn\u00e9mu z\u00e1pasu jen prosp\u011bt. V\u011b\u0159\u00edm, \u017ee se n\u00e1s v osmifin\u00e1le EFL Cupu na Emirates Stadium \u010dek\u00e1 div\u00e1cky zaj\u00edmav\u00e9 utk\u00e1n\u00ed se \u0161\u0165astn\u011bj\u0161\u00edm koncem pro dom\u00e1c\u00ed fotbalisty. <strong>Tipuji v\u00edt\u011bzstv\u00ed Arsenalu 2:1<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-inter-font-family\">Dal\u0161\u00ed z\u00e1pas<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">K dal\u0161\u00edmu z\u00e1pasu nastoup\u00ed sv\u011b\u0159enci Mikela Artety <strong>v r\u00e1mci Premier League na Turf Moor proti Burnley. <\/strong>Arsenal tak po t\u0159ech sout\u011b\u017en\u00edch z\u00e1pasech na Emirates Stadium v \u0159ad\u011b tentokr\u00e1t zam\u00ed\u0159\u00ed na p\u016fdu soupe\u0159e. 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