{"id":7458,"date":"2026-04-30T00:44:04","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T00:44:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=7458"},"modified":"2026-04-30T00:44:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T00:44:04","slug":"steven-gerrard-urges-mikel-arteta-to-recall-arsenal-duo-for-atletico-madrid-second-leg-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=7458","title":{"rendered":"Steven Gerrard urges Mikel Arteta to recall Arsenal duo for Atletico Madrid second leg | Football"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; 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He just looks that little bit more dangerous for me.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Asked if Saka should also come into the team for the second leg, Gerrard added: \u2018He does for me. You play your big-game players in the second leg. <\/p>\n<p>\u2018You can understand them wanting to change and freshen the energy up and change the squad about, but you play your biggest players in the second leg of a Champions League semi-final.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Gerrard also reserved special praise for Declan Rice, who showed a different side to his game in the first leg when asked to play in a deeper midfield role.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I thought he was immense, especially in the first half,\u2019 Gerrard added. \u2018He was dominant, in and out of possession, played a slightly different role, slightly deeper.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I think he was asked to drop in between the centre halves just to give them the extra man in the build-up because they were pressing with two centre forwards. <\/p>\n<p>\u2018But I think out of possession, the way he rgains the ball, the way he covers ground, he\u2019s some size and he\u2019s some profile. 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