This Tuesday at the Emirates Stadium, many Arsenal executives will look at the Champions League semi-final against PSG from the gallery, in jacket and in jeans. Kai Havertz, Gabriel Jesus, Jorginho, Riccardo Calafiori … The wounded are legion in northern London, but the most problematic element is the absence of Gabriel Magalhães. For the past two years, the Brazilian has been formed an impressive pair alongside Saliba, and his injury to the hamstrings at the beginning of the month appeared to be a beautocade at the end of the Gunners season, both in the Premier League and C1. But in the middle of a terrifying situation, a star emerged to shoot Arsenal from his bad step: Jakub Kiwior.
Arrived in Arsenal in January 2023 from the Spezia, the Polish central defender had a difficult beginnings in the Premier League, being often criticized during his twenty appearances last season. Except that the injuries of Calafiori, White and Gabriel gave him an unexpected chance, which he knew how to grasp with full hands. After having played only four of the 21 arsenal games between mid-December and mid-March, the young central became unbeatable thanks to his performances, especially in the Champions League or Jakub Kiwior muzzled Kylian Mbappé, who did not exist on the outward journey. “We have lost, perhaps, our best defender for four months, then Jakub Kiwior arrived and showed that he could have the same level … It is not a coincidence”had praised Mikel Arteta at a press conference after the slap inflicted on Real Madrid on the Emirates (3-0). A rise in power at the best time to defend the Gunners, while William Saliba is not at the best of its form, and multiplies the coarse errors which cost points at Arsenal.
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“Even when I was sitting on the bench, I could feel the help of the coach, he was still ready for me. Especially now that he needs me, I am always 100 % ready to help the team ”underlined the international to the 33 capes with Poland. And as if that was not enough, it is starting to become a threat to a stopped kick equivalent to that of Gabriel. Strong point of Arsenal, the management of corners and free kick is one of the keys to the match for Paris Saint-Germain, and Kiwior developed its qualities in the aerial game to use in the best way its ninety-nine meters. Last Wednesday against Crystal Palace, the Polish scored his third goal in the Premier League, the first at the reception of one of the famous combinations of Nicolas Jover, the Tactician of the Gunners on a stopped kick.
What attract the lusts of European cadors in search of an axial as comfortable with the ball as it. According to the Daily MirrorJuventus, Milan and Napoli would absolutely like to repatriate him to Italy this summer, in a country where he launched his career three years ago. And if despite many requests, Kiwior had not moved an arsenal last summer, this summer window could be more eventful if the former Spezia does not obtain a guarantee that his current playing time will be maintained on the return from Gabriel. Facing Paris, Jakub Kiwior can undoubtedly play part of his future at Arsenal …
