Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has hailed Champions League rivals Sporting Lisbon as a team with great quality and is performing well.
Arsenal, who have collected 7 points from their first 4 games in the UEFA Champions League this season, will travel to visit Sporting Lisbon, who have 10 points, in the 5th match on Tuesday, November 26.
Still, it underlined further how important Jover has become to Arsenal’s identity.
After September’s North London derby win, Arteta hailed him as “the best in his field” and several players have raved about his precise planning.
Last season Arsenal scored 22 set piece goals in the league, with a joint-record 16 of those coming from corners, and their towering cast have reaped the rewards of scheming that carries plenty of similarities with American football and basketball.
Arteta hailed the Portuguese side, who have won nine games in a row in all competitions, saying: “The team, the coach and the phenomenal performance they have had at the moment is incredible and that speaks not only of their quality but also of the ambition, the energy the team has. It’s a big challenge we have.”
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Asked specifically about star striker Victor Yokeres, who has scored 24 goals in all competitions, Arteta replied: “I understand the question, but they have so many different qualities and that’s why they can win in different ways and in each position they have great players.”