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Arsenal head coach Mikel Arteta has stated that player injuries force him to think more carefully about the game plan.
Idman.Biz reports that before the FA Cup match against Wigan (4:0), defender Riccardo Calafiori was injured during warm-up exercises, and Bukayo Saka took his place in the starting lineup.
"I feel it in my bones, I am more aware. When I am in my office and I hear someone open the door I go 'No, please' because it is a tough moment.
By putting Bukayo in for Riki you have to change a lot of things in the game plan: the positions and everything, and you have two minutes to do that. That makes you a better coach because you have to think 'What if?' There are more and more questions that arise straight before the game, after the game, during the game, so you have to be more prepared.
I've been a player and we used to love certain drills. It is like telling your body 'It is going to start now, it is going to start now, it is going to start now.'" Sometimes it is difficult to change things. It is something that we really have to pay attention to. What happens if we don't warm up? We sit down for 15 minutes almost at half-time and then we start the second half. Maybe that is something we have to think about", - ESPN quotes Arteta.
