Jakub Kiwior is proving Mikel Arteta right by sanctioning his £20 million signing.
In January, out of nowhere, an announcement was made that Arsenal was signing the Polish centre back from Spezia. After joining, the 23-year-old wasn’t immediately put into the fray, though he used to make match days. But that changed last week against Chelsea.
For weeks, Rob Holding was being used to cover for the injured William Saliba, but the shoes Saliba left behind were clearly too big to fill, and with the Englishman, Arsenal’s defence got leaky. After leaking four versus Manchester City, Arteta had to change something about his defence, and dropping Holding for Kiwior was it. The winter signing has taken his chances; he’s been decent; he has only seen Arsenal concede one goal in two games.
A few weeks ago, we spoke of Arsenal revamping their defence by signing another right-footed centre-back; we also noted Kiwior needing to step up. His performance in his first two starts is promising; ex-Arsenal star Mikael Silvestre has loved what he’s seen from him. Silvestre thinks that come next season, Gabriel Magalhaes’ position in Arteta’s lineup could be under threat.
“I think Jakub Kiwior has the ability,” Silvestre told bettingexpert. “Kiwior deserves credit because coming into the end of the season when everything is at stake and you haven’t had much game time, it’s harder than we think. Well done, Kiwior.
“If there was one player he should be challenging for a starting spot, it’s Gabriel Magalhães.
“I think Saliba, when he’s on form, it’s almost a given that he would start for Arsenal whenever he comes back from injury.”
Next season, Arteta needs a quality squad that can cover for each other without a problem. With Kiwior, Gabriel’s absence wouldn’t be a blow, as he would capably fill in for him. We didn’t know why Kiwior was such an important signing for Arteta; now we know….
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A. If Saliba is still with us next season.
B. If Saliba is fit to play.
C. Either way, we have 3 decent centre backs who can all rotate.
Yes definitely. His presence will be a calming influence on the defence and if Saliba ever plays for us again, the CB pairing should be those two, with Gabriel Mags as a decent squad player to turn to when needed. Ofcourse Gabby may not appreciate that, but I think it would be for the best.
You say as if Saliva may not play again. What’s going on in your mind?
*meant Saliba not Saliva. Damn them typos.😠
Kiwior is our new Thomas vermaeleen
Rare Admirall, there seems to have been some doubt about him staying. Gossip about him favouring a return to France. I don’t know how true it is but people on this site have mentioned it. I knew you could not have meant what we all contain in our mouths, but it did make me laugh.
Arsenal are looking to bring in a right back so will give Arteta the option of switching White back to CB plus will have Tommy as well who hopefully can stay injury free next season and have the kind of impact he had when first signed along with Saliba Gabriel and Kiwior will give Arteta really good options then can concentrate on bringing in 2 top quality midfield players and a proper number 9!
Mark, if Rice and Caicedo come in, that will add even more versatility to the squad as they can also play in other positions and be good utility men for us, if neccessary. The future is really looking great for us and I am absolutely sure that City’s days of dominance are numbered. Actually, I still think Real will knock them out, but that’s another matter.
Ev Gunner, I have to disagree with your views about City. Your comment, to my mind, reeks of fan bias with no evidence or reality in fact at all behind your post.
I only WISH it could be true, but I do not indulge in fan bias as so many others do. I far prefer rational and sober minded thought, at least on Arsenal matters.
I sadly cannot envisage BOTH those players you mention arriving.
I have consistently posted that I see Rice proving too expensive for us , even though, I have little doubt our club would like hm AND that he would prefer to come to us.
But wanting and getting are two different outcomes, where big money is concerned. I do think we may well land Caicedo and existing evidence shows we have ALREADY tried to get him, which makes it more likely that he comes, than he does not .
But money IS finite, not endless, and choices will NEED to be made.
Foxy are you blind or something? Everytime I message you about Croydon you blank me, and it is most important (to me i.e) that you should know what I have to tell you.
Anyway with regard to your assessment of my “fan bias”, you should know that I am usually one of the worst “Doubting Thomas’s” who ever existed on planet Earth. It takes alot for me to start believing, but I believe in this team now.
Not only that my instinct is telling me that City will peak this season and start to be less
all-conquering quite soon. Don’t ask me how I know this, I just do. All great empires eventually fall. Actually are they even such an empire, they never won the Champions’ League, and they still may not even this very season. So there !
Please see my message below in reply to you. Just to let you know that I do not spend all my time on JA and obviously miss reading far more than I do actualy read.
I would suggest that IF I miss your posts you do not take offence, as none is intended!
As to your City comments I see you still only give your instincts but do not provide ANY actual hard evidence at all to support your views.
I am honestly not trying to be disagreeable, quite the reverse in fact and respect you as a REAL and interesting fan, but I DO regard myself as a deep thinker and far prefer debating with those who will give chapter and verse for their own thoughts, rather than what I see as little more than blind hope.
A hope I share btw, but recognise, in my own case, as hope only and sadly not evidence based.
I am keen to trace your Croydon comment but have tried and cannot find it. As you know, JA moves quickly on. Why not post it again here !
My instincts are nearly always right. Not being arrogant though. We’ll see how it all unfolds, but remember I prophesised this on the 11th day in the fifth month, in the 2023th year of our Lord.
(I’m not religious by the way, just being silly) .
before you complain again, you should know that our messages overlapped before your complaint so I’m not ignoring your issue about your name.
We need Both rice and caicedo
I would keep White as RB next season; been fantastic in the role and links up well with Saka. Rather see a backup RB brought in, Frensca maybe, and move Tomiyasu back to the CB role, making us spoiled for choice at CB with the best 2 of Saliba, Tomiyasu, and Gabriel getting the starts.
Kiwior could be Saliba’s replacement, because Saliba could potentially leave in the summer. Saliba hasn’t signed the contract yet, but Magalhaes has just done it
GAI, I suggest that the ideas that Saliba will choose to leave is fanciful in the extreme. Just think about it from his point of view, first!
Why would a top class player WHO IS LOVED, and I do not exaggarate, by Gooners consistently, and who is playing as outright first choice when fit,in a young vibrant team, managed by a manager who is plainly also loved by his squad, wish to leave at all?
I say he will NOT SO WISH.
Besides all that , he will soon be awarded a massive pay rise and newlong term contract. And I have not even mentioned that he lives in London a world renowned city of enornous and diverse culture, lifestyle, languages and other richness, while being only a short hop away from his native France, whenever he wishes to visit his native land.
No GAI, it is foolish to even imagine he will wish to leave. I say he would be MAD to wish to leave and as he is plainly NOT mad, you are worrying completely unnecessarily!
What if PSG give him a better offer? He could live in his home country with huge salary
goi, you really are worried aren’t you. You’re right it’s possible that he may be home-sick and greedy for more dosh, but we are a better club than they are and have more going for us. Also why would he want to be anywhere Neymar is ? Too much drama.
Have you neve cinsidered that a young and talebted playuwr with already mor emoney that most people can sensibly spend in their lifetime , is MORE LIKELY at his young age, to seek contentment , satisfaction and enrichment of self, rhan ONLY of pocket.
Winning the boring French title with PSG, (ONCE AGAIN, YAWN!) a club with internal disharmony, is DEMANDED and NOT considered as worth much , esp when compared to winning our own globally renowned Prem.
By all means remain unpersuadableabout SALIBA and pessimistic, if it floats your personal boat.
What floats my boat is sensible reasoned and deeply considered thought!
Why would Saliba leave? this is just the beginning, and I can not wait for next season to start and CL football once again, been a long ole time
Saliba is right-footed, Kiwior is left-footed – and we all know Arteta, if at all possible, wants a left-footer and a right-footer in defense, so I don’t see that happening.
Besides I don’t see Saliba leaving either. Most of the noise coming out is that he’s really enjoying playing in the team. He has one of the best coaches in the world to make him better, he has a lot of young teammates, he is a guaranteed starter and we will be playing CL. There might be a little issue with the wages, but in the end we will pay up I am sure.
Now he will probably leave eventually, but this summer – I seriously doubt that.
Our new Thomas varmaeleen
The article has highlighted the “failings” of Rob Holding when, based on the facts, he was less culpable for goals conceded than Zinchenko, Gabriel and to a lessor extent, Partey.He that as it may, Holding may well be moved on, which would still leave us with 3 right footed players and 2 lefties who are comfortable.Providing there are no long term injury issues with Saliba and Tomi, I don’t see the need to recruit another centre back providing we bring in a top quality right back who can defend and attack.We should not consider any right wing backs as Arteta does not favour operating with a back three and we only have to look at Spurs who have big money on two right wing backs who are inept when it comes to defending.It’s early days, but Kiwior does look very promising and could well provide competition to Gabriel who lacks his composure.
Grandad You consistently report the red herring that HOLDING has according to you, made few direct ab dcostly errors.
THAT may or may not betrue according to ones perception But you consistely uignore thoverall effect thst Holdings waknes inpace andlack of passing ability to progess thball quickly enough ,is PLAINLY costing our team shapa and necessary cohesiveness. I wonder WHY you cannot see that ? I also take a different view from you on the overall effectiveness of GABRIEL, WHO IS TO ME AN EFFECTIVE PLAYER, OFTEN UNFAIRLY CRITICISED BY YOU.
Odd too, when you consistenly refuse to call out the clearly inferior Holding.
Care to reply and substantively too, please Grandad? BTW, merely being, as you claim, “less culpable for goals conceded than Zinny” is hardly a reason to keep Holding, I suggest. Zinny is alarming when forced to play in that LB position by top class opponents.
Dear Foxy, did you see my second message to you last night about CROYDON the beloved.
EvGunner, No I have not,so please advise which thread its on and I will gladly will seek it out. Or if you prefer, repeat it now, on this thread.
BTW, please use my actual name when debating, as It is discourteous to use names which are not mine. Personal names are peoples own personal identityand as such are important to them . I never use other names than whatever people wish to be called. That is simply being mature and decent, as I am sure you will agree.
I take your point, but is it such a serious offence? Didn’t mean to upset thee.
Anyway, back to CROYDON and a mild coincidence.
On the day of the ’64 Cup Final between Westham/Preston, my parents, my sister and I moved to the Upper Norwood/Thornton Heath area very close to where Pickles the dog found Jules Rimet gleaming in the front of All Saints chuch on Beaulah Hill. I left the family home in ’74, so for 9 years of my miserable life I was there. My sister continued to live in Croydon (Purley and other parts of South Croydon) until she died in 2014. That’s all I wanted to say.
Ev Gunner Our earlier posts on this thread have crossed.
VERY interesting post and I THANK YOU! Talk about a small world though as I have sung in that very church- I am a singer and stage performer who was professional for many years, now retired from full time professional singing but still give concerts irregularly through the year and theatre talks too, often in churches or church halls etc.
I also lived in Purley for 25 years before moving a few miles East and drive along the Brighton Rd in South Croydon most days I have music connections with Whitgift Schol which you will surely know well. Coincidentally, as a dog lover, I do foster other peoples dogs, from time to time, and two separate dogs, both called called Pickles, as well as many others, have been actually IN our bed ,though not the WC finding one.
THAT would have been like winning the Prem!! Where do YOU live now, BTW! GREAT TO REALLY TALK !
Another coincidence, I dabbled as a singer for a while without leaving my day job. I was a player too, without leaving my day job. Sometimes an idiot, without leaving my day job. Jack of all trades master of none they say. Music has been the most consistent thing in my life.The constant lover who stayed when others came and went. Classical, Jazz, contemporary (i.e “popular” music), soundtracks basically anything that moves me. I’m always listening to it as I am at this very moment. I’d be dead by now if it wasn’t for music. Just glad we lived on this planet at a time when there was so much music available. Can you imagine being a Neanderthal from way back in time and not experiencing Mozart, Mahler, Massenet, Verdi, Motown, Joni, Miles, Beatles, Korngold,Steiner, and so much more. The list of my heroes is endless. Anyway this is Just Arsenal so I don’t really know why I’m rambling so. Probably ‘cos I like talking about myself.
Your are so beautifully REAL and that is a great gift, my friend.
For what its worth, Ad PAT use to allow Sue(not Sue P) but the other Sue anD her pal KEV to chatter on and on without any interference(correctly too imo) and they would talk about anything and everything besides football.
So perhaps we two can test Pat’s patience too in future!!. Cheers for now though, as I will be playing lawn Bowls , another massive passion by 6 tonight. Speak soon!
PS. Suppose ID BE RUDE IF I asked your age? I am a very young 71 and tell everyone I know well that I AM STILL TWELVE . Most of them agree!
I wonder what happened to Sue and Kev?
So do I and I miss their chats. Hope Sue is OK.
What’s wrong with Foxy?I think it’s cute!!
Holding is a good backup to our CHs he knows he is down the pecking order and he did what the rest couldn’t do, score a great goal against City, I would keep him for cup games and winding down the clock, the same with Elneny
If we want to consistently compete against the best we will need someone better than Holding. Ideally we should have a high quality CB who can rotate with Saliba rather than someone who is purely a backup.
As much as I like Holding, I’m sorry but he is no longer a good enough back up now.
Sorry. I meant to say comfortable at centre back.I am having a bad day.
Don’t you worry@Grandad,so is Jon, actually I would say worse!!
This piecfe asks thre wrong question, IMO. Firstly, it needs to be accepted , by the writer and all wise fans , that ALL TOP LEVEL CLUBS need at leat three and preferably four specialist top class CB’S. Therefore it is not a sensible question to ask “is it this decent player OR that decent player? It needs to be between four top level players and right now we have ONE, albeit currently injured, superb CB.
We also have another , Gabriel, who is a highly effective and Prem proven CB who does occasionally have errors in his game, BUT who IS IMO easily good enough, overall. We also have a highly promising and potentially (though not yet proven enough),other CB of quality in Kiwior.
Finally, we have Tomi, a CB and RB, used mostly as a RB, who is defensively sound but who is injury prone and therefore unreliable.
When , overall, our CB situation is compared with ANY in Wengers time, except for the inherited Graham defence AND the Invincibles defence, it looks rather good by comparison. But it needs further improvement, mainly in depth, esp at LB IF Tierney is foolishly made available for transafer leaving only Zinny, a non defender at all, to play boih as LB AND IN MIDFIELD “both at once”, which is plainly not working soundly ENOUGH. .
Firstly, we need to urgently let go the markedly inferior , even though loyal Holding, who is WAY BELOW THE LEVEL WE NEED , AS I HAVE BEEN TELLING ALL AND SUNDRY FOR AGES ON JA.
Secondly a final decsion needs to be made as to the likely future fitness of Tomi. IF HE CAN STAY FIT, HE LOOKS REALLY GOOD.
But can he stay fit? Doubful, I’d suggest and that means moving him on, probably though if the decision were mine Id always go for letting injury prone players leave. No more DIABYS FOR ME!
So to conclude it is NOT GABRIEL OR KIWIOR, , BUT BOTH, plus SALIBA, who is plainly first pick and let Holding leave . Then make that fitness decision on Tomi . We will play around 60 games next season hopefully and all four CB ‘s will be needed. Any SINGLE GAME is begun with only eleven players, writer SAM, but any successful SEASON , is begun with a squad deep enough in quality and talewnt to sustain a long and arduous season. To me, at least, that is obvious.
If Kiwior can get his passing range going, and excel at passing while being comfortable at the back, then he may well knick Gabriel’s spot. It won’t be easy though as I see Gabriel as being the Keown type and sometimes you need that aggression
I think Kiwior potentially has a higher ceiling, but I agree he won’t just take Gabriel’s spot.
They’re different types though, as you said, and we would do good to have both as options.
Besides with CL coming up we need that extra manpower in defense.
Gabriel Magalhaes is a top class defender, just make him available on the market and you all will see what I mean.
A player with superior arial prowess very strong and athletic a tenacious tackler with good pace who relishes the physical side of the game
Not sure why some players seems like a magnet for criticism from fans and pundits. It’s like we are always on a relentless hunt for a scapegoat for our short coming.
Sure he has made errors, show me a top player who hasn’t.
Hopefully Gabriel Magalhaes has the mentality of Xhaka to ignore the distraction and kick on.
G – He’s alright but not the kind of CB that can keep me calm. He is too excitable, makes costly mistakes when under alot of pressure, get’s mullered whenever he plays against City, his teeth are too white, and he is a drama queen.
Any more? By the way you know I didn’t say I am Brazilian ! Just checking.
Evgunner let’s put this in context
Have you noticed when Arsenal plays , the opposition targets our left side relentlessly.
Have you noticed Gabriel has to do a lot more work.
Have you noticed when Tinenry plays Gabriel comes under less pressure.
Have you noticed Tierney has played less this season.
Remember White is head and shoulders defensively better than Zinchenko so Saliba, Holding or the young Polish will be less exposed.
It simple stands to reason Gabriel Magalhaes will face the music more.
G (I better call you Gunsmoke because somebody just had a go at me for not addressing him by his correct name) – All very good points. Problem is Mikel favours Zinchenko and if what you’re saying is true (and I have no doubt that it is) the problems will continue for our boy Gabs. The only answer has to be – play Tierney LB and if Zinchenko must play, put him in midfield away from Gabs. Ultimately I still feel the pairing should be Kiwior and Saliba (if Saliba ever plays for us again !)
EvGunner I am beginning to like your style of writing more and more and can see you are slightly off the wall and think that a great thing to be.
Please do not think me being stuffy over rthe name thing but its just how I am and goes back to my early days, as to how I was brought up back in the fifties when things were more formal than now.
None of us can fully escape HOW we were brought up, though I certainly managed to ESCAPE the ghastly and general prejudice and sheer awful racist attitudes that were, inexcusably, the norm, back in those unenlightened days. The swinging 60’s and freedoms that followed, albeit too slowly, came just in time for me, I reckon.
Being in theatre and music was my personal escape from the rigid class system and archaic social attitudes that were widespread in Britain back then.
BTW, I CHOSE to live in Croydon, one of the most diverse boroughs in London and a vibrant and young borough, despite what many older folk – who have remained old in attitudes, not merely in body – will claim In true “Victor Meldrew” style.
I agree about Zinny and how MA seems to think him undroppable, despite being completely unable to defend in any real sense at all. Tierney AND Zinny for me, too with Zinny replacing Xhaka, IMO.
It is said sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me’
Think the gaffer like ball playing players.
It is precisely for that reason why the gaffer will sign an attacking full back once he gets the chance.
But if Kiwior should start at left center back and happen to error as a result of relentless pressure, that should not be seen as a poor defending.
Let’s wait the young Polish has only played two games although he looks far composed than the game against sporting Lisbon, maybe he was just ring rusty but gives him more time to get his feet wet.
A don’t like this constant uncertainty surrounding Saliba, saw one story where his connections want a whole piss pot load of money,
Hoping this is not another epistle like another Frenchman Anelka that ran off to Madrid
Yes my brother, this is true. You know human beings are prone to error, so I shouldn’t be so hard on you guys. I say “you guys” because although I am posing as an Earthling, I am actually from another planet far far away from here in another galaxy (I can give you directions but you’ll need an A-Z). I feel sorry for mankind and glad I have nothing in common with it. Except for Arsenal that is..
😱
@Gunsmoke
I don’t intend to dig up old wounds, but you would agree with me that whoever is in Saliba’s shoes and was mistreated the way he was in his early Arsenal career will surely feel that he doesn’t owe Arsenal FC anything, rather, AFC owes him. Because of that, he can decide to walk away from us and not feel a damn thing. Don’t forget, if he leaves us, there are clubs waiting to give him the money he wants and even more.
Also, I read this morning that Saka’s deal will be announced on or before the end of the season, worth £300k p/w. Saliba will certainly feel he’s equally as important.
I’m just trying to point out why his camp will be demanding (and rightly so) a “whole piss pot load of money”
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The legendary Frenchman Henry once said, He left before an error, He didn’t even have the chance to compete, that’s what he told Amazon Prime.
Read in a section of a post by Dan Smith, where Saliba keeps saying, the different loan spells in France was not neccessary as he was ready.
Now with all these going back and fro, am a nervous wreck as to the kid true intentions.
Am in full agreement with you that the kid wasn’t treated fairly in his earlier years at Arsena,l and with the German playing ahead of him in the pecking order was a massive blunder on the gaffer part.
The gaffer did admit he had made a mistake, and it is said action speak louder than word, he has demonstrated that by shifting his hand pick signing to the right and slot in Saliba seamlessly in that center back position.
So am hoping all is now forgiven and we can live happily now after .
Gunsmoke you are actually correct Gabriel Magalhaes really need a natural left back on that side arsenal will leak in goals if Arteta continue with that inverted left back tactics he uses it is good to overload the midfield it will be even better to get a good cm to do that and get a natural left back like Tierney to play the actual left back position.
Naftali, Think you are talking about a mobile box to box midfielder someone like Onana or Caicedo who has a presence.
But you do have full back that are suited for that inverted role, though I know Cancelo can play similar on the right am now told he’s adept at both wings.
Yes we will continue to leak goals on the left, until we are able to adequately address this left area.
And what’s his teeth got to do with it, do we have dentures I wonder?
hahaha , not likely but I can see why you’d ask.
The bloke’s choppers are immense !
His teeth are surely twinned with Firmino’s teeth!
Gunsmoke ,Well said! Yes he DOES seem to divide Gooner opinion, but like you too, I fail to see why.
I see a tremendously strong, passionate, physicallypowerful and pacy effective defender, great in the air, who does I admit, make very occasional errors of judgement .
But overall, compared to all the CB;s we have had since Sol CAMPBELL, until the superb Saliba arrived, GABRIEL is by a distance the best we have had , esp when you remember the woeful Mustafi, Sokratis and other dreadful CBs across many years, brought in during Wengers time.
AW collected awful CB’s en masse, like some folk collect stamps or football progs.
Jon, strongly agree, I use to ask how an earth Mustafi , can be in the side ahead of Saliba and I was taken to the cleaner by a writer.
At the start of next season, we will be in the CL, PL, FA and League cups.
We will need to have a squad that can be rotated without any weaknesses identified by our opponents.
I cannot see any reason why Holding should not be part of that squad and, as Gunsmoke has pointed out above, it is the left side of our defensive set up that has been targeted.
Why Tierney has not been given more opportunities is puzzling to me and it is fairly obvious that Zinchenko is not a top class defender (but certainly a top player) so I suggest a LB to cover Tierney is all we need defensively…. if Saliba signs a new contract.
As the article is about the defence, no need to mention midfield or attack.
White, Tomi, Saliba, Gabriel, Holding, Kiwior, Tierney, his cover and Jorginho should be strong enough for next season, but if Saliba doesn’t sign, then it leaves two places to fill.
Zinchenko will be mercilessly exposed in the CL, so I would say THAT left full back situation deserves back up.
KEN ” Without any weaknesses”. And then, “keeping Holding in the squad” To my mind those are incompatible statements !
ALL the rest of your post, I CAN FIRMLY AGREE ABOUT. I am convinced, utterly so, that Saliba will re sign. No sensible reason why not to!
Jon, Holding is not MA’s first second but maybe third choice… just as Elneny is, probably, in midfield.
But both of these players are essential to the overall strategy of running a successful team.
I don’t know if you have ever. managed a team of 30 plus individuals, but I have…. and it is impossible to be successful unless you have people who are happy to be part of that team, knowing that they are second or third choice.
One cannot have a 25 man squad of leaders, or individual “stars” and players like Parlour, Cygan, Lauren, Aliadare and Toure proved just that within our Invincible squad.
We all know who the “big names” were, but those players mentioned above all played their part.
For all I know, MA might decide to let Rob Holding go, but he will have to be replaced and at what cost?
The rumours are that Rice is on his way at what, £100,000,000, along with a bid for a player to strengthen our attack… so upwards of £175,000,000 could be spent and you want Holding to be replaced as well as buying another LB?
Can’t see it myself, but I’m happy to let MA decide.
OT Happy birthday to one of the unluckiest players ever to Don our shirt and who would have been as big as Patrick Vieria – Mr Diaby.
Just reading that both Saliba and Zinchenko are out for the rest of the season, so it seems that Tierney WILL get the opportunity and it cements my post above that we need another LB and, also, players who are prepared to wait for their opportunity and / or prepared to cover for more accomplished colleagues.
Ken It seems fromyour post that neithe of us expect Rice to come to us
I feel.SURE THE CLUB WANT HIM AND HE WANTS TO COME But sheer cost will IMO prevent it happening. I do see your point about squad players but Holding is just way below what we urgently will need next seaon with all those games to play.
I think he will leave this summer and am much hoping he does.
I cannot possibly imagine Kroenke agreeing to pay £100mill, or even more for Rice. No way and nor should he!
I CAN see CAICEDO COMING THOUGH, and FOR FAR LESS THAN RICE’S ASKING FEE.
Kiwior will probably be rotated with either Gabriel or Saliba with things as they are. If we bring in someone to replace Holding which is what we really need then he may be rotated primarily with Gabriel.
Holding has not demonstrated that he is able to cope in Arteta’s preferred system. He has seemed more comfortable in a low block. Ideally, he should be replaced with a better quality.
With the way Kiwior is playing right now, if he continues like this. It won’t take long before he benched Gabriel when Saliba is back.