'Having two ‘passive’ centre backs is a forward’s dream! Gabriel is the kind of defender forwards don’t like playing against.'
while his fellow Arsenal centre-back Gabriel has come in for a little bit of criticism at times.
“I don’t know if you replace him. Sometimes someone with that energy, as much as you maybe call it a liability, he’s performing. Time will tell if he’s someone you want to stick by. “They leave you a man down at times and can be a bit impulsive and jump out and make mad decisions in big moments.But former Arsenal striker Campbell thinks a “passive” defender like Saliba needs “an aggressor” like Gabriel “next to him”.: “As far as I’m concerned Arsenal need one aggressive centre-half. Someone who’s going to go and put his head in where it hurts and challenge the opposition forwards physically and mentally.
“Having two ‘passive’ centre backs is a forward’s dream! Gabriel is the kind of defender forwards don’t like playing against.