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Former Aston Villa and West Ham United midfielder, Nigel Reo-Coker, has warned Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta against playing ‘Premier League’s champion right-back’, Jurrien Timber, successful the Champions League last owed to the defender’s deficiency of lucifer fitness.
Reo-Coker was speaking aft Arsenal booked their spot successful the Champions League last connected Tuesday, acknowledgment to a 1-0 triumph against Atletico Madrid astatine the Emirates Stadium.
“That is simply a large call. He [Jurrien Timber] has been retired for truthful long… are you going to enactment him consecutive successful a Champions League final?” Reo-Coker said connected CBS Sports.
“Right astir now, for players who are acceptable and playing with rhythm, I don’t deliberation you tin enactment Timber successful now, with however agelong he’s been retired for.
“He is the champion right-back successful the Premier League, and I americium not disputing the prime that helium has.
“But present erstwhile you get to a Champions League final, you speech astir momentum, fitness, players retired there.”
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