Arsenal Set to Kick Off Pre-Season with Visit to Nurnberg
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Arsenal are set to kick off their pre-season with a visit to Nurnberg on Thursday, July 13th, 2023. After a behind-closed-doors draw with Watford last week, manager Mikel Arteta has his full squad available to him for what has become a bit of a traditional trip. Last season’s 5-3 win over Nurnberg was the very beginning of a long, prosperous campaign for the Gunners and a similar result and performance on Thursday will please Arsenal fans no end.
Fans will be hoping to see Kai Havertz pull on his new shirt for the first time, though there will be no sightings of Declan Rice or Jurrien Timber as they have still not finalised their arrivals. Nurnberg vs Arsenal is scheduled for a 6pm BST kick-off on Thursday, July 13, 2023. The match will take place at Max-Morlock-Stadion. In the UK, the game will be televised live via the Arsenal website. You can purchase a pre-season pass to watch their summer friendlies for £14.99. You can follow all the action on matchday via Standard Sport’s live blog.
A 30-man squad has travelled to Germany for a week-long camp at the adidas headquarters in Herzogenaurach. Arteta will decide shortly before the game whether to play the likes of Havertz and Bukayo Saka, who were among Arsenal’s international players to join up late for pre-season after extra time off. Albert Sambi Lokonga has also been included in the squad.
With that bonkers 5-3 win our only precedent, it makes sense to predict another mad-cap friendly to kick off the summer for the Gunners. As mentioned, these two teams have met just once before. It came last summer in a 5-3 win for the Gunners in pre-season. Nurnberg went 2-0 before half-time only for Arsenal to score five within 18 minutes of the restart.
With a much-anticipated season ahead, fans are hoping for a good result and performance from the Gunners. Having had the chance to train together for a full week, Arsenal should be in good shape and ready to take on their German opponents. The match will be a good test for the team and a great opportunity for the manager to assess the progress of his players.
It promises to be an exciting match and one that will set the tone for the season ahead. Arsenal fans will be hoping that their team can replicate their performance from last season and kick off their pre-season with a win. With a strong squad and a good pre-season camp in Germany, the Gunners are in a great position to do just that.
