You learn your trade - Arsenal legend says Mikel Arteta s decision on 2 players has already been vindicated × Follow Us Create Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Link Approve Reject & ban Delete Log in Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Gaming Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout Football EPL 2022-23 News You learn your trade - Arsenal legend says Mikel Arteta s decision on 2 players has already been vindicated By Debkalpa Banerjee Modified 15 Aug 2022 Follow Us Comment Share Mikel Arteta decided to let two of his players gather first-team minutes elsewhere this summer. Former Arsenal striker Kevin Campbell has claimed that the loan deals of left-back Nuno Tavares and striker Folarin Balogun have proved to be good business for his former club this summer. Tavares, who joined the Gunners from Benfica for around £8 million last summer, failed to impress in his debut campaign at the Emirates. He made 28 appearances across competitions, scoring one goal and giving two assists. However, Tavares' poor marking and low concentration put him under scrutiny, most notably during the tail-end of the campaign. The left-back has joined Marseille on a season-long loan following the arrival of Oleksandr Zinchenko at the club. Meanwhile, Academy graduate Balogun joined Reims on loan at the turn of the month after scoring 13 goals in 11 Premier League matches last season. Both Tavares and Balogun have relished a brilliant start to the 2022-23 season in France. While the Portuguese defender scored his second goal in as many matches during Marseille's 1-1 draw at Brest on August 14, Balogun has contributed two goals and an assist in just 89 minutes of action for Reims. OptaJean@OptaJean2 - Nuno Tavares has become the first defender to score in each of his first two Ligue 1 appearances since Emir Spahic with Montpellier in August 2009. Uninhibited. #SB29OM421442 - Nuno Tavares has become the first defender to score in each of his first two Ligue 1 appearances since Emir Spahic with Montpellier in August 2009. Uninhibited. #SB29OM https://t.co/E29NhNNCj7 Speaking to Football Insider, Campbell shared his two cents on the Arsenal pair. When asked if their early success vindicates Arsenal's decision to send them out on loan, he said: "100 percent. [William] Saliba went out on loan, came back and now he is ready. Nuno Tavares struggled at times last season. He started off well but struggled come the end of the season. Going away and playing regularly is important. You learn your trade by playing games. He has played well so far and scored a really good goal. It is very good to see." He continued: "It is the same with Balogun. He has gone to Reims and is scoring. That is all you can ask for from your striker. I think it is really important that these players play football. If you do not play football, you will not develop properly. You need to play week in, week out. It is nice to see them both playing well." Arsenal will next lock horns with Scott Parker's Bournemouth, who lost 4-0 to Manchester City recently, away from home on August 20. Arsenal@ArsenalFour goals. Three points. Two wins. #ARSLEI Match highlights 315964902Four goals. Three points. Two wins. #ARSLEI Match highlights https://t.co/bGnnKE0dk1 Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta chooses two players to help new captain Martin Odegaard In his column for The Athletic, journalist David Ornstein stated that midfielder Granit Xhaka and striker Gabriel Jesus are set to serve as leaders in the Arsenal dressing room. He wrote:"Along with [Martin] Odegaard and these two deputies, [Mikel] Arteta intends to engage a wider group of the club’s senior players in continuous dialogue throughout the season to help engender a sense of shared responsibility." Paul Merson predicts Arsenal vs Liverpool and other EPL GW 10 fixtures! Click here Poll : 0 votes Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Edited by Ritwik Kumar × Feedback Thank You! Be the first one to comment Follow Us Share Show More Comments GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? 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