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Arbeloa sticks with goal-shy Garcia for Tractor Boys trip
09.10.26, 17:00 Updated 09.10.26, 15:33
ALVARO ARBELOA says he is not ready to start Rodrigo Muniz and Gonzalo Garcia as a strike duo – but has not ruled out the possibility of fielding a front two in the future.
After netting on his first two Fulham appearances, Spanish new boy Garcia has now gone five club games without a goal – often struggling for service without a bigger target man alongside him.
Muniz ended a year-long drought with two impressive headed goals against AFC Wimbledon and West Ham in the FA Cup.
Yet Arbeloa seems certain to stick with Garcia – signed for £34million from Real Madrid – as a lone striker for the trip to Ipswich Town, with Brazilian Muniz on the bench once more.
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