Zinchenko started only five games across the 2024\/25 season and fell out of the mix in the Gunners' playing XI, with Ricciardo Calafiori and Miles Lewis Skelly enjoying their breakout seasons.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The Athletic posted excerpts of Zinchenko\u2019s upcoming new autobiography \u2018Believe\u2019, in which the left-back spoke on his \u2018worst professional season\u2019 and claimed he felt that Arteta \u2018longer believes in him.\u2019<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cI was basically out of the starting XI altogether, bar a few isolated matches. In pure personal terms, it was easily the worst season I ever experienced as a professional.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"A player who doesn\u2019t play is nothing. It\u2019s one thing when your body lets you down. That can happen.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cBut going from one of the established players of the side to an unused sub is much harder to deal with. The sense of rejection you feel if your manager no longer believes in you can take the stuffing out of you, even if you\u2019re the most resilient guy on the planet.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"A player who doesn\u2019t play is nothing. It\u2019s one thing when your body lets you down. That can happen.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Zinchenko joined Arsenal from Manchester City in 2022 and was a part of the leadership group at the club before injuries limited his playing time, which led to the Gunners signing Calafiori. The Ukrainian is linked with moves to AC Milan and Borussia Dortmund, and a move may be on the cards after these recent comments.<\/p>\r\n\r\n