Former Arsenal man Alan Smith believes Gabriel Magalhaes is too emotional and that could be a problem for Arsenal in the long term.
Gabriel is one of the first names on the team sheet at the Emirates and has formed an impressive partnership with William Saliba in Arsenal’s defence.
Both players have made it hard for Arsenal to concede goals, but in the last three games, cracks have been showing in the Gunners’ defence.
After their loss to Manchester City which made them lose the top spot to the champions, Smith said Gabriel is simply too emotional.
He said via Metro Football:
‘Gabriel would be a concern for Arteta in the future. He can be so emotional on these occasions and that can affect his game.
‘If you look at Saliba, you hardly notice him because he’s so calm. He does the simple things really effectively.
‘Whereas Gabriel catches the eye for a number of reasons and I think it’s something Arteta will consider if he can rely on him going into these big games. That’s an issue for Arsenal I think.’
Just Arsenal Opinion
Gabriel is one of our key men and he is undoubtedly one of the most reliable players at the club now, but he must find a way to manage his emotions better in matches.
If teams discover he is too emotional, they could begin to target him in games and that will be a problem.
The Brazilian cannot be dropped from our lineup now, but he has to do better to help us achieve our goals this season.
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Emotion seems to be a massive problem, calm and calculated heads would be far better amoung all concerned.
If the Gunners play an immaculate game against the Villains today. But not make match playing mistakes in the game. Which if they do, could allow the Villains to capitalise on such match defending mistaken made by them to score and scored.
This will be sad for us Arsenal if at the end of the match if the Gunners fail to beat the Villains or play to a deaw game with them in the match. That may happen after they’ve equalised or forced to a draw in it. Talkless of them to lose the match.
The Gunners who are currently very far above the Villains in the table. Should play intelligently well enough over the Villains in the match to make their being very well above them in the table count and telling in the match.
And also make their superiority in the table as a result of their playing audaciously in the campaign this season count heavily on the Villains in the game.
And see them to a heavy match defeat in the game to return to the winning ways in the Epl after been absent in this ways in their last 3 consecutive games played.
A serious fallings in the last 3 Epl matches that Arteta and the Gunners who he will select to start. And have come off the the bench for the match MUST togetherly addressed in their today’s Villa match. So as to stop their current 3 match winless run in the Epl from continuing. But get the unwelcomed run abated ny beating the Villains to today unfailingly.
In this quest, I want to offer my advice to Mikel Arteta to not drop Takehiro Tomiyasu and Gabriel Magalhaes for Ben White and Jakub to start the Villa game today. Which he might be tempted to do if he hinged on the unforced errors made by Tomiyasu and Magalhaes in giving 2 goals awash (SIC) to Man City in Arsenal’s last home game. Which had culminated to Arsenal dropping 3 huge points to Man City who beat them in the match. And overtook Arsenal to occupy the top spot position. Leaving Aesenal almost agonizingly in the 2nd spot in the title race table.
My advice to Arteta is, let him start for our Villa game today the folloWing Gunners to win the match in:
Ramsdale;
Tomiyasu Saliba Gabriel Tierney;
Partey or Jorginho Odegaard Zinchenko;
Saka Nkethia Trossard.
In the timebeing, let Arteta makes White and Martinelli who are reportedly jaded currently to come off the bench for the match. But if there is a need that called for doing so as the match is being played.
Otherwise, let Arteta continue with his leaving out Ben White. out and for the Villa game to not start it today. But still leave him on the bench to continue to have a break to rest very well from starting. So that he will re-energies and comes back stronger for the Gunners this season. And I think the same thing Arteta should apply to Martinelli.
So that he too can have a game or 2 match rest to also re-energies and come back strongly for the team against Bournemouth.
Smith is correct.Emotion can be a two edged sword.In the case of Gabriel emotion leads to a lack of composure, which leads to recklessness which results in errors of judgement and goals against.The writer suggests Gabriel is too good to drop!I beg to differ.
Yes Grandad, emotions can work for you and against you and whilst he’s a good CB, I fear he’s turning into a bit of a hothead similar to how Xhaka was before he calmed his reckless lack of composure this season.
Agreed I am leaning to the thought that Arteta and the coaching team have noticed his flaws and maybe highlighted him as a problem or potential weakness. That’s why i believe Kiwor was bought in Jan for 22m he won’t break up a partnership yet but it may be close