Mikel Arteta’s glowing praise for Gabriel Jesus following his hat trick against Crystal Palace highlights the striker’s pivotal role in Arsenal’s attack when he is at his best. Jesus has faced intense scrutiny in recent months due to his lack of goals, with many fans calling for a new striker. However, his performance against Palace demonstrated why Arteta continues to back the Brazilian.
Arteta’s post-match comments, as quoted by Express Sport, emphasise the significance of this resurgence:
“I’m so pleased for him. It’s been a long period without goals, and today, to score three goals – the three types of goals that he scored – and the many actions he was involved in, he looked very sharp. It’s a great thing for him and the team that we can rely on a player of such quality.”
This performance serves as a reminder of Jesus’ versatility and ability to deliver in big moments. Each of his goals showcased different attributes: composure, positional awareness, and clinical finishing. It also signals that Jesus is regaining his sharpness, which has been missing in recent games.
Arteta’s acknowledgement of the need for “consistency” from Jesus is key. While this hat trick silences critics temporarily, the challenge for the Brazilian is to sustain this level of performance. If he can, it will not only alleviate the pressure on Arsenal’s other attackers, such as Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli but also ease the urgency to sign a new striker.
This resurgence could also redefine Arsenal’s transfer plans. A consistent Jesus might shift the club’s focus from acquiring a marquee striker to strengthening other areas of the squad, such as midfield depth or defence.
For Arsenal fans, this performance rekindles hope that Jesus can deliver the goals needed to compete for major trophies this season. The onus is now on the striker to build on this momentum and become the consistent scorer Arsenal needs.
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He can fool everyone else but can never fool me. I’ve seen enough of him since his City days till. It’s a cycle where he has few good patches here and there then goes back to being who he is. Rinse and repeat. Should be sold asap. If we are really serious about some silverware this season then we would spend the cash to get world class striker this January instead of waiting till summer as being rumoured
Tell me Chapo, how many world class strikers move in the January transfer window ?
I don’t believe MA has stated that Jesus is back to his best. I believe he stated that Jesus was very sharp. In any case, everyone (except MA perhaps) will have to wait and see if he starts against CP and how he performs going forward (assuming he sees the pitch again anytime soon). Don’t kill me for this but personally, I’m curious as to how he and Sterling could combine on the left to cause quite a bit of havoc and perhaps goals.
One thing you can rely on. You can’t rely on Jesus.
Glad Jesus had a good game for the club and for himself, but let’s not go overboard. His resume’ of years at City and with us shows he performs in patches. Come January or February we will be back to talking about him going missing and the goals that have dried up.
Tierney also had a solid game at LB, is he back to his best, are we going overboard about what he can help the team do in the title chase?
Sorry but one good game doesn’t prove anything except that one game. We still need an upgrade, and to think this solves anything is being naïve and overly optimistic.