Gabriel Jesus has disclosed that the Brazil national team coach has encouraged him to return to the role he played during his time at Manchester City and Palmeiras.
Jesus, primarily a centre-forward, has often taken up different positions while at Arsenal, occasionally switching places with Gabriel Martinelli, who typically plays on the right wing for Arsenal. This versatility has led to some Arsenal fans questioning whether he is the ideal number nine for the team, and there have been calls for the club to sign a new centre-forward.
During his tenure at City, Jesus frequently operated as the main focal point of the attack or as part of a front-two partnership alongside Sergio Aguero, which is the style the Brazil national team coach appears to be encouraging him to revert to.
As he reported to duty for his national team, Jesus spoke with the media and said, as quoted by Globo Esporte:
“At Palmeiras, I did it a lot, I think it was the club I did it at the most, when I started playing more centrally. I played as a centre-forward, very loose and doing the ‘facão’. That’s where I did it the most. The first thing Diniz said when I came in for the other call-up was that he wanted to see Gabriel from Palmeiras, from City.”
Just Arsenal Opinion
It is normal for players to fill in different roles for club and country because, most times, the tactics and systems are different.
The best players know how to adjust to the demands of their national team managers and those at their clubs.
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Arteta needs to play jesus as a 9.
Jeeez…. Jesus has played two games on the left and one on the right flank, to cover up for injuries on Martinelli and Saka. Otherwise he has entirely operated as a centre forward. This in contrast to his last season in City where he played half of the time on the wing.
Martinelli plays on the right wing typically? Are you alright? Do you need to see someone?
Since Nelsons new contract, Nelson has gone off the boil a little bit, so the only alternative, with Trossard deputising on the left, is for jesus to deputise on the right. It is because he is the only player available to cover for Saka. If he had the strength to play on the shoulder of the central defender, then he would be preferred over nketiah, but nketiah has more strength and aggression to fill in that central position. We really need a tall technical 20 goal a season target Man up front. Jesus across the front line is similar to Tommy Vas across the back line, in that they can both adapt well and fill in when asked by the manager. Agree his best position is a false number 9, like Tossard is a better player as a false number 9, but we get the cards we are dealt with.
Has it occured to us that a 20 goals a season striker can cause such a change to our game that the goals from other players dry up and then the tacticcs change amd the 20 goals a seanon become 15 amd the team drops off.
This team is working.
We are enjoying goals from multiple players and are chasing the league. Last time we missed it because of injuries to the defence and drop of form to our midfield amd off course and injury to Jesus.
It aint broke, so lets not fix it. Unless we are getting a striker who flows with our tea, 100%.