On Wednesday, there was talk of Reiss Nelson signing a new deal at Arsenal; hopefully, he has and is ready for a new chapter of his career.
Reiss Nelson has signed new long term deal at Arsenal. Four year contract, in place since beginning of June and now sealed. Club statement to follow. 🚨🔴⚪️ #AFC
Deal will also include option for further season. Nelson rejected bids from Italy, France and PL to stay. pic.twitter.com/dA9Swm40yr
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) July 5, 2023
Next season could be important for the Hale End Graduate, and Rio Ferdinand hinted at why so in his YouTube channel.
The Manchester United legend has asked Mikel Arteta not to over-depend on Bukayo Saka as he did last season. He insinuates that come next season, the 21-year-old’s game time should be controlled to keep him fresh.
“I think you still need one [more attacking player]. You can’t afford to let Saka play another full season and not missing any games. I know he missed one or two here and there. But he played too many games last season for a young kid. He’s going to burn out,” said Ferdinand.
“You need to save him a little bit and have moments when you can pull him out of the team without a big drop off in output. But man, Arsenal ain’t going nowhere.”
Ferdinand’s claims make perfect sense, and that is something Arteta should have already planned to address. It was evident Saka’s form dropped off towards the end of the season, and many alluded to the fact that he must have been struggling from fatigue.
There are no strong links between Arsenal and recruiting an attacking player. The focus is on defense and midfield. As Leandro Trossard competes with Gabriel Martinelli at left wing, Reiss Nelson needs to step up and try to be a reliable option at right wing.
If he can be trusted to replace Saka at times, Nelson will see plenty of game time next season, which could be meaningful for him extending his contract at Arsenal. We know he can do a job when called upon, so why doesn’t Arteta use him more often, especially to give Saka a break now and then…
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He played better on the left wing, because he isn’t as pacey as Adama Traore and Ismaila Sarr
We shouldn’t repeat our mistake with Willian who couldn’t cut inside and shoot effectively from the right wing
Better let him compete with Martinelli and use Trossard to play false-nine or AM. We could use Marquinhos, Havertz or Vieira to rotate with Saka for the RW role
Do you remember our conversation yesterday when I told that the ITK said Nelson has signed pending official announcement? You refuted and said they haven’t signed yet. Same yesterday few hours after our conversations Fabrizio tweeted that Nelson has signed.
If I’m not mistaken, Romano just said the deal was imminent, but Nelson hasn’t signed it yet. I’d be surprised if Nelson leaves though
No, Fabrizio actually said Nelson has signed, as at the time of typing this reply to you he just tweeted about four minutes ago that Saliba has signed a new contract. You can go and verify.
You disputed but do you now see that the Itk I told you about was actually right?
He reported our interest in Tchouameni weeks before other news outlet broke it. He called Timber deal about 2 weeks before Oinstein even broke the news. He said we were going to bid for Harvertz and buy him but I never believed it as at then until other news outlet did and then boom we did. Now he’s been sport on again on both Nelson and Saliba, being the first to report both.
The dude has been sport on in everything he has said so far. I told you there are lesser known people who break news first before these big names.
I believe in your ITK about Saliba and Nelson, because Romano has been reporting it since two months ago
But it’s hard to believe about Tchouameni and Simons, because we’ve got plenty of central midfielders
We have several CMs so even me myself find it hard to believe we want to buy another midfielder but he’s been right so far on everything he’s said. So let’s watch and see.
He said last week that we are now in Phase 2 of our 3 Phases transfer which is purchases after sales. This morning transfer checker just reported that Edu and Arsenal are looking to offload players before buying again. So you see he also got that one spot on before a major outlet.
Maybe in this phase 2 we sell some of our CMs who knows. He’s been correct so far but I won’t say he’s the second coming. Let’s just watch and see how things pan out
We have several CMs so even me myself find it hard to believe we want to buy another midfielder but he’s been right so far on everything he’s said. So let’s watch and see.
He said last week that we are now in Phase 2 of our 3 Phases transfer which is purchases after sales. This morning transfer checker just reported that Edu and Arsenal are looking to offload players before buying again. So you see he also got that one spot on before a major outlet.
Maybe in this phase 2 we sell some of our CMs who knows. He’s been correct so far but I won’t say he’s the second coming. Let’s just watch and see how things pan out.
What is this, a competition to see who is the best ITK, what does it matter, someone has to be first in breaking the news.
No, you’re the one who is getting the message the wrong way. We had a conversation yesterday that led to this. To understand this you have to understand yesterday’s conversation.
This is not trying to see who is the best itk. What I said yesterday was that those who did the major work to get this info first should be acknowledged. I’m not trying to prove who the best is but trying to show this particular itk’s credibility.
Most of these major itks just tap from the lesser known ones and I was only saying they should get their due recognition.
I don’t know how to rate Marquinhos like season. But as for Viera his skill set is good but he seem too fragile for epl physicality and sluggish at times may be he can be adviced to build his muscles like Nkethia. I agree Nelson should be able to compete with BSaka in the left. Theo Walcott despite right footed played there for years. The left wing is already dominated in my opinion. I am happy Nelson would stay hopefully Saliba too.
Walcott was very pacey in his prime, so he could reach the byline from the right wing frequently
The prime Walcott used his blistering pace to dribble past four players once, but I’ve never seen Nelson did that
Arteta got alot of stuff right last season. He has given us all hope. HOWEVER. it was bloody obvious we needed rotation. If not for fitness than to just keep players on their toes. I would have not blamed nelson for leaving last season. Was ridiculous. Arteta please take yet another leaf out of peps book and loody rotate next season.
Again for me this lack of rotation is what lost us the league. The slight fatigue and being predictable by the end is where the problem of not rotating comes also player get complacent and disillusioned on the other end.
How can you have fantastic games like nelson and be promptly benched upon sakas return. Crazy !!
Agreed on the rotation
It just seemed to me that MA didn’t have enough confidence in some on the bench to win through. Either that or he pinned all of his hopes on his first 12-15 players keeping up the momentum which sadly didn’t happen either.
With the impending arrivals and Arteta being backed strongly by the Board it is imperative for him to prove himself in the league and to show a better face in the CL in the upcoming season.
It’s not easy to build a team good enough to challenge Man city, but far more difficult to create a feeling in that team where players, even if they are seen as a significant down grade on those they are replacing, can come in and thrive to the point where the absentee isn’t miss all that much.
Nelson is a young player that may well end up a key part of Arsenal success in years to come.
Meticulous Management by Arteta and his staff should enable Nelson to slot in on the left without any great difference to the team.
Just want to thank Nelson for that Boumemouth classic, history will be kind to him.
I hope so too
Surely, Saka can’t play every Arsenal match, Arteta should not doubt his players otherwise why’d they be in the team. They are there to play and help the team to succeed not only to collect wages. He needs [Arteta] to find out how to use each and every play for the benefit of the team as a whole.
In short….the rotation is a barometer….how you will manage the fatigue of the team in cooperation with the whole team is a skill. Trusting rested players who often They exposed when they came in, it means that in some matches they have proven that they should start starters. One of them is Nelson…. at the time when Saka was present. Coincidentally he also played Jorginho and we’ve all seen what he can offer. This is the headline-grabbing rotation that made City look like a Ferrari next to a scarab in the final stages. Also Mr Arteta if you were scared So much going on and on and on against the worst teams in the league like Southampton and West Ham, why don’t you get a dog and keep it on a leash next to you?On the bench. You don’t need to be Einstein to see that some players were completely burnt out….and that you gifted this championship to City. Yes, City didn’t win it, you gifted it with Your fear and the insulting lack of confidence in the roster you built. This lack of title should be taught in coaching schools as An example of avoiding a criminal mistake. Of course, City had two equal lineups, okay, but against Southampton and the. ..taste West Ham, he didn’t want It would be a big risk to use players like Nelson or Smithrow in the starting line-up…right?Especially he pulls like a thoroughbred left back.
Rotation not only keeps players fresh, it’s stops them getting complacent and too comfortable. You could see it last season, players weren’t just fatigued but knew they were guaranteed a start regardless of form. We’ve seen it before.
No-one should feel secure in their spot, that’s the sign of a healthy squad.
Certainly, Nelson deserves more minutes, not only to give Saka some well deserved rest but also Nelson could start on the right side in Cup games and against lower half PL teams so that Saka is not burnt out and stays fresh.
Nelson is not an orthodox winger so he will not be an automatic Saka stand in IMO.
Reiss Nelson is massively talented and only unlucky because of injuries. For me, he can be as good as Saka if not solid enough as his backup. He loves the club as much as the moon loves the earth. We need players like this. Same goes to ESR, Holding and Elneny.