THIS MAN MIGHT BE BACK TO HIS BEST NEXT SEASON
2nd of December 2022 might seem quite like a random date to most of us but given what happened to Gabriel Jesus, he will still remember to this day. In what was a dead rubber world cup group game for Brazil against Cameroon, Jesus picked up a knee injury that kept him out for months and also further down the line when it kept recurring. Just like any long injury lay off, it takes time to get back to full speed and sharpness, when he eventually came back he was nothing like the pre world cup Jesus, the injury had clearly taken his sharpness and robustness that he previously offered.
Last season gooners would have expected him to kick on from that injury and bag lots of goals but due to the recurring nature of the injury, he was forced to miss the opening few games of the campaign, this proved to be the case over the course of the campaign aswell, missing key periods through injury, He did contribute 16 G/A in all competitions however clearly underperformed his XG considering only 8 of those were goals.
Having cut his holiday off short to start work on his fitness early, he was said to have impressed the Arsenal back room staff with his fitness upon arrival to the club it is however no surprise that he has looked sharp and back to his menacing self in the pre season, netting against Man United and Leverkusen in the process. Given his age and undoubted qualities he is still therefore a key part of this machine and his availability could prove to be very paramount to Mikel Arteta.
Even Mikel Arteta has admitted to seeing a hunger and fire in his eyes like never before to be back to his brilliant self, a fit and firing Gabriel Jesus will not only help us in this chase for glory but also save the club precious resources when we don’t see the need for another striker.
Is it just me or do you think that the 2024/25 season might just be his most productive?
Kenneth Benjamin
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Like all of us, I’d like to but it’s the “injury question”, isn’t it.
This coming season, goal-wise anyway, can hardly be worse that 2023-24. I mean 4 goals in 27 PL games (and only 9 goals in 41 games in all competitions) is truly awful for a striker. I appreciate he does other things when in the team, but his primary role is putting the ball in the opposition’s net after all.
Whether he can overcome his injury problems and greatly improve his goal scoring remains to be seen. Regarding the former, I don’t know whether increased physical fitness necessarily means you’re not as injury prone, if you see what I mean. You can be very fit but still over-susceptible to inevitable knocks etc if that’s the way you are. Anyway, let’s hope he can as it is beginning to look less likely Arsenal will get a top rate striker in this window.
I don’t think so, because he’s so injury-prone
OT: Romano just said Arsenal and Sociedad are just negotiating the best deal over Merino, similar to Calafiori’s case
Maybe. If he does, and Martinelli has a good season, we will win the PL. I am not expecting any new striker, so we need Jesus to have an injury free and a blinder of a season.
i certainly hope so
the transformation impact of Jesus and Zinc when they arrived this time 2 years ago was massive, last season though saw both become less effective and weaknesses exposed
both have started pre-season with a renewed energy and purpose, hopefully they can build on that positive momentum and both have the season of their lives for us
I think Jesus will never be a deadly striker. If he had that player in him, Guardiola would have brought that out in him.
I think Jesus could have value to this squad as a squad player. He could be decent right wing back-up to Saka and same for playing on the left wing if needed or back-up to Havertz as striker. I don’t think he is a 20-25 goals a season deadly finisher. However, obviously, if he manages to stay injury free, his energy and skills can be tremendously valuable to the team even if he only comes in after 70 minutes. I love his attitude and work rate. But then again, thanks to Arteta, most of our players have a fantastic work rate and attitude.
We have to hope Havertz will score 20+ goals for us as striker and that the supporting cast (Saka, Marinelli, Trossard, Odegaard, Jesus) will all chip in with double digits goals.
I think we can still get plenty of goals combined from Jesus, Trossard, Havertz, Saka and others
We don’t need 1 player to score over 20 goals. It would be nice but not necessary
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I have Seen 👀 that Dance before and I ain’t buying it anymore. Buy a Well Proven Striker who Score 30+ Goals per Season. I refuse to be deluded.
proven 30+ goals per season striker, delusion right there
“A well proven striker with 30+ goals”, you’re delusional already bro. Lol
Clearly.you.are.no prophet ! There are no 30 goal a season forward…(Halland maybe as a one off and Citeh are NOT selling him to us !)
Maybe playing with Nwaneri will improve him and Martinelli. The 2 are missing Xhaka badly. Kai Harverz’s passing is not as brilliant as Xhaka’s.
The poor performances of Martinelli and Jesus is due to the slight change in midfield with Xhaka gone.
We need a game changer for 20 / 30 minutes when things are not working . Doesn’t have to score thirty and be the main man . Just one that makes the difference between a draw and a late winner.
yes, I agree with that, i hesitate to call them a super sub, but do know what you mean, Nketiah was not that guy, Trossard is a bit but not necessarily bringing something different to mix it up
i was surprised when Bierieth was sold for spare change, someone who could put himself about a bit, physical, disruptive
but now looking at £80m to £100m options which doesn’t add up
i mentioned in a post earlier today Joao Pedro at Brighton is a big guy standing 1.88m and Brazilian x-factor may be, a fraction of the money and the right age and ego profile for starting on the bench much of the time
I concur potter. Hope you’re well.