Welcome back Martinelli
Heās already looking more threatening then last year and got more numbers too.
Now to get on that 2022/23 form please
5 Likes
Today was that classic slightly scuffed effort that a player bang out of form in front of goal just needs to roll gently into the corner and he got it. Minutes later heās got an assist so as soon as it hit the back of the net you could see the wind was in his sails.
He was great against City as well particularly doing the dirty work in that second half, hopefully the end product returns now cause that would ease one of our biggest concerns this season.
3 Likes
He did well and I hope this gives him more confidence but heās still far from being the player we had a couple of seasons ago. Letās hope he keeps improving.
I thought the left hand side with Rice, Martinelli, Calafiori looked the best I can remember. Excited to see Merino slot in there.
Calafiori especially seems very good at unsettling defences picking up weird positions with good runs. Hopefully we see Martinelli thrive now.
We might have a honeymoon period where teams havenāt worked out whatās going on and how to stop it, Martinelli needs to capitalise on that.
4 Likes
Very early days for Calafiori - Martinelli partnership but there is something there. If they can develop the understanding Saka and White have on the left, weāll finally get the balance in our attack right. Of course, Martinelli has to show a lot more of what he did against Leicester. Letās hope he does.
4 Likes
I donāt think Zinchenko and Martinelli had bad chemistry though.
Ultimately, I feel Martinelli was the most detrimental to that side of the pitch for the majority of that season because his confidence was low and his weird decision making became even weirder.
When Trossard got a run there he was thriving and Jesus didnāt do too bad there himself.
In fairness to Martinelli, there was a short period before his injury in February where it looked like he was finally getting to form.
When he came back he couldnāt recapture it though and frankly he didnāt even look fit(others have also pointed that he hasnāt looked as rapid as he used to be).
You see Martinelli yesterday, especially after the goal, he was on it and kept being a nuisance for Leicester, making smart runs, willing to take on people, willing to shoot more.
Hopefully he continues this way.
I wanted to mention that the other day too.
That was his best period of the last season and the only period where he really looked good and you could tell heās an important part of the teamā¦ Then got that unlucky injury and never managed to get back to that level.
2 Likes
Dear god howās this useless off form wanker still getting minutes for us 
4 Likes
Youāre in the wrong thread, itās the Jesus thread now, Iāll try to keep you updated but it changes every 5 minutes, I even think it was the Tomi thread for second in between, not sure
6 Likes
Great substitute performance. Heās getting his form back. Massive goal he scored today.
6 Likes
If this guy finds the form he showed two years back, heāll make a huge difference to our prospects.
4 Likes
That wasn old school Martinelli finish
2 Likes
Good contribution today, hopefully this is the start of a return to form.
3 Likes
Repaired the left-side and suddenly heās getting his confidence back. Good run and finish from Gabi
3 Likes
Is he still allowed to switch NT if he wanted?
I checked online but I find conflicting answers about it.
Why would he be allowed? Heās literally played competitive games for Brazil including the WC
1 Like
Heās played a competitive game for
Brazil, so no. Not that heād want to either
He holds a dual citizenship. Heās part Italian.
Yeah but thatās not how it works. You canāt play multiple competitive fixtures for your country and then switch allegiances
2 Likes