What we need is a wide man who can play both sides, not just the left.
So every now and then we can actually give Saka a rest, and not panic over his replacement.
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I genuinely think Jesus is that guy and I wish weād use him there more.
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I think Arteta is ready to use Jesus on the wings more but the key issue is his availability.
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Jesus was that guy at city theyād regular play him on the wing especially in big games. Not sure why we rarely do it.
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The only assumption I can make is that he came to Arsenal on the agreement weād use him as a CF and heās firm in his desire to stay in that role.
Canāt think of any other reason heād be perfect rotational option on either side of the CF.
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He had a great hand to demand that kind of role when he joined, the situation is much changed now and heās got a task on to get in the team at all.
I think heās more likely to accept a role on the wing now.
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I think he could definitely play on the left, but Iāve never liked him on the right.
The issue nowadays is that he was quite a bit lighter, quicker and more mobile during those times and it was quite easy to do the job on the wing for him at the time.
Heās still a hardwoker on the pitch these days too, but has put on some weight compared to those days and canāt cover all that space effortlessly as he did before. Obviously the injuries he had over the last two seasons didnāt help him either.
He can definitely do a job there occasionally (personally I would definitely use him on the flank more often than Arteta does) but heās definitely not as strong there as he was in his City days.
Heās reached a point where it doesnāt matter where you play him, this guy is simply a difference maker on the pitch.
Heās honestly become one of our best players.
Wouldnāt rely on them for position data tbh even those CF numbers look overstated to me. Noticed in the past they have weird position tracking numbers which is odd since itās one of the easiest stats to monitor.
I canāt remember more than 5 games of him being played down the middle. Weāve always had laca, auba, Jesus etc in his time here so why would he be up top even semi-regularly.
Heās a winger, itās always just been a fan idea about him potentially being a CF.
He can do a serviceable job up front but thatās it.
17 G/A in 14 games is nothing short of elite production. Obviously the optics donāt always look great but if those stats were even close to that over a season (e.g. 35-40 G/A in 50 or so games) itās hard to think of many other guys outside of Haaland who are gonna come in in that position and have anywhere near that level of impact.
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Arteta and Edu deserve a lot of credit for taking the chance on Havertz and paying big big money to bring him in. His development under Arteta and return to confidence has only heightened the faith I have in Arteta as a coach to extract the maximum he can out of a player.
Kai looked a dejected figure going down the Werner route and all of a sudden heās one of the PLās most in form attackers.
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He still lacks that little bit of power & finesse that makes him unconvincing.
His run of games since the start of the year should give me confidence, but deep inside; I wonāt be surprised if things go sideways for him this season. There is no assurance.
Also I feel like it is inevitable when we come across a team in a crucial match who would be hard to beat and a rare chance will fall to Havertz & he will not be able to capitalise on it.
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I agree that having Kai and Jesus as our strikers is pretty risky.
Trossard is not young anymore.
Unfortunately, Sesko was unimpressive in the Euro, and Gyoxxxxxes is overpriced.
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Thankfully, he is a big game player. And thatās before Arteta did his magic with him.
And to think Kaiās pulling these numbers without even being able to kick the ball properly.
If he can sort that part of his game out, he might end up better than prime Adebayor.
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Adebayor? I thought you were going to say Aubameyang.
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As an initial hater and low key detractor, fully agree. I think he can hit 20 league goals
You cannot argue with actual production at the end of the day.
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