Gabriel Martinelli: Dogback

[bastun]

Again I want to return on something that was said before. Martinelli is not a touchline winger. Give him time to think and he is dead.
Today's game is the perfect example. He is a channel runner finisher. He is at his best when playing on instinct.

 

[viktor]

 

[Jason Jace]

Getting benched and actually rotated is doing him a world of good.


Long may this good form continue.

 

[Jasard]

He was very good. Generally more suited to the CL.

 

[Trilly]

He was very good. Generally more suited to the CL.

Yeah outside of the elite teams it seems the average European FB is a lot slower than those in the PL. You see it with Saka too who isn’t a speed demon but is still effortlessly running past most of these guys.

That + the more adventurous play styles in Europe mean that Nelli is eating good. The plan to keep him and increase his value seems to be working so far.

 

[DanDare]

Said this during the game before the goal. Firm believer the way you use Martinelli is that his first touch is inside the box or to get inside the box. He shouldn't be carrying the ball because that's when his head goes down

MLS is exactly who you want with Martinelli, he can slip him in behind but we seemingly refuse to fashion space and time on the left, always only the right

Makes us easier to defend against

We need to address the unbalanced nature of our attack to become unstoppable

 

[hydrofluoric acid]

That was his best finish in a couple of years. He was really great tonight. Happy for him.

He has some insane finishes. His youtube comp at end of his career will be elite.

 

[Gooner Zig]

Champions League Martinelli is something else.

 

[Rex Caudillo]

Would hope that Gyokeres can continue to occupy defenders leaving more space for him.

If he’s able to consistently finish even the easy chances he’ll start going on a serious run.

 

[jones]

Remember when the usual suspects were telling us we should have sold him for 10m last summer?

@A_G do you think we could sell Martinelli to Villa for example? Would be a good move for him & Emery knows him. Feels like Arsenal never really wanted him gone except for a big offer from Saudis for example (which was never happening).

 

[ArsenesCoatMaker]

I don't think it's a coincidence that he played his best season with Xhaka feeding him and now he's playing much better with Zubi feeding him. He needs the ball playing in front of him, not to feet

 

[avenellroad]

Said this during the game before the goal. Firm believer the way you use Martinelli is that his first touch is inside the box or to get inside the box. He shouldn't be carrying the ball because that's when his head goes down



We need to address the unbalanced nature of our attack to become unstoppable

It reminds me of the Thierry Henry quote when he said that he needed to tailor his movement and passing to the players around him. Each player needed a different movement or type of pass to be effective, once he understood this, his game took off to a different level.

If players can understand the type of ball and the areas on the pitch that makes Martinelli effective, we unlock him.

 

[<<reed>>]

Never for 10m though.
But AM was happy to sell him for a bag of chips because they got their new flashy Chelsea reject.

 

[boonthegoon]

Change that title.

Man started from our box for that sprint and ends up with the goal.

 

[Ash10]

Scored in every UCL appearance this season

 

[Batman]

Absolutely on fire. Looks a new man. He starts the passage of play that leads to his goal with trademark good defensive work and then everything after that is perfect.

 

[viktor]

runnnnnnnn martineli runnnnnnnnnnnnn

 

[Taylor Gang Gunners]

It’s incredible really. The LW spot in our team was a weakness for so long, now Martinelli and Trossard are having brilliant seasons .

So much to love about this club right now.

 

[MutableEarth]

His remontada this season >>>>>>

Even I thought he was finished.

 

[viktor]

It’s incredible really. The LW spot in our team was a weakness for so long, now Martinelli and Trossard are having brilliant seasons .

So much to love about this club right now.

the amount of goals from lhs area this season absolutely insane and top quality