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Gabriel Martinelli: Top Tear
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bonzka
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That is the depressing reality. Saying that, I do quite like Laca, but the teams needs to evolve.
boonthegoon
Arteta In by November
Country: USA
Player:Ødegaard
say yes
forum master baiter
Not sure if the training videos are a coincidence, but this is definitely what I'd guess the plan is.
No doubt in my mind that Arteta rates this guy given how he was used pre-injury; and how positively Arteta always speaks of him. The minutes have dried up because we've moved Auba up top, and Laca is (rightly) the more appropriate backup there, particularly at the business end of the season.
Tir Na Nog
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Country: Ireland
He has to be seen as a CF long term because he just isn't a winger. We've seen recently what Arteta wants from his wide players and Martinelli just doesn't give that.
Country: Australia
He looks as sharp as a cut snake in that vid. Can’t be far away from a start.
AbouCuéllar
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Should get a start against Olympiakos, IMO.
Laca
Martinelli-Willian-Pepe
should be fine. But Arteta will not be that risky.
Laca
Martinelli-Willian-Pepe
should be fine. But Arteta will not be that risky.
Batman
Head of the Wayne foundation for benching Nketiah
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Player:Saliba
Maybe there is hope for Mikel. Now make nice with Saliba and bin Willian to Saudi Arabia or MLS.
Country: Canada
AM had me thinking Terry spent his summers at the Caravan, was ginger and fighting off terror but he was really a dashing Chilean journalist with RonaldoMadness tendencies.
Country: England
Disgraceful abuse.
Country: England
Country: England
Aye, went and had a look after your post. Done me there you bastard.
Wouldn’t say it’s anything to worry about. Auba is of course our starting striker. Lacazette comes next and if we intend to sell needs to play.
blrgooner
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Martinelli has always been a CF IMO. His skillsets and more importantly his instincts are a perfect fit there.He would also work well as a second CF with someone like Laca I think. He is just not a winger in our system though.
Iceman10
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The end of Nketiah at Arsenal?
I did want one of Laca and Auba to be sold last summer to make way for Martinelli, before his injury. This would perhaps also be more indication that the club will not be renewing Laca’s contract.
Country: Wales
How old is Eduardo? I assumed he was a teenager from his cringey tweets and “future journalist” bio.
Looks like he’s pushing 30 in that pic the sad case.
Wounded Healer
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yes arteta its your god damn fault...
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Player:Saliba
It took about 15 minutes of watching Martinelli against Standard Liege to see he’s got it made as a CF. The way he attacks the ball at the near post, his ability to lose markers in the box, the way he finds the corners with his shots without looking.
His intensity is what Arteta seems to be trying to manage. He obviously he knows that if left to his own devices, Martinelli will chase down every ball, and he wants him to be able to catch teams by surprise.
I don’t necessarily agree with it but I understand it. I’m just glad that there seems to be a plan for him.
His intensity is what Arteta seems to be trying to manage. He obviously he knows that if left to his own devices, Martinelli will chase down every ball, and he wants him to be able to catch teams by surprise.
I don’t necessarily agree with it but I understand it. I’m just glad that there seems to be a plan for him.
AbouCuéllar
Author of A-M essays 📚
Eh? So Arteta, an outspoken fan of players who play with high intensity and press a lot, wants Martinelli to have less of that, so that he can catch teams by surprise? (I'm not even sure how that works in your mind, btw, if you just chase down the ball and press some of the time, teams get surprised when you do press? I suppose you mean more save energy to be in good positions when we get the ball, but even then, it seems weird to think this is what Arteta is working on with him, much less be so certain of it so to say 'I don't necessarily agree with it').
In short, I don't think this is what Arteta is managing with him. I think it's basically more like, we've got a lot of options in the forward positions, we are struggling to get games for Pepe who is 25 and in rather good form, hence Martinelli, at 19, is the odd man out. What he's managing is no doubt his overall game, much as he would've with Sterling or Sané, as much as time allows him, given that he's the head coach not the assistant as he was before.
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