Arsenal legend Martin Keown has heaped praise onto young Brazilian forward Gabriel Martinelli as he says he looks like a player who’s taken his game up a level.
The 21-year-old joined Arsenal as a teenager and a relative unknown back in 2019, and has now put some injury problems behind him to become an increasingly important player for Mikel Arteta’s side this season.
Ex-Gunner Keown is clearly a big fan of Martinelli, as is former Chelsea and West Ham star Joe Cole, who said he instantly fell in love with the South American’s style of play.
Watch the video clip below as the pundits rave about Martinelli, with Cole paying him the big compliment of comparing him to Alexis Sanchez and Luis Suarez…
"He reminds of an Alexis Sanchez or Suarez type"
"I loved him from the moment I laid eyes on him"
"He is a player now that's going to the next level"
Joe Cole & @MartinKeown5 lavish praise on Arsenal's Gabriel Martinelli ?#UEL pic.twitter.com/Ft7ecPiXr8
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Arsenal clearly have a huge talent on their hands here, and it will be exciting to see how he continues to develop.
For now, it looks like he’s in very good hands with Arteta, who has made major improvements to this Arsenal squad since he took over.
Really all aArsenal Players are doing well but Arteta must find the way he could intergrate Fabio Viera to the arsenal squad on a regular bases and make them understand that what we are playing are business football no entertain football we are really on business Arteta should not panick for now Arsenal are ok all the positions are well balanced only for Arteta to believe that outside Lokonga White or Tomiyasu can play midfield and seize the opportunity let him Arteta try in training Reise Nelson is matured now and Arteta need to build confidence to the young players than always talking about loan some one like Marqinho need to blossome in Arsenal in other to get Arsenal DNA we are going to do well in all compititions even if we win the league this season we are going to repeat it next year only trusting the players and the players trusting in themselves as i wish us the best of luck
In Artetaball, the fullbacks are two extra box-to-box central midfielders. This offers more game control, attacking fluidity and incisive movements on and off the ball.
Also in Artetaball, the central defenders are two extra defensive midfielders in order to have a great spine with superior ball retention and ball winning technicalities to opposing teams.
Strikers in this Artetaball system are actually wingback players who are all happy to be responsible for offering the team both attacking and defensive width by running opposition backline to rags and holding down the wings for 120mins.
Lastly in Artetaball, the goal keepers are basically area commanders. That’s a key personality required, organizing the defence, apart from being a proper goalie.
Having clarified the Artetaball typical game plan and players, this is the selection pool:
GK – Ramsdale, Turner, Hein
CB/DM – Saliba, Mangalese, Holding, “Elneny, White, Tomi, Lokonga, Partey, Xhaka”
SB/CM – Tierney, Zinchenko, Cedric, Odegaard, Fabio, “Elneny, White, Tomi, Lokonga, Partey, Xhaka”, *Saka, Smith Rowe*
WB/ST – Martinelli, Nelson, Maquinhos, Jesus, Eddie, *Saka, Smith Rowe*
Of course there would be guys who have unique qualities to play in more than one unit. While Lokonga and Smith Rowe must up their defensive intelligence, Smith Rowe in addition needs more pace in him for him to play well in the Artetaball forward line.
This is a hugely exciting squad of players and coaches. Great days are back. COYG!!!