5/10 The Arsenal Star must now be chopped for Eze

Speaking during his first press conference during the pre-season a few days ago, perhaps there was a feeling of frustration of Mikel Arteta that Arsenal had not reinforced more in the transfer window.

“We are short,” he saidEven despite the fact that the Gunners have signed four players and are about to add two others this week in the form of Cristian Mosquera and Viktor Gyokerres.

Well, while their pre-season festivities started with a 1-0 victory against AC Milan in which they had 27 shots, it was perhaps obvious why the Gunners had moved to land Gyokerres, a man with 54 goals in 52 games Last season.

Despite the fact that Gyokerres has not yet been officially confirmed, we were able to see an overview of the club’s new signatures with Christian Norgaard beginning, while Martin Zubimendi and Kepa Ariazabalaga appeared for the second half as substitutes.

There was even a usual objective for Bukayo Saka who seemed to be absent.

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Call Maduy, Signed by Chelsea for 52 million pounds sterlinghas not yet joined the team after their exploits of the Club World Cup in America. As a result, the Gunners’ attack had a fairly similar sensation.

However, there was something different in the midfield, Norgaard gave his first departure Arsenal on Wednesday evening in the heat of Singapore.

While the dane has lost possession several times, six times, there was cleanliness to its room which shone Success of 88%. Regarding Signatures of 15 million pounds sterling Come on, he will hold more than the blows in the central areas when she acts as a deputy of Zubimendi.

Speaking of Spanish, his beginnings were certainly a little more catchy. The supporters waited with cum their first overview and even if he did not have too much to do, the former man of the Real Sociedad was also well tidy, completing 89% of his passes and providing two key passes.

There have also been timeless moments for a number of young stars. Max Dowman received his first senior outing and was exceptional in his brief cameo.

Its ability to collect the ball and escape the opposition is already first class. It is amazing to think that it is only 15 years old.

There was also beginnings for his 15 -year -old compatriot Marli Salmon. The central rear may have missed a penalty in the novelty penalty shootout which took place full time, but it dazzled in possession during the normal period, completing 94% of its passes.

That said, it was not a positive runoff for everyone in an arsenal shirt.

The areas on which Arsenal must work

Although it is still at the start of the pre-season, the need for the Gunners of new recruits in their offensive line was obvious.

Saka was animated on the right side and has carved out a number of opportunities, but as usual, not too much in Arsenal blue were ready to put itself at the end of things.

You can excuse Kai Havertz who has returned from a long injury layoff, but the need for a presence like Gyokerers is clear for everyone.

The need for a left winger was also quite obvious. Arsenal was regularly linked to movements Back seat And Rodgrygo during the summer and the display for a certain Gabriel Theminies will have left the fans by begging for their arrival.

We will excuse a first pre-season performance, but the Brazilian projection in Singapore was too familiar. He was shy in possession on the left and lacked the explosiveness necessary to constitute a constant threat to the bottom line of Milan.

Playing the first 45 minutes, Martinelli could only manage 19 keys and he only finished six passes. His only blow, the one that was blocked, summed up this shy nature.

The winger obtained the ball on the left and sought to press in the area, but its indecision and its rapid lack of feet around the surface meant that Milan found it easy to prevent an opportunity as a scorer.

His efforts in the night were well summarized by Simon Collings of the standard Who gave Martinelli a note 5/10 and wrote: “had a Mazy race, which included a cheeky nutmeg, but the final ball sometimes lacked, in particular with a long -lasting chance in the first semester.

Consequently, Arteta needs a more explosive figure to associate with Gyokerres and Saka in its line forward this season.

If the board of directors has a meaning, it will seek to replace the regular starting point of Martinelli with someone like Eze or Rodrygo.