After three successive defeats in all competitions and just one point in the Premier League over the past fortnight, Arsenal’s season is approaching another disappointment. It’s not that Arsenal fans haven’t gotten used to it in the last ten years, but even with Mikel Arteta, the situation hasn’t improved drastically compared to some past times…The slap from Liverpool at the Emirates and early relegation in the FA Cup was accompanied by a worrying address from the Spanish expert. He presented two bad news to the fans and the public – the first is the injury of Gabriel Jesus, the second is that there will (probably) be no reinforcements in the attack.Let’s start in order… Gabriel Jesus’ condition is not good. The Brazilian missed the match with Liverpool, and Arteta indicated that he will have an indefinite recovery period. The reason for even more concern is that there was no mention of his injury during the press conference before the match with Liverpool.”He had problems, he felt pain in his knee. He already had a scan, which showed something,” the Spaniard said briefly.Playing well and not winning is bad, but not as bad as playing poorly, says ArtetaGabriel Jesus already has a history of knee problems, due to which he has been absent several times for long periods. Let’s remind you: last season he was out of action for three months due to a knee injury during the World Cup. He also missed the start of the season due to similar ailments.That is not the end of Arsenal’s problems. Mikel Arteta also talked about the possibility of hiring another striker during January and his forecasts are not at all optimistic.”At the moment it doesn’t seem realistic (that we can bring in a striker). My job is to better the players I have available and make better results with what I have,” said Arteta.Buying a “no.9″ has been a constant topic at Arsenal in recent weeks. The possibility of bringing Dušan Vlahović was mentioned, which was quickly denied from Italy, so Ivan Toney or Dominic Solanke were discussed as potential solutions, but there seems to be nothing to do with that deal.”One thing is what we need, one thing is what we can do as well, and what we need to do now is stay behind those players, give them love, work with them and make sure they can visualize a different picture from the one that is now. We’re not going to reinvent the wheel,” Arteta said, referring to fans’ demands to hire a new centre-forward:”And I ask them to stand by the team. This is a very good team and deserves support”.MIKEL ARTETAWho is he?Spent 100m on Declan RiceSpent 70m on Kai HarvetzSpent 65m on JesusSpent 700m at ArsenalNo major trophy wonFinished in top 4 for onceBottled the League title after being on top for 247 daysDoesn’t develop players.Better than Klopp? pic.twitter.com/pfzSH4fu3U— THOMAS (@clinikalTrent) January 8, 2024 Arsenal have lost its leading position in the Premier League in the last two weeks and is now five points behind first-placed Liverpool. As far as the problems in the attack point are concerned, it is enough to see that the best goal scorer Bukayo Saka has only nine goals – admittedly, with 12 assists, followed by Martin Odegaard with seven, the same number as Gabriel Jesus, six each by Eddie Nketiah and Leandro Trossard, and five by Kai Havertz who played a false “nine” against Liverpool.##NAJAVA_MECA_7781553##
