9 | Gabriel Jesus - 2021/22 Performances

[Txiki Txiki Bang Bang]

Can't blame him, he had a good game but he has been out of the team for a long time now, poorly managed.

 

[Deleted member 81382]

Looked sharp when he came on, very unlucky not to have scored twice.

 

[WallyA]

Should have left a year ago.

A faint shadow of the player he was 3 years ago and terrified of scoring.

I love him and hope he manages to kickstart his career wherever he goes because it’s in free fall here.

I always feel sad when I realize he didn't want to push for the striker spot when Aguero was clearly waning for us due to injuries.

Either from him or Pep, they decided the safe route of him being a winger. But while he is solid, he doesn't really excel in anything there.

His scoring is perhaps a product of being a slightly bad finisher, or just lacking confidence, or a mix of both (I'm leaning towards this).

Maybe if he persisted as a striker he could have developed more, but right now, I think he needs a new club for his own sake.

 

[Manchester_lalala]

Should have left a year ago.

A faint shadow of the player he was 3 years ago and terrified of scoring.

I love him and hope he manages to kickstart his career wherever he goes because it’s in free fall here.

He did more in 20 minutes than Grealish or Foden did all game. But you’re right, he needs to leave and be another teams star man.

 

[OrigamiNinja]

Love the guy and have always backed him. However, it’s just one of those situations where you feel like it’s never going to fully work. He has become a real nearly-man. Love his attitude and his work-rate and he has plenty of quality but he is lacking in the goal department. His overall figures will stand up but we need a 25 goal a season man and it’s not going to be him.

 

[schfc6]

Has always needed a run of games to get up to speed. Isn’t getting them. I feel he’s treated very much like Stones. If he’d been given Grealish’s minutes he’d be in double figures for goals and assists.

 

[Txiki Txiki Bang Bang]

Has always needed a run of games to get up to speed. Isn’t getting them. I feel he’s treated very much like Stones. If he’d been given Grealish’s minutes he’d be in double figures for goals and assists.

You just hit the nail on the head.

 

[warringtonblue]

Looked sharp when he came on, very unlucky not to have scored twice.

Missing the target isn’t down to luck

 

[ninjamonkey]

Comes on for a cameo, instantly becomes the best of the front 3 and all we get on here is calls for him to leave. Bizarre reaction to a very positive 20 minutes. He looked sharp, very sharp. should have scored, unlucky hitting the post pretty sure it took a deflection on the way, should have buried the rebound but was far better than Grealish or foden in a much shorter time on the pitch.

Unless Pep plays gundogan, Bernardo and kdb in any of the games thus pushing one of them 3 upfront, he simply has to play against Madrid and liverpool and preferably as the 9. His energy gives the team so much in the big games.

 

[OrigamiNinja]

Comes on for a cameo, instantly becomes the best of the front 3 and all we get on here is calls for him to leave. Bizarre reaction to a very positive 20 minutes. He looked sharp, very sharp. should have scored, unlucky hitting the post pretty sure it took a deflection on the way, should have buried the rebound but was far better than Grealish or foden in a much shorter time on the pitch.

Unless Pep plays gundogan, Bernardo and kdb in any of the games thus pushing one of them 3 upfront, he simply has to play against Madrid and liverpool and preferably as the 9. His energy gives the team so much in the big games.

IMO this was his season to nail down a place which he has never really done since coming to the club. We don’t have a striker and none of the wingers were ripping it up early season, it was there for the taking for him. A mixture of injuries and up and down form has meant that he is still the same bit-part/squad player he always has been since arriving. It’s hard to see how things change for him should we sign a striker in the summer.

I don’t want him to leave but it seems almost inevitable. Like it might be the best for all involved.