Gabriel Jesus joins Arsenal

[EL APACHE TEVEZ]

Chuffed for him never shirked a game for us always ran his bollocks off

 

[domalino]

I agree with a lot of the posters here. Jesus had more than enough opportunities. Wish we could have him back in a heartbeat. He will thrive at Arsenal and I hope he does.

Some players just need a different environment to reach their best.

Pep's an amazing manager, maybe the best ever, but I get the sense he's very "sink or swim", he doesn't have time to rebuild confidence in a player every time they hit a down spell.

Arteta is different, he's much more of a cheerleader. That's why he was such a great assistant to Pep and why Jesus, Sterling and Sané all were at their best when he was at the club. They were all confidence players who Arteta worked with 1 on 1.

Watching Jesus today he's almost unrecongisable from the player of the last 2 years at City with the exception of games where he got a really early goal and could relax and play with confidence.

Arteta is going all in on him, and he's going to build up his confidence every day, and he'll be a much better player than he could be here. The sacrifice is he won't win trophies every year and play in the CL every season.

 

[SJT]

Yeah, great lad, miss him at City...he’ll have a great season, our loss.

 

[Jesus2020]

Some players just need a different environment to reach their best.

Pep's an amazing manager, maybe the best ever, but I get the sense he's very "sink or swim", he doesn't have time to rebuild confidence in a player every time they hit a down spell.

Arteta is different, he's much more of a cheerleader. That's why he was such a great assistant to Pep and why Jesus, Sterling and Sané all were at their best when he was at the club. They were all confidence players who Arteta worked with 1 on 1.

Watching Jesus today he's almost unrecongisable from the player of the last 2 years at City with the exception of games where he got a really early goal and could relax and play with confidence.

Arteta is going all in on him, and he's going to build up his confidence every day, and he'll be a much better player than he could be here. The sacrifice is he won't win trophies every year and play in the CL every season.

Yep. This. It's football psychology which means players will fall or thrive in different environments. I'm currently getting almost as much joy from his goals as when he was with us. That will only change if he scores against us or Arsenal are top of the league.

 

[yankblue]

Glad he's doing well but the video of him and Zinchenko celebrating hurt me

 

[Saddleworth2]

According to Shearer it’s now that he feels wanted at Arsenal - that’s why he is playing so well.
Completely unnecessary comment.

 

[HypnoticBlue]

Some players just need a different environment to reach their best.

Pep's an amazing manager, maybe the best ever, but I get the sense he's very "sink or swim", he doesn't have time to rebuild confidence in a player every time they hit a down spell.

Arteta is different, he's much more of a cheerleader. That's why he was such a great assistant to Pep and why Jesus, Sterling and Sané all were at their best when he was at the club. They were all confidence players who Arteta worked with 1 on 1.

Watching Jesus today he's almost unrecongisable from the player of the last 2 years at City with the exception of games where he got a really early goal and could relax and play with confidence.

Arteta is going all in on him, and he's going to build up his confidence every day, and he'll be a much better player than he could be here. The sacrifice is he won't win trophies every year and play in the CL every season.

Spot on.
Arteta after Pep maybe?

 

[Lauz9888]

Spot on.
Arteta after Pep maybe?

I like Arteta and hope Arsenal stick with him. He's pretty early in his managerial career and he needs the time and freedom to develop his own style, try stuff out and make mistakes.

I think that with that talented young Arsenal squad and a supportive board whose expectations are steady improvement, he's in the place he needs to be right now.

If Pep were to leave next summer, I don't think Arteta is ready. But if Pep gives us a few more years then Arteta may well be in the running. It's worth monitoring how he does, anyway.

 

[dave_blue12]

It’s a very different proposition playing upfront for Arsenal than playing for us. City face packed defences every week. Teams don’t generally set up like that against Arsenal and so there is much more space.

 

[bluealf]

According to Shearer it’s now that he feels wanted at Arsenal - that’s why he is playing so well.
Completely unnecessary comment.

Absolutely no need for it but I guess all his finishing was on show, scored two missed three easier chances.

I never wanted him to leave tbh but I guess we have to move on, he will score 20+ goals as he will get plenty of chances and all the minutes to score from them.

 

[ArniArason]

Scored the same amount of goals as him this season, haaland is good but jesus is proven

Hmmmm

 

[Stoned Rose]

Jesus (and Zin) both absolutely class again yesterday.

I really fucking miss the pair of em.

 

[nellyonthewing]

Jesus and Zin will benefit from playing in matches where the opponent have not camped out in their own half. Never any doubt they were both stars.

 

[The Future’s Blue!]

Good move for them and great to see them enjoying themselves. Want to see more of the same when they play the likes of Liverpool.

 

[Brightwell Bros.]

I like Arteta and hope Arsenal stick with him. He's pretty early in his managerial career and he needs the time and freedom to develop his own style, try stuff out and make mistakes.

I think that with that talented young Arsenal squad and a supportive board whose expectations are steady improvement, he's in the place he needs to be right now.

If Pep were to leave next summer, I don't think Arteta is ready. But if Pep gives us a few more years then Arteta may well be in the running. It's worth monitoring how he does, anyway.

I think the board are right to stick by him, but there's no escaping the fact he and his team absolutely bottled the end of last season. All well and good talking about how happy the players are and how good he makes them in August when the sun is still out and you've won your first two games, need to see what happens in the big games later in the year.

 

[Txiki Txiki Bang Bang]

He wouldn't be there for more than 2 seasons, next stop is Madrid as Benzema's replacement. Arsenal got a very good deal here and they would make at least 75m when they sell him to Madrid.

 

[vincent]

I think the board are right to stick by him, but there's no escaping the fact he and his team absolutely bottled the end of last season. All well and good talking about how happy the players are and how good he makes them in August when the sun is still out and you've won your first two games, need to see what happens in the big games later in the year.

Yep. Jesus is a fine player and his attitude is first class. But at our level he was a bit short. Let’s see how he and the rest of this Arsenal team do if they’re in contention for the big prizes as we get further into the season.

 

[01cravend]

Had the same honeymoon period for us.. rocked up here and got 7 goals and 4 assists in 8 starts.

I absolutely love Gabby. Best pressing forward I've seen in a City shirt, never gave less than 100% and never kicked up a fuss when he wasn't in the team.

But reality was whilst I'd rather still have him here it was the right move for all party's involved.
We get a decent fee for a striker who was like 20xg under his expected goals for us. Gabby gets to be the main man in a team potentially on the rise again surrounded by international teammates and people he's already familiar with.
Arsenal get a prem proven front man for a decent fee who instantly improved their side.

I honestly hope he and Zinny excel there.

 

[Keeper!]

Delighted for Jesus a great guy, but before everyone gets carried away let's see his and Arsenal's reaction when they hit a bit of bad form/performances, everything is going well so far, typical Arsenal, but as we have seen over the last decade after a poor result the proverbial wheels come off.

 

[come-on-barney]

He wouldn't be there for more than 2 seasons, next stop is Madrid as Benzema's replacement. Arsenal got a very good deal here and they would make at least 75m when they sell him to Madrid.

Absolutely spot on, using Arsenal as a stepping stone.