{"id":290032,"date":"2023-09-16T09:27:18","date_gmt":"2023-09-16T09:27:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=290032"},"modified":"2023-09-16T09:27:18","modified_gmt":"2023-09-16T09:27:18","slug":"gabriel-jesus-changed-arsenals-world-last-season-says-mikel-arteta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/soccer\/gabriel-jesus-changed-arsenals-world-last-season-says-mikel-arteta\/","title":{"rendered":"Gabriel Jesus \u2018changed Arsenal\u2019s world last season\u2019, says Mikel Arteta"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Mikel Arteta lauded \u201ctremendous\u201d Gabriel Jesus who he claims \u201cchanged Arsenal\u2019s world last season\u201d.<\/p>\n
Gunners boss Arteta could start the Brazil striker for the first time this term at Everton on Sunday after he recovered from a spate of injuries.<\/p>\n
Jesus has made two substitute appearances in the Premier League this season, scoring last time out in the 3-1 victory over Manchester United on September 3.<\/p>\n
But Arteta insists the former Manchester City forward\u2019s game is about more than goals.<\/p>\n
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\u201cHe is a tremendous player,\u201d said Arteta, whose side finished runners-up in the Premier League in 2022-23.<\/p>\n
\u201cA really important player for us. He changed our world last season. You could all see that. He is going to be a really important player for us.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think he brought a different energy, a different belief, a different threat, a different fear to opponents.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd he did it in a really natural way and I think he contributed hugely to the step that we had last season.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe tracks a lot of attention and players in the way he plays and creates space for others and that\u2019s a big quality.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen you sign a player you know, who has done it in the league and he\u2019s got the hunger to join us for the right reasons \u2013 it was a no-brainer for us to do it and we could see the impact he had straight away in the team.\u201d<\/p>\n
Arsenal\u2019s last win at Goodison Park came in 2017 and they have scored just twice in their last five visits.<\/p>\n
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Former Everton player Arteta talked up Sean Dyche\u2019s side and identified the levels his players need to be at if they are to take all three points.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor me Everton\u2019s quality is not physicality, it\u2019s what they do and they play really well and Sean (Dyche) does well at doing that,\u201d Arteta added.<\/p>\n
\u201cJust talking about physicality doesn\u2019t reflect the qualities they have, the reasons they do it, the intentions they have, how they build sequences and momentum in matches. There\u2019s a lot of work there so it is much deeper than that in my opinion.<\/p>\n
Just talking about physicality doesn’t reflect the qualities they have, the reasons they do it, the intentions they have, how they build sequences and momentum in matches.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey know (Arsenal players on how hard Everton away is). Obviously we have experienced it so there\u2019s a level of focus and attention you need when you play against a team like that.\u201d<\/p>\n
Arteta praised Eddie Nketiah after he featured in Gareth Southgate\u2019s England squad earlier this month, despite the striker not playing a single minute during victories against Ukraine and Scotland.<\/p>\n
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He said: \u201cI think it\u2019s a big point to be named in the England national team, it\u2019s a big point.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was really happy and proud of him and it\u2019s the coaching staff\u2019s decision (on who starts) and he\u2019s going to have to earn the right to play, that shows you the level there is there.\u201d<\/p>\n