3 reasons why Gabriel Jesus is so important to Arsenal

By Adam Keys | May 10, 2023

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, ENGLAND - MAY 07: Gabriel Jesus of Arsenal passes the ball whilst under pressure during the Premier League match between Newcastle United and Arsenal FC at St. James Park on May 07, 2023 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images) /

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Gabriel Jesus can service others as well as score. (Photo by Nigel French/Getty Images) /

2. Creativity

Gabriel Jesus has ten goals and five assists in 23 games this season, showing he is always a handful in the final third of the pitch.

Against Newcastle he struggled to get into shooting positions, finishing the game with just one tame shot, which Nick Pope bundled out for a corner, but he did play the pass that lead to Arsenal’s second goal after some twisting and turning inside his own half.

Gabriel Martinelli hits Newcastle on the break, before his cross is diverted into his own net by Fabian Schär, to double Arsenal’s lead! #afc pic.twitter.com/u2lKP6VsIj
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Alongside his decisive passes, he had 50 touches of the ball, holding play up very well, and running at the Newcastle defence, which again is something that creates a huge amount of uncertainty with defenders.

Those traits very much feed into the chaos factor that Arteta has spoken about, as he is such an unpredictable player to face, and defenders hate playing against that.

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