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3 reasons why Gabriel Jesus is so important to Arsenal

By Adam Keys

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)
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 has helped raise the level in the squad. (Photo by Catherine Ivill/Getty Images)
Gabriel Jesus has helped raise the level in the squad. (Photo by Catherine Ivill/Getty Images) /

3. Maturity and experience

Arsenal signed Jesus to raise the level within the team and catapult them into the top four. No one expected a title charge at the start of the season, but the messages coming out of the camp are that Jesus and Oleksandr Zinchenko made it clear from day one that that’s why they were there.

Both have brought that mentality to the squad, and it has rubbed off on the likes of Odegaard, Saka, Martinelli etc. who have all stepped up to a new level and embraced Jesus’ experience.


Against Newcastle, we saw him use all that experience as he embraced the dark arts of the game, with time-wasting at appropriate times, running past Pope and forcing him to slow down his kicks out of his hands, and being there to defend his teammates when the game got heated.

Those traits are incredibly hard to find, and despite all his experience, it’s important to note that he has just turned 26, and is feeling his way back from injury.

Arsenal have a special player in Gabriel Jesus and one that will be crucial in the club’s remaining three games if they are to hit the 90-point mark and push City all the way for the title.