Mikel Arteta praised Gabriel Jesus’ ability to create ‘chaos’ as the striker scored again in Arsenal’s 2-0 win over Everton.
Brazilians scored twice on his debut in the Gunners’ 5-3 win over Nurnberg and scored his third goal to lead his new club to another pre-season victory.
The 25-year-old overtook Jordan Pickford from a corner in the 33rd minute and then set up Bukayo Saka, who added a second just three minutes later.
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Mikel Arteta says Gabriel Jesus is keen in training and is looking for a versatile striker to develop in the number nine role.
Jesus has made an immediate impact since signing for £45m from Manchester City and has produced the goals for Mikel Arteta’s side that they lacked last season. The Arsenal boss believes Jesus’ ability to break through defenses contributed to his early success.
“He creates chaos, he creates uncertainty, and he’s always on your shoulders,” says Arteta.
“The moment we gave the ball, he immediately took the initiative and put pressure and put his teammates in the back. He had a lot of leadership skills, I could immediately see what he was doing with the players. guy and he’s the type of guy we want.
“He looks really sharp, really dynamic. (He has) a really good understanding with his teammates right away. They’re looking for him, he’s creating chances, well connected around specific spaces that we wanted to explore especially with him, and yes, we’re really happy.”
Jesus has played extensively for Manchester City but so far he is playing as a No 9 at Arsenal, which is where Arteta plans to use him.
“He’s very flexible, but obviously, the way we want to develop him, is in that position,” he said.
“But sometimes it’s not himself, but don’t close that door because Gabby is related to what the opponent does in certain games, we’ll have to use him in different positions. He’s open to that and he knows it’s part of his strength too.”
Lampard praises young players in defeat
Frank Lampard praised his Everton youngsters for their performance against Arsenal in Baltimore.
Homegrown trio Lewis Warrington, Stanley Mills and Reece Welch all came out for the Blues, who played in fifth place in their first game of pre-season although that didn’t appear to be the plan. long-term.
“We had to play three in the back because of the group we had on the trip,” said Lampard, after watching 22-year-old goalkeeper Billy Crellin keep a clean sheet in the second half.
“I’d rather be flexible and be able to play three in midfield, like Arsenal did tonight. Overall, I’m relatively happy, we lost but Arsenal have played two games already.
“We are a bit behind physically and there are some things we can improve on. The second half was my favorite and there were some positives in it.
“The attitude of the young players is very good, Stanley Mills joined the trip because he trained so well last season and in the first week of pre-season at Finch Farm. He’s here for him. He deserves it and he showed it in his game.
“Lewis Warrington’s confidence in receiving the ball in the midfield and playing and moving it [was pleasing], it’s the simple stuff but we haven’t been doing very well since I’ve been here. Reece looked really comfortable and Billy kept a clean sheet for his half. “
New signing James Tarkowski, who completed a free transfer from Burnley earlier this month, has made his debut and has impressed Lampard since joining.
“I’m a big fan of James, I’ve been since before I was the manager of Everton,” said Lampard.
“I thought he was a player at a really high level in everything and he didn’t let me down, with his personality and leadership skills and strength and quality on the ball.
“He’s a defender who can do both sides of the game and I’m happy with his debut and expect really good things from him.
“I’m not too worried about the result, you always want to win but we were competitive, there’s nothing I don’t like about the players in terms of their application. It’s a set-up and not a game. a nice goal to recognize [Jesus’ opener].
“But Arsenal have put out quite a few full squads and are in a different phase from us at the moment. That should be fine. The process is very important, there’s a lot for me to see and see. think about moving forward.”
