The Brazilian striker continued his good start with the Gunners by scoring against Everton
Gabriel Jesus “created chaos” in the final third and was the “real threat” Arsenal had long missed. That’s according to Mikel Arteta, who was beyond happy to see the performance of his new striker against Everton on Sunday (17/7) early morning hrs.
Jesus scored his third goal in two pre-season games for The Gunners when they won 2-0 over The Toffees Baltimore.
The Brazilian forward has already started to make up for the £45m Arsenal invested in him in a solid form, and Arteta is also satisfied with the “leadership” he is showing.
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Jesus prints brace on his debut against Nurnberg last week, and showed his predatory instincts again in front of Everton, hitting the ball into the top half after fantastic control of the ball from a corner.
The 25-year-old also provided the assist for Bukayo Saka in Arsenal’s second goal, and Arteta praised him in full post-match.
“He creates chaos, creates uncertainty, and he’s always on your shoulder,” says the boss The Gunners that to the Arsenal media. “He’s always there for the ball, always in front of goal.”
“He’s a real threat and this is what we need. As soon as we lose the ball, he’s actively pressing.”
“He has a lot of leadership ability, I could see right away what he was doing with his team-mates and he was the type of player we wanted.”