Former Premier League goalkeeper Shaka Hislop has spoken about Arsenal’s chances of winning the Premier League and named two players who could hinder their quest for the title.
Mikel Arteta’s side came close to winning the crown last season, taking the title race to the final game. This has given their fans hope that this could be their year, reminiscent of how Liverpool won the title in 2020 after narrowly missing out in 2019.
Manchester City has been the dominant team in England for several seasons, and the Citizens are expected to continue their winning ways this term. However, Arsenal is now seen as the new Liverpool to Pep Guardiola’s side, potentially poised for a breakthrough if they make the necessary improvements.
Despite the optimism, Hislop believes it will be challenging for Arsenal to be champions if they rely heavily on Gabriel Jesus and Kai Havertz.
He told ESPN as quoted by the Daily Mail: ‘It really comes down to Arsenal’s attacking options. While Havertz popped up at times, popped up at key moments in key games with goals, I am just not sold on Havertz as a striker to lead a team to win the Premier League.
‘I feel the same about Gabriel Jesus, who I thought started wonderfully well when he first joined Arsenal. But because of injuries it waned.
‘There is still that department to be addressed. Mikel Arteta is right, margins are really thin, especially when you consider just how good Manchester City continue to be.’
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Havertz and Jesus are two key men for us, and replacing them will not be easy.
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True,Arsenal needs a striker and a good one if we want to win the league.Arteta need to do what he did with Ramsdale,he assisted us to qualify for champions league but an upgrade to him in the name Raya was brought.We need an upgrade to this our strikers.I think Gyokeres will be an answer in that position
I suspect most fans agree that Arsenal needs a “real” striker – someone who can get 20+ goals a season. Clearly that’s not Jesus (just wishful thinking now) and it’s unlikely to be Havertz either.
Getting one will be more difficult as they are few and far between so will attract big fees when available. Gyokeres is the latest name in the ring (after the likes of Toney and a few others). He doesn’t appear to be attracting too much interest from other clubs currently (why, I wonder?) so if Arsenal really wants him now is the time to bid.
” And it’s unlikely to be Havertz either”
Can you elaborate your reasoning. If his first season can be taken as the reference, playing as a CF, stats show clearly, he can get to 20 plus goals easily. Do you realize Havertz got the same number of non-penalty goals as palmer? Maybe just 1 less maybe? What makes you think he can’t get 20 plus goals? If you had said 30 plus goals, I would agree that Havertz might never produce those numbers. But 20plus, quite well actually as he never misses a game! His availability alone will take his goal tally to 20. He might not be clinical in every chance, but due to his availability every game, he can get those goals. Would you rather have a striker who misses 10-12 games due to injuries but gets 20 plus goals in less than 20 games or someone who plays every match and allows relying on the player throughout the season and also gets 20 plus goals a season?
This non penalty goals narrative is a bucket full …….
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No it isn’t BS, while I’m not an ardent fan of Havertz as a striker, I’ll also argue he can easily reach 20+ as a centre forward.
Arsenal had 10 penalties in their favor last season. If Havertz took them all and scored, that’s 22 goals for him.
I think it’s you
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That comment was just one swearword and it wasn’t narrative. Beyond that I am seeing a bit of aggression between two groups that see like a squad of backups.
I would hope we will like too see Arsenal win trophies in artetas way just like Wenger did it his way. They were both coaches that believe in winning and I will compare then the first 20 years results. But RIzgzhT now I’m happy with enjoying watching our gunners and the more points the better. I’m excited and desperate for.the proper games to begin.
So question here. Is there anyone that ACTIVELY wants arteta to lose games.
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