The past week or so has been very arsenal.

Mikel Arteta The team first dropped points away from home against Brighton Premier Leagueand then lost their first stop League Cup They lost 2-0 to Newcastle United in the semi-finals and were eliminated from the competition. FA Cup Despite Manchester United’s personnel advantage, they were defeated by Manchester United.

The entire team has been terrible over the last few games but it’s hard to ignore, especially last night and this week, the club captain’s horrendous performances Martin Odegaard and Kai Havertz.

The Norwegian has looked lost in recent weeks, missing a penalty in normal time against Manchester United, while the former Chelsea man has missed numerous chances in both cup defeats , hence recent reports that the club is looking for a player to replace the latter. Reinstating the former shouldn’t be that shocking.

Arsenal continue to search for striker

according to a The most recent report comes from Arsenal want to sign RB Leipzig’s Benjamin Sesco, according to The Independent’s chief football writer Miguel Delaney.

The report did not mention a price, but a report last month claimed the German club would at least demand €70 million for their star attackerapproximately £59 million.

However, while it’s not a very high price for a promising striker in modern football, Delaney also claimed the board would “rather spend the money in the summer”.

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That said, with the club’s season hanging in the balance, the club may have to make a move this month and spend more money than they want, as Cesco could not only be an upgrade to Havertz but also resurrect Odegaard.

How Cesco made Arsenal better

So if Arsenal splash out the cash needed this month and bring Cesc to the Emirates Stadium, he’ll be in direct competition with Havertz for a starting spot, and judging by their performances this season, we think it’s a race for him will win.

For example, in 24 appearances this seasonWith only 1683 minutes in total, he is known as the Slovenian “monster” Analyst Ben MartinsonHaving scored 12 goals and provided 3 assists, this means he is currently averaging a goal every 1.6 games or every 112.2 minutes.

Although the Gunners No. 29 jersey has the same number of goals and assists this season, He has made 27 appearancesA total of 2,232 minutes has resulted in a goal every 1.8 games, or a goal every 148.8 minutes, which is a significant difference.

In fact, it’s that difference that allows him to get the best out of Ødegaard, and although his performance in yesterday’s game was still some way from his mercurial best, the Norwegian still created Chance Two big chances To his teammates, it was a sign that he had a calmer striker in front of him who would start to provide assists for the team.

We could see the Leipzig ace being a better finisher Basic data via UnderstatAccording to them, he has scored 7 league goals this season while the expected goals against is just 4.61, and he was more efficient last season, scoring 14 league goals against the expected goals against is 8.60.

In comparison, the former Chelsea man has the same number of league goals this season, but from Expected goals against 9.46,While he was a little less wasteful last season, he was still underperforming, scoring 13 goals against an expected goals rating of 13.47.

Ultimately, Havertz has been a useful player for Arsenal over the past year and a half, but it’s now undeniable that he’s a poor finisher, and as the numbers suggest, the opposite is true for Cescó.

So if Arteta and Co. want to improve their attacking game and help get more out of striker Odegaard, signing the Leipzig star this month would be a great start.

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