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There is no other way but to win arsenal Now they are pursuing Premier League title.
Chelsea and Liverpool are soaring up the table, but even if City appear to be out of the running, the Gunners must remain perfect.
However, they have been far from that in recent weeks, dropping four points against Fulham and Everton over the past two weekends.
Well, when the boss is on weekends Mikel Arteta As he celebrates his fifth anniversary in charge of Arsenal, Arsenal delivered the perfect gift by beating Crystal Palace for the second time this week with a 5-1 win at Selhurst Park.
The north London side had beaten their London rivals in the Carabao Cup just a few days ago, but the victory arguably takes on greater significance considering their form in the league over the past few weeks.
Just like he was at the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday night, Gabriel Jesus Be a hero again.
Gabriel Jesus’ performance against Crystal Palace
What a week it has been for the Brazilian striker. The former Manchester City star scored a first-class hat-trick against Crystal Palace in midweek and scored his first home goal in more than a year.
he is still waiting His first Premier League goal since JanuaryBut that happened on Saturday, and Jesus once again put in a stellar performance.
Kai Havertz, Gabriel Martinelli and Declan Rice also scored, but it was Jesus who stole the show, scoring with a superb finish from six yards.
His second goal was an even better one. After a corner kick, Thomas Partey passed the ball to the Brazil international, who wrapped his foot around the ball and knocked it past Dean Henderson.
It’s been a landmark week for Jesus, with Bukayo Saka brutally coming off in the first half with a hamstring injury, and the importance of his contribution in the final third only heightened.
He was likely to have scored more than two goals, with the 27-year-old hitting the post, leading to Havertz’s goal, and then setting up a simple one-on-one chance straight for Henderson at the same stage as Martinelli spotted . Net comes from.
It was another great performance, but the same can’t be said for the one behind.
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Saliba’s stats against Crystal Palace
In the past few years, William Saliba Known as one of the best center backs in the league. He is the natural successor to Van Dijk as the most important central defender in the Premier League.
Just days ago he was named one of the best players in the world, with FIFA’s Player of the Year award naming him in the Team of the Year.
Kylian Mbappe even suggested the defender Should be the best player in France in 2024given his impeccable performances for club and country.
So, with that in mind, his performance at Selhurst Park on Saturday night was rather puzzling, with Jamie Carragher summarizing on Sky Sports commentary that he had a “terrible first 20 minutes”.
Arsenal probably conceded twice in those moments because of Saliba. In the lead-up to Ismaila Sarr’s equalizer, the Frenchman dropped deep and failed to get close enough to the Palace striker, who fired past David Raya with little pressure from the Gunners defense.
The defender almost denied Arteta’s side a second goal minutes later. Saliba was caught by Sarr in possession, who then passed the ball to Jean-Philippe Matata.
He was a goalscorer against the North Londoners in the Carabao Cup just a few days ago, but he made a mistake here, allowing Raya to appear and snuff out the forward’s great goal-scoring opportunity.
It’s rare for Saliba to make one mistake, but two in one game is almost unheard of. To be honest, this was probably the worst half of his time at the club, GOAL gave him a 4/10 game rating As the final whistle sounded.
Nor did the numbers paint the most beautiful picture of his night.
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Saliba vs Crystal Palace |
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Minutes played |
98 |
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touch |
116 |
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Accurate passing |
100/105 (95%) |
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Clearance |
4 |
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intercept |
1 |
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Tackle |
0 |
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long ball |
1/2 |
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Win the ground duel |
1/4 |
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Win the air duel |
1/1 |
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lose possession of the ball |
8x |
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Successful dribbling |
1/3 |
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Statistics passed Sofa Rating. |
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In fact, Saliba did not make a successful tackle throughout the game; He won only one of his four ground duels.a statistic that sums up just how bad the French have been this weekend.
With games coming thick and fast over the festive period, Arsenal need to rediscover their knack for keeping clean sheets. An in-form Saliba – rather than the Saliba he got on Saturday – will be key.
