After a protracted summer season away, Arsenal lastly obtained their Premier League marketing campaign underway at Previous Trafford yesterday afternoon.
It actually wasn’t a classic efficiency from Mikel Arteta’s facet, as Manchester United regarded extra harmful for a lot of the sport, however in a title problem, all that issues is the three factors.
Nonetheless, there have been nonetheless a number of worrying elements to the Gunners’ efficiency, notably their lack of menace and the underwhelming exhibiting by Viktor Gyokeres on his aggressive debut.
It is secure to say it wasn’t the perfect of begins for the hulking centre-forward who didn’t have a single shot, largely on account of a scarcity of service offered by Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli.
Thankfully, Arsenal are actually being linked with a dangerman who might be the reply to getting the Swedish worldwide firing.
Arsenal goal dream signing for Gyokeres
Since securing the providers of Gyokeres for a price of round £63.5m final month, Arsenal have been linked with a number of stars who might kind sensible partnerships with him.
Maybe probably the most outstanding of these hyperlinks was to Eberechi Eze, nevertheless it now appears an increasing number of doubtless that he’ll be shifting to Tottenham Hotspur, and Rodrygo, one other supposed goal, now appears nearer to Manchester Metropolis.
Nonetheless, it isn’t all doom and gloom, as it seems that the North Londoners are actually shifting in on one other Premier League star, somebody who might get Gyokeres firing.
A minimum of that is in response to current experiences, which have claimed Arsenal are actually very considering Antoine Semenyo.
In reality, the report has revealed that the Gunners have been making inquiries in regards to the Bournemouth star, who’s “completely eager” on making the transfer to the Emirates this summer season.
Nonetheless, he lately signed a one-year extension and was valued at £70m earlier this 12 months, so prising the Ghanaian worldwide from the South Coast might show difficult.
With that mentioned, if there’s a likelihood Arsenal can signal Semenyo this summer season, they must take it, particularly as he might get Gyokeres firing.
Why Semenyo would get Gyokeres firing
It is likely to be considerably simplistic, however there are two methods we are able to see Semenyo serving to to get extra out of Gyokeres this season, and the primary pertains to his skill to create possibilities, one thing that the Swede severely lacked on Sunday.
For instance, FBref ranked the Cherries ace within the high 10% of attacking midfielders and wingers within the Premier League final season for shot-creating actions stemming from his take-ons and pictures and locations him within the high 12% for profitable take-on share.
In different phrases, by his sensible skill to get previous opponents, the Ghanian star is a chance-creating machine, and whereas it resulted in a purpose on Friday, we noticed that, if something, he is now extra harmful with the ball at his toes.
In all, the previous Bristol Metropolis gem racked up seven assists in 43 appearances throughout all competitions, however we do not doubt that quantity can be considerably increased have been he taking part in alongside the previous Sporting CP star.
The second purpose Semenyo would be capable of get the Gunners’ new quantity 14 firing this season is the truth that he’s such a purpose menace himself.
Semenyo’s 24/25 | |
|---|---|
Appearances | 42 |
Begins | 39 |
Minutes | 3562′ |
Targets | 13 |
Assists | 7 |
Aim Involvements per Match | 0.47 |
Minutes per Aim Involvement | 178.1′ |
All Stats by way of Transfermarkt | |
To associate with his seven assists final season, the Cherries’ “monster,” as dubbed by revered analyst Ben Mattinson, scored 13 objectives, and regardless of taking part in in opposition to the defending champions away from residence on Friday night time, he is already scored two this season.
This might massively assist the Stockholm-born marksman open his account, as, with the 25-year-old off the left, opposition defenders can be frightened about objectives coming from each member of the Gunners’ entrance three.
In spite of everything, as helpful as Gabriel Martinelli could be when monitoring again, he is not a very harmful winger, nor one that actually frightens opponents.
In the end, although it will be a tricky switch to recover from the road, Arsenal ought to do all they’ll to signal Semenyo this summer season.
His skill to create possibilities for his teammates and the concern he’d instil within the opposition might be the important thing to getting Gyokeres up and operating.
