For the previous few seasons, Gabriel Jesus has been among the Premier League’s top attackers.
The Brazilian helped turn Arsenal into one of the greatest teams in the nation after winning numerous trophies with Manchester City.
However, according to Anton Ferdinand, speaking on Five, The Brazilian wouldn’t be the scariest attacker to face as a centre-half.
Ferdinand says that he’d much rather play against Jesus than someone like Darwin Nunez, claiming that Nunez’s directness is much more frightening than Jesus’ hold-up play and ability to drop deep.
Nunez scarier than Jesus
Ferdinand spoke about the Arsenal striker and his Liverpool counterpart.
“I’d rather play against Jesus, do you want to know why? Nunez takes you back towards your own goal, Jesus doesn’t, he doesn’t run. That’s fine, he’s a top player, I really like him, but for a defender you’d rather play against someone you can’t get the ball off of at the halfway line but on the edge of the box you can leave them. If someone is running at you, that’s the run they don’t want to make back towards your own goal, he stretches you, and he puts you under immense pressure, that’s why,” Ferdinand said.
Silent assassin
Yes, Jesus may not be scary in the same way Nunez is because he doesn’t run in behind or possess electric pace, but make no mistake about it, he’s making a difference in this Arsenal attack.
You would say that players like Gabriel Martinelli and Bukayo Saka are more frightening than Jesus, but, they wouldn’t be half as good if they didn’t have Jesus playing alongside them knitting everything together.
It’s no coincidence that both Saka and Martinelli enjoyed their best goalscoring seasons for Arsenal last term in Jesus’ debut campaign.
Nunez may be more frightening, but in terms of an overall game, Jesus may be more effective.
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Liverpool may bid adieu to one more legend in 2024 after bidding farewell to some of them last summer.
Well, not so much a Liverpool legend as a legend of the game. Although there are others who contest that assessment, Thiago Alcantara is without a doubt among the top midfielders of the last ten or more years.
Regretfully, in his three years with the Reds, we haven’t quite seen the class that brought him those honors frequently enough.
Even yet, Thiago’s leaving day will be bittersweet. And The Athletic says that day is “likely” to come next summer.
The 32-year-old is ‘unlikely’ to leave Liverpool in January, despite claims of interest, at the very least. Prior to the start of the season, Thiago apparently made the decision to accept the terms of his contract at Anfield, despite advances from Saudi Arabia.
He therefore appears to be a free agent come summertime of next year. The Athletic then states that Thiago will have “many options” to choose from about his next course of action.
The Thiago tale is coming to an end.
We may be in the minority here, but we would extend Thiago’s contract if he becomes well enough to stay at Liverpool.
Given his large salary, it is evident that his injury problems cannot be justified if they last the remainder of the campaign.
However, we don’t see why Thiago shouldn’t stay if he, say, returns in January and remains healthy for the remainder of the season.
The Spaniard has squandered time at Liverpool during this season and the first part of the previous one. We feel as though we have been cheated out of witnessing a master at work for the better part of the last three years.
What could possibly go wrong with a one-year contract if Jurgen Klopp continues to believe in his potential? Having Thiago around has unquestionably more benefits than drawbacks. His teammates adore him, including Nat Phillips, who in 2021 described him as “unbelievable” [liverpoolfc.com].
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