{"id":1701,"date":"2026-04-02T12:48:53","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T12:48:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportings.com.ng\/?p=1701"},"modified":"2026-04-02T12:48:53","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T12:48:53","slug":"you-have-to-see-the-player-in-training-too","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportings.com.ng\/?p=1701","title":{"rendered":"\u201cYou have to see the player in training too\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"5147988\" data-slug-id=\"2761348\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/cmc-predictor\/v2\/cross-icon.png?w=40\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" alt=\"close\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Brazil striker Gabriel Jesus has named Gabriel Martinelli as the most talented player at Arsenal. He believes that the winger is better than Declan Rice and Gabriel Magalh\u00e3es.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dY5PDPOhpk8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Romario TV<\/a>Jesus recalled being impressed by Martinelli in 2019, when they were training together for the Brazilian national team. He claimed that the winger does everything well in training and is a player who can decide the match result on his own and said:<\/p>\n<p><template id=\"template__newsletter-inline-banner-form-combo-widget\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<p><img id=\"subscribe-img\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Thanks for the submission!\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI think I\u2019ll go with Martinelli, because I saw him, funny enough, during the 2019 Copa America preparation. I think it was 2019, the national team always calls some youth players from certain clubs to train with us, right? There was a good young left winger. I said, \u2018Wow, what a good kid\u2019.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThen at the start of the season here, I saw Martinelli at Arsenal, and I said, \u2018I\u2019ve seen this kid before\u2019, and it was him. So, from early on, I was already watching him play at Ituano. Some of the things he does in daily life, in training, are different. Usually in the game it\u2019s about what decides the match, but you have to see the player in training too, the details, the little things.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Gabriel Jesus has played 92 matches with Gabriel Martinelli for club and country. The two have combined for just four goals, three of which were scored by the Arsenal winger.<\/p>\n<h2>Gabriel Jesus wants to stay at Arsenal beyond next summer<\/h2>\n<p>Gabriel Jesus will be entering the final year of his contract at Arsenal this summer and the Brazilian striker has admitted that he wants to stay. He said that the main aim is to get back to full fitness and earn the new deal at the club as he wants to win silverware at the Emirates. He told the meida in January:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;My wish is to stay at Arsenal. And then I have a contract as well. Obviously if you ask me, like you did already, I want to extend my contract. I want to stay and I want to win trophies with Arsenal because I came here with a purpose. Then that&#8217;s it. But obviously the reality is different. Sometimes it can go (another) way. But my focus is to stay healthy and then win trophies with Arsenal.&#8221; (via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.in\/football\/story\/_\/id\/47663278\/gabriel-jesus-arsenal-contract-injury-mikel-arteta\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">ESPN<\/a>)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Gabriel Jesus faces competition from Viktor Gyokeres and Kai Havertz for his position at Arsenal, while Mikel Merino has also been used as a striker.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-post-rating-widget\">\n<p><template id=\"post-rating-feedback-modal-template\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-feedback-box\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-content\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-data\">\n<p>Why did you not like this content?<\/p>\n<p><textarea id=\"dislike-feedback-text\" rows=\"4\" placeholder=\"Please type your feedback...\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<button class=\"close\">Cancel<\/button><br \/>\n<button class=\"submit\">Submit<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-widget-parent hidden\">\n<div class=\"rating-parent-container\">\n<div class=\"rating-content-holder\">\n<p>Was this article helpful?<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-action-container\">\n<div class=\"like-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-like-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"like\" title=\"like article\"><br \/>\n<img class=\"post-like-image post-rating-image\" data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"like selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dislike-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-dislike-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"dislike\" title=\"dislike article\"><br \/>\n<img class=\"post-dis-like-image post-rating-image\" data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"avatar selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Thank You for feedback\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tag-cloud\">\n<div class=\"tags-text\">\n<div class=\"scrollable-content-holder  article-padding\">\n<p class=\"article-p  \">Quick Links<\/p>\n<p><button id=\"pnAdvancerLeft\" class=\"pn-Advancer pn-Advancer_Left \" type=\"button\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"background: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/skm\/assets\/article\/article-scroll-left.svg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button><\/p>\n<nav id=\"pnProductNav\" class=\"pn-ProductNav\">\n<\/nav>\n<p><button id=\"pnAdvancerRight\" class=\"pn-Advancer pn-Advancer_Right \" type=\"button\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"background: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/skm\/assets\/article\/article-scroll-right.svg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<p>More from Sportskeeda<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<span class=\"publisher-name\">Edited by Sripad<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brazil striker Gabriel Jesus has named Gabriel Martinelli as the most talented player at Arsenal. 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