Injuries can be devastating in football and Arsenal know this better than any other club.
The Gunners have seen Jurrien Timber and Emile Smith Rowe sidelined with fitness problems this season, while Gabriel Jesus has also been ruled out for some time.
How Saudi Arabia BOUGHT the FIFA World Cup Jesus has had an up and down career at Arsenal so far, and it really feels like he hasn’t been able to find a real rhythm since his injury injured before last year’s World Cup.
Speaking on Premier League Productions, Clinton Morrison spoke about Jesus and his fitness issues, and he said injuries are killing Jesus at the moment, but he reckons he is an excellent footballer who should start all the big matches for Arsenal.
“Eddie Nketiah scored a hat-trick against Sheffield United the other day which was great but when you have big games Jesus leads the attack Jesus is an excellent footballer, injuries Injuries are killing him at the moment but Nketiah is a good striker,” Morrison said.
It’s a shame It’s a shame Jesus has these fitness problems, because he’s still not able to show his full potential with the Gunners.
There’s a lot of talk about Arsenal needing a striker to score 20 goals a season, but let’s not forget that Jesus scored 11 goals in just 26 games last season without being the official penalty taker.
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If he had kept in good form and made the penalty shootout, he probably would have reached the 20 goal mark, but unfortunately his body failed him and he spent big season to watch from the sidelines.
Morrison is right, Jesus is an excellent player and we can only hope he can keep up his good form from now on.
