when timber comes back we’ll see the light with nelli

I wish all football youtube was as sensible & balanced as this was

Havertz in the 8 did not help Martinelli this season.

"Most isolated winger in Europe". That about sums up what I see of Martinelli. I therefore think he is so hard to assess, because he is so incredibly isolated for large parts of the game. What I will add, is that I like how he works really hard in defense, but so does Trossard. Worth noting that Saka often gets into those positions of the box because of White's many overlapping runs, which happens far less often on the left for Martinelli. While Martinelli can feel easier to control by the opposition, he also does not have Odegaard and White circling around him, exchanging passes and positions, so again I think it is difficult to asses. What Suarez and Salah has is that raw explosiveness, that thrives on and creates chaos. I am not seeing quite that with Martinelli either, but then again it is not truly required in Artetas system.

Mikel wants a wide playmaker with pace... not a pacey winger that can finish. I think the future for martinelli is to move inside and become a striker, and Arsenal should go big on bringing in a player that can play the Saka role on the left. Musiala/Leao/Khvicha would be the sweet spot.

Patience. Martinelli will be great. Let’s not make the same mistake we did with Serge Gnabry

I was so sure Martinelli would score 20 this season easily, I really hope he comes back with a vengance next season

9:14 Let's not forget that Saka has Benny Blanco on his side who overlaps into the number 7 position, which allows Saka to drop deeper into the box. Plus, the fact that we invert from the left, we quite often end up with the ball crossing over to the right of the pitch, leaving Martinelli isolated very wide at number 11. Tierney would have been the player that would have helped GM to drop into the box. But obviously, we don't play with two wide full backs.

Nothing is wrong. He just hit the wall. It happens to every player. Hell be fine. Hes still young. 💯💯

For me it down to a few reasons. Playing against low blocks, having changing personal around him and less game time. He is undoubtedly a talent and I'm sure he will come good.

I am not Arsenal fan but Martinelli is my favorite player. I remember how difficult he was for Walker when Arsenal won City 1-0 , I tink this is totally Arteta fault, he should know how to use the best of his players. Come to Liverpool Martinelli, you would be happy.

Thank you for bringing up this Martinelli issue. I have been commenting on the way Arsenal plays by intentionally isolating him The LW has bcm a haunted ground so much so that even when Trossard plays they thought he was Martinelli and they isolate him too. But the problem may be when Arteta started limiting Martinelli to 70mins of game while Saka, Ordegaard, whether injured, 50% fit plays full game and plays every game. Martinelli became the sacrificial lamb for Trossard! I love Trossard right from 2021/22 or so when he scored against Arsenal at the Emirates. In fact I was wishing he was Arsenal player bcos of his pressing and aggression. Why can't Martinelli play with Trossard? Bcos Saka will be affected! Was Martinelli suffering from a lapse in his contract? Arteta please don't kill this budding talent! God wil not forgive you! If you are tired of him please sale him to a club that can bring out the gem in him. Why are his teammates pretend to like him yet hate him on the field. Once they stop giving him ball that's a signal to Arteta to substitute him and surely that's what he does.

I love this man and I think we should hold onto him for dear life. I see something RvP-esque in him that makes me not trust him too much, I think he's the type of cunning dude that might go to Barcelona or Man United if given the chance (especially Man United knowing how much that team is loved in his childhood country) and then play beautifully and score EVERY SINGLE TIME against us

Martinelli needs to now get better in tighter spaces as we constantly face low blocks. Trossard movement and ability in tight spaces makes him now more suited to the teams we play against

Martinellis lack of take ons this season is what has surprised me the most

Think we’ll need to make use of him on Sunday because of the gaps they leave behind their fullbacks

Trossard plays the same position FFS and still produce in exactly the same role ( Matinelli is my favourite player by the way )

Martinelli has also seemed very unmotivated He’s been pressing alot less when he plays, and he reacts to occurrences on the pitch with alot more attitude than before I think there must be a deeper disagreement going on that we don’t know of but I’d love to see him come back to form

I think that's why we signed timber. We're looking to replicate the trio on the right on the left to give the team balance and options

A lot of it has to do with Trossard as well, Leo has been very good which has added pressure that Gabi didn’t really have last season so maybe he’s trying to force it a little but like you say he’s still very young and will no doubt get better, the future is still bright for Gabi

Partey back into the team, Martinelli can rediscover himself quicker....the ability to release the ball quicker to him when not covered up helps him a lot to cause enough chaos to defenders though he has to improve on his final balls after those runs because of the final ball, is the reason Trossard remains way ahead of him

I love Martinelli, he is creative and hard working. Remember, how the first Ars-ManC game this season completely turned when he jumped in, and how he scored the winning goal. I think it is a question of confidence. When Havertz and Raya joined their confidence was pretty low, but look at them now! Same with Jesus and Martinelli, give them love and they will get confidence and give us goals!

Writing this thinking about how much Gabi has been missing his beautiful combo play with Jesus for so much of the season, but that missed chance against Chelsea was HUGE. Can’t believe he didn’t put that away, he used to be more of a killer. Any Timber talk is too soon, like we are speaking of prophecy and not reality.

Martinelli would thrive in the Liverpool team. Imagine him, Salah and Nunez all running towards your goal. Things I'd love to see

I think there is one additional reason (it's small but not insignificant) for his drop-off that you didn't menton: our right-sided players are just better than they were last season. They were amazing already but they are still better. White for example was good last season but this season he is just monumental on the ball, not only on the overlap but also in the half space. Odegaard as well, he is an absolute monster now (he wasn't as good last season i think). Because we have such brilliant players on the right it's only natural that we focus play on the right more.

Is Martinelli sufficiently intelligent to play the role that Mikel requires of him in this team? That, for me, is his biggest problem. He has the pace, the effort, the desire, and the courage to keep showing up. Even when his confidence is low, he don’t ever really quit. But I’ve never thought him to be a high IQ footballer; he’s more of a street baller with blinding pace who is more interested in open spaces than open teammates. But that’s just me, though

The only issue is confidence. He seems to be lacking it, which results in defenders feeling safe and locking things down. If he looks dangerous, defenders make mistakes. He should have finished that goal, so it showed he's not clinical and lacking confidence in himself to even get himself there.

Your analysis is par excellent, sir. Excellent. I just subscribed, how can i not. Its sad though that i just met you now. Should have been earlier. But i am glad i did. Martinelli...special. talent. Unlike players like Fabregas, Sanchez, Thierry who played with head raised, i do not know if that affects Martinelli a bit. He's always looking down. Exceptional player like i said.

Another fantastic video! Completely agree that the personal change hasn't helped him, neither has the style of play. However he is young and I hope intelligent enough to make the right steps to improve. I've always maintained that he'd be scoring 20+ goals under Klopp

Nothing wrong with him, arteta is bringing him back slowly to avoid getting injured again

Love your analysis and perspective. Keep it coming

You should make a video explaining how playing with David Raya compares to playing with Ramsdale and what actions Raya does that makes us more defensively secure that we may not necessarily see.

Great channel. Good content. I feel Martinelli needs to learn to play with his head up more often, found far too many times looking down at the ball.

I really do agree with his nitpicking, I myself wondered about those small details of Martinelli's playstyle like when he cuts inside a little later than most other wingers which forces him to go wider and into a much less threatening position.

one of your best vids. excellent work!

BRO FINALLY DID IT

Maybe Timber can fix the Martinelli issue next season 😓

Alex your analysis and wisdom is a God given gift. Keep on keeping on

Alex we don't need to wait. Put him with a suitable LB and left CM and he will destroy the LW attacking metrics. Martinelli is special.

The point you made with the lack of switches is in no small part due to Partey's absence... The chaos that Martinelli loves is easily find in sudden breakaways... Which a distributor like Partey would have helped massively with... Also I don't think comparing him to Saka is realistic... Not just because of Sakas quality... But because of the partnerships you just mentioned... Martinelli doesn't have that much of a problem taking shots on his weaker foot... He scored almost half his goals last season with it... The system really is just closing him out right now... Also I'd also like us to consider the number of times he used to put crosses in the box that no one's even bothered to attack... That also reduces his productivity as he is less likely to take that option even when the space opens up... I honestly think that in Martinellis case... The issue is more the teacher than the student... I believe with a bit more stability and someone else willing to make the runs outside from time to time... This issue wouldn't even come up...

Big man. I love the channel

Absolutely love this analysis! Best Arsenal videos here

He needs to add a few more tools to his bag. I hope that Trossard can help Martinelli with this, as he has exactly what Gabriel is missing. He needs to take a close look at what Leandro is doing.

One of your most insightful videos. Great work.

Great job.

Proud of you 👏🏾

I wrote a comment about confidence and how he will regain it, but a huge factor is the lack of playing happening on the left side. Zinchenko has honestly been pretty lackluster this season, but even when he is on his game, he wants to play in the middle more than with Martinelli. Rice, Havertz, Jorginho, same with them, they want to play the middle, and this is OK! I think having different playing styles on the left compared to the right is a good thing, can be very surprizing. The problem is, nobody is really complementing or amplifying Martinelly like they do on the right. Martinelli is a really fast and creative guy, who can carry the ball. I think we only need one new player to help him. Either, it should be a left back with good pace that can keep up and combine with Martinelli, like say Davies or Grimaldo as fun examples (this would also solve the "Zin cant keep pace with Salah/Doku" situation). He could also be complemented by an Ödegård style of play with precise through balls that he can make a run for, tearing the enemy defence. Finally, Arteta can tell Jesus to keep dropping left as he likes, and maybe he and Martinelli could co-ordinate a bit more than they have done, complementing eath other with Jesus' ball retention and Martinellis pace?

the way arteta want to play he needs speedy winger on left side and martinelli suits perfectly he just need to improve his decision making and more creativity iq & he will be deadly

great analysis!

I believe the main issue is transition speed! last year our counter attack was quicker with Xhaka and Partey! but this season we suffered a lot from Partey's absence and his progressive passes! I think Declan can do Xhaka's role really well and suites him the most beside Partey! but when Arteta plays Havertz in midfield and Rice as number 6 something goes wrong and we don't look as sharp as we used to be! even with Jorginho we are good but not as good as Partey playing due to physicality! I just want to see us playing Martinelli - Havertz - Saka and Odegaard - Rice and Partey behind them we will flourish!

I think we expect too much productivity from our players sometimes. Literally not every attacking player can contribute 20 G+A, and that is ok. Look at this year's Liverpool squad; I don't hear a lot of questions around their selection of forwards (bar Darwin's wayward finishing, and Salah being out of form last few matches). But Luis Diaz literally has 8G + 4A in 33 appearances so he has essentially the same productivity as Martinelli. Not everyone can increase their productivity every year especially as the focus in attack and how we attack changes, then naturally goal scoring patterns will also change.

What makes feel it’s a martinelli problem more than a system issue is when Trossard plays he isn’t left out wide he receives the ball a lot more and cut in early enough to take a shot or cross

I think I’d be genuinely upset if we sold Gabi, as said in the video the guy is only 22. He seems like he loves playing for Arsenal, he’s happy to work hard out of possession, and he’s got bags of talent, that’s exactly the sort of player I want in the squad

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Can you please leave the infographics on the screen little bit longer? Good content, Man

I think timber will help open up the left side, but I really like the idea of signing isak this summer for another option on the left besides martinelli (and trossard ofc)

I think the constant changes at LB and Left 8 have hindered, also was injured. Last year week in and week out it was xhaka and zinny and their chemistry was so good.

I liked the idea of going through team and individual reasons behind his performance but I missed you analyzing the major chances he failed to convert over this season. Because I feel like his conversion rate also dropped but I don't have access to stats for that.

That intro was everything 😂😂

I think now is the time for Martinelli to train as a striker. He could be the bridge between Jesus and Havertz. Then we can get a young left winger who can get more involved in the play someone similar to Trossard

Yeah i’ve been saying, its no coincidence his influence on the team has dropped off directly after selling Xhaka and swapping Kiwior for CB’s more often. But his individual brilliance kinda hasn’t: winner against City & Liverpool I reckon he’ll pop right back up if we buy the targets we’re crying for - on the left.

Yes we have time to find out. He has lost his spot to trussard, he might have lost his confidence a little, but give him time, he can become a monster for us

Martinelli & Saka need some strong competition in order to up their game as for the second season in a row they fade towards the end. Arsenal clearly need to bring in either Eze or Olise from Palace.

We've been weak at the back on the left hand side..I imagine timber being back will open our play a bit more

Do you think Arsenal XI next year could look like this playstyle & player wise Martinelli (Wide playmaker w/ high defensive work rates Havertz (links up and gets in behind) Saka (Saka) New player/Rice (as the B2B left 8, intercept god) New player/Partey/Rice (Supports the defence & calm on the ball) Odegaard (deep playmaking captain) Aura Defence + Goalkeeper Timber - Gabriel - Saliba - White Raya Havertz should always stay at CF, maybe left 8 against low blocks teams even then I want him up front Rice against big clubs should be the 8, and 6 against counter team & low block sides

do you post these videos as podcasts on spotify etc?

He's got like 8 goals and 6 assists (I think, could be wrong. All comps.) and that's while being completely isolated and sharing game time with Trossard and missing a few games injured. He's not doing what he did last season and certainly not living up to his potential but he's not really been in a position to, either. I think he'll be fine. If we can find a way to keep Rice pushing up more and get a LB that can work with him; maybe bring in another midfielder in the offseason to spread the ball around on the left... He'll find his best form again. He's too determined and works too hard to stagnate for too long.

What do people think about ESR being trained as a CF? He has played as rotation for Martinelli and scored a few from the left. He knows the number 10 role and could drop into a box CM (Rice, Thomas, ESR, MO8). Can score, provides good linkup, not short, can swap roles with others for short periods as he knows those roles already.... This isn't to suggest we don't need to sign a CF. Curiosity. (^.^)

Alex enters God mode: FIELD TILT 😂😂😂

it is pretty simple. we don't play at left at all, and we don't do fast transitions this season. Trossard scored more than half of his goals from the middle or from the right.

Our wingers were the stand-out performers last season - and with Arteta's new structure they have both suffered, Martinelli and Saka. Again it is Arteta's overthinking and tinkering. Odegaard smothering Saka on the left, and Havertz making Martinelli redundant, with no interplay and cohesion. Sure Arteta is a great tactician, but he's letting our best and most 'dangerous' talents down.

Can’t help worrying about what the Everton Fans were chanting after beating Liverpool. “You lost the league at Goodison Park”. Really nervous about Tottenham having a similar chant going on Sunday. We NEED to win this NLD.

Maybe he needs a ben white type player at left back or a left 8 who comfortable on moving to wide position so martinelli can freely move inside more

Im glad someone is talking about this, the fact he still runs constantly with his head down is a major concern. Hes just not good enough

I agree, it both the player and system issue. He doesnt have a fullback or creative player to help him. But he also doesnt do enough. How can trossard be this good with the same players but not him

"Do we have the the time to wait"

Alex, you give the game another dimension with these fantastic analyses! Q: If I send you the data can you tell me whether this lady is right for marriage?😊.Tops!

Martinelli is doing just fine, if he wasn’t then Arteta wouldn’t be playing him. The fact that Martinelli is happy doing this rather than moaning about his lack of personal benefit shows what a great guy he is

timber back playing left back, rice playing left center mid, martinelli left wing=insane. Just give them time to adapt to each other

Damn it, what's wrong with Odegaard!!? I haven't seen the Arsenal ball move this slow in midfield since Denilson!!

Arsenal shouldn't joke with Martinelli oo. They shouldn't even think of selling that guy. If they try it eeh!

Its almost feels like he has been told to hold the touchline coz he seems to run back quite a lot when he plays to defend. Love him though ❤😜

He'll come good against Spurs. I believe in his ability to counter Spurs high line. He'll have a field day with that Udogie-less defense. #coyg.

Its just down to momentum, he'll be back!

The left hand side of that Arsenal squad is not as creative as the right hand side. It lacks fluency and automatic free flowing. Plus he is in and out of the team due to his performances and injuries. And to be faire Leandro is doing way better. He will come back before the season ends.

He plays for arsenal and the competition is high. He’ll win his place back. Congratulations edu for making the squad so competitive and basement bargain hunting skills for trossard.

He’s still a special player, he’s improved season after season since he’s joined, of course with the exception of this season. He just doesn’t have the consistent help on the left after Xhaka’s departure. I’m sure next season will be when the team is finally at a complete balance all around the pitch and the beginning of Arteta’s peak arsenal reign.

I think there is definitely a player there, but I honestly can't see how he can improve. For the last two seasons he hasn't improved on scanning while dribbling, he always looks down. Saka is nowhere near as fast as Martinelli but is more effective because he is more direct and has his head on a swivel. If only Trossard had Martinelli's pace we would have the complete winger.

Much like doku he’s exciting with not much end product

he has 11g/a so far , i think people are overreacting, 11g/a is good for a 22year old in his circumstance

looooooooooooooooool the start

Arteta has favored switching in alternative players than having Martinelli adapt with his injuries. And as you say a lot of it has to do with who plays defense on the left vs the White-Odegaard-Saka partnership

4:10 that voice crack was crazy 🤣🔥

I have some many favourite Arsenal games this season. But the first half against Newcastle that we won 4-1. Please Arsenal fans share your favourite Arsenal game this season

Ah the exact content I wanted, what's going wrong for him?

Martinelli is a great player. His time will come to shine more.

Honestly he could do a rotation as a 9 with the LW like Trossard! One of the best far post finishers in the world

We need Jesus in that 9 to improve martinelli but I still love him

Good analysis. I reckon MA will turn him into a #9, eventually.