Premier League – And now no more Gabriel Jesus: Arsenal, it’s urgent ahead

It’s an evening that describes the situation well. Sunday, Arsenal were eliminated by Manchester United (1-1, 3-5 tab) in the FA Cup, severely lacking in efficiency to realize the opportunities. If Kai Havertz, who also missed his shot on goal, had an evening in hell, Gabriel Jesus didn’t even finish it. Injured, the Brazilian left the pitch on a stretcher, further decimating the Londoners’ attack.

“This is very worrying. He was in a lot of pain and had to be taken out on a stretcher.“, reacted his coach Mikel Arteta, who has already had to do without his best player since Bukayo Saka’s injury two weeks ago. However, against Tottenham this Wednesday (9:00 p.m.), the Gunners will have to find the net, them who average 1.2 goals over the last 5 matches. This is much less than Liverpool (2.8) who still have their 6 points lead and one match less on Arsenal at the top of the Premier League.

In the most competitive championship on the planet, 6 points is huge and a lack of offensive realism is one of the details that ultimately causes you to lose a title. “Arsenal went from a fluid attacking line, which excited the crowd, to a somewhat staid situation at the Emirates Stadium“, regretted Theo Walcott, former striker of the house, to BBC Sport. Now that Gabriel Jesus, Bukayo Saka and even the young Ethan Nwaneri are in the infirmary, who is left? A Kai Havertz who is not a real 9, a Raheem Sterling not at all confident, then Leandro Trossard and Gabriel Martinelli Between them, they total 23 goals in all competitions this season, almost as many as Mohamed Salah. and his 21 achievements alone.

“There is one thing, and that is the goal, which is to put the ball in the back of the net. We haven’t done enough despite our domination“, Arteta noted this weekend. “I couldn’t be more proud of what my players produced individually and collectively, like against Newcastle (0-2 defeat on January 7). We were not rewarded“.

A little lacking in solutions, the Spanish technician is not more optimistic about the winter window of the transfer window. “What would we need? Someone who can have an impact on the team. Bringing in players isn’t everything. They must bring something that we don’t have. In this market, it’s very, very difficult to get,” he confided. For its part, the British press is charging the management of the Gunners, with a transfer window not meeting the needs this summer.

After letting the Gyokeres opportunity pass while investing in Calafiori and Merino several months ago, the Londoners find themselves in a lot of trouble. If a short-term solution needs to be found, the available attackers are not in the streets this winter. Randal Kolo Muani, once tracked, severely lacks confidence and would take time to adapt. Among the names mentioned, Matheus Cunha (Wolverhampton), Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) and Alexander Isaak (Newcastle) return and with their knowledge of the championship and their current form, could quickly be of service. It’s up to the Gunners to take the plunge, at the risk of harboring regrets at the end of the season.