The time when Mikel Arteta left the Blue Man to become a manager for Arsenal may not have thought about the current situation. Not because Arsenal are likely to become champions, but because Man.City is “energizing” their own opponents, a mistake they may not be able to correct this season when the gap is 8 points. is still being maintained by Arteta’s team.
Former assistant Mikel Arteta showed that he had fully absorbed Pep Guardiola’s leadership talent.
For more than a decade, no team in the “Big 6” group has seen as many direct transfers as Arsenal and Man.City. This usually happens only if there is no direct competition between the two teams or there is a tradition of “hostility”. For example, Mohamed Salah could not come to Man.United if he decided to leave Liverpool. Or will it be impossible for Harry Kane to turn to Arsenal when he is still playing at the top. Not absolute, but certainly unlikely.
In the past decade, there have only been about 30 cross-transfers between the teams in the “Big 6”. There have been successful people and there have been failures. The prominent cases that can be mentioned are Carlos Tevez, Robin van Persie, Nemanja Matic, Juan Mata, Kyle Walker, James Milner or Raheem Sterling … who bring strength when joining the opponent.
But the story between Arsenal and Man.City has many differences. The first is that the Green Man specializes in “suck blood” of the opponent rather than vice versa. They have a lot of money and need to add strength to the squad, so they are ready to drop money very quickly. Both Arsenal, Man.United, Liverpool and Tottenham have had the same thing done by Man.City. Yet on a beautiful day, Man.City realized that they were “pumping blood” for their opponents.
In fact, Arsenal is the team that has sold the most players to the Blue Man, but that was the early stage of the Arab empire, when Pep Guardiola had not come and Man.City was just Man’s “noisy neighbor”. United. Moreover, players like Toure, Clichy and Nasri all wanted to leave at that time and were all in the last year of their contracts, and Arsenal could only get the price to sell in the context that they could no longer keep their position in the footballing world. championship race. It can be seen that Arsenal is the team “laying the foundation” for a money revolution of Man.City.
Oleksandr Zinchenko from Man.City comes to add class to the Arsenal squad.
Times changed, Man.City rose like a kite and met the wind and Arsenal struggled to find the golden age too far. While Man.City won 4 of the last 5 seasons, the London Gunners spent 6 consecutive seasons failing to win tickets to the Champions League. Basically, it can be said that Man.City and Arsenal are not on the same level and so after Mikel Arteta, Man.City accepted to sell two quality players named Oleksandr Zinchenko and Gabriel Jesus to Arsenal at the 2022 summer market. Blue Man’s eyes, seemingly harmless Arsenal.
But the emptiness in the sky counted. No one expected Arsenal to shine to become the biggest counterweight to Man.City, more damaging, with a great contribution from the people they “give up” to. Jesus’ latest goals show his contribution before a long-term injury is undeniable. After 17 appearances in the Premier League this season, the 25-year-old striker has contributed 7 goals and 5 assists. As for Zinchenko, the Ukrainian versatile player has brought a different look to Arsenal’s midfield, despite his frequent placement as a left-back.
In addition to adding quality expertise and experience to the fledgling Gunners team, the duo also brought to London a winning spirit. On the field, we always see the image of a fiery Zinchenko, constantly inspiring his teammates with countless gestures and actions. For Gabriel Jesus, he is a very vocal person in the dressing room, even though he has only been here for a while. Young star Emile Smith Rowe once shared in front of the media that: “When Zinchenko and Gabriel Jesus entered the dressing room, it felt like the dynamic here completely changed. They used to be champions. They know how to achieve goals. The spirit of both is unbelievable. I can’t believe Man.City let them go.”
According to Football Insider, the owners of Man.City had to make an internal “resolution”, that in the near future will not sell any first-team players to clubs in the “Big 6”, especially in the near future. is Arsenal. The relationship between the two teams will be completely different if Arsenal win the title this season. Things can only go well when one of them is in trouble. It’s time to end the friendship, the double battle has been lit. Just look at the way Man.City takes a step forward, Arsenal are still twice as determined as they are today, enough to see in the minds of Arsenal members that there is no room for intimacy.
