“Bench Gabriel Jesus if you seriously want to get three point against West Ham at their home”- Piers Morgan tells Mikel Arteta to drop his pride and bench Jesus to start ‘quick and strong’ 22-years old as striker this weekend- Not Saka, Not Trossard and Not Nketiah

PIERS MORGAN WANTS ARSENAL TO DROP GABRIEL JESUS AND PLAY 22-YEAR-OLD AS THE STRIKER

Piers Morgan has said that Arsenal need to play Gabriel Martinelli as the central striker for the rest of the season.

The TV personality and Arsenal fan wants Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta to drop Gabrel Jesus to accommodate Martinelli.

So, what has Piers Morgan said about Arsenal, Gabriel Martinelli and Gabriel Jesus? Let’s take a look.

Piers Morgan wants Gabriel Martinelli to be Arsenal’s striker

Well, Piers Morgan thinks he has figured out a way to make Arsenal more potent. The well-known and well-respected TV personality has said that Gunners manager Mikel Arteta should deploy Gabriel Martinelli as the central striker.

Gabriel Jesus, who has had injury issues, starts as the central striker upfront in a three-man forward line. Morgan thinks that Arteta should drop Jesus and play Leandro Trossard on the left with Martinelli moving into the middle.

Morgan said on talkSPORT: “I have come up with a masterplan because I am sick and tired of Arsenal not having a proper striker. I think Arteta has a blind spot about this. He has a ridiculous allegiance towards Havertz, who I don’t think is good enough. So, here’s my masterplan.

“I think after what happened on Sunday, we have to have a midfield which has Jorginho and Rice. Apart from anything else, Jorginho is very calm and does his stuff brilliantly, but he also brings out the best in Rice.

“Now, upfront, here’s what I am going to do. I think Martinelli should pull a Thierry Henry and start playing down the middle. Saka on the right, Trossard on the left. I would bench Jesus. I would send Havertz back to Chelsea, and I would do that.

“And I think for the rest of the season, let’s do that. Let’s have the quick, strong guy down the middle and let’s actually have a proper go at having a striker because at the moment the one weakness in this team is we don’t have anyone down the middle who can finish. Havertz doesn’t want to do it, he is not good enough, he is not a proper striker.”

My View: Mikel Arteta is not going to change Gabriel Martinelli’s position

In my opinion, Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta is not going to play Gabriel Martinelli as a central striker for the rest of the season.

Given how quick Martinelli is and his goalscoring prowess, there is potential for the 22-year-old to play as a striker, but not now.

You do not suddenly change a player’s position in the final months of the season – not if you are Arsenal and you have to keep on winning to beat Liverpool and Manchester City to the Premier League title.

Perhaps Martinelli could move into a central position during matches and allow Gabriel Jesus to go out there for a spell, but I do not think that Arteta is going to start him as the centre-forward in the team.

Martinelli is one of the best and most important players for Arsenal. The 22-year-old has scored five goals and given two assists in 19 starts and two substitute appearances in the Premier League. The forward has scored 31 goals and provided 14 assists in 114 appearances in the league so far in his career.