Post: Buying Yorkress at a high price can’t be just for physical confrontation; Martinelli may leave the team

Arsenal defeated Manchester United 1-0 away in the first round of the Premier League, and Calafiori headed the ball to score the winning goal. The Gunners did not have a significant advantage in the scene, and the highly anticipated performance of Yorke was relatively dull. After the game, the Daily Mail said that if Arsenal wants to win the Premier League championship, there are four aspects that need to be improved. It is certainly stupid to make a conclusion to the players in just one hour of the game, but objectively speaking, this is by no means the kind of Premier League debut that Yorke is expecting, and he was substituted in 60 minutes. However, Yorke still showed some positive things, such as fighting attitude and physical confrontation.

For many years, Arsenal has been easily bullied by opponents, but Yorke knocked De Ligt down in physical confrontation, indicating that the Gunners finally have a forward who can deal with tough defense. However, Arsenal spent £64 million not to buy a striker who can only bump. Yorke lacked some basic qualities in this game, such as these not-so-looking data: 22 touches, 9 passes, and 0 shots.

Part of the responsibility may be Saka, who did not open an offensive channel for Yorke. It is expected that these two talented and smart players will soon establish a tacit understanding, but their ideas seem to be inconsistent in this game, and the running position and passing are never matched.

If you want to talk about Yorke's trough moment, it should be in the 51st minute. Odegao sent a straight pass from the left, but Yorke lost the ball and then fouled Casemiro when he returned to the robbery. Arteta said: "He did a good job and a lot of things were handled well. He didn't have much chance to shoot because our offense had stalled before the last shot was passed."

Zubimendi faced a test

Manchester United frequently made breakthroughs in the midfield in the first half, which worried Arteta, especially Zubimendei, who came with the reputation of the world's top defensive midfielder. But he was a little slow in running in depth with Cunha, exposing the Arsenal central defender to the Manchester United forward.

Similar to Saka and Yorkress, people also expect Zubimendi and Rice to form a strong partner. The second half had already shown that they were adapting, Zubi Mendy was rhythmic and smart in possession. As the season progresses, Zubimendi's strength will gradually emerge.

Martinelli's performance was not good, and Arteta may let him leave the team

Martinelli's performance in this game is quite dull, which further confirms the rumor that Arteta may be willing to let him leave the team. But what is even more worrying is that Maduaike, who came on the bench, did not bring much change either. On several occasions, Odgao tried to attack the left but found that Martinelli had not predicted his intentions. So he turned to the right to look for Saka, of course, Manchester United could also notice this.

Risks caused by wing assists

Although Calafiori scored the winning goal, his performance was a bit of a worries. He frequently stepped forward in the left back position, but left a "possible accident". Mbemo and Dalotli used these spaces, and Arsenal may pay the price one day in the future.

Calafiore's speed and explosive power are indeed outstanding, but if used improperly, it will bring risks. He is sometimes too aggressive and his teammates choose to be conservative, which leads the team to expose the weaknesses of the defense line in a meaningless situation.