BJ: Arsenal Could Sell Gyokeres Next Summer! Jesus: Forced to Train Alone Before Leaving the Gunners

There was a pre-match incident: Arsenal's flight from London to Naples was delayed by 3 hours and 3 minutes due to a traffic control technology issue, so Arteta's pre-match Champions League press conference was cancelled.

I was wondering why I couldn't find any news about the pre-match press conference. It turns out this was the reason... Fortunately, it did not affect preparations, and the frustration from the flight delay was released on the pitch!

Although the scoreline in this match was not large, the gap in strength was actually quite significant. From the highlights, Arsenal created many chances, and Saka, Madueke and others wasted excellent opportunities. If they had been more clinical, it could even have been a rout!

Allegri is best at grinding out results, so winning away from home was enough!

Arsenal's expected goals against Napoli reached 4.05, making it their highest away expected goals figure since Arteta's side returned to the Champions League.

Six big chances and 26 shots showed just how dominant Arsenal were, so Napoli were already fortunate to lose by only one goal.

At the start of this season, Arsenal have shown a very good competitive level. After the match, Odegaard also said in an interview that the team's confidence is now stronger and that the overall strength feels like it has reached another level compared with last year. Perhaps this is the boost brought by winning the title!

Odegaard was named the best player of the match.

Odegaard has already scored four goals in the first five matches of this season. He only failed to score against Villa.

It feels like Odegaard is even stronger than he was at his peak before the injury. The goal in this match was definitely a reflection of his confidence and ability. A long-range strike like that was something only seen during his previous peak form, showing power, technique and decisiveness in taking the shot! The captain also created very good opportunities for Saka and others.

It feels like Odegaard has been carrying extra motivation, not only wanting to prove that his previous poor form was temporary. The Telegraph reported that Jesus trained separately, and Arteta also acknowledged at the press conference that it was related to considerations about the number of players in the squad. However, I also said at the time that if you are considering squad numbers, you can leave Jesus out of the matchday squad, but there was no need to prevent him from joining team training. Most importantly, Jesus said, "No one had told me these things," and he was suddenly instructed to train alone...

Looking at the departure situations of players such as Aubameyang (poor form; removing the captain's armband for being late to a meeting is understandable, but not allowing him to train was excessive), Smith Rowe, and Jesus, I feel none of them were handled in a very respectful way. These players were contributors, and selling them is acceptable, but the situations were handled too harshly... What did Jesus do wrong? There was no need to treat him this way.

I won't say more about it.