Mikel Arteta accepts Arsenal goalscorer Gabriel Martinelli ‘deserves more’ : Rashtra News
Martinelli
was
on
target
as
Arsenal
defeated
Newcastle
United
2-0
at
Emirates
Stadium
on
Saturday
(November
27),
just
93
seconds
after
replacing
Bukayo
Saka
–
who
had
opened
the
scoring.
The
Brazilian
has
played
only
367
minutes
across
nine
appearances
in
all
competitions
this
season,
with
just
four
of
those
as
part
of
the
starting
line-up.
His
goal
against
the
Magpies
was
his
first
of
the
campaign,
while
he
has
yet
to
register
an
assist
from
the
five
chances
he
has
created.
But
Arsenal
boss
Arteta
believes
the
goal
can
act
as
a
springboard
for
a
player
whose
attitude
continues
to
impress
the
Spaniard.
Arsenal
2-0
Newcastle:
Saka
and
Martinelli
fire
Gunners
past
Magpies
“It
is
a
big
moment
for
him
and
I’m
especially
happy
for
him
because
how
he
behaves,”
Arteta
told
Arsenal’s
official
website
of
Martinelli.
“Some
players
are
respectful
when
you
make
some
decisions,
and
some
players
are
very
respectful,
like
he
is.
“He’s
patient,
but
at
the
same
time
he’s
really
pushing
and
challenging
and
it
makes
every
decision
that
you
make
even
harder
because
he
deserves
more
and
I’m
really
pleased
because
he
really
helped
the
team
to
get
the
points.”
Martinelli’s
goal
was
his
first
Premier
League
home
strike
since
January
2020,
with
679
days
having
passed
between
the
efforts.
He
has
had
fewer
than
15
minutes
of
top-flight
action
since
August,
but
Martinelli
accepts
there
is
a
need
to
be
patient.
“Yeah
I
need
to
be
patient
as
I
always
say,
if
I
play
10
or
20
minutes,
I
have
to
play
well
and
be
ready
to
play,”
Martinelli
said.
“I
love
the
fans,
I’m
so
happy
to
be
here,
playing
for
this
club
and
I’m
so
happy
for
the
victory.
“We
knew
that
the
game
was
going
to
be
hard,
but
we
came
prepared
to
the
game
and
I’m
so
happy.
“To
be
fair
I
don’t
remember
[the
goal].
I
think
Martin
[Odegaard]
played
it
wide
to
Tomi
[Takehiro
Tomiyasu]
and
I
just
thought
I’d
go
to
the
box
and
try
to
head
it,
and
I
finished
the
ball.
I’m
just
happy
to
score
the
goal.”
( News Source :Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by Rashtra News staff and is published from a www.mykhel.com feed.)
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