GABRIEL AND SALIBA SUPERB!!! Spurs 0, Arsenal 1 - Match reaction and Arsenal player ratings

[@Robert-i4g]

I was a fan of Timber but after that game, I am a full blown air conditioner😂

[@sonofapollo6814]

hehehe!!

[@nyboakye1]

😂

[@markcoffey6320]

🤣🤣🤣

[@AndrewDawsonBrown]

very funny but please don't take this up professionally lol

[@fxrichkid]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@jozeydirtz]

For the first time I can’t pick my MOTM, Timber proved through out he can hang in this derby but Gabriel… colossal throughout

[@deppresedonion6320]

Them 2 were brilliant Timber is brilliant in defence and Gabriel was a giant amongst men he was everwhere in our box and David Raya very good again .

[@jozeydirtz]

@@deppresedonion6320 HOW COULD I FORGET RAYA.. SOO GOOD EARLY ON

[@stanadams5541]

@jozeydirtz yep I agree with you

[@DavidThorogood-jz9vi]

Life long Gooner who has lived in Australia for the last 30 years. For the first time I was actually too nervous to watch it live and went to bed at 9:00pm Oz time. I struggled to sleep and kept checking the time, before it was eventually 2:00am and I knew the game was over. I could not get my phone in my hand quick enough to check the score and almost wept when I saw we were able to get over the line. After that I slept like a baby! So, so proud that we were able to take ALL THREE POINTS despite our current injuries and suspension issues. Oh my god, Brisbane is RED!!!

[@michaelmorley6522]

No rating for Nwaneri, fair enough, but how comfortable he looked on the ball. Great result.

[@MrScoobymac]

He looked good in them few moments ❤ I want to see him start

[@burlhorse61]

Need to see more of him-but he looked good.

[@danielkariuki5643]

Imagine the guy is too cool with the ball

[@nickt794]

7/10 for Arteta? Think he deserves a 10 for how he adapted losing all of those players and still got the three points in the end...

[@adekunleomole2262]

i was shock with that rating too. 10/10 for me

[@stanadams5541]

I totally agree with you 10/10 for Arteta AFC's organisation and game plan under extreme circumstances with brilliant and i think our set piece coach might deserve a mention.

[@scano15]

Agreed, cmon Charles

[@finnbond3624]

At least a 9

[@Yunit87]

@@adekunleomole2262no bc he didt give enough time for sterling and nwari

[@Gunnercoops]

So pleased to see Timber finish so strongly he got better and better throughout, but the big boys at the back in the middle were colossal warriors 👏👏👏

[@gordonpatterson8615]

Great win, defensive masterclass, Partey and Jorgi did fine along with the huge workrate of Havertz. Must give a mention to Saka tracking back on Udoggie. A goal for Martinelli would do wonders for him and I hope Saka gets a rest in Atalanta. Similar result next Sunday would be massive.

[@jimmybalantyne5545]

Well done for picking up on that Saka tracking. It was fantastic.

[@HerFatherDidntLikeMe]

​@@jimmybalantyne5545 It was exceptional as was Martinelli's tracking back.

[@MispeledStalion]

A year ago, Kai was a broken man who only showed his quality off the ball. Now he's oozing confidence, one of our best and most consistent players, and maybe one of the best in the league. So happy for him, pleased with Arsenal fans for urging patience and backing him, and proud of the backroom and coaching staff for unlocking his potential. He's a gem

[@edi2234]

Huh??

[@burlhorse61]

Arteta made the right call

[@MrRobertization]

Harsh on Trossard. Played out of position and defended like a beast. Also Arteta has to be higher than 7. Winning away to Spurs, missing so many players but got it spot on tactically.

[@gos4343]

Gabby absolutely worked his socks off up and down the line working hard for his full back. His pace was crucial in keeping them honest at the back because without that, they could have parked 10 men in our half. He has to improve his final ball but his confidence is lacking at the moment and he will know he has pressure for his place. A goal or two and we could see him back to his best. I think he needs to start at City.

[@BalthasarRodellega]

Timber was my MOTM. The guy was everywhere. He inverts, he plays the wing and most importantly he actually DEFENDS! Hopefully he can find Brennan in his pocket before he leaves the locker room. What can’t Timber do?

[@Isabella-w2z4q]

7/10 for mikel? Without Oddegard and rice yet we roll into our second home and take the 3 points ….brilliant management from Super mik IMO Charles . Love the content

[@Yunit87]

Yes. For his stubborn and not giving time to Nwaneri

[@lewistibbs3359]

I think bringing on Nwaneri towards the end is a fantastic show of faith from Arteta. The game is in the balance at 1-0 and he trusted the youngster who has only played a few minutes in the league before to come on and help the team keep it tight. He could have easily picked an experienced defensive player but he trusted him to get the job done. Arteta doing one of the few things he has been criticised on, giving the youngsters game time. North London is red!

[@JohnScarrott]

Superb tactics by Arteta with team selection to play the block and get them on the break (not our usual game), should have done the subs sooner I think though, superb defending all round but especially our brick wall of Saliba and Gabriel, really showing how hard we are to beat even when teams are on top of us. Another win for our set piece training, another goal contribution for Saka.

[@seans11093]

Great win and performance, after the international break, away from home, with key injuries!!! Arteta needs to sub 10 minutes earlier however.

[@Tulanwarrior]

All the talk about getting a center forward seems to always have a hint of criticism of Havertz, but with Odegaard and Rice out, we really got to see how important he is now for Arsenal. Picking up from where he left off after we went down to 10-man against Brighton, he put in a monstrous shift again. His versatility (which is so underrated) made the lineup today possible with our depleted squad. Compared to where he was 1 year ago, its chalk and cheese. When last year he needed that penalty to get his confident up, now he is almost single-handedly dragging Arsenal over the line. What a signing by Arteta. Trust the process and bring on City next! - Chong

[@SisekoIzwelethu]

Timber is a beast. But impressed with the team performance which was key

[@jovuon]

Giving Trossard a 5 is beyond harsh. He did a lot of filling in the gaps or tracking back to eliminate Spurs counters. You need to rewatch the game.

[@GaryBarclay]

I was thinking during this game that Totteringham were trying to out physical Arsenal. It's a stupid tactic that teams still try, when will they learn? Our boys love that side of the battle, did you see how long it took for Arsenal to block out Spurs players, trying to make a big deal of Timber's tackle on Porro?

[@garyfowkes8794]

Very harsh rating for Trossard

[@thomashawkins1351]

Agreed.

[@mattc1176]

Get innnnnn!!!!!!!!!! Such a huge win, in a very difficult spot. I’m so happy and proud of the team’s performance.

[@BobbyBalls82]

Hi Charles, what a result, I just love watching this team defend, hunger, desire, resilience, just a proper defensive unit. Gabriel MOTM, was back to his best, blocks, tackles, nothing was getting past him and scored the winner. Timber and Saliba were excellent too. Saka and Martinelli weren’t great going forward but both put in a real shift defensively. And Havertz as well never stopped running, fantastic work rate. I thought your rating of 7 out of 10 for Arteta was a bit low. I thought he deserved at least a 8, got his tactics spot on with the midfield he had available and the opposition. North London is RED. Keep up the great content

[@anthonyhorsnall1516]

Mentality monsters today 💪🏼

[@viperskyboy]

Charles I have to question some of those player raitings. Martinelli was hopeless in attack and got caught out a few times defensively. So I would swap his rating with Trossard. Who I thought gave the ball away a bit but worked well with Havertz in a double false nine system. And Arteta deserved a 9 for this performance. Down THREE crucial midfielders his tactical set up worked to perfection. I thought a 7 was harsh.

[@AaronAlexandre-mc8nw]

Hey Charles. Though it was a short space of time, Nwaneri displayed real talent in the biggest game of the season. Hope he will get more minutes against Atalanta in the champions league as well. Same goes to Skelly and other youths who were on the bench yesterday. Maybe next week against Bolton we might see many youngsters make their debuts?

[@mhe87]

I was really impressed with Nwaneri on the ball for those last few minutes. He seems ready for this level. I hope he gets 25-30 minutes against Atalanta and starts against Bolton.

[@mrdynamitehee]

I counted 6 missing from the squad - Rice, Odegaard, Califiori, Merino, Zinchenko, Tomiyasu - so to do a job away at Spurs (again) shows real warrior mentality, especially with it being the curtain raiser to such a tough week. I have to admit though, I hope we find a bit more sharpness up front soon.

[@VtheVman]

We’ve only allowed 1 goal all season, and that goal was conceded when we were unfairly made to play with 10 men against Brighton. That’s pretty incredible given the quality of opposition we’ve had to play against so far. So much credit needs to be given to our back four and Raya. If we keep up that level of defending, we’ll be in the title race all season.

[@cheekster777]

HUGE win and third consecutive away win against the Spursy! 💪🏻 💪🏻

[@elizabeth0101_]

Hi Charles, great content as always! So happy for Gabriel, I think he is super deserving of this moment and praise! Thought Ethan looked good in his cameo. And I know Martinelli is getting a lot of stick right now but was really happy with his defensive duties. I know we need more from him than just that, but hopefully he can find his form from 2 years ago very soon. Big week ahead…COYG!!!!

[@jamiechristian9286]

White, Jorgi, Partey and Martinelli were at least 6s if your giving Trossard a 5. The first 3 gave away the ball a lot and struggled throughout and though Martinelli had some decent runs and defended well his decision making lets him down time and time again.

[@stevencorscadden5767]

Saliba every time Gabriel scores is always funny. He absolutely loves it. 😅

[@thomashawkins1351]

BFFs

[@ilias7748]

Brilliant from the boys, but Party - 7, no chance - he was caught so many times

[@paulmacpaul3389]

Partey hater. Get a Life !

[@superconnie5003]

Agree..2 uncles in midfield

[@petaflop3606]

@@paulmacpaul3389 weird comment paul

[@CRISQ1471]

Sadly, Partey is showing signs of aging. He has lost all his pace and is a shadow of the brilliant player he wad two years ago. We should start targeting Bruno Guimares as his replacement, next summer.

[@errolgraham3464]

Just brilliant for arsenal expressions is not happy

[@sakalito]

Defensively very solid performance. Our central midfield tho, oof. Nwaneri in the end had better impact than Jesus and Sterling combined.

[@vetpara]

Hi Charles, I know you don't hand out 10/10 ratings often... but given the context and the performance I think big Gabi has to be pretty close. Rice suspended. Jorginho ahead of him hadn't played a premier league minute this season. Timber next to him hadn't finished a full EPL game. The man probably only arrived back from international duty on Friday. There was so much brinkmanship around this week... I wouldn't have considered a draw at Spurs & City a terrible outcome. We've already got three points from these two games now. Without Gabriel's ability in both boxes today, we would be fearing for our season in September. Give the lad a 10.

[@HerFatherDidntLikeMe]

I agree about Big Gabi.

[@Lewis-qm8uo]

Timber was a beast today! Gabriel an absolute boss with saliba next to him again. Jorgi put in a solid shift, Raya with some good moments yet again as well. Boys up top struggled a little, a lot of work and I thought that martinelli started to look pretty decent! Nwaneri looked very comfortable when he came on. 3 points from the NLD, a lot of players missing in the lead up to a massive week, couldn't be happier! COYG

[@trevorkeating229]

I genuinely thought Trossard was very good, shocked with the 5

[@nelanpillay6468]

Before the match I thought if Mikel brought home a single point I would give him a 10/10 due to the shortage of first team players. I just love the guy for how he managed the team, made the players believe in themselves, and how his strategies and tactics brought home three points in such an intimidating environment. 11/10 for him. Brilliant!

[@mrkingdom6683]

Blimey Charles, what's big Gabi gotta do to get a 10 from you? Imperious 10/10

[@lbatch7293]

Great content as usual Charles. But have to say, Arteta should get an 8! To set up the team so well think he deserved a little more. Don't get me wrong, was as nervous as anything watching the game, but think we dealt with the Scum really well today! Up the Arsenal 🙌🏿

[@tajebelazi7599]

A strong performance all round we registered all our efforts on target the training is working I demand more of that 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@jameswheaton2580]

8 for Arteta and 7 for Trossard

[@mattl5846]

Yes Charles! My favourite arsenal content creator 👌

[@kb-is-on]

Trossard 5 and Martinelli 7 - wow! Vice versa for me. And Arteta 7 - you're a tough marker Charles!

[@jellybelly100jellyvision7]

Absolutely exceptional performance from us yesterday. Players worked their socks off, full of running and discipline. I thought spurs lost their heads, typical performance from them. North London is RED!!!!! COYG!!

[@aaraufreak]

That was a very good performance from Jorginho. You have to remind yourself that he hasn‘t played any minutes yet this season and then play 90‘ in a NLD… that‘s solid haha COOOOYYYYGGGGGG

[@lewistibbs3359]

The sky graphic for the goal was fantastic 😂

[@sohailsayed3570]

Our number 6 is the king of Brazil!

[@goonereagle5445]

Great win at the training ground.

[@CRISQ1471]

Charles, I can't believe you gave Trossard 5. He was our best forward. He played 4 excellent passes from the inside-left position, only for Martenelli to waste those chances. He also showed fantastic skill on the halfway line when he juggled past 3 Spurs players who surrounded him. Trossard also made an excellent counter-attacking pass, which led to the corner, that Gabriel scored from. I have noticed, over the last year, that you always mark Trossard down in your ratings. That shows you have a clear bias against him. He deserved a 7 at least.

[@AndrewCooke-k9q]

Great victory, that's artetas doing, my two concerns from the match, martinelli lacks confidence in final decisions, but his work rate is great, and for me I was worried about sterling, he looked tired straight away, and wasn't sprinting back to help the team, he was just jogging, might be his mindset isn't quite in line with artetas yet, but I was expecting lung busting sprinting from sterling.

[@stanadams5541]

AFC's defence was magnificent Timber was the missing link in that defence and the teams organisation was brilliant and best of all they are doing this every week now undoubtedly the best AFC team for many years.

[@Eadesryann]

Excited for your opinions tomorrow on the fact sky sports pundits wanted a red for timber and said Gabriel was lucky with the goal not to give a foul! The tears taste fantastic coyg

[@shawnchong8468]

Mikel Arteta and Edu Gaspar have successfully built a squad capable of challenging Manchester City for the title. Now, they do have a pretty balance mix of youth and experience in the senior squad.

[@jonathanbrimicombe]

Glad you Nelli a 7. He kept Porro in his half of the pitch for most of the game and didnt give him a minutes peace. Once his confidence in front of goal returns he will start most games

[@scano15]

How do you give a 7 and then describe a 12 😂😂 poor Mikel will be fuming when he hears this. Cheers for the great work x

[@omobolamajek5183]

Please, Charles, don't rate Kai anything less than 9!! Kai had a great game, Kai work rate today is huge and tremendous. Kai was very impressive.

[@AhmedMohamed-ju9ik]

Fantastic win 🎉

[@fazzyth14]

Gabby Martinelli needs to sort himself out, only thing keeping him with us is his defensive work rate but his attacking output is poor

[@CRISQ1471]

Martenelli was very poor, I can't believe Charles gave him 7 for that performance. He never lifts his head up when in good positions. No wonder Saka gave him an earful after that miss.

[@MikeWait-us8go]

Chico keep up the quality But your ratings - Our Centre half is superb in a NLD away from home , clean sheet , scores the winner and only goal in a game deemed as season defining if we lost - why not a 10 what else would he have to do ? Mikel - similar to above plus big players missing first manager to 3 away NLD wins - only 7 ? Please explain your thinking Great podcast 👍🏻

[@luzmamoore1786]

Hi Charles. Big fans. Keep up the great work. Arteta was an easy 8. He got everything right! Coyg.

[@alfredthegreat9543]

Hi Charles. Has Martinelli reached his peak? He just doesn't seem to have developed the last year or so- is still not making the right decisions often enough. Bit worrying because we all love him.

[@shadikanj4743]

He's low on confidence. Supoort him and he'll come good. Stop pouncing on every little thing he does. Today I only noticed Saka was playing when on the 60th minute. Everything good we had was through Martinelli. So stop picking on our players and support them.

[@aob326]

Our squad depth is pretty decent, I just wish we had a monster of a punisher up front that can sniff out half chances and put them away

[@Abishek97]

Timber showed exactly what we missed last season 😭 what a player!

[@majestyofrock2702]

Harsh on Trossard, played in a different position. A 7 minimum

[@kingGa33]

Hi Charles, I appreciate your brief analysis of your post-match reaction from the Tottenham stadium. In reflection of the NLD, I don't think Arsenal played their tiki-taka football style against their north-London arch-rival. Nonetheless, I was pleased with their monstrous defensive display. Gunners won the tactical battle, and that is all that matters.

[@weeksy-sb5yr]

North London is Red, result of champions. Doesn't have to be pretty all the time, just effective.I was more worried about yesterday's game then going to city next week. Ever the optimistic another 3 points this Sunday.

[@doncourts]

We played this game so smart spurs wanted an end to end game and we didn’t allow it. We built slowly and took our time on the ball

[@sulaimanibrahim9521]

Arteta deserve 10/10 rating for is tactical nuance ,he needs his full flowers 💐

[@roberts56tony]

First Arsenal manager to ever win 3 games in a row at Shite Heart Lane and he does it by complete change of tactics and without our talismanic captain Odegaard or Rice. Charles is like "meh" 7 for Mikel. 😅😂

[@seandonnelly3734]

Charles, where do you think calafiori gets into this team? After that timber performance it’s hard to see anyone getting his spot

[@Dildaphone]

I called this before the game. Believe! One nil to the Arsenal.

[@MBalvin]

Super Mik, 10/10 surely!

[@subdude7881]

Really like the way the team got behind Timber after the incident with Pedro Poro. Hardly a yellow card. Never red.

[@JeffSteiner-eq9sd]

It says something about how high our standards have become that, after the initial high of today’s win, my next thought was to be angry all over again about the Brighton match. We should have 12 points. Similarly, I’m mad Raya’s got even that one goal conceded on his record.

[@trevorg2128]

Martinelli isn’t player we where waiting for I just can’t see him going on,

[@iSport2ka8]

Win away at Tottenham with a depleted side and poor Arteta only gets a 7??!!

[@jrussell06]

The fact Saka was walking on the pitch after the game suggests it might not be too dramatic an issue 🤞🏼

[@Ronnie-dq2br]

Also have you noticed nothing was made of Szoboszlai blasting the ball away when on a yellow card on Saturday, Rice taps a ball gets a second yellow and it’s all over every platform. You said it at the time if the ref used his common sense (although it’s not that common) no one would’ve mentioned it but with Arsenal players theirs a story. Finally the Timber tackle on Porro it isn’t even a foul let alone a booking and pundits on sky saying he was lucky not to see red is just ridiculous but the way modern day top level football has gone pathetic. Anyway keep up the good work I may not always agree with your opinions (especially your Havertz loving) but hey football is about opinions and you’re very good at what you do. Stay blessed🙏🏿

[@kasperislame5162]

I thought Martinelli, considering the criticism of him lately, had a good game. He should have scored his chance or squared it to Saka of course but it doesn't diminish his overall game, just says something about his confidence. He's obviously better suited to higher backlines and I feel he should be given more chances against higher backlines because I'm almost certain his finishing is a confidence issue which will be fixed once he gets enough chances to score. I'd start him against Atalanta and City, use Trossard off the bench.

[@afccapetown2726]

Charles, pls watch Paul Merson's say on the Gabriel goal on Sky 😅

[@vdkotecha]

Great result but I thought we were really poor attacking wise. We played like a Sam allerdyce team just with World class defence and keeper. I know about the platitudes of leagues are won by great defences but to get to the next level I think we need to improve so much offensively. Set pieces should be our bonuses not our main source of goals. If city go down to 10 men you can't tell because their tactical accumen and skill is so good they just attack with confidence. I hope that's not Arteta's celling

[@petercook9100]

I know you love it when people have a go at you for your ratings, so I’ll join in today. Only a 7 for Arteta?!? Watt are you thinking?!? 😊. You said it yourself, 3 wins here in a row. Three very different performances. Extreme adversity, players dropping out left, right and centre. He coached the perfect match, game went exactly as he would have planned. It’s a 9/10

[@raphaelduckett]

Top top team effort COYG

[@adebiyiajayi5629]

Hi charles, what are your thoughts on martinelli?? I feel he needs to get dropped for a few games, his decision making in the final third can be frustrating.

[@Afro-sport94]

Arsenal have won three consecutive away league games against Tottenham for the first time ever in the Premier League. Mikel Arteta does something that Arsene Wenger never could. #COYG!

[@paulmelham9223]

Our boys did a fantastic job 👏 Raya 9 , timber 9 saliba 8 Gabriel 10 white 7 , jorg 7 party 7 Trossard 7 saka 7 Martinelli 7 havertz 8 my ratings . Subs all a 5 to see the game out. Magic I'm buzzing 🎉🎉

[@Sdrawkcab_mi]

Martinelli 4

[@shaabandaud1173]

We saw the glimpse of what Timber can do.

[@Ryhard20]

I thought martinelli was very good tracking back but he lacks so much confidence infront goal :(( gabriel was my motm but the whole backline was superb, arteta adapted really well to the circumstances 9,5/10 from me.

[@curtisb6860]

Don’t know about a 7 for Partey, his second half passing was really sloppy.

[@Robinsontheo]

I’ll say 6.5.

[@SueMyChin]

think you're reaching. White gave them more than TP.

[@BlocksofFlames]

Amazing

[@AaMz112]

i get that martinelli is a fan favourite, but his decision making is absolutely awful and it’s not spoken about enough. he always has his head down with absolutely no awareness of what’s around him. he has been in that sort of situation so many times these past two seasons and has picked the wrong option every single time. if we want pace on the wing with no quality, then we may as well have dan james in his place. we can’t win big things with him as our starting left winger

[@CRISQ1471]

Well said! I want him to do well, but I think he has reached his ceiling at Arsenal... just like Rashford at Man United. A new coach, like Jurgen Klopp may know how to bring out the best in him. If we are offered money in the summer for him, take it and wish him well.

[@Ronnie-dq2br]

Morning Charles you’ve called Havertz performance as ‘exceptional’!! I had to watch the game back and he was anything but ‘exceptional’. He gave the ball away on numerous occasions once late on that led to Kulusevski shooting just over the bar. Come on this Havertz ‘over praise’ each week has to stop please, he’s doing well but to place his performance yesterday as ‘exceptional’ imo is far off the mark. Saliba, Gabriel, Timber and Raya were standouts with the rest doing their dogid roles (which I’m not knocking) 3yrs ago with the team we had we’d have crumbled.

[@williamfrancis5546]

Hi Charles 👋, I hope all is good 👋 👦 ☺️ 👍 😊 🙏. Arsenal certainly put a shift in against Tottenham and picked up 3 points thank God.. COYG to thrash Atlanta God willing 🙏. Have a good day Charles 😂. Arsenal rocks 🏆 🙏 🤲 🪨 🎸 😎.

[@UnknownUser-rb9pd]

Saliba had a really stupid booking early on which could have compromised him. Luckily he wasn't caught out again. Also, Jorghino looked slow and off the pace in the first half. He did improve but really Arteta should be giving players like him some minutes rather than expecting them to just turn up and perform on their first outing of the season. Otherwise I pretty much agree with the ratings.

[@MrDmarkv6]

Thought Jorginho did well, but Partey becoming a liability

[@saj3002]

Wasn’t much game time for sterling but that little time he had was not assuring, if running and backing away and simply pointing to others is all he’s offering then it’s not gonna end well

[@Jattie3434]

I'm a bit worried about Partey and Martinelli's performances. Partey doesn't have any pace left in his legs and gives the ball away too many times and the decision making of Martinelli is very poor. For the City game I would drop Partey and play Jorginho next to Rice.

[@oivindreklev1462]

Goodlie Morning!