The Arsenal Transfer Show EP533: Marcus Rashford, Crystal Palace, League Cup & More!

[@PaulWard-xn5zg]

Morning Tom and everyone.. I’d stay well clear of Rashford , his stats and talent level do not justify huge wages and a sizeable transfer fee.

[@TchallaHenry3072]

I think what xhaka actually gave martinelli was defensive cover so martinelli didnt think about always having to recover, which is why i think merino was brought in. But i do agree martinelli needs to use his attack as the defence and make the defence more worried about him.

[@gladiatorscoops4907]

I love Rashford's physical attributes and he has some fantastic footballing ability but it's not enough. It's the mental aspect I think he isnt the right fit. If he doesnt press and track back for his beloved Man U what makes you think he would do the same for Arsenal? Also I think he doesnt balance his personal ventures/football very well. Football is a short career, especially when your game is based around pace, footballers have so much time to persue other things once they retire. While you are playing focus on your game rather than other things.

[@Gideonsmythe]

Wet and windy one tonight in London, so wrap-up.

[@LiiveGunner]

Martinelli cost us against defenders and Bayern Munich Kimmich realized it and capitalize on his mistake on his head being down. Martinelli with his head down, seriously affecting his game 🎮 😳.

[@tonyfullbrook9689]

I'd like to see saka on the left and martenelli on the right to see how saka does

[@Arsnicks]

Hey Tom, I don't claim to be a body language expert but Mikel's giant grin was a dead giveaway he was joking.

[@TheGoonerTalkTV]

100%

[@bradleycostello9077]

We need to stay away from rashford if we couldn't afford sesko, gyokeres or isak i don't want us wasting money on him

[@moviegooner49]

We could afford Sesko only he wanted to stay at Leipzig.

[@bradleycostello9077]

@moviegooner49 he wanted to vet his future sorted and arsenal weren't willing to spend the money without selling nketiah

[@moviegooner49]

@bradleycostello9077 Whats your source/link that Arsenal werent willing to spend the money??

[@bradleycostello9077]

@@moviegooner49 tom canton has said it

[@truefact844]

Rashford in London would not be good for him. In another life I worked around the sort of night clubs these players go to and if parties are his problem there would be too much temptation.

[@johnantonacci3903]

martinelli's take-on succ rate in 22/23 was 44.7. His drop coincides with Xhaka's departure. NOt sure how we want to look at that, but it seems to me that for large parts of the season we have completely given up (as a team) on the left side. I would really like to see martinelli get a run with merino at Left 8 before giving up on him. BTW, look at Isak npxg vs npGoals.

[@LiiveGunner]

Martinelli cost us against defenders, and Bayern Munich Kimmich realized it and capitalized on his mistake on his head being down. Its head down is affecting his game 🎮 😤

[@sam9stylex]

Fair enough but at the end of the day, if we are being harsh - he has not evolved as a player compared to Saka , not even half of Saka’s progression so we need someone else aka Lookman imo

[@bartnosarzewski2622]

We should try loan him.

[@snaggiz]

I’m not willing to go for a project player on the left. We have one already. It’s been clear enough for long enough that Rashford ain’t a top tier player because of his attitude and lack of consistency.

[@euhnathan]

Don't mean to be rude, but we're already struggling with Martinelli. If Rashford joins, I'll seriously doubt the leadership's ambition. We should be going for players in form. Not keep gambling on players manchester clubs don't want anymore.

[@RobertDCosta-u9v]

Why would Arsenal want a Man U reject? But to be honest Arteta has previous for that sort of behaviour naming a few Jesus and Havart and sterling and shevchenko

[@dicksonhagoi2849]

But to be honest, the players you have mentioned have contributed in making Arsenal better than previous, they are definitely an upgrade on what we had prior to their joining us, even Rushford isn't your ordinary player, Arteta is an expert in panel beating and I believe he can make Rashford better than what we have seen at Man utd in the recent past just the way he did with Havertz.

[@dominicpalmer3130]

Can't beat a bit of silly season for hand in head moments... But I really hope the rashford falls into that category

[@seamusgallagher8099]

Please No No no noooooooo

[@TelTec9]

I would take Rashford, he's just been through so much rubbish at UTD he's just gone stale. If Arsenal sign him he would find that form from a couple seasons ago

[@RobertDCosta-u9v]

Why would Arsenal want a Man U reject? But to be honest Arteta has previous for that sort of behaviour naming a few Jesus and Havart and sterling and shevchenko