The FC arsenal opened on Friday (05.08.2022) at Crystal Palace the new Premier League-Season. After great preparation, the “Gunner” as a contender for the front seats – at least.
Last season ended with a big disappointment for FC arsenal. For the prestigious club from London it was only enough for fifth place. So they missed “Gunner” the entry into the Champions League. This was mainly due to the completely botched start of the season. It wasn’t until the fourth day of the game that coach Mikel Arteta’s team scored their first points and goal.
Brilliant preparation
It is not to be expected that the Londoners will get off the starting blocks badly again. The team put in a brilliant preparation. In five games there were five wins – 5:3 against 1. FC Nürnberg, 2:0 against FC everton3:1 against Orlando City4-0 against FC Chelsea and 6:0 against FC Seville.
Arteta recently answered the question of whether the fans could look forward to the new season and this team with a simple one “Yes”. But then he quickly backtracked. “But don’t overdo it. It was still only preparatory games. There are still many things that we need to do better.”said the Spaniard, who himself played for Arsenal for five years.
Gabriel Jesus the king transfer
Especially the newcomers give the fans hope. Above all Gabriel Jesus. The Brazilian striker came from for 52.2 million euros Manchester City. In the five friendlies he scored seven goals, most recently against Seville three times. At City he probably ran away from his new competitor Erling Haaland, at Arsenal he is set as a center forward.
Ukraine international Alexander Zinchenko has also left the English champions and joined Arsenal. The club paid 35 million euros for the 25-year-old defender. The same amount of money was due for the attacking midfielder Fabio Vieira, who came from FC Porto. Also new are right winger Marquinhos (Sao Paulo) and goalkeeper Matt Turner (New England Revolution). On the other hand, there were no notable departures, the team stayed together.
Much praise from Tuchel
The well-rehearsed team, which was only reinforced with players who, like Gabriel Jesus, integrated immediately, were particularly convincing in the friendly games. So there were only words of praise from Chelsea coach Thomas Tuchel after the clear 0: 4 bankruptcy. “The commitment was much higher at Arsenal”he said Coach: “We’ve clearly been beaten by a side who aren’t playing in the Champions League next season and who were behind us last season. At the moment it looks like they’re way ahead of us.”
Goal: Champions League
One thing is clear: Arsenal want to return to the Champions League. The last time the Londoners played there was in the 2016/17 season and failed in the round of 16 at FC Bayern Munich. “We want to take the club to the next level and really measure ourselves against the top teams”said Arteta: “We have to play in the Champions League for that.” Not a few trust the team to be able to intervene in the title fight.