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“Everyone thinks Saka is our best player but He’s not, That particular player is currently the best player we have and everyone is scared of him in training… He’s too aggressive”: Declan Rice names ONE Arsenal teammates as the Best player in Premier League

NobleMen BlogOctober 18, 2024Last Updated: October 18, 2024

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There has been a lot of talk about Arsenal’s incredible defence this season.

The Gunners have been solid at the back, and many of their defenders have received due credit.

Riccardo Calafiori has been hailed after his arrival, Jurrien Timber has received so much praise, while William Saliba is always in the headlines.

Gabriel Magalhaes is another important part of this Arsenal backline, but, sometimes, he doesn’t quite get the credit he deserves compared to his peers.

Speaking to Amazon, Ben White has been full of praise for Gabriel, claiming that while William Saliba gets most of the limelight, Magalhaes is also an unbelievable player.

Ben White praises Gabriel Magalhaes

White spoke about how much he rates Gabriel.

The defender claims that the Brazilian is scary from set-pieces and that the threat he brings from those dead-ball situations is amazing.

“Gabi, I think Saliba has taken a lot of the light, but he’s been unbelievable. The threat he has in the box is scary, everytime you get a corner you kind of know you’re going to score. If the ball is in an alright area it’s a goal for sure, which is amazing,” White said.

Darren Bent says Gabriel is better than Saliba

White says that Saliba gets more of the spotlight than Gabriel, and while that is true in most circles, not everyone has that view.

Indeed, Darren Bent has recently claimed that Gabriel is better than Saliba.“Two centre-halves. Virgil van Dijk, they have conceded two goals all year, and I have gone Gabriel,” said Bent on talkSPORT as he included the Brazilian in his Team of the Season so far.

“And the reason why I have gone Gabriel over Saliba is because set plays and the goals, set plays and the goals.”

Of course, being a centre-back is about a lot more than scoring goals, but it has to be said that Gabriel’s attacking contributions have been incredibly important to Arsenal’s success this season.

Arsenal can’t rely too much on Gabriel’s goalscoring contributions, but his attacking output may well be the difference between winning the league and finishing second the third year running.

“He is in my Fantasy team so I am hoping he will be fit, and so will all Gunners fans.“Kai Havertz and Gabriel Martinelli are also injury doubts, while Martin Odegaard is still sidelined.

“But we know that the Gunners can still grind out results even if they are missing some of their best attacking players.

“They have an excellent defence, which is behind this habit they have of always finding a way to get a result, but this time I would not be surprised if they came unstuck.

“Bournemouth always create chances, whoever they play against. The Cherries’ issue has been that they have not always taken those opportunities… but Saturday could be a different story.”

Bournemouth v Arsenal team news

Bournemouth’s Tyler Adams has been out all season so far following back surgery but is now closing in on a first-team return.

This is also the case for Milos Kerkez, who has trained this week and could be available for Saturday, as reported by Arsenal’s official website.

As for Arsenal, Mikel Arteta has told the Gunners media team that none of Bukayo Saka, Thomas Partey and Gabriel Martinelli suffered serious injuries on international duty.

All three dropped out of their respective national team squads during the break for treatment, but they should be fine to go.

Kai Havertz and Jurrien Timber missed games for Germany and the Netherlands with issues, but Havertz could be in contentiona gainst Bournemoiuth.

Ben White has been out for three weeks with a groin problem, while Martin Odegaard, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Takehiro Tomiyasu and Kieran Tierney remain out.

Finally, goalkeeper Neto is ineligible to play against his parent club.