Many observers of Arsenal’s loss to Everton believe that the Gunners’ failure to effectively defend against Everton’s corner kick resulted in a goal by James Tarkowski on a header. Partey would have found a way to prevent an Everton goal by Jorginho, who has terrible aerial skills. It’s on to the next game, where Arsenal will look to bounce back against Brentford. ( Stats Via Squawka)...CONTINUE READING THE FULL ARTICLE>>>
As for the future, below are some valuable information about Real Sociedad’s Martin Zubimendi ahead of the summer transfer window.
Arteta is reportedly still planning to add to his engine room despite Jorginho’s January arrival. It has been reported that Arsenal is keeping tabs on Zubimendi.
When defending deep in their box with Zubimendi, Arteta may not have to worry about aerial threats from opponents because the midfielder is so good at winning aerial duels.
The Spaniard has a higher win rate in aerial duels than any of the other 199 midfielders who have competed in at least 150 aerial duels between 2019-20 and the present.
Since he has a success record of over 70%, we may conclude that he has consistently outperformed elite players such as Rodri, Pogba, and Aurelien Tchoumeni in aerial confrontations during that span.
Therefore, if Arteta were to sign Zubimendi, we may anticipate that he would be superior to Manchester City’s Rodri in aerial duels, as well as very useful in the middle of the field and on set pieces.
