Just a few days ago, it seemed like that Arsenal The season is over, but now, there is a renewed sense of optimism in the Emirates.
Mikel Arteta And it's to the credit of Tottenham Hotspur that their north London rivals were able to blow away a 1-0 lead in Derby on Wednesday night to give the Gunners a much-needed boost.
The likes of Martin Odegaard and Declan Rice are back to their best, while Gabriel Magalhaes and William Saliba once again reminded the rest of the league why they are the best defensive partnership in town.
until Leandro Trossardwho has been extremely disappointing this season, looked radiant, scoring the winning goal and turning Pedro Porro into a human pretzel with Cruyff's magic.
However, the Belgian still has a long way to go to return to his best, but he may be helped in that endeavor if the club go all out for the player who has been touted for a move to Arsenal in the past.
Leandro Trossard's lackluster campaign
Now, although he scored the winner against Tottenham and generally looked good for most of the game on Wednesday, it would be fair to say that Trossard has been nowhere near his best this season.
For example, as things stand, the Belgian international has a fairly average tally Five goals and three assists In 30 games this season, that equates to an average goal involvement every 3.75 games.
In comparison, the former Brighton and Hove Albion star made £100,000 19 shared goals In 46 games last season and 11 of 22 during the first half of his campaign With the club, that is, an average of one match every 2.42 and 2.00 matches, respectively.
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Trossard's career at Arsenal |
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|---|---|---|---|
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season |
22/23 |
23/24 |
24/25 |
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Appearances |
22 |
46 |
30 |
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Objectives |
1 |
17 |
5 |
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Helps |
10 |
2 |
3 |
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Goal shares in every match |
0.50 |
0.41 |
0.26 |
In short, there has been an undeniable decline from the 30-year-old this year, and while age hasn't helped, such a dramatic drop in production can't be attributed to him being a year older, especially since it reminded us what he can do against Spurs.
Therefore, it is reasonable to assume that he could reach last season's levels again, and that could become more likely if the club go out and sign a player they were already linked with earlier this season: Alphonso Davies.
Why is Davies reviving Trossard?
Now, there are likely to be several players Arsenal could sign who would be able to get more out of Trossad, so why would Davies, who is… He was linked with the club again This month, be one of the best options?
Well, in simple terms, it all comes down to his absolutely impressive attacking abilities.
The Canada international is no slouch in defence, but his ability to move up and down the left flank is undoubtedly his biggest strength, and as Arsenal's number 19 is not the quickest, the Bayern star overlapping at a rate of knots will give him much more space to work in.
Opposing defenders should be aware of the Belgian's incredible technical ability and close control as well as the Champions League winner's explosive running power.
What's more, he has the ability to back up his boundless energy, as he did in just 29 Bundesliga appearances last season, and is the “superb” full-back as he calls him. By soccer writer Jerry ManciniI collected a large amount of Two goals and six assistswhich equates to an impressive average – for a defender – of goal involvement every 3.62 league games.
Finally, even though he is only 24 years old,… She has 56 international matches Bags of experience and a fantastic winning mentality, which can only help the rest of the Arsenal dressing room as they continue to fight for the Premier League title.
Ultimately, securing Davies' services against a myriad of top teams this year is likely to be a difficult task, but given his exciting ability, it will be more than worth it.
