Arteta Doesn’t Support Gabriel Martinelli Enough – Martin Keown

Arsenal striker, Gabriel Martinelli is struggling for regular starts at the club because Mikel Arteta doesn’t like him, Martin Keown has said. Martin recently revealed that he is very concerned with how the forward has not been playing.

According to him, he is not at the Emirates stadium and training ground every single day, but he can feel that the manager is not supporting the player enough.

Keown added that he has seen what Arteta has done with [Emile] Smith Rowe and [Bukayo] Saka, and he feels the same can be done with Martinelli.

His words, “I’ve been concerned as to why that player is not playing.”

“Because the manager doesn’t like him. It’s as simple as that.”

“I’m not there every day, I’m not on the training ground.”

“I thought it was very interesting that [Martin] Odegaard had gone internationally and said ‘in training this is the best young player I’ve ever seen’. And he’s from Real Madrid.”

“So now it’s time to let him fly. Let’s look at the positives. Let’s support him.”

“When he came into the team I thought he did a great job. Not only was he making runs down the middle but he was coming back. He was like a Duracell battery.”

“Keep him in the team. Play him. You’ve seen what you’ve done with [Emile] Smith Rowe and [Bukayo] Saka. Support the young players, that’s where the energy is coming from.”