An Arsenal fan spotted Gabriel Magalhaes coaching Martin Zubimendi immediately after his first-half error against Chelsea.
Zubimendi nearly gifted Chelsea a goal with his back pass, putting David Raya under immense pressure, but fortunately, Joao Pedro could not capitalise.
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The Spanish midfielder has looked off the pace over recent weeks, and the pressure of being in a Premier League title race seems to be getting to him.
Arsenal supporters were not happy with Zubimendi’s performance, but luckily, his teammates were there to support him following the error.
Gabriel Magalhaes spotted coaching Arsenal’s Martin Zubimendi
Gabriel Magalhaes was spotted giving Martin Zubimendi instructions just after he nearly cost Arsenal a goal following a lackadaisical back pass.
The 26-year-old is meant to be the Gunners’ number six, a player who can receive the ball under pressure and look to progress it forward.
However, the Spaniard has been unable to maintain the levels which he set at the start of the season, and fans have been questioning him.
The good news is, he has teammates around him like Gabriel who will support him, and clearly, Mikel Arteta will back him through this tough patch.
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It’s clear that the Brazilian was offering his teammate advice on what to do, instead of playing it back to Raya in a high-pressure situation.
That was not the first time Zubimendi has nearly cost the Gunners a goal, having gifted Bryan Mbeumo an equaliser a few weeks ago at the Emirates Stadium.
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Arteta must strongly consider resting Zubimendi and start to utilise Christian Norgaard, who has hardly played any football this season.
Norgaard has impressed for Arsenal when given the chance; meanwhile, Zubimendi continues to play, despite looking shattered.
The 31-year-old is ready to step into the action for Arsenal; however, Arteta seems rather reluctant to use him in the big moments.
Brighton away presents Arteta with a great chance to shuffle the pack and should give him the chance to bring in the Norwegian.
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