Arsenal star Gabriel Jesus makes shock admission about weakness in his game

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Arsenal star Gabriel Jesus has been a positive influence since his arrival last year, but parts of his game have been criticised, and he is aware of where he can improve.

The Brazilian has been injured for a lot of this season, but when he has played he has delivered in crucial moments against Manchester United and Sevilla amongst others.

However, pundits have claimed that Arsenal need a more clinical forward in front of goal if they are to challenge for the Premier League title.

Whilst Jesus is not the most clinical, his all-round centre-forward play is arguably one of the best when it comes to top-level strikers, and the 26-year-old has now admitted that his work in front of goal is a weakness of his.

Gabriel Jesus opens up on goalscoring problems

Jesus returned from injury to start for Brazil against Argentina at the Maracana, where the home side were dealt a historic 1-0 defeat, and in the aftermath of the loss, which means he has scored just once in his last 29 games for his country, he opened up on his finishing ability.

“The goal is inevitable, and I don’t think it’s my strong suit,” he stated.

“But I score the goal. I’m there to score the goal. I scored goals here in the National Team.

“When I score again, it will happen, who knows how to work.”

Is Gabriel Jesus good enough at finishing?

The fact that goalscoring is a weakness of the striker, sums up how good the rest of his play is, as his goal record over the years is pretty strong.

Jesus is a player who seemingly gets heavily affected by confidence. When he first joined Arsenal, he delivered both mesmerising performances, as well as world-class output in front of goal.

During his days at Manchester City, he would go through dry spells, then have incredible runs of form which would even occasionally see him score three or four times in one game.

Jesus’ technique is sublime, and his struggles in front of goal are more mental than anything to do with his ability.

Brazil are going through a rough patch, and Jesus himself is suffering as a result. Jesus scored 18 goals in his first 35 games for Brazil as a youngster, when he was flying as one of their key players, but in 29 games since he has managed just one goal, an incredible drop-off.

When he is fit and fully firing, Jesus has the ability to be an excellent goalscorer in key moments and big games, whilst also helping Gabriel Martinelli and Bukayo Saka increase their own output, and he brings so much more to the team beyond his goals.