Arsenal have got through this season by having high standards throughout the squad and those standards are all the more important in training.
All the best teams in the world train like they play and do let the standard drop.
Mikel Arteta is big on this and we saw a few seasons ago on the Amazon Prime docuseries how he demanded standards in a dressing room rant.
Indeed, that means even those not playing week in week out can have an impact by keeping things at a high level.
And according to Eberechi Eze, the most competitive trainer is very much a player who doesn’t always play.
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Eberechi Eze says Gabriel Jesus is Arsenal’s most competitive trainer
Arsenal’s squad is now a winning squad after capturing the Premier League title and it’s little wonder things are competitive in training.
However, for most of us Arsenal fans, Gabriel Magalhaes is probably the name that jumps out when we think who might be the most serious in training.
But while acknowledging Gabriel is competitive, Eberechi Eze has actually named Gabriel Jesus as the one who is most competitive.
The Brazilian striker has not always been a regular this season but given he was one of Mikel Arteta’s first big signings, his impact at the club has been huge.
Like a few in this current Arsenal squad, Jesus faces an uncertain future this summer.
But hearing Eze pick him here tells us everything we need to know about him.
Jesus is clearly a driver of standards and competitive behaviour in training. That then translates onto the pitch and in a nutshell, is why Arsenal have delivered this season.
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