'Forget Kane, sign this', Man United fans begged after watching Star's performance
He may not be an attractive signing like Victor Osimhen, Harry Kane or Dusan Vhlahovic. However, no one can argue that Ivan Toney is a nightmare for any defender. Without a bad end to the first half, Arsenal could have lost at home for the first time this season.
Ivan Toney is not just a strong and tall striker. His ball control skills are unmatched despite his massive frame. Indeed, Arsenal midfielder William Saliba had a hot night, as he struggled with Toney on Saturday.
Ivan Toney won 12 of the 13 dogfights he participated in during the match. Manchester United, currently struggling with Anyhony Martial and Wourt Weghorst as the main strikers, will likely be one of the teams interested in Toney's service.
Toney is only 25 years old so he will stay at the club longer. It will also fit very well with Erick Ten Hag's pressing style. Toney also won't command high numbers like Kane and Osimhen, who will command over 100 million. Here are some reactions from Man United fans to Ivan Toney's performance.
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We review the main Fantasy Premier League (FPL) talking points from two matches of Round 23, Arsenal v Brentford and Bournemouth v Newcastle United.
The numbers you see in this article come from our Premium Members Area, where you can access Opta player and team data for every Premier League match.
OTHER FIRST TRACKING FOR MARTINELLI
Gabriel Martinelli (£6.6m) missed a fifth straight game on Saturday, running through time for a second straight week as substitute Leandro Trossard (£6.7m) came on from the ice bench for scoring.
All this time is bad for your health and it is simply a relief for Martinelli's owners to see the 60-minute mark pass before he retires, to see him He added two points, showing how his appeal has been dented lately.
“Not particularly bad but not the best. Looks like Gabriel Jesus is missing. - Football London editorial on Gabriel Martinelli's performance
Martinelli wasn't brutal, as the brief summary above highlighted, but he now has the misfortune of being one of Arsenal's only regular players with a support/top position opponent. waiting on the wing. Since Trossard's arrival, Martinelli has played 200 minutes compared to Bukayo Saka's 270 minutes (£8.3m).
It was Saka who set up Trossard to score, with the England international's six FPLs looking like a welcome return to this low-scoring Gameweek so far. The winger also has more shots (seven) than Martinelli, Martin Odegaard (£7.0m) and a quiet Eddie Nketiah (£6.8m) combined.
“I think every player has their moment. We removed Gabi for Leo because when Leo is in these spaces, he is very good. He was very calm, he was constantly making fake moves, playing forward, he had an idea of ??where the ball was going to land and we thought it was the right choice to let him play today. – Mikel Arteta on Gabriel Martinelli
Mikel Arteta has minimized optional changes this season, with Martinelli, Saka and Odegaard among the 10 Gunners to start every game they have featured in.
After the game, the Arsenal manager was asked if he considered the possibility of fatigue without any rotation in the squad:
“We always think about that, and with some players, especially when you lose, but those questions are always obvious when you drop a point or two. I'm happy to be fair to the way the boys tried, how much they wanted it. With the players we have, we try to maximize our resources, so far they have done well. – Mikel Arteta
Arsenal hit more shots than any other Premier League side on Saturday (23), but very few of them became apparent, with Trossard's goal the only 'big chance' Opta had record. However, as we wrote last week, one in 10 healthy and unbeaten Brentford teams has gone awry and much easier tests await the Gunners in the coming weeks and months. Don't press the panic button.
GREAT
Brentford has now scored against all seven teams above them in the table this season, with Ivan Toney (£7.6m) scoring eight goals against those clubs - which is more than half of his total. him in the 2022/23 season.
The bees in high form are currently not facing any major teams until Match Week 33, unless their standout game against Manchester United is added to the previous fixture.
Their next "double" in Game Week 27 is also super hot, although there's an annoying gap in Game Week 25 and another very likely gap in Game Week 28. Another thing worth mentioning is that Toney was spotted rubbing his hamstring during a substitution.
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