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Arsenal’s The chances of lifting the trophy this season took a huge blow on Tuesday night.
Mikel Arteta The team faced Newcastle United at home in the first leg League Cup In the semi-finals, despite creating enough chances to win, they ultimately lost 2-0.
Maybe, then, did the manager start an information briefing? Gabriel JesusThe team that scored a hat-trick in the last round will go to St. James’ Park with a slight advantage.
Over the past month or so, the Brazilian has looked somewhat close to joining the club in 2022, but it may be too late for him with recent reports linking another exciting striker to a move to N5.
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according to a Recent report “Caught Offside”Arsenal are among several teams keen to sign Aston Villa star John Duran.
Indeed, the report reveals that the Gunners have made inquiries about a possible move alongside Barcelona, Napoli, Chelsea and Bayern Munich, with PSG weighing up whether they should make an offer.
It’s not just the intensity of the game that should give the north Londoners pause for thought, with Villa having reportedly slapped a £60m price tag on the forward.
It could be a complicated and expensive move, but given Duran’s ability and huge potential, it’s one well worth fighting for, even if it’s bad news for Jesus.
How John Duran Compares to Jesus
So if Arsenal can get ahead of the competition and bring in Duran this year, he’ll likely at least become the club’s new back-up striker, pitting him against Jesus, but how do the pair compare?
Well, when it comes to their pure output, which is the most important metric for a center, the “powerful” Colombian is known as the “powerful” Colombian. Analyst Ben Martinsonwho comes out on top.
For example, in all competitions this season, he only made 26 appearances for a total of 976 minutes. He has scored 12 goalsresulting in an average of one goal involved every 2.16 games or every 81.33 minutes, lending credibility to Martinson’s predictions claims he owns “Huge ceiling.”
In contrast, the former Manchester City star Scored 7 goals and provided 2 assists He has made 26 appearances this season, totaling 1,164 minutes, averaging a goal every 2.88 games or every 129.33 minutes.
Unfortunately for the Brazilian ace, the one-sided nature of this comparison extends to their underlying numbers.
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Duran vs Jesus |
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Statistics per 90 people |
Duran |
Jesus |
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Non-penalty expected G+As |
0.74 |
0.54 |
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Actual non-penalty G+As |
1.05 |
0.44 |
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lens |
4.34 |
2.96 |
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hit the target |
2.24 |
1.04 |
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Create the action of the shot |
2.54 |
2.66 |
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Win the air duel |
2.69 |
1.32 |
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All statistics pass FBref for 24/25 PL season |
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For example, the Villa ace ranks high in most relevant metrics, including but not limited to actual and expected non-penalty goals plus assists, shots on target and aerial duels won, all of which are calculated at 90 points.
Ultimately, Jesus is a very talented footballer, but he is not yet at the level to lead Arsenal forward.
Duran, by contrast, looks capable of doing that, and considering he’s playing so well this season at just 21 years old, there’s no telling how good he could be in a few years.
