Arsenal star’s ‘crisis of confidence’ has Gary Lineker and Alan Shearer concerned

Arsenal person had a mixed commencement to the campaign, and the signifier of 1 of their large sanction players is opening to interest Match of the Day pundits Gary Lineker and Alan Shearer

Alan Shearer and Gary Lineker judge Arsenal guardant Gabriel Jesus has mislaid a batch of self-belief.

The Brazilian is yet to lend a extremity oregon an assistance successful 10 appearances successful each competitions and has lone started 1 Premier League match. Jesus, 27, missed 2 chances successful the Gunners' 1-0 location triumph implicit Shakhtar Donetsk successful the Champions League.

He was besides overlooked for punishment duty, arsenic Leandro Trossard was selected arsenic Mikel Arteta's side's spot-kick taker. Jesus enjoyed a beardown debut run astatine the Emirates Stadium, but recovered himself displaced by Kai Havertz past season.

Despite winning 4 Premier League titles with Manchester City, Jesus does not presently look to beryllium a first-team starter for Arteta. Shearer and Lineker deliberation this could beryllium weighing connected his mind.

Speaking connected the Stick to Football podcast, Shearer said: “They are evidently playing Havertz much arsenic the centre-forward and Trossard spends a spot of clip up determination with him, whether that is arsenic the No.10 oregon alongside Havertz.

“Jesus played to the close of Havertz and helium had a mates of truly large chances. I deliberation it’s 22 oregon 23 games wherever helium is looking for a goal, oregon thing similar that.

“He missed 2 truly large chances. There’s nary occupation with his enactment complaint oregon thing similar that. But erstwhile you’re not successful the squad and you get fixed an opportunity, you’ve got to instrumentality it.

“He didn’t the different night, helium conscionable did good and that’s it. When you’re retired of the squad and you’re fixed a chance, you request to bash a batch much than you did.”

Lineker past replied: “He’s got a spot of a situation of assurance astatine the infinitesimal I suspect. He’s successful 1 of those runs, a spot of a rut, isn’t he? He needs a mates of goals.”

Arteta precocious challenged Jesus to rediscover his signifier and assurance truthful helium tin get backmost into the archetypal team. The Spaniard besides made it wide his performances person to beryllium overmuch amended than they presently are.

He said: "He came backmost successful large shape, astir apt the champion information he’s been with us, helium was flying successful pre-season and, unfortunately, helium got that wounded straightaway which affected him for a fewer weeks. He enactment a batch of enactment into it to travel backmost and present helium needs to get the rhythm.

"He’s played a fewer games, helium started against Atalanta and Bolton and Southampton. He’s there, present helium needs to gain the close to play more. He’s got our afloat support, he’s a subordinate who tin play successful assorted positions and he’s a truly important subordinate for us."

Arsenal big existent table-toppers Liverpool adjacent astatine the Emirates Stadium connected Sunday earlier an awkward distant clash against Preston successful the League Cup. With the Gunners inactive sweating connected the fittingness of Bukayo Saka, Arteta whitethorn request to crook to Jesus to capable the spread successful their guardant line.

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