Tim Sherwood believes Arsenal might be ‘ruing’ their determination to promote Eddie Nketiah following their 2-1 win towards Tottenham.
Mikel Arteta’s aspect at the moment are 4 factors behind leaders Liverpool within the Premier League title race following their victory within the north London derby on Wednesday night time.
Nonetheless, the Gunners as soon as once more didn’t convert a number of possibilities and Arteta continues to face calls to signal a brand new striker earlier than the tip of the January switch window.
Nketiah, in the meantime, was offered by Arsenal to Crystal Palace in a £30 million deal final summer time however has scored simply two in 18 appearances to date.
Sherwood believes Arsenal are solely ‘one participant away’ from overtaking Liverpool to win the Premier League title and feels the Gunners would now profit from having Nketiah of their squad.
‘Their issues are in entrance of objective they usually had been nonetheless there at the moment however they haven’t been punished from that as a result of Tottenham haven’t threatened sufficient,’ Sherwood informed Premier League Productions.
‘Gabriel was magnificent on the again, marshalled their defence, it’s actually vital if you happen to’re not scoring the objectives that you simply’re making an attempt to maintain it tight on the again and I feel they did there tonight, they restricted Tottenham to only a few possibilities.
‘However the issue remains to be there, it’s a pleasant drawback to have if you happen to win the sport as a result of then you’ll be able to handle it.
‘How’s he going to deal with is with the personnel he has, it’s very tough with out Saka getting match, he’s going to make a hell of a distinction.
‘I’m unsure the participant who they want in entrance of objective goes to be on the market within the January market. I feel they’ll be in search of it, maybe on a mortgage to deliver somebody in.
‘They’re most likely ruing the truth that Eddie Nketiah has left. I’m not saying he’s the reply however he would’ve been somebody who would transfer in there now who’s a sniffer across the field, who can rating objectives, possibilities like that tonight you’ll’ve seen Eddie Nketiah taking them, even with a bit-part he performed at Arsenal.
‘Now he’s gone, is there another person on the market who they may probably deliver up from the academy? They’re good at that, Nwaneri has are available in and been excellent, there’s most likely not one other child, a No.9.
‘Everyone seems to be in search of the identical gamers across the league, particularly on the high of the league, very tough to enhance on the gamers they have already got, and that man to come back in and rating 10 objectives between now and the tip of the season… virtually inconceivable to search out.
‘I feel from right here on in they can’t lose greater than two video games between now and the tip, which could be very tough. Man Metropolis have accomplished it previously, put a run collectively like that, I don’t see them being Man Metropolis… they haven’t obtained that goalscorer – they’re one participant away from successful this Premier League.
‘They’re looking for that participant, they’re all in search of him, sure, he’s on the market, it’s Alexander Isak however you can’t get him now. Neglect about it, what options are you going to search out this season? Are they going to be strong sufficient on the again to not concede sufficient objectives and simply to attain just a few objectives from set-pieces to win the league? I doubt that.’
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