🚨🎙️Carlo Ancelotti on Gabriel Martinelli playing as a No. 8:
🗣️"When people talk about Martinelli, they immediately think of a winger because of his pace and his ability to beat defenders. But football has changed. The modern No. 8 is not only a passer—he must press, cover distance, attack the box, and make intelligent runs without the ball. Martinelli has many of those qualities already. He has an exceptional work rate, he is aggressive in the press, and he never hides from responsibility.
If you build the right structure around him, I believe he could adapt to that role. He has the energy to play between both boxes, the courage to carry the ball through midfield, and the instinct to arrive in dangerous areas at the right moment. Of course, it would take time because positioning is different, but great players learn quickly. Sometimes a player surprises you most when you move him away from the position everyone associates him with. I wouldn't be afraid to try Martinelli as an attacking No. 8 in certain matches because I think he has the intelligence and personality to make it work."
🇧🇷Ronaldinho when 19 year old Martinelli joined Arsenal in 2019:
"Martinelli reminds me of Ronaldo, He's still very young"
"We Brazilians are very excited about him."
🚨🗣️ Carlo Ancelotti on why Neymar didn’t play today vs. Japan:
"I was waiting for extra time… I talked it over with him: If we didn't score the equalizer, he was coming in around the 60th or 65th minute."
"I just didn't want to change the structure because we had control of the match."
You hear girls from Westnile also yapping that they know football.And yet when you ask them to name the player with the most goals in June 2026 ,they won't mention 🤔
You hear girls from Westnile also yapping that they know football.And yet when you ask them to name the player with the most goals in June 2026 ,they won't mention 🤔
🚨 Random Arsenal fan on Brazil win ;
Speak 🗣️: “The two Gabriels won it for Brazil. Without them, Brazil would probably be on the first flight home by now.
First Gabriel Magalhães turns into prime Beckham with that ridiculous cross, then Gabriel Martinelli flies in to finish it like he’s at the Emirates on a Saturday afternoon.
And who remembers it was our incoming player Bruno Guimaraes who slipped the second assist through to Martinelli? Brazil didn’t win this game Arsenal did.”