Una leyenda del Arsenal hizo una afirmación atrevida sobre el exjugador del Tottenham Hotspur, Harry Kane, tras otro tropiezo de los Gunners en la carrera por el título.

El legendario Ian Wright asegura que el exdelantero del Tottenham Hotspur, Harry Kane, habría mantenido fácilmente al Arsenal en la lucha por el título si formara parte del equipo.

El equipo de Mikel Arteta dejó escapar más puntos en su camino al título al empatar contra el Manchester United, un resultado que pone en evidencia sus carencias ofensivas.

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Esto extiende su racha sin victorias en la liga a tres partidos; en ese tiempo, han realizado 50 disparos a puerta y solo han marcado una vez.

Su falta de efectividad frente al arco se debe, sin duda, a una crisis de lesiones en ataque, con los cuatro delanteros titulares del Arsenal —Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Jesus, Gabriel Martinelli y Kai Havertz— fuera de acción.

La ausencia de un delantero ha obligado al mediocampista Mikel Merino a actuar como delantero improvisado. Aunque anotó un doblete decisivo contra el Leicester en febrero, las limitaciones del Arsenal ahora les están pasando factura.

Con el Arsenal a 15 puntos del Liverpool, Wright cree que no estarían en esta situación si hubieran fichado a un delantero de clase mundial como Kane. Incluso, las camisetas de fútbol baratas páginas fiables reflejan la pasión de los fans que aún sueñan con un refuerzo así.

"Harry Kane easily gives you 12 points, by this point of the season Harry Kane alone would probably give you those points that keep you right amongst Liverpool," afirmó en Matchday Live en Optus Sport.

"When they don't win a game like this - with their goalkeeper making extraordinary saves - the question is always the forwards, and they are lacking forwards.

"When you look at possession in the first half and the chances created with a forward who's in there for that particular reason to try and get on the end of things, that's what you miss.

"You can go back to January and say something should have been done to strengthen - I don't know who they could have got - but the job is to try and find somebody.

"It didn't happen, so you have to feel like they have to start thinking about the summer, because you watch a game like that and you feel like something is missing up front."

Si el Arsenal no logra superar al Liverpool, sería la tercera temporada consecutiva en que se quedan cortos en la lucha por el título, lo que podría presionar a Arteta en su quinta temporada completa sin un título de liga o europeo.

Sin embargo, Wright defendió con firmeza al español, argumentando que la culpa recae en la directiva y los responsables de los fichajes.

"I don't think he's been backed very well by the people upstairs, especially that they finished second, what more do you need?" dijo.

"He's turned the club totally around, getting the fans on board, getting what [players] he needed to get out and the players he needed to get in. Building that culture with the fans, everything went quiet with the owners.

"But now if you look at how far he's taken them; people blaming Mikel...he needed help from upstairs, it's as simple as that. I'm delighted Andrea Berta's coming in now, because he needs to start doing the work to get these players at the start of the summer to get ready to go.

"You can't wait anymore, can't let a manager like Mikel go, 'You know what, the ambition isn't matching mine now. I'm going to finish second three times and you haven't got a striker for me?' Five windows in three years, questions have got to be asked."

Owen Hargreaves, exganador de la Premier League con el Manchester United, coincidió y señaló que Arteta no debería depender de Merino o del joven Ethan Nwaneri para sostener la lucha por el título, comparándolos con las estrellas de los rivales del Arsenal.

"Nwaneri's 17, been amazing since he's come into the side...but they shouldn't be relying on him to start at Old Trafford," afirmó.

"They've got a central-midfield player playing up front; I know they've got injuries, but if you're second and you're chasing the league, you need more options than that.

"I think they've overachieved in many ways, because this group of players has done amazing, but this group needs two difference makers to take you from here to take the next step.

"Look at what you're competing against: [Erling] Haaland and [Mohamed] Salah, they need a guy like that. If they get it, they can win everything."

Al igual que Wright, sugirió un delantero de clase mundial que habría potenciado el ataque del Arsenal, un jugador que los Gunners buscaron en enero. Las [camisetas de fútbol baratas páginas fiables] podrían ser testigo de un refuerzo así.

"Look at what Liverpool has, all those options, you've got Mo Salah, [Diogo] Jota, [Cody] Gakpo, there's six of them! Whereas if Saka is out, is Martinelli going to get the goals?" dijo.

"A couple of seasons ago he got 15, but those goals have dried up. Havertz is a great player but he's not a number nine, so you're relying on people to do something that's not their expertise, just go get a [Victor] Osimhen or somebody whose job it is to score goals."