{"id":6851,"date":"2026-04-26T08:52:32","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T08:52:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=6851"},"modified":"2026-04-26T08:52:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T08:52:32","slug":"gary-neville-names-arsenal-star-who-has-struggled-for-weeks-after-newcastle-win-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=6851","title":{"rendered":"Gary Neville names Arsenal star who has &#8216;struggled\u00a0for weeks&#8217; after Newcastle win | Football"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; 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Who\u2019s going to be the difference player?<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"438\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2273095075_b089c7.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-28115295\" alt=\"Arsenal v Newcastle United - Premier League\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Eberechi Eze scored the winner against Newcastle (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u2018I thought [Viktor] Gyokeres would get the goals for them in the big moments and get to 2-0. His lack of quality at the end was poor on that counter-attack. He\u2019s got to do better than that.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018But I thought\u2026 you think of what [Andrea] Pirlo is, or [Paul] Scholes or Rodri, Bernardo Silva \u2013 the player who can dictate play in a game like this, get Arsenal on the ball, organise and get them with authority and he [Zubimendi] is not demonstrating that.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018He\u2019s struggling in the games and he has been for a few weeks now. [Martin] Odegaard does it better.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"594\" height=\"423\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2273110334.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=594\" class=\"article-image wp-image-28121527\" alt=\"Arsenal v Newcastle United - Premier League\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Viktor Gyokeres was dropped by Mikel Arteta (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u2018Odegaard went deeper, but the problem is when Odegaard goes deeper, [Declan] Rice then goes deeper and Zubimendi is already deep. Then you\u2019ve got three players, or certainly two in deep areas.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018You can\u2019t have that. You want them to be rotating with each other, and you want one back there to link play with the defence and the full-backs.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018It felt to me today that Zubimendi, Rice and Odegaard got outplayed by that\u00a0Newcastle\u00a0midfield.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Arsenal suffered a painful defeat to Premier League title rivals Manchester City last weekend but responded well to beat Newcastle.<\/p>\n<p>Gunners star Declan Rice said: \u2018I think we said after last week that we have to win five games if you want to win the Premier League.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018That\u2019s one down and now four to go. It was about winning no matter how we win. It is exciting times. There\u2019s a lot to play for.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Always against\u00a0Newcastle, it will be a really tough game, they have unbelievable players who can hurt you at any time.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We could have done better in front of goal in the second half, it opened up for us and it was just lacking that final pass.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018But in the end, three points, a special goal from Ebs [Eberechi Eze] and that makes the weekend better so it is all good.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Arsenal face Atletico Madrid in the semi-finals of the Champions League on Wednesday night before returning to Premier League action next Saturday against Fulham.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>For more stories like this,\u00a0check our sport page<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Follow Metro Sport for the latest news on <meta charset=\"utf-8\"\/><br \/>\n<strong>Facebook,\u00a0<\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Metro_Sport\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Instagram<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: Steven Gerrard urges Liverpool to re-sign \u00a365.5m player: \u2018I\u2019m missing him\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: Manchester United told to sign \u00a343m Tottenham star to reach \u2018the next level\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: Paul Merson urges Mikel Arteta to recall Arsenal star for Atletico Madrid clash<\/span><\/p>\n<section id=\"share-buttons-bottom\" class=\"share-buttons share-buttons-bottom\">\n\t\t\t<span><svg><title>Comment now<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#social-comment\" href=\"#social-comment\"\/><\/svg><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"share-bar-comments__label\">Comments<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<span><svg><title>Add Metro as a Preferred Source on Google<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#social-preferred-source\" href=\"#social-preferred-source\"\/><\/svg><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"share-bar-preferred-source__label\">Add as preferred source<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/section>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><!-- \u603b\u5bb9\u5668\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u5bbd908px Grid\u7d27\u51d1\u5e03\u5c40 -->\r\n<div style=\"display: grid; 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