{"id":44229,"date":"2026-03-08T20:51:35","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T00:51:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/03\/08\/bertha-needs-to-sign-arsenals-new-signing-raheem-sterling\/"},"modified":"2026-03-08T20:51:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T00:51:35","slug":"bertha-needs-to-sign-arsenals-new-signing-raheem-sterling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/03\/08\/bertha-needs-to-sign-arsenals-new-signing-raheem-sterling\/","title":{"rendered":"Bertha needs to sign Arsenal&#8217;s new signing Raheem Sterling"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/03\/08\/bertha-needs-to-sign-arsenals-new-signing-raheem-sterling\/#Arsenals_junior_players_are_struggling_to_make_a_good_impression\" >Arsenal&#8217;s junior players are struggling to make a good impression.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/03\/08\/bertha-needs-to-sign-arsenals-new-signing-raheem-sterling\/#45m_Arsenal_star_looks_like_new_Raheem_Sterling\" >\u00a345m Arsenal star looks like new Raheem Sterling<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/03\/08\/bertha-needs-to-sign-arsenals-new-signing-raheem-sterling\/#Worse_than_Salmon_Arsenal_star_looked_like_an_academy_player_against_Mansfield\" >Worse than Salmon: Arsenal star looked like an academy player against Mansfield<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Arsenal took a stress-free approach to their trip to Mansfield Town on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<p>Few games have been played in a long and difficult campaign for the Gunners without a lot of pressure, with their desire to win all four competitions available.<\/p>\n<p>    But if they were hoping for an easy run against League One opponents in the FA Cup, that was not to be expected.<\/p>\n<p>It took 41 minutes to break the deadlock, with Noni Madueke scoring a superb shot from inside the area.<\/p>\n<p>Arsenal struggled for much of the game and were hampered by second-half substitute Will Evans, but Eberechi Eze was the key to guiding Mikel Arteta&#8217;s side into the quarter-finals, their best challenge to this stage of the competition since 2020.<\/p>\n<p><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"arsenal-39-s-fringe-players-struggle-to-impress\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Arsenals_junior_players_are_struggling_to_make_a_good_impression\"><\/span>\n                        <strong>Arsenal&#8217;s junior players are struggling to make a good impression.<\/strong><br \/>\n               <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Unsurprisingly, Arteta announced the changes on Saturday afternoon ahead of a big week when they face Bayer Leverkusen in the Champions League.<\/p>\n<p>However, in midweek, many players sought a place in the team, so few staked their claim.<\/p>\n<p>Honestly, I wasn&#8217;t surprised that the performance lacked fluidity. The game started with a three-man defense, but things didn&#8217;t go well until Leandro Trossard was forced off with an injury.<\/p>\n<p>    This allowed Arsenal to move to a four-man back line, which improved the situation, but lacked penetration and creativity.<\/p>\n<p>That was mainly due to the performance of Gabriel Martinelli on the left, who was unable to make the left-wing position his own.<\/p>\n<p>Maduke on the right scored an important goal, but Martinelli never troubled the Ligue 1 defense. He got the assist for the first goal, but all he had to do was play a simple 4-yard pass to the right side.<\/p>\n<p>That aside, it was a poor performance from the Brazilian, who won only two of his eight duels and successfully dribbled just once.<\/p>\n<p>However, it wasn&#8217;t just the attack that caused problems for Arsenal, with Cristian Mosquera at the heart of the defense looking strangely unstable.<\/p>\n<p>The Spaniard has had an exceptional run since arriving at the Emirates Stadium, but there have been a number of times where he has dived without coming out with the ball.<\/p>\n<p>It was another struggle for the centre-back after a subdued performance against Brighton a few days ago, but it didn&#8217;t help Marli Salmon.<\/p>\n<p>The 16-year-old made his first start for the Gunners after a series of substitute appearances and looked decent for most of his time on the pitch, but in the build-up to Mansfield&#8217;s opener he played a pass to Mosquera who went short.<\/p>\n<p>    That said, they were definitely not Arsenal&#8217;s worst players on the pitch.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"pound-45m-arsenal-star-looks-like-the-new-raheem-sterling\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"45m_Arsenal_star_looks_like_new_Raheem_Sterling\"><\/span>\n                        <strong>\u00a345m Arsenal star looks like new Raheem Sterling<\/strong><br \/>\n               <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>It wasn&#8217;t all doom and gloom for Arsenal, as Madueke and Eze found the back of the net. Max Dauman was also just incredible in his first start after his injury.<\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;s also 16 years old, so it&#8217;s no surprise that the word generation is thrown around a lot. He exudes dignity.<\/p>\n<p>    The same cannot be said for Gabriel Jesus, a player at the opposite end of his career to Dauman, but who is clearly playing his final knock at the club.<\/p>\n<p>While Arsenal&#8217;s prodigious teenager relished the occasion, Jesus wasn&#8217;t risking his place with yet another lethargic-looking performance.<\/p>\n<p>    The Brazilian missed most of 2025 with an anterior cruciate ligament injury, but was back on track at the end of the year, scoring twice against Inter Milan.<\/p>\n<p>However, apart from scoring in the final cup game against Wigan Athletic, his quality has seemed non-existent in the final third in recent months. In fact, this was another miserable performance from Arsenal&#8217;s No.9.<\/p>\n<p>Like Martinelli, he didn&#8217;t look like he was going to score, and he had three shots, but only one of them went on target.<\/p>\n<div class=\"table-container\">\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\" cellspacing=\"1\" style=\"\" align=\"\" summary=\"\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"col\" style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Arsenal player rating against Mansfield<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Kepa Arrizabalaga &#8211; 6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Mari Salmon &#8211; 5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Cristian Mosquera &#8211; 4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Riccardo Calafioli &#8211; 5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Christian Norgaard &#8211; 6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Leandro Trossard &#8211; 5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Kai Havertz &#8211; 6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Max Dauman &#8211; 9<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Noni Duke &#8211; 8<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Gabriel Martinelli &#8211; 4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Gabriel Jesus &#8211; 3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<p>The most concerning aspect of Jesus&#8217; play is his lack of physicality and lack of explosiveness since his injury. There is an argument that he is like Raheem Sterling this season.<\/p>\n<p>Sterling signed a season-long loan deal with Arsenal last season but appeared to be far beyond his best, scoring just one goal during his time at the club and infamously missing a penalty against Girona in the Champions League.<\/p>\n<p>    Like Sterling, Jesus looks well off the pace and is a shadow of the player he signed from Manchester City.<\/p>\n<p>Against Mansfield, he had just 37 touches on the ball. To put this in context, goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga found himself more involved with 65 touches.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Jesus completed only 71% of his passes and won only one of his five ground battles. Now 28 years old, his quality has shown a worrying regression.<\/p>\n<p>    What&#8217;s next? Well, it would be surprising to see the Brazil international start again at Arsenal, given that Havertz and Gokeres appear to be above him in the pecking order.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, he is expected to sell for his \u00a345m signing in the summer, ahead of the likes of Trossard and Martinelli.<\/p>\n<div class=\"display-card  article article-card small  no-badge  active-content                      \" data-include-community-rating=\"false\" id=\"worse-than-salmon-arsenal-star-looked-like-an-academy-player-vs-mansfield\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/marli-salmon-arsenal-mansfield.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=140&amp;h=98&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/marli-salmon-arsenal-mansfield.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=140&amp;h=98&amp;dpr=2\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<p>                    <span data-field=\"label\" class=\"article-card-label\"><label>related<\/label><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-display-card-content regular article-block\">\n<h5 class=\"display-card-title \"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Worse_than_Salmon_Arsenal_star_looked_like_an_academy_player_against_Mansfield\"><\/span>\n<p>\t\t\tWorse than Salmon: Arsenal star looked like an academy player against Mansfield<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p class=\"display-card-excerpt\">The fate of the players in red was mixed on Saturday as Arsenal advanced in the FA Cup.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arsenal took a stress-free approach to their trip to Mansfield Town on Saturday. Few games have been played in a long and difficult campaign for the Gunners without a lot of pressure, with their desire to win all four competitions available. 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