Gabriel Jesus in action for the Gunners [AlexanderCanillas-SPP]

ARSENAL’S goal shy striker Gabriel Jesus may have had a bit part role in the Gunners’ campaign so far, but he said today (Saturday) that he believes he has another ten years to sparkle in his football career.

The forward has only scored one goal this season and that strike came in a Carabao Cup game against Preston North End, but he clearly believes there’s a lot more to come.

Asked whether he was assessing his career and thinking of one day being a coach, Jesus said:  “I don’t really want to do my qualifications yet, but it’s still early  I’m 27 but you have to prepare yourself because a footballer’s career goes so fast. I think I have at least ten more years so at the moment  I don’t think I will be a coach.”

When he arrived at Arsenal from Manchester City in 2022, he was seen as an upgrade in the attacking stakes and an elite signing, but Arsenal fans are clearly a little cooler towards him now.

Gabriel Jesus was speaking to Arsenal’s matchday programme in an interview in which he insisted he only had his team’s success in his head.

“Look I come from Brazil, I’m Brazilian. I have the Brazilian style. I arrived at 19 and that’s how I played,” he said.

“But I remember soon after coming to England we [Man City] played a game that we won 2-1. I scored two but during the game I received the ball, controlled it and flicked it up. Yaya Toure turned to me and said: Gabby, play simple, here we play simple. I thought OK I can do that.

“From then I didn’t try things just for show, I just tried to do things if it was effective and helped the team. If its helped us go forward, I would do it, but not like in Brazil when we used to do things like that in a game just for fun.”

He admitted that he had lost pace over his career but said he had gained other attributes.

“I can’t compare because it’s different, I was much younger,” he said. “For example, I was faster when I was 15. I was more skinny. But now I’m stronger, so you can’t compare. Obviously my style of play is the same I think, but with more experience I understand the game more.

“You can still be a team player, I was playing one way in Brazil and of course things change when you move club. It will always be in my DNA – the Brazilian style – but you have to adapt to what the club needs. I think its just normal in life if you want to reach the top, you have to understand that you have to follow structures and tactics.”