00:00Hello, friends of Lance. Tuesday, September 1st.
00:02Let's talk about Gabriel Jesus.
00:04He finalized the transfer to Barcelona, a European giant.
00:08Amazing. I'm here with Pedro Werneck.
00:09Pedro, welcome back.
00:11Thanks.
00:11What can you say about this transfer that caught everyone by surprise?
00:15That's right. Quite surprising, isn't it, Gabriel Jesus?
00:19It was one day heading towards the end of an era in Europe.
00:21Perhaps he could go down a level, maybe even return to Brazilian football.
00:24No. He signed with a giant, he signed with the Spanish champions, Barcelona.
00:27And he was absolutely right because what he delivers is sometimes even controversial here in Brazil, isn't it?
00:32Gabriel Jesus, the defensive midfielder who doesn't score that many goals, is a guy who often moves out of the penalty area.
00:36But that's what Barcelona was looking for in him, right?
00:38Barcelona this year explains this dynamic, intense team.
00:42Gabriel Jesus arrives to be yet another player to fulfill that role.
00:45Quite an interesting movement.
00:46Another chance, perhaps even for him to change the image he has here in Brazil.
00:49He was deeply affected by going to two World Cups without scoring a goal.
00:52But he is a guy who has scored goals in his career, yes.
00:54He has good numbers, but he hasn't managed to become the undisputed starter he was at Barcelona, either at City or Arsenal.
00:59I don't know if he'll succeed either, but it's another great opportunity for him.
01:03Jesus had a really good time at City, didn't he?
01:06As soon as he was transferred, he left Palmeiras and went to City.
01:08He was used a lot, he was a starter on several occasions, right?
01:12And then he transferred to Arsenal, suffered some injuries, right?
01:15But the numbers aren't bad, right? Regarding Gabriel Jesus.
01:18The issue is that he made some statements, including one about how scoring goals wasn't his strong suit.
01:24That went down a little badly.
01:25Perhaps, therefore, there's a bit of resentment stemming from that statement.
01:31So, how would you rate Gabriel Jesus today?
01:3429 years old, but still got plenty of fuel left in the tank, right?
01:37Yes, if we draw a timeline like this, Gabriel Jesus thrilled the Brazilian public.
01:41Because he scored a lot of goals, right?
01:43In the qualifiers, when Tite put him back there, in 2017, he scored a profusion of goals, it was impressive.
01:48But then the World Cup arrives and he doesn't score any goals.
01:50Then, in his next World Cup opportunity in 2022, he was a substitute, but he came on and didn't score.
01:54And then, when he had his last chance with the national team in 2023, he made that statement,
01:59It really didn't go down well, did it?
02:00What I wanted most was for him to come and say, no, I want to change, I want to score goals.
02:03But that's not a summary of Gabriel Jesus' career.
02:06As you said, he has good numbers.
02:08At City, he wasn't a regular starter because they had an idol there, which was Sergio Agüero.
02:10There was no way he could play.
02:11But when it was implemented, it yielded results.
02:14You take the numbers proportionally, instead of looking at the games and looking at 90 minutes.
02:18since he often came on after the games, because the numbers are quite impressive.
02:22And now, there's not just one issue, as you said, it was the injuries, right?
02:26Two serious knee injuries.
02:27So when he returned, he no longer had that same connection with his teammates.
02:32He became an option coming off the bench.
02:34Who knows, maybe now that he's starting a season in good physical condition, from scratch, in a new environment,
02:39so that he can perform better.
02:41That's what we expect.
02:42Especially since it's still an option for the Brazilian national team, right?
02:45We don't have a number 9 who is unanimously loved by the fans.
02:50Who knows, maybe Jesus, in one last chance, could make it to the World Cup at 33 years old.
02:54It would be possible.
02:55It's possible, right?
02:56And speaking a little about his role at Barcelona, right?
02:59So, that will certainly make this striker more determined, which has always been his style, right?
03:03Lewandowski left a while ago, right?
03:06But he was the center forward, a classic center forward, right?
03:09Ferran Torres also left; he wasn't a classic center forward, but he could play that role.
03:12And today Rafinha is kind of there, right?
03:14Do you think he's coming to be a starter at Barcelona?
03:17Or are they here to help, or to contribute?
03:19He's here to contribute, but he can't be a starter because Barcelona isn't a well-established team.
03:24But he, precisely because he fills that gap, being the only player who is a natural number 9,
03:29even with these different characteristics.
03:31So, if at any point during the season Barcelona feels they need to have that reference point there,
03:35He is the leading candidate in the cast.
03:38But really, this start to the season, with Rafinha playing as a false 9, scoring 5 goals in 3 games.
03:43The FIA is also sometimes criticized by Brazilians, another team that hasn't replicated its performance at the World Cup.
03:47But for Barça, one season was more brilliant than the next.
03:50So, the competition is going to be good, right?
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04:02Pedro, thank you.
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