Arsenal fans were left baffled after Unai Emery took off Gabriel Martinelli during their loss to Eintracht Frankfurt last night.
Martinelli made way for playmaker Mesut Ozil in the 60th minute with the score tied at 1-1.
The Brazilian teenager was rated as the side’s joint-best player on the night by Football.London, despite going off with 30 minutes to go.
Statistics from the game show just how well Martinelli was doing in comparison to some of his teammates as he won the second-most tackles and had the second-most shots, contributing at both ends of the pitch (via WhoScored).
His failure to score also meant the player has now gone two consecutive starts with scoring for the north London giants despite scoring in each of his first four for the club (via Transfermarkt).
Fans were left incredibly confused by the substitution from Emery, who was sacked as a result of the loss to the German side (via Arsenal).
Here is a selection of tweets from the north London faithful:
For Martinelli……Loooool this guy is a joke of a coach
— Black Spike Spiegel (@milesp22) November 28, 2019
Why????
— General G (@Glen_Kightley) November 28, 2019
Should have taken off Saka/Joe instead of Gabriel
— Pranav (@pranav_268) November 28, 2019
WHYYY
— (@afcadamm) November 28, 2019
Jesus Christ. God save us
— Liam Donald (@Liamdon1997) November 28, 2019
Clueless man taking off our best player
— DenzoAFC (@DenzoDB) November 28, 2019
#
manager. What the hell is this sub. Let the lad play some football for crying out loud!
— DragoStark (@DragoStark) November 28, 2019
Arsenal fans, what did you make of the substitution from Emery? Let us know your thoughts!
