Arsenal stars Odegaard and Jesus answer the big questions

Arsenal Is My DNA
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Welcome to Talking Teammates, I'm Martin, do you want me to speak for you or not?
No, I was looking here.
And this is Gabi.
Do you want me to say this?
No, no, I say it.
Welcome to Talking Teammates, I'm Martin.
I'm Jesus.
Okay Gabi, who is your idol?
In football, R9 and Ronaldinho, both.
Who is yours?
I don't know, I had a lot when I was younger.
Messi was one.
I was watching David Silva a lot, Ronaldinho.
I had a lot, so it's hard to say.
I can see David Silva.
Okay, who has had the greatest influence on your career?
My mum, 100%.
She was always trying to help me, even when I didn't play good.
She was there, saying a lot of things.
She understands a little bit of football, now even more.
So yeah, I'm yours.
I think a lot of people, of course my family.
My mum also has been there, always helping me.
My dad was my coach when I was young.
I want to say also all the coaches I've had.
They helped me a lot in different moments.
Again, it's hard to choose one, but of course family.
And I think all the coaches I've had.
Should I ask your daddy to be my coach?
I think one day, maybe.
You can hope.
We'll bring him here.
We'll bring him.
She always tells me, go there, shoot, try to play.
Try to help the team.
Years ago, be onside.
That's why I think now I'm much less offside.
All the time, in the past years I was offside.
So she's all the time there.
When I go to attack, my mum comes.
Be onside, onside, in my mind.
That's why you do this?
Yeah, like this.
Okay, next one.
Who springs to mind when you think of the number seven?
Wow.
This is difficult.
There's a few players.
In terms of national team, I didn't see him play a lot.
But I think Bebeto.
Because everyone knows him.
And then he was seven.
And then I think Cristiano Ronaldo.
I think both.
And Nehemia Bukaiosaka now.
Amazing seven.
Yeah, I think the same for me.
It's Cristiano now.
He's the first that comes to mind for me.
What about number ten?
Who springs to your mind then?
This is...
First, of course, Pele.
He's a guy everywhere.
So Pele and then Ronaldinho.
Ronaldinho, yeah.
Pele, Ronaldinho.
I think Ronaldinho and Messi as well.
Fair enough.
Fair enough, yeah.
Okay, what about number one?
Number one, man.
Number one, okay.
I could say Marcos.
Because of my team, Palmeiras.
Probably you don't know him.
But he was 12.
But he's still at number one.
But I would say...
Gida, maybe?
Gida?
I don't know.
I think the only one...
I hope he was number one, but Buffon?
Yeah, Buffon is a good one.
Hopefully he was number one.
Favourite goal you scored?
There's not a lot, so...
I can't...
Yeah, he united the job.
Yeah, that was good.
This is top.
But I think...
My first at Arsenal.
Because of, you know, first one.
And it's good, you know, to open the gate.
Which one was this?
First, no, pre-season was against Leicester.
It was a good goal, but I mean...
Like, you know, first goal with this t-shirt.
It's amazing.
And yours, you have a lot, so...
Oh, my God.
Favourite goal...
I want to say...
Maybe the one against Tottenham last year, away.
Oh, amazing.
It was good, yeah?
Top, top, top.
My team ready, yeah.
Next one. You ready?
What word would you use to describe this season's Arsenal team, and why?
Cooking.
Cooking, yeah?
No, we are having a good season, you know.
We are getting better each day, so...
I think...
Yeah, cooking.
Cooking.
Okay, and I'm going to say hungry.
Hungry, yeah.
That's why we are cooking, no?
Exactly, yeah.
I think it's a good combination there.
Next. A match or moment that you learned the most from in your career?
I had a few, you know.
I had the World Cup, you know, my first World Cup.
It was not that great.
It was a difficult moment in my career, you know.
Well, I think this, and then after I learned to, you know, just do this.
Don't hurt people from outside.
They don't know what's going on there, you know.
So, yeah, I think this.
Yeah, I think for me it was maybe last year when we didn't win the league.
It's the same, no?
You learn from all your mistakes.
You learn to, as you say, just shut it out.
Don't focus on it.
And, yeah, how you can improve and keep going even if you have bad moments.
So, I would say last year when we didn't win it.
So, yeah.
If you could play with one player in history, who would it be?
To play with?
Yeah.
Man.
Konanuma.
Yeah?
Yeah, Konanuma.
Imagine you two in the team and no one else would touch the ball.
Just watching them, you know.
Oh my God.
Like this.
Hey.
Yours?
I would never get the ball then, eh?
If he was in our team.
Ronaldinho?
You and him.
Oh, you're crazy.
Impossible.
I could say R9, but the same position.
You don't want to be on the bench, eh?
Yeah.
I don't want to be on the bench.
Okay, okay.
I don't come under.
No chance for you then.
And you?
Me?
I have to say Messi.
Messi, eh?
Yeah.
On the bench, eh?
On the bench.
In the stands, bro.
You can change one moment in your career, or what would it be?
I think my knee injury.
You can't control, no?
Yeah, we cannot control, yeah.
But I can change, no?
Magic.
Well, okay.
Injury is always bad for everyone.
I think last season.
Last season.
But also you learn a lot from this, no?
Yeah, I know.
It made you stronger.
I think you learn from...
I change nothing, to be honest.
Yeah, same, same.
I'm happy, you know?
I accept in my life.
Sometimes you win, you lose.
Yeah.
All the bad moments make you stronger, no?
This made me be here, you know?
Yeah, for sure.
Now you're a machine, eh?
I don't change, you know?
I agree, I don't change.
I don't change.
Everything is...
Maybe that ball you can pass to me.
I think some balls I should pass, no?
No, no.
But you also, for sure.
No, I think don't change anything.
I think all the things that happen, you learn from,
makes you stronger and it's a part of the journey, no?
Yeah.
Favourite non-football sports star?
That can be like, only sports stars.
Yeah, sports with outside football.
Which one?
I think Michael Jordan for me.
Yeah, Michael Jordan for you.
From what I watch, you know, videos, the documentary,
I watch this legend, this guy.
Oh, man.
No football.
So, no like futsal, nothing like that.
Nah, this is football, no?
Yeah, bro.
It's not a pitch.
You only watch football?
Yeah, bro.
And then football.
No, no, no.
I like basketball as well.
Yeah.
Yeah, Jose Kobe.
Who would you have in your five-a-side football team?
No current Arsenal players allowed.
Was it from anytime or from now?
Anytime.
You want to go first or I go first?
You go first.
I go first.
Brazil FC this.
Yeah, Brazil FC for sure, man.
Well, okay, I can do Brazil FC, no?
Come on.
You can do it.
It's a good team, to be fair.
It's a good team.
But should I do Norway then?
Eh?
Should I do Norway?
You can do it.
We beat you, eh?
Yeah, of course.
You have machines there.
Well, okay.
I don't say 20, 30 years.
No, no, no.
Please, please.
It will be easy.
Yeah, yeah, from now.
So, from now.
Difficult.
I have Ederson and Alisson.
Difficult.
So, I will put Ederson.
I have Ederson.
I go with Fernandinho as a centre-back.
Fernandinho.
I will put Neymar.
Neymar and Firmino and me.
You're an Arsenal player, man.
No, I'm not.
No Arsenal player.
Hey, I'm looking there.
Oh, you're looking there?
Yeah.
So, Neymar, Firmino and...
You can have Ronaldinho, no?
Yeah, 20 years ago, you know?
It's good, it's good.
R9.
R9?
Yeah.
Who am I going to take then?
Five-a-side.
In the goal, who do I take?
It's so hard with the keepers, huh?
Yeah.
I'm going to take Buffon, legend.
Then I will take Sergio Ramos, defending.
Then I take Özil, Eden Hazard and Haaland.
Good fighter.
Good team, huh?
Good team.
Good fighter.
I think we will win.
You think?
Brazil only.
I don't think so.
You're crazy or I don't think so?
Fernandinho there.
He will destroy, huh?
It's true, it's true.
It will be a good game.
We don't know the last one.
That's done.
Thank you.
Obrigado.
