Yet some fans have raised doubts about whether he would actually suit this iteration of Arsenal. Will he do the defensive work? What the data actually shows about Vinicius Jr’s pressingBilly Carpenter recently pulled together data from Gradient, comparing Vinicius Jr against Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Martinelli, Leandro Trossard and Noni Madueke across a range of defensive stats. Fans love Martinelli for his endless work rate, but the data showed he didn’t actually lead any of these defensive categories. If Arsenal can actually pull this deal off, it would be an amazing signing on every level.