Gabriel Magalhaes is slowly facing a frustrating reality that gradually surfaces every season and in every era. No matter how good a team might be or even how poorly many players might perform, there seems to be this unconscious need amongst the Arsenal faithful to have one player who faces contextually more unfair levels of criticism than most.
The criticism comes in large numbers and typically thanks to a low frequency of high-profile errors, which appear greater in comparison to their teammates. Gabriel is becoming the 'scapegoat' player at Arsenal, and in short, it is not fair and needs to be stopped.
There are many reasons and plenty of evidence to explain why so let's start with those explanations. To kick off, consider William Saliba.
