Last Saturday, Arsenal won at Craven Cottage in Fulham (0-1), on the eighth day of the Premier League. A sixth success in the league which allowed the Gunners to consolidate their leading position in the standings.
This current form of the London club is not particularly to the credit of Viktor Gyökeres. Recruited from Sporting Portugal during the last summer transfer window, for an amount estimated at 73 million euros, the Swedish striker has only scored three goals in the colors of his new club.
Mikel Arteta refuses to be alarmed about the lack of effectiveness of his number 14. “You can't pretend to change a player's environment and expect them to do the same thing instantly. All players in the world need to be in the best possible state of mind. And if it's not their performance or a specific part of the game that we expect of them that gives them that, it's up to us to give it to them so that they are in an optimal state of mind. explained the Arsenal coach during an interview given to
Marca.
Gyökeres, Arteta advocates patience
And the Spanish technician continued: “In our first meeting, I told Viktor that the centre-forward I wanted for Arsenal was someone who, after six or eight games without scoring, could hold up mentally. Otherwise, you're not good enough. That’s why I have great confidence in him.”
Last season, Viktor Gyökeres had found the net 54 times in 52 matches with Sporting. Crazy statistics which, however, did not allow him to win
the European Golden Shoe.
