Winning transfer window, black series of injuries … The start of the paradoxical season of Arsenal

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By: Manu Tournoux

Arsenal wanted to spend a new course this summer. Authors of beautiful seasons under the leadership of Mikel Arteta, the Gunners failed to win the slightest major title – except 1 FA Cup and 2 Community Shield – since he is the Arsenal coach. A scarcity that therefore led London leaders to recruit en masse this summer to finally reconnect with success. Thus, Piero HincapiĂ©, Christian Norgaard, Cristhian Mosquera, Eberechi Eze, Noni Madueke, Martin Zubimendi and Viktor Gyokeres were recruited for slightly less than 300 million euros. Investments that have clearly shown the intentions of Arsenal, which has brought quality and density in all of its game sectors.

And the least we can say is that these investments are very profitable at the moment. Winner of two of his first three championship matches having conceded a single little goal, the London club rose on Nottingham Forest this Saturday (3-0). Yet deprived of William Saliba, Bukayo Saka, Kai Havertz and Christian Nörgaard, Mikel Arteta's men left their opponents no respite and several recruits have particularly distinguished themselves. Already impressive at the start of the season, Martin Zubimendi showed that he was already untouchable in the London midfield. Author of an incredible opening of the score with a overpowered half-volley, the Basque midfielder even scored a double by going to get the ball higher than everyone from the head in the second half.

All Arsenal recruits already in tune

Flagship recruit of the Mercato of the residents of the Emirates Stadium, Viktor Gyökeres responds present. Even if he is still laborious in the game, the Swedish scores his goals and it was he who scored the second goal of his own this Saturday. Asked after the meeting on his integration at Arsenal, the former Sporting CP said he felt very well under his new tunic: “It is an incredible feeling, a great feeling to be at the heart of the action and to win victory. I feel very good, the team's guys were extraordinary. It was very easy to integrate into the group. But, of course, it takes a little time to get used to everything that happens around.»»

A purpose of a surface fox which came after a caviar from Eze, another significant recruit from the summer of Arsenal. On the other hand, Noni Madueke was surely the most leg gunner in the first period and was released under the ovation of his new lair. After the meeting, Gyökeres did not fail to say all the good that he thinks of the other recruits of the capital's club at the microphone of TNT SPORTS ::“Eze and Madueke?” These two are extraordinary at their post, they always do something special, as we have seen today. We have seen it today. Zubimendi? I hadn't seen him do this in training, to be honest, so it's good that he did it! I was a little surprised by his whim, but it was good that he scored two goals. ” Aligned in central hinge, Cristhian Mosquera was also the author of an excellent performance. Only shade on the board, Martin Odegaard's injury on the shoulder. Already injured in the same area against Leeds, the Norwegian environment was still out of injury and could be absent for long weeks. Like the strange start to the Arsenal season between already satisfactory recruits and injuries to Gogo.