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Victor Gyokres As per the former, the goal does not need to become a “problem” for the opposition defence.armory Winger Theo Walcott.
Gyöckeres, 27, was one of the most anticipated signings of the summer, Moved to Emirates Stadium from Sporting CP for an initial £55 million In the hope that he will emulate his excellent goalscoring form seen in Portugal – where he scored 97 goals in 102 matches.
However, the Swede has endured a difficult start to life in North London and is Now without a goal in seven club gamesIf you include their two international matches this month, this streak will stretch to nine matches.
Walcott isn’t worried about Giocares’ dry patch, however, leaping to the striker’s defense to draw attention to what he provides mikel artetaOff-target side.
“Gyokarese is not scoring as much as you’d like, though, so that’s a problem,” Walcott said.
“When I say the problem, he likes to put the centre-halves on the backfoot, he likes to go in behind. It gives more access and freedom for the likes of Eze and Saka because he is basically occupying some defenders.
“Mikel has already said it; he loves destroying centre-halves. Even if he’s not scoring goals, he’s still a problem for me and he makes the difference to Arsenal not scoring that many goals.”
He said: “He is quite happy to touch the ball at times because when he has a bit of a jostling with the centre-half, he gets a feeling of being involved, which is a lot.
“They’ll try and frustrate him and try and upset him and I think he can be a little more aggressive at times. I think he can use his body more because he has it. But I’m happy with what I’ve seen.”
While Gyöckeres has not been as spectacular in the English top flight as some were expecting – his only goals this season have come against newly-promoted Leeds and Ange Postecoglou’s Nottingham Forest – this has hardly been reflected in Arsenal’s results, which are three points clear at the top of the league after eight matches.
Integral to their early success this term has been their strong defense – the best in the league after conceding just three goals – which has taken some of the pressure off those up front to be in top form.
“They have players who do things differently now than they used to,” said Walcott, who he believes has justified the often tedious nature of ‘Arteta ball’. “He’s got a good mold where sometimes it’s ‘boring, boring Arsenal’, but he gets results.”
after overtakes fulham on saturdayThe gunners concentrate now Champions League As they face a tough visit from Atletico Madrid, which is extremely difficult for the attackers to break down.
Walcott nevertheless feels Europe’s premier competition could be the stage where Gyöckeres can really begin to flourish for Arsenal, having won the Champions League last season with Sporting. He scored six goals in as many matches, including a hat-trick against Manchester City.
“I think the Champions League is where the game can become more open for him over time,” he said. “Especially it’s not one I wouldn’t have thought of, but you put him in the starting line-up against PSG, he’ll probably get a few because he’s in those positions, because he likes to be in the number nine.
“The Champions League is where Arsenal have what they need to achieve and he can make the difference. Just occupying the defense in a different way, and again he is a goal threat in set pieces which is obviously the main Arsenal battle.
“A lot of people talked about him not scoring goals, but for me he’s creating chances for other people and he’s getting the best out of other players. I think when you have players who are unselfish – he makes his unselfish runs and he doesn’t stop because he’s not getting it – he’s a good player to me.”
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