Viktor Gyokeres has already been under a lot of scrutiny since his high-profile summer transfer to Arsenal. In his first three Premier League appearances, the Swedish attacker scored two goals, both against Leeds United.
Although this is a clean return, the striker found it difficult to play a significant role in either the 1-0 away victory over Manchester United or the 1-0 away loss to Liverpool. It’s reasonable to assume that at this point, he just needs a little more time to get used to life in the English top division, get fully fit, and get along with his new colleagues.
The 27-year-old won’t have much time to adjust, though, as he came for a hefty £55 million and Mikel Arteta’s club is eager to win the Premier League at last. Some admirers even closely watched Gyokeres as he lined up for Sweden during the current international break because they are so enamoured with his performances.
Gyokeres Gets Help Against Slovenia
Gyokeres was given the entire 90 minutes against Slovenia to make an impression, with Alexander Isak, the new striker for Liverpool, sitting on the bench. The Arsenal star did not score, but he did provide an assist for his team’s second goal.
In a 2-2 draw away from home, Sweden managed to salvage a point thanks to this. Anthony Elanga opened the scoring before Sandi Lovric of Slovenia responded. Zan Vipotnik then equalised in the 90th minute after Gyokeres had set up Yasin Ayari to put his team ahead.
Fans will be happy to see the Arsenal player get much more engaged with 47 touches, 20/31 passes, and one crucial pass, even though he can’t be given too much credit for the assist. In contrast, he only managed 17 touches and completed 5/7 passes against Liverpool.
Despite his impressive two-goal performance against Leeds United, Gyokeres only completed four passes on 24 touches. Although it was evident in that game that putting the ball in the net was his finest skill, supporters might have preferred to see him play a bigger role. After observing his performance against Slovenia, they brought up this point.
Supporters Identify Changes Arsenal Needs to Make for Gyokeres
Regarding Gyokeres’ performance for Sweden in their World Cup qualifying match, most people agreed that he was able to display more of his abilities just by being more involved. In order to get the most out of Arteta, many Arsenal supporters made it a point to point out that his club should play more to his strengths. One said:
In the first half, he was passed to more times than he had been in the previous three Premier League games put together. He must be genuinely engaged in a game.
Someone else stated: “Gyokeres is a top-tier striker, he only needs the ball at his feet.” An additional comment read, “Arsenal should start linking this guy more balls.”
“We’ve got a mobile, agile, dribbly, 100x more clinical version of Giroud,” someone else added. Someone else wrote:
“If there is anything I can deduce from this video, it’s the need for Arsenal to play faster for Gyokeres to thrive.”
“I understand that this is national team football against a lower ranked team, but for people who barely play together in a year, they get him more involved,” wrote a final fan, encapsulating the sentiment of many supporters. likely had more touches in this match than he did in all three of Arsenal’s games.
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