Champions League Matchday 2, Arsenal 3-0 Lille; Atlético 2-0 Man United
Viktor Gyokeres' 3 starts for Arsenal this season: -Ipswich: 1 shot, 69.2% pass success, 1 aerial dual won -Napoli: 0 shots, 75% pass success, 1 aerial duel won -Lille: 0 shots, 83.3% pass success, 0 aerial duals won Make of that, what you will.
Nothing to make of it. He gets zero service and therefore he can’t invent a shot out of nothing. Noni’s crosses were poor last night. Everyone else he starts with seems to be desperate to score and as well. So they go for their own shots. But overall there is nothing to it. Plenty games to play.
The idea Gyokeres is a bad striker is just silly. His body of work is now enough to suggest hes a decent. But maybe hes just not a match for Arsenal right now. For him it must be strange. He helped a team to their 1st League Title in 2 decades in his 1st year, was top scorer & home fans boo him.
I suggest everyone watches him off the ball next game. He makes run after run and rarely gets picked out. Last night he passed to Noni and made a great run on the overlap just like White does, Noni goes inside straight into traffic, Vik standing in loads of space..I am baffled why they dont use him.
14.1% increase in passing accuracy, get that man a new contract 🫡