Swedish international Viktor Gökeres has reached his physical limits in the Premier League at the moment, according to Jamie Redknapp, after joining Arsenal in the summer.
Victor Gokeres hasn’t done enough for Arsenal since his big-money summer move, according to Jamie Redknapp. The former Tottenham and Liverpool midfielder was not satisfied with the striker’s performance against Everton.
Gokeres scored the only goal of the game from the penalty spot, giving Arsenal three points away to the Toffees. It was the Swede’s fifth Premier League goal of the season and his first since November 1.
Gokeres scored the goal against Everton, taking a penalty from Bukayo Saka, but Redknapp believes it was otherwise a struggle for the former Sporting CP goalscorer. Pundits don’t think the Arsenal star is coping physically.
“He was OK. It’s a struggle for him at the moment. I think he’s finding it difficult over there,” Redknapp said on Sky Sports.
“This is his fifth goal of the season…for whatever reason, it shouldn’t happen because he’s been in the English league before, but he looks like he’s really struggling with his physicality.
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“Considering he’s such a big guy, you rarely see him win one-on-one duels, when you thought he could physically overwhelm people. His finesse, his touch, drawing people into the match, it’s just not good enough.”
“He feels tough. He needs a little bit of confidence. You know, he’s never going to be a player like Bergkamp, carrying the ball and rolling people around and making little smart passes. He’s a battering ram that scores goals, creates big moments and hopefully wins games.”
“Tonight yes, he won the game, but you could also argue he won it on penalties. You would like to see him win the game with a really important goal that would make the difference in a big game.
“At this point, I don’t think there’s anything more I can say because he’s done okay.”
For his part, Gokeres didn’t seem to mind that the goal came from 12 yards. After Arsenal’s victory, he said, “There are only a few people who can take that away, and this time it was me who took it away.It was important to score that goal.I’m glad.”
“We always want to score goals. For an attacking player, that’s the main goal in every game. That’s what we want to do. We could have scored a few more today, but the most important thing is that we won the game.”
“I think you always try to do your best on the pitch, and of course you have to know the system and how we play, understand your role and adapt to it. We are playing very well. We are in a good position in the league and in the Champions League, so I hope it continues like this.”
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