Yeah. 5 of were them first touch goals
Viktor Gyökeres - Arsenal Player
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Yeah. 5 of were them first touch goals
Honestly, I thought yesterday in terms of holding the ball up and bringing others into play that this was 1 of his better games, I was actually fairly impressed at that. I appreciate it's been a very low bar though.
Watched that game expecting the inevitable stinker but this was my take away. I saw a player that’s better adapted to the league. Not all the way there, but a far cry from the awkward early season performances
This is another reason why we should be giving Sesko more consistent minutes. Game time is invaluable.
This is another reason why we should be giving Sesko more consistent minutes. Game time is invaluable.
His goal scoring has been underwhelming. I expected at least 15 PL goals from him this season and that is probably not going to happen. However I do think he contributes in other ways. His 90 mins ever ongoing press play forces the defenders and goalkeepers to clear the ball and Arsenal win back possession time and time again. He’s a good point for longballs and I think he has learned to control those balls better and better.
His positioning and runs in the box have been poor, although there were some small improvements last month. I just don’t understand why he never goes for the first post, always trying in the centre.
Has he scored any winning or opening goal or one that directly won Arsenal a point in the PL?
Opener v Burnley away (goal line header)
Pen away to Everton (0-1)
He's not been a decisive signing, no matter what anybody tells you.
Opener vs Kairat as well
He is more likely to score when we're already ahead though because of the space that opens up. He got the goals that put us 2 ahead of Sunderland, Leeds, Chelsea and Inter off the top of my head, which usually helps steady the nerves.
Nobody has said he is a decisive signing, but I'm happy with his contributions recently.
Yep, the question I was answering was "Has he scored any winning or opening goal or one that directly won Arsenal a point in the PL?"
Apologies, I'm very tired
I mentioned last season that signing a striker to replace Havertz won't solve Arsenal's goalscoring issues because the problem wasn't with Havertz's finishes but rather Arsenal weren't creating enough chances. Havertz's goals scored were pretty similar to his xG and it's the same for Gyokores.
Arsenal's attacking system simply doesn't create enough chances for their strikers.
Arsenal's attacking system simply doesn't create enough chances for their strikers.
60% of the time, it works every time
This is not AI
That might be part of it, but we do not live in a world where strikers get the same amount of chances in the same clubs. Gyokeres is clearly not among the best at chance maximising:
His acceleration and reaction time from a standstill is very slow. And on top of that, he often makes bizarre off-the-ball decisions, like right before a cross, as he has rarely faced a low block or been surrounded by defenders.
This is undoubtedly costing him a lot of chances compared to a more mobile striker with a better football brain. Especially against low blocks.
If you put him in a Manchester City team, he will not get all the chances Haaland is getting. Neither will he have 55 in 48 for Norway. And that is not because Haaland is a much better finisher.
He might do okay against the better teams, but this really costs him against the low blocks
Isn’t this exactly the type of game he should be getting a couple of goals in?
Arguably one of the flops of the season
Started scoring a few lately though hasn’t he?
If you watched the game then you'd realise that once again our team is allergic to passing to him
If Arsenal lose the title, he'll be a chief contributor to that.
No not really
Depends how you look at it. He has 3 goals in his last 10 Premier League games. He had 4 goals in his first 10 Premier League games.
If Arsenal win the league they could beat that record for fewest goals by the top scorer of the winning team. 13 wasn't it? I doubt Gyokeres gets to that number.
Having watched him play football I can’t say I blame them.
His hold up play is one of the worst I’ve seen in a striker. He was atrocious last night.
That being said, Arsenal are doing him no favours.
That being said, Arsenal are doing him no favours.
When this kind of thing happens, it's usually for good reason.
We had a similar thing with Hojlund, where our players didn't seem to trust him to break down low blocks.
Bendtner was better
Amorim was desperate to bring in Gyokores, which tells you all you need to know about Amorim.
He's not good enough for a Premier League team aiming for the title. Nowhere near.
Something tell me he would have thrived better with Mbuemo, Amad, Cunha and Dorgu around him but maybe wishful thinking!
He’s been the biggest bust out of all the big name strikers signed this year, and its not close (not counting Isak due to injury).
Sesko, Pedro and Ekitike have all been light years better than him. Gyokeres doesn’t even belong in the same conversation as those guys.
Sesko, Pedro and Ekitike have all been light years better than him. Gyokeres doesn’t even belong in the same conversation as those guys.
He'll be out the door at the end of next season. Nowhere near good enough
It always felt like they were more technically gifted than Gyokeres, but the presumption was that Gyokeres would score more goals. I still remember this guy gloating after he scored a brace vs Leeds early in the season.
Gyokeres - 2
Ekitike - 1
Sesko -
The greatest 14 they ever had
He actually reminds me of Bendtner, his style of play is very similar, although Bendtner was definitely better in the air.
Gyokeres is so bad, Chamakh looked a better player in an Arsenal shirt.
Bendtner actually had enough talent to be a good Premier League striker. He was just horribly unprofessional.
That is true.
I think Arteta knows he has to start playing Havertz in the 9 now. Not sure he'll do it cos it will come with the whole 'We finally signed a striker for 50+ mill' only to play Havertz in the 9 again for the most important part of the season'. Let's see if he has the balls to make that decision but their attack defo looks better with Kai in the 9.
Yea he was really good at Birmingham but just seemed fat and lazy player at Arsenal.