Jermaine Pennant, a former English international who played for Arsenal and Liverpool, said, in statements to the Mirror newspaper, that he is not surprised by the difficulties that Viktor Gyokeres is experiencing to succeed in the gunners. The Swedish forward, protagonist of a tremendous soap opera last summer to leave Sporting and head to the Premier League, has scored just seven goals in 21 matches for the Londoners, numbers that have already begun to worry coach Mikel Arteta.
«People cannot expect Viktor to have the same numbers he had in Portugal. At Benfica, Darwin Núñez also scored a lot of goals, he came to Liverpool, he didn’t repeat them and, even so, I think he was a useful player and did a good job at the club. Adapting to the Premier League can take some time and, so far, Gyokeres has done well. Arsenal are leaders, he has already scored some goals and has contributed to the team. I think, for example, that Ollie Watkins [avançado do Aston Villa] It would have suited Arsenal’s style better, but does that mean it was a mistake to sign Gyokeres? No, of course not,” the former winger began by saying.
«Just a few years ago, Gyokeres was playing in the Championship and the truth is that there is a big difference between the Portuguese league and the Premier League», he concluded.
