Arsenal supervisor Mikel Arteta has acknowledged that summer season signing Eberechi Eze is discovering it tough to make an affect.
The attacking midfielder, who joined the membership from Crystal Palace final summer season in an enormous cash transfer, has struggled to make an affect at Arsenal this season.
Since his hat-trick towards Tottenham within the North London derby, the England worldwide has failed to point out his high quality for Arteta’s facet.
The 27-year-old has typically discovered himself on the bench which exhibits that the supervisor doesn’t have full religion in his potential.
Even in Arsenal’s newest outing towards Brentford, Eze was taken off at halftime and changed with Martin Odegaard.
Mikel Arteta admits struggles for Eberechi Eze
Following the 1-1 draw towards Brentford, which noticed the Gunners lose two extra factors within the Premier League title race, Arteta mentioned, as reported by Fabrizio Romano:
“It’s not straightforward if you transfer to a brand new membership and if you play towards a crew that’s like Brentford.
“The ball is numerous occasions NOT on the ground and particularly for inventive gamers, it’s tougher”.
Making the transfer from Palace to Arsenal has not been straightforward by any means for Eze.
At Palace, he was the star of the crew and the point of interest, every thing went by means of him.
For Arsenal, he has a unique function. He is without doubt one of the many gamers within the crew who could make a distinction, which implies he sees much less of the ball.
| Competitors | Apps | Begins | Minutes | Targets | Assists | xG | Score |
| Premier League | 22 | 14 | 1,285 | 5 | 4 | 4.82 | 6.92 |
| Champions League | 6 | 5 | 410 | 1 | 2 | 0.95 | 7.05 |
| FA Cup | 2 | 1 | 115 | 0 | 1 | 0.30 | 6.60 |
| Carabao Cup | 3 | 3 | 250 | 2 | 0 | 1.10 | 7.25 |
| Complete | 33 | 23 | 2,060 | 8 | 7 | 7.17 | 6.98 |
Eze’s stats at Arsenal this season
Eze is failing to make the specified affect
At occasions Arteta has examined him within the playmaker function, one thing he prefers, however even in that place, Eze has struggled to point out his true sport.
In opposition to Brentford was the prime instance. With Kai Havertz out injured and Odegaard on the bench, Eze might have taken a management function in the midst of the park however he was nameless and didn’t have any affect on the sport.
5 objectives and 4 assists within the league will not be unhealthy numbers for a participant who has been utilized in rotation however stats by no means inform the true story.
Eze has been underwhelming and it’s clear to see that from his performances.
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