Arsenal told Viktor Gyokeres will be
dropped by Kai Havertz
Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher believes Viktor Gyokeres will lose his place in the Arsenal
starting XI once Kai Havertz recovers from his knee problem.
Since becoming the Gunners’ boss back in 2019, Arteta has managed to help his side become
a title contender. However, they have been struggling to take the next step and win the
Premier League title, finishing second in the last three consecutive campaigns.
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Although Arsenal had Gabriel Jesus and Havertz, valued at around £56m by Transfermarkt, as
striker options, it was widely suggested that they needed a prolific goalscorer to finally
become the English champions.
So, the Gunners have decided to reinforce the centre-forward position by purchasing
Gyokeres from Sporting for a big fee. The Swedish international was Europe’s highest scorer in
the last two seasons, so it wasn’t a surprise to see the North London club eventually opt to go
for an experienced striker like him.
However, he has had a mixed start to his life in the Premier League, scoring a brace against
Leeds United, but he failed to make an impact in the other two games against Manchester
United and Liverpool.
Now, on the Overlap, Carragher claims that it isn’t fair to judge a player after only three
games, but Gyokeres isn’t a forward that pleases the eye. The former defender further says
that Gyokeres will be dropped by Arteta in big matches to play Havertz when he returns to full
fitness.
Pundit slams Gyokeres
Carragher said:
“We said before about not judging players after three games but there was a lot of talk before
he came in of his goal record [being] amazing. But there was then a school of thought of
other people saying ‘I’m not quite sure this guy’s good enough for the actual elite’.
“Now, we’ve only seen him for three games. He’s already got two goals, but he’s not the
easiest on the eye, is he? I’m still convinced that when Havertz is fit, Havertz will play the
biggest games.”
Gyokeres joined the North London club without any pre-season training under his belt as he
was striking at Sporting to force a move. As a result, he has been short of fitness during the
first few weeks of this season. However, as the season progresses, he is likely to regain his
fitness and should return to his best.
Moreover, Arsenal have been used to playing without a natural striker like him, and they have
to adapt to bring the best out of their star forward.
