Mikel Arteta thinks that Ebelechi Eze has much more to contribute to the attack on Arsenal despite his first goal for the club during his 2-0 Carabao Cup victory against Port Vale.
Crystal Palace’s summer signature opened the scoring just eight minutes after the third round on Wednesday in Vale Park. Arsenal, however, struggled to transform domination into clear chances and only seal the victory late when the replacement Leandro Trossard struck in the 86th minute.
The return of 60 million pounds sterling from Eze to Arsenal was one of the most spoken transfers of the summer, and a night when the opportunities were limited, it stood out as the most dangerous player in Gunners.
Speaking after the match, Arteta Highlighted Both the Difficult of the Fixture and Eze’s Qualities: “He Played very Centrally Against a Team That Went 5-4-1, Super-Compact Inside, It’s not Easy To Find the Space But He’s very Capable With the Goal and Wi COMPLETELY through and [playing] people through.
“He must still play a little more time with these guys to understand the schedules, in particular the things he has to do, then actions like this will be more consistent and better for us. In general, there is still much more to give me.”
Eze, which has already been deployed in several different attacks of attack since its arrival in northern London, started this game on the left but derived in the center of Bon Escient.
“At the end, what we want to do with him is to put him in position, in spaces that he can create his magical moments,” added Arteta. “Part of this will come from large areas, part of it will also come from the right or the left compared to the opposition.”
Arsenal’s summer recruitment aimed to strengthen the team for a busy season, and this depth was obvious when Artata brought nine changes compared to the 1-1 draw Sunday with Manchester City.
Kepa Arrizabalaga made his debut to the goal, Christian Norgaard obtained a first departure in the midfield, and Bukayo Saka presented for an hour as he continues to recover from a problem of the hamstrings.
Arteta admitted that he is now faced with difficult choices before the conflict of the Premier League on Sunday with Newcastle.
“What we have to do … is generating the performances we want with the players who have not really played together, with a completely different midfielder from what they have played together before, with a front line which is also different,” he explained.
“Max [Dowman] has also come and connect[ed] Immediately with the team. It’s a lot of positive points to take game …
“This is exactly what we want, that they give us and I these headaches because it means that they are so linked to the team, that they really want to help the team. Everyone will play a lot of minutes.”
