These are the excited comments of coach Mikel Arteta for Viktor Gyokeres after the impressive performance of this rookie striker in the 3-0 victory over Bilbao.
In the last friendly match of the preparation period before the new season, Arsenal buried Bilbao 3 goals not removed at the Emirates Stadium. Among the best players of the North London Gunners, Gyokeres's performance was especially impressed with coach Arteta, making him give a lot of compliments to this rookie striker.
Gyokeres opened the score for Arsenal with a beautiful header from Martin Zubimendi's pass. He played for 71 minutes on the field, creating many coordination with the surrounding satellites. Kai Havertz, who replaced the Swedish striker, also scored when scoring the third goal and also the last goal of the match in the 82nd minute.
And coach Arteta was very excited to witness the rookie striker scoring just a week before the 2025/26 season started. “It is Viktor's assassin instinct. I think everything he does – how to move, how to run time, how to predict the next move, the position that can create space and the ball will fall – are all his instinct. That's why he has scored a lot of goals in the last few seasons. It is not his coincidence, but his ability to reach the West,” Ban Nha could not hide excitement.
Besides, Arteta emphasized that Gyokeres alone can make the opponent defenders unable to live peacefully. “He is a player when you let him have a gap in a one -on -one situation, he will destroy you. So he will create a lot of space for us, and there will be times, in any situation, there is always a player who can score,” Arteta emphasized.
In addition, Arteta is also very pleased to see that both Arsenal strikers score and hinted that they could use both Havertz and Gyokeres for the starting lineup next season.
