Ian Wright has expressed his admiration for Viktor Gyokeres after the striker surpassed the 20-goal mark in his first season as an Arsenal player. The forward’s performances have attracted significant attention, with the Gunners eager for him to maintain his scoring form as the campaign progresses.
Mikel Arteta’s side signed Gyokeres from Sporting Club in the summer, bringing him in with high expectations following an impressive spell in Portugal. During his two seasons at the club, he established himself as one of the most prolific forwards in European football, which naturally increased the scrutiny surrounding his move to Arsenal.
Strong debut season impact
Despite the pressure, Gyokeres has begun to justify the faith placed in him. His display against Fulham was particularly notable, as he scored twice and could have completed a hat trick during an outstanding first-half performance. His movement, finishing, and overall presence caused significant problems for Fulham’s defence, especially when combined with the attacking threat of Bukayo Saka.
The Portuguese club had reportedly received interest from other teams willing to offer a higher fee, but Gyokeres was determined to join Arsenal. His decision is now appearing well-founded, as he continues to demonstrate his ability to perform at the highest level.
Wright’s assessment and expectations
As reported by Premier League Productions, Wright highlighted both Gyokeres’ contribution and the ongoing discussion surrounding his role. He said, “I’ve said for many, many years that we need a striker. We get the striker, and then people say ‘he’s not good enough’. The fact that people are still talking about him says, ‘why, you’ve got one?’. 21 goals, 12 in the Premier League, says he’s done the job for us. He’s done it today, I’m sure against the teams we’ve got coming, he could put in the same kind of performance.”
Wright’s remarks underline the importance of consistency as Arsenal approaches a crucial stage of the season. With several important fixtures ahead, the expectation is that Gyokeres will continue to deliver decisive contributions.
Maintaining this level of performance could prove vital to Arsenal’s ambitions, as they aim to convert strong displays into tangible success.
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The Big Swede should have had an hat-trick , very unlucky.
Twenty one goals in his first season is not a bad return, he can now go on and dip his bread
21 goals ..no not a bad returm the problem was the hype…outscoring everyone else. Whilst in lisbon..but lest we forget he is on a run and long may it continue. It had been a weird 5 weeks..from grinding out results to apparently blowing it all ..to now fresh new hope ….still all we can hope for is for big vic to continue finding the back of the net..over the possibly next 5 games. Comn you gunners
Gyokeres is a top striker from his history and never mind his recent previous league. All he needs is suitable ad regular feed from the midfielders and our wingers which is area we are certainly weak at the moment!!
We may spend millions on another expensive striker without fixing the key areas of our current weakness only to end up worse than we are now!!
Look Fulham were dire, it might have been down to us but dire. BUT if we need Gyokores to score more, we have to feed him better. That starts with (the elephant in the room) the slow midfield player, who likes to pass back and sides, before he likes to pass forwards. It is so obvious how our play starts from there and is too slow. Its like a beacon in the sky, our attacking is bogged down by slow forward passing. Fast forwards to Fulham and it was like a beacon in the sky, we had a midfielder who was, strong, wanted to get the ball forwards, could carry the ball and take players on. The dynamism was night and day. A breath of fresh air. BUT i expect it will be back to normal until the end of the season. I remember Norgard getting MOM and not starting in another league game. MLS was close to MOM. Will we see him there again?