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🚨 Eberechi Eze reveals the interesting conversation he had with Viktor Gyökeres after Arsenal’s victory over Slavia Prague:
🗣️ Eberechi Eze: “After the final whistle, I walked over to Viktor because there was something I wanted to tell him. I said, ‘You know what I love about playing alongside you? You don’t need ten opportunities to make an impact. Give you one quality pass and you’ll make defenders regret giving you space.’
“He laughed and replied, ‘Then stop giving me good passes and start giving me great ones.’ laughs
“I looked at him and said, ‘So you’re blaming me already?’ He said, ‘I’m challenging you. There’s a difference.’
“That actually made me think. He told me, ‘Eze, whenever you receive the ball between the lines, I don’t want you looking for the easiest option. I want you looking for me.’
“I told him, ‘Sometimes you’ve got three defenders surrounding you.’
“He said, ‘I don’t care. If I make the run, trust me. Don’t decide on my behalf that the pass is impossible.’
“Honestly, that stuck with me.
“I then reminded him that Arsenal supporters would expect goals from him almost every time he stepped onto the pitch.
“He smiled and said, ‘Good. That’s exactly why I came here.’
“I asked him, ‘So there’s no pressure?’
“He looked at me and replied, ‘Pressure is when people stop expecting anything from you.’
“That was a serious answer.
“I laughed and told him, ‘You know Arsenal fans will go crazy if we start building this understanding every week.’
“He replied, ‘Let them go crazy. We haven’t achieved anything yet.’
“I reminded him that we’d just won, but he said, ‘One victory doesn’t make you champions. It simply gives you another reason to believe.’
“Then he pointed at me and said, ‘And you, stop thinking your only responsibility is creating opportunities for other people.’
“I asked him what he meant.
“He said, ‘You’re a match-winner yourself. Don’t spend your entire career making everybody else look good. Take responsibility, demand the ball and decide games too.’
“I honestly didn’t have an answer for that.
“Before we walked away, he shook my hand and said, ‘Next game, find me earlier.’
“I replied, ‘Next game, make your runs earlier.’
“He smiled and walked away.
“That’s when I realised that this is the kind of mentality you want in your dressing room. Viktor doesn’t just want to score goals; he wants the people around him to demand more from themselves.
“If we can develop that understanding consistently, I genuinely believe we can become a nightmare for defenders.”
Sometimes, the most dangerous partnerships aren’t built on the pitch alone. They’re built on conversations, trust and two players demanding more from each other. Arsenal fans will love to see this connection develop.
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