Sporting CP expert Sam Fonseca has exclusively told TBR Football why Arsenal fans should not be worried about Viktor Gyokeres.<\/p>\n
The Sweden international has come in for plenty of criticism following his Premier League<\/a> debut at Old Trafford.<\/p>\n Gyokeres made just four passes<\/a> in his 60 minutes on the pitch and failed to register a shot.<\/p>\n Benjamin Sesko played 31 minutes and took two shots \u2013 also making four passes \u2013 to compare the duo.<\/p>\n Despite a slow start for Viktor Gyokeres<\/a>, Fonseca urged Arsenal<\/a> fans to be patient when speaking to TBR Football.<\/p>\n Exclusive: Sporting CP expert shares what is \u201ckey\u201d for Arsenal to make Viktor Gyokeres tick<\/p>\n The Swede remarkably netted 97 goals in 102 games for Sporting CP \u2013 but interestingly had a slow start to life in Lisbon as well.<\/p>\n Gyokeres failed to score in three of his first four Liga Portugal outings following a \u00a320m move from Coventry in July 2023 \u2013 before taking off and becoming the \u00a364m star he is today.<\/p>\n Discussing how Sporting CP helped to make that happen, Fonseca told TBR Football: \u201cHonestly, there wasn\u2019t really any moaning (at the start). <\/p>\n \u201cEven in those matches where he didn\u2019t score, he was still very dangerous. Constantly getting shots off, stretching defences, and he even hit the woodwork a few times. People could already see he brought something completely different: intensity, direct running, and that ability to accelerate play and be a protagonist in attack.<\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019s the thing with him, he\u2019s not a poacher who waits around in the box. He thrives when he\u2019s involved in chaos, running channels, creating spaces for others, and keeping defenders uncomfortable. Arsenal don\u2019t naturally offer him that sort of platform right now, since Arteta\u2019s side leans more towards control and structure.<\/p>\n \u201cGiven he\u2019s clearly not fully match fit yet either, the real conclusions should only be drawn later into the season around September or October time.<\/p>\n \u201cOnce Sporting adjusted to Gyokeres, and he to them, he became unstoppable. Patience is key, his qualities are elite \u2013 it\u2019s just about Arsenal finding the best way to maximise them.\u201d<\/p>\n The man born in Stockholm ended up scoring 43 goals in 50 appearances in that 2023\/24 campaign \u2013 also providing 15 assists \u2013 so any Arsenal fans who are worried have reason to relax. <\/p>\n Arsenal have absolutely no regrets after choosing Viktor Gyokeres ahead of Benjamin Sesko<\/p>\n