Arsene Wenger Waxes Lyrical Over Arsenal Starlet: “He’s An Exceptional Talent”

By The Editor
on 24th November 2017

Arsene Wenger challenges Eddie Nketiah to prove his worth long-term…

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Arsene Wenger challenged Gunners starlet Eddie Nketiah to prove his hunger to make it at the highest level after waxing lyrical over the starlet.

Nketiah was introduced in the dying moments in Koln as we succumbed to our first defeat in this season’s Europa League, though we still qualify as group winners ahead of the round of 32.

The teenage striker rose to prominence in the Carabao Cup as he bagged a brace in last on in the tie against Norwich City to drag us into the quarter-finals.

Despite swimming in the adulation he received following that monumental moment, Wenger is looking for more from the academy graduate.

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“Eddie Nketiah is a striker who has a nose for the goal but he’s not only a goal-getter,” Wenger told beIN SPORTS.

“He has good physical qualities, he can combine with others, he can integrate a collective game at a very high level and, as well, he can get on the end of things and score in front of goal.

“So he has basic exceptional qualities but you have to show that in a consistent way.

“The next step for him is mental. ‘Show me that you’re motivated every day, show me that you’re hungry to become the player that you can become.”

Ahead of our League Cup clash against West Ham United, Nketiah will surely be granted another chance to grab the headlines and hopefully send us through to our first semi-final appearance in this competition since 2011.