Willian Says Arteta's Tactics Frustrates Him
Former Brazilian Chelsea playmaker Willian has said he is still struggling to fit into Arsenal game. He said he is still learning many things at the Emirates stadium under the Gunners’ manager Mikel Arteta. The 32-year-old joined the North London side from Chelsea during the transfer window.
After creating two assists for Arsenal in their first game against Fulham, Willian has not made another assist. He has not made any significant impact and he is yet to score for the Gunnars team.
Willian admitted that he is finding it difficult to cope with Mikel Arteta’s styles at the Emirates stadium. ‘It’s been a cool, new experience. I hadn’t worked with a coach with that mindset. ”The positional game doesn’t mean that you have no freedom on the pitch, you have the freedom to move, but many times you have to respect the position, what the coach asks, the instructions, understanding that it’ll be better for the team.
”It may happen that you don’t touch the ball and get frustrated, but Mikel always says that, wait a minute, the ball will arrive. I’ve been learning a lot.”
The Brazilian started his professional football career at Corinthians where he played 20 games and scored two goals. He joined Chelsea and played 234 games scoring for 37 goals between 2013-2020 before joining Arsenal where he has so far played five game.