In an exclusive interview with "Marca", Arsenal coach Arteta was asked about Jokeres' goal drought. The coach said that the forward needs to maintain a good mentality and have confidence in him. Q: Yockers scored 3 goals in 11 games an...
In an exclusive interview with "Marca", Arsenal coach Arteta was asked about Jokeres' goal drought. The coach said that the forward needs to maintain a good mentality and have confidence in him.
Q: Yockers scored 3 goals in 11 games and failed to score in 9 games (including the national team). Do you have confidence and patience in him?
Arteta: "Because this is football, we cannot expect a player to perform the same as before after changing the environment, from Sporting CP to Arsenal, from Portugal to England. The situation is completely different.
"All players in the world need one thing: to maintain the best mentality. If game performance or everyone's expectations of him cannot keep him in this state of mind, then we have to help him do it and keep his state of mind at its best.
"When I first communicated with Jocles, I told him that I hope Arsenal's No. 9 player is the kind of person who can endure mentally even if he does not score in 6 or 8 games. If he cannot do this, he will not be worthy of this level of competition. Therefore, I have great confidence in him."
