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Odegaard talks up Arsenal arrivals Gyokeres, Eze ahead of Forest clash

Odegaard talks up Arsenal arrivals Gyokeres, Eze ahead of Forest clash
Odegaard talks up Arsenal arrivals Gyokeres, Eze ahead of Forest clashArsenal/X.com

Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard has talked up new arrivals Viktor Gyokeres and Ebere Eze in today's match programme notes.

Ahead of their clash with Nottingham Forest in today's early fixture, Odegaard talked up the impact of Gyokeres and Eze.

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He wrote: "It was great for Viktor to get his two goals (against Leeds), I think he was waiting for that, because as a striker you want to get your first goals early, so that’s a real confidence boost. The first goal was really strong. He showed all his qualities on the ball and his physicality – you could see his desire and how much he wanted to score. I’m sure we’re going to be seeing that a lot more this season. 

"He took the penalty really well too. We have lots of options for penalty takers in the team now, so between us we’ll have a list of who will take them. But also, as we’ve done before, it depends on the feeling on the pitch at that moment as well. So if someone is feeling up for it at that moment, we know they can step up. There’s always a discussion on the pitch and we know how to handle it.

"Also on the day of the Leeds game ,it was great to see Ebz coming out onto the pitch after he joined us – what a smile he had! Everyone can see how happy he is to be here and sign for us. I think it shows how much every player really wants to come and join us, so that’s a good sign too.

"He’s a great guy, he’s really enjoying it so far and has been great in training. We’ve only seen about 20 minutes from him on the pitch so far, so we’re all excited to see more from him, and I’m sure the supporters are too."

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