The teenage striker is proving his detractors wrong and giving Arteta a fun selection conundrum as each score reveals a new aspect of his game.
We noticed how much Eddie Nketiah, a teenage striker, has developed under Mikel Arteta when we watched his hat-trick against Sheffield United.
Nketiah had a reputation as a deadly player inside the six-yard line when his career first began. According to statistics, he scored goals with an average distance of about three yards. Earlier in his career, he rarely made efforts from further out, and when he did, both spectators and commentators would often laugh at him.
The possibility of Nketiah becoming an Arsenal goal scorer on a regular basis has long been discussed. Nonetheless, everyone agrees that Nketiah is more than capable of being a reliable scorer under the correct conditions and at a high enough level of play.
Despite being in his infancy as a coach, Mikel Arteta has already won recognition for his ability to impact players. One player who is frequently mentioned as having improved the most under Arteta’s guidance is Raheem Sterling.
Nketiah seems to be similarly transformed by the manager’s impact. Gabriel Jesus’s presence at the team has also benefited the striker, especially during training.
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Nketiah silenced a lot of his detractors against Sheffield United, and his three goals make it clear that this Nketiah is not the same one who re-signed with the team last summer when it appeared he would depart.
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Although Nketiah’s first two goals came from close range, they weren’t at all like the tap-ins he made look so simple during his youth career.
After a tough battle with Auston Trusty, a former Arsenal player, he scored his first goal. Nketiah made use of the space created, showcasing fast reflexes, deft footwork, and accurate execution to achieve the goal.
Even if he made it appear that way, his second was more of the instinctive kind that we have grown to expect from Nketiah. His awareness and preparation were just as important as his ability to finish.
The confidence from the first two goals led to the third, which was, naturally, the best of the lot. Take aim, aim, and shoot. He was fairly certain of the strike before he even needed to look where the ball traveled.
