""The level of attention on him hasn't changed since when he signed to today," Arteta said. "It is normal. Everybody was so excited to bring a nine into the club. We did it. We brought a player with an incredible goalscoring record who had to adapt to the league. He had no preseason. The first few weeks were difficult because physically he wasn't in his best state.""
"and he is a player who needs that like any other player in this league almost to perform at that level. Then he kicked on, he had a really good period and he got injured. Now, I saw a lot of positive things in the last two games that he's done. We need to continue to tweak and understand him a little bit better in certain situations and he needs to do the same. But that's about time and we have full support for him."
Mikel Arteta has publicly backed striker Viktor Gyökeres despite a slow start at Arsenal following a €73m transfer from Sporting Lisbon. Gyökeres has scored six goals in 19 appearances and drew criticism for a subdued display against Wolves. Arteta cited heavy attention, lack of preseason and an early physical shortfall, followed by an injury, as factors affecting form. Arteta noted recent positive signs over the last two games and emphasized the need to adjust understanding and tactics around Gyökeres while offering full support as he adapts to the club and league expectations.
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