Aubameyang Knows Arsenal Needs Him – Arteta

Arsenal manager, Mikel Arteta has come out to express his concern about Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s lack of goals for the team. Arteta recently revealed that the 2016 African Footballer of the Year is trying his best to rediscover his goalscoring form.

According to him, it is always concerning when your main striker isn’t scoring goals while trying his hardest, but he hopes his form in front of goal will improve.

Arteta added that Aubameyang is aware of how much Arsenal needs him as a team to score goals and he’ll come through in the end.

His words, “You are always [concerned] when your main striker isn’t scoring goals but he is trying his hardest,”

“He is aware of how much we need him as a team to score goals and, at the moment, they are not coming but the rest of the things we are asking him to do, he is trying his best.”

“What I said is that the senior players are the ones who have to lead and the younger players are the ones who have to follow,”

“We need that balance in the performances on the pitch and as well off the field. We are getting that balance right and we have to continue not to rely too much on the rest and this is a team, it’s not two teams that are split, and we need that balance and to manage those moments.”

“First of all [I will] keep demanding the best from everybody and ask them for things they can do and they can do well, and do well consistently – and that’s what I try to do all the time.”