Ex-Arsenal defender, Sokratis has come out to open up on his struggles at the North London club. He recently revealed that a lack of game time on the pitch definitely made things very tough for him at Arsenal.
According to him, the fact that he did not even have the chance to move to another team despite not being included in AFC’s EPL squad was very frustrating for him.
He added that throughout his football career, he has always played regularly, so the experience was simply unbearable for him.
His words, “It was difficult because I didn’t have the chance to play because I wasn’t included in the squad list,”
“I had some offers to leave in the summer but it didn’t happen in the end and I accepted that I had to be outside the list. I did my training and I gave my best for the team, I was professional until the end.”
“It was also difficult because in all my career I have played regularly. I played almost 70 games for Arsenal in two years, but when you are in a team you have to put the team first and yourself after.”
“I accepted this, I was professional and I didn’t complain to anybody.”
“I don’t have to prove something to Arteta or anyone there. It was his [Arteta’s] decision and the club’s decision and I accepted it,”
“I had a lot of good memories at Arsenal. I reached the Europa League final, won two trophies – the FA Cup and Community Shield. They are the club which gave me the chance to play in the best league in the world.”
On Xhaka, “Granit is one of the best team-mates I’ve had the pleasure of working with,”
“He’s a very important player for Arsenal and I believe that he’s a good player who can be a leader in the team.”
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