Arsenal forward, Nicolas Pepe has to start delivering for the club against top teams, Ray Parlour has said.
Parlour recently revealed that the African youngster needs to stop taking the easy option against EPL opponents.
According to him, he sees lots of potential in the player but he must show his undoubted ability more and stop being a flat-track bully.
He added that Pepe has what it takes to follow in the footsteps of star wingers that have gone before him, like Robert Pires and Marc Overmars.
His words, “He has shown it in patches,”
“He was much better [against Molde], I must admit. He’s better when he runs at players, commits players.
“He takes the easy option usually in the Premier League. He needs to run at full-backs, make them commit.”
“He’s good when he gets on his left foot, he has a good strike on him and you can see him taking corners. The reason he plays on the right is so he can cut inside and shoot with his left foot.
“We always had left wingers who were right-footed, we had Pires, we had Overmars who would cut in and get 20 goals a season.
“It’s alright doing it against Molde, against the smaller sides, you have to do it against the big sides. He has to make that impact against the Leeds Uniteds and the teams in the Premier League.
“He has shown glimpses he can do it in the Premier League, but he hasn’t done it on a regular basis.
“Again, when you go back to consistency, you have to do it week in, week out. You need to be a seven or eight out of 10 week in, week out and that’s where you are going to be a real success at your club.”
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