Eberechi Eze was on target in England’s win over Serbia
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Eberechi Eze has explained why he is convinced it will be a great season for Arsenal as he works towards becoming a “complete player”.
The Premier League leaders sit four points above second-place Manchester City after 11 games and are expected to go deep in the Champions League as well this season.
Arsenal have finished second in the league in each of the last three seasons but have been the top-flight’s strongest team in the first three months of this campaign as they bid for a first league title since 2003-04.
New signings such as Eze, Noni Madueke and Martin Zubimendi have made a positive impact.
“I am confident it will be a great season,” Eze said after scoring a sublime goal for England in Thursday’s 2-0 win over Serbia. “That's the aim. That's what we're striving towards and working towards every day, club and country. I guess it’s an exciting time.”
England head into Sunday’s final qualifier in Albania yet to concede a single goal in Group K, and Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal side have conceded just five goals in the league.
Eze, asked about playing for teams who don’t ship goals, said: “It's good to be part of these types of squads where the players at the back are so solid and so on it, and they're just so structured.
“You control a lot of the game, and you have plenty of opportunities to go up the other end. So yes, it's fun for me, and it's enjoyable and I pray to God it continues.”
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“For sure, playing at the highest level helps you get better. You think quicker, you play better. So I feel it's definitely helped me. From last season, again, [I’m] growing, coming up more as a complete player.”
Eze faces stiff competition from Morgan Rogers, Jude Bellingham, Phil Foden and the absent Morgan Gibbs-White and Cole Palmer in the No10 position for England, but the former Crystal Palace man believes playing out on the left can be an added string to his bow.
“I see myself as an attacking player,” he said when asked which position he prefers. “Wherever I am, left, No10, right, striker, No8, I'm going to do my job. I'm going to do what the role is.
“But, of course, I'm a creative player. These are the things I want to do: score and assist, create and try and express myself.”