Eberechi Eze was the main man for Arsenal against Newcastle United on Sunday. But he had to leave the field early in the second half due to an injury. Now, the Arsenal midfielder has conveyed something interesting regarding his injury situation.
What happened to Eberechi Eze against Newcastle United?
On 25th April Saturday, Arsenal had a face off against Tyne side Newcastle United in the Premier League. The Gunners had already lost their lead in the league table to Manchester City. So, a victory against the Magpies was very crucial to win the title.
Arsenal started the game at Emirates with a very low intensity. The main moment of the match came in the 9th minute. Former Crystal Palace man, Eberechi Eze scored a beautiful goal from a half chance. He took a curl shot inside the box and the ball being far from the keeper went into the net. There were no special moments from Arsenal at the offensive end. Defensively the Gunners were strong and protected the one goal lead to win the match.
A moment of tension came for the London fans. Just few minutes into the second half, Eze felt a small muscular problem in his leg. In the 53rd minute, the Englishman was substituted due to a potential injury in the leg. It was enough to silence the Emirates as in the first half Kai Havertz was also benched due to an injury.
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Key Statistic:
So far, Eberechi Eze has recorded 10 goals and 5 assists in 47 games this season, as per Sofascore.
What did Eze say on his fitness situation?
As per reports, Eberechi Eze is quite positive about his injury incident. He feels that he can again feature for Arsenal very soon. The attacking midfielder is hopeful that he could play a vital role in the team to win the Premier League and Champions League as well.
He had told in the post match interview that he is fine and the substitution was just a precaution. He did not want to risk himself more and he will be alright. Mikel Arteta has informed that it was muscular niggle and it is not much. He will spectate the player’s fitness for Wednesday’s UCL match.
Eberechi Eze told, “I’m alright, I’m all good, it was just a precaution. I didn’t want to do anything, I’ll be OK”, as per Sky Sports. The 27-year-old gave his view on his role in the team. He replied fluently with telling his responsibility in the team and his aspirations at Arsenal.
He added, “My job is to help the team score and create goals, so the more I’m in those positions, the more confident I am. It’s definitely something that I try to do, I try to take responsibility whenever I play football, for me, it’s part of it. This is what the team has been pushing and working for, now that we’re here you have an opportunity to give everything.”
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What are the next steps for Eberechi Eze and Arsenal from here?
Eberechi Eze will look forward to return into starting eleven on Wednesday against Atletico Madrid in UCL. The player himself feels the injury is nothing as such to be scared of. The Gunners’ €69 million signing will have to be fit as World Cup is approaching. He has to prove himself on every occasions to get into Tuchel’s England World Cup squad.
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Arsenal desperately need all of their players to be available for all remaining matches. The London side will have to treat every football fixture as final to clinch the league title and the win the Champions League.
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