Lukas Podolski: Serge Gnabry failed at Arsenal because of two factors

DBasia.news –  Serge Gnabry is currently rising with Bayern Munich. To the extent, Xavi Hernandez said he is a figure that Barcelona needs. In fact, the winger had failed at Arsenal. Lukas Podolski has opened up on this matter.

Lukas Podolski was a member of Arsenal’s main squad when Serge Gnabry was promoted from theThe Gunners U-18 team in 2013. They underwent two seasons together. Which has made Podolski know exactly what made his juniors fail to penetrate the main place.

According to Podolski, there are at least two factors that made Gnabry unsuccessful at Arsenal. First, the injury factor. “He was just unlucky and suffered several injuries. He actually performed well during the training session, “said the Polish player as quoted by FourFourTwo.

In fact, Serge Gnabry was absent for a while due to a knee injury in 2014. The injury has made him absent for six months. It was a hard blow for the player who was only 19 years old at the time.

The second factor, according to Lukas Podolski, is the confidence of the coach. He explicitly considered Arsene Wenger to have given less confidence to the winger. One of them is by lending the player to West Bromwich Albion in 2016. “Sometimes, football is like that,” he stated.

Regarding Gnabry’s ability, Podolski praised him. He even admitted that his junior had better ability as he had two legs that were just as good.

“Serge can shoot with both feet and he is very powerful and fast. Typically similar to me, but I don’t have a right foot like him, “explained Lukas Podolski regarding Serge Gnabry. “I am really glad he is performing neatly at Bayern.”