Unai Emery Doesn’t Want Nicolas Pepe to Be Given a Big Responsibility

DBasia.news –  Nicolas Pepe was recruited by Arsenal from Lille. Arsenal manager, Unai Emery, hopes the public does not immediately give him a big responsibility and let him adapt to the style of English football.

Arsenal spent up to 80 million euros to bring in Nicolas Pepe. The 24-year-old player came with a report card of 35 goals in 74 matches in Ligue 1.

Not surprisingly, high expectations is now pinned on the Ivory Coast player. However, Emery reminded Nicolas Pepe that he needed to follow a number of exercises to blend into Arsenal’s game.

“Tomorrow we will train together. Every day for Pepe and us is information that can be stored,” said Unai Emery after the match against Barcelona, ​​as reported by Metro.

“We hope he can play in the match against Newcastle United. Regarding Pepe, I want to be patient,” added the manager.

“He is in the same situation as other players who have just arrived in the last days. For example, after one week of training, today Lucas Torreira only played 10 minutes. Pepe’s situation is the same.”

Unai Emery indicated that Arsenal still had the chance to bring in other players for the end of the 2019 summer transfer window. However, the players who came had to be really needed by the Gunners.

“We will do it if recruiting players can improve the quality of our troops. We already have competitive players who can be counted on to achieve the target this season,” Emery stated.

Arsenal will travel to the headquarters of Newcastle United in the opening match of the 2019-2020 Premier League, at St ‘James Park, Sunday (11/8). Six days later, Mesut Ozil and mates will host Burnley.