Sweden manager Jon Dahl Tomasson has insisted those questioning Viktor Gyökeres’s impact at Arsenal simply “don’t have a clue” about football.
The Gunners were made to fight in their bid to land Gyökeres this summer, ultimately agreeing to pay up to £64 million ($86.2 million) to sign a player who had just struck 97 goals in 102 games for the Portuguese side.
While he already has three Premier League goals to his name, Gyökeres is enduring a six-game dry streak in front of goal and some have voiced frustrations towards a perceived lack of impact on Arsenal when he is not scoring.
Tomasson, however, had no interest in even entertaining such criticism of the Sweden international.
“Viktor Gyökeres is in very good form at the moment and is very good,” Tomasson said. “If people say he doesn’t have an impact, then they don’t understand football and don’t have a clue about football.
“He creates space for other players, works on the ball and makes runs. It’s excellent and he scores goals almost all the time, so he has an impact and has been very good. It’s always nice, as you need time when you come to a new club.”
