Sky Sports pundit Darren Bent has praised the impact Fabio Vieira and Eddie Nketiah made for Arsenal against Fulham last weekend.
The Gunners were behind within a minute thanks to a Bukayo Saka misplaced pass. That is by playing in Andreas Pereira.
However, time and again they got into dangerous positions. But they couldn’t create a clear-cut chance.
That changed when Fabio Vieira came on for Kai Havertz. And Bent was impressed with the Portuguese against Fulham last weekend.
What Bent had to say about Nketiah and Fabio Vieira
Darren Bent said:
“Eddie Nketiah’s got the goal. I mean, it’s a bit unfortunate for Fulham because Calvin Bassey goes down in the box after a collision with Bukayo Saka.“He stays down but Arsenal just play on, they forget that he’s there.
“The ball goes wide to Fabio Vieira, he’s had a real impact on this game. He whips it across and Eddie Nketiah does what he does best.“He’s in the six-yard box, tap in, 2-1 Arsenal.“
“Fabio Vieira’s made a real difference since he’s come on. He’s hit the bicycle kick and it’s a really good save from [Bernd] Leno, but the linesman’s flag was up anyway.”
The 23-year-old needs regular minutes to reach his best level. And he proved yesterday that he could be a really useful option for Arsenal.
It’s bad news for Reiss Nelson and Emile Smith Rowe that neither player was called upon. This ofcourse when the Gunners were chasing a goal.
It will be interesting to see if either player attracts any last-minute interest in the final days of the transfer window. They both having played a combined three minutes this season so far.
