Arteta: Eze has a lot more to give after first goal

""He played very centrally against a team that went 5-4-1, super-compact inside, it's not easy to find the space but he's very capable with the goal and with another three or four actions that he is completely through and [playing] people through,""

""He needs to still play more time a little bit with those guys to understand the timings, especially the things that he needs to do, and then actions like that will be more consistent and better for us. In general very good, there is still a lot more to give I think.""

""At the end what we want to do with him is to get him in positions, in spaces that he can create his magic moments," Arteta said. "Some of that will be from the wide areas, some of that will be from the right or left in relation to the opposition as well.""

Mikel Arteta believes Eberechi Eze still has much more to add to Arsenal's attack after Eze scored his first goal for the club in the Carabao Cup win at Port Vale. Eze struck eight minutes into the match but Arsenal struggled to create clear opportunities against a compact Port Vale 5-4-1 setup, only sealing victory when substitute Leandro Trossard scored in the 86th minute. Arteta praised Eze's ability to find goals and play teammates through, noted Eze needs more playing time to learn timings and positional variations, and intends to deploy him across wide and central areas to maximize his impact.

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