The new Arsenal winger Lukas Podolski has been extremely impressive in the opening games of this season as the Gunners have remained unbeaten in all competitions, but the German international has declared that it is far too early for him to be declared a star for the Gunners after just a few games into his first season.
Podolski, 27, said: “You come to a new club and a new league and you never know how it will start or how the team plays.
“The style of football is the kind I like. One or two touches. Quick passing. Fast at the front.
“But I have only played six matches. It is too early to say ‘Podolski is a hero. He’s the best player and Arsenal are great’. I don’t like this.
“After 20 matches and we have lost six matches everyone will be saying ‘Arsenal is rubbish’ and ‘Podolski is rubbish’. We must wait.
“We are good now. We have nine points. But I signed for four years — not five or six matches.
“The English league is the best in the world. You have the best teams, good football to play, good fans, new stadiums.
“The stadiums are always full. It’s not like in Italy. You have Champions League matches out there and there are 20,000 people.
“I spoke with Per Mertesacker about Arsenal but it was my own decision and I had to be happy with this. I had only come to England once, playing with Bayern Munich at Fulham.”
The 27 year-old also seems pleased that he was received at the Emirates as just another player and without great fanfare. He said: “When I arrived at Arsenal for the first time, it was like a normal day.
“Wenger wasn’t waiting with flowers for me. It was not like ‘Podolski, you are here!’”
He certainly seems to have his very talented feet planted firmly on the ground, which is probably why he has settled in so fast, and he also says that Arsenal’s seven-year trophy drought didn’t put him off in the slightest. “It’s not important only to win the trophies. You have a lot of people win a World Cup and now they have nothing. They do nothing. People don’t speak about them.
“We will fight for the Premier League but it was not important for me when I signed. I wasn’t saying ‘Oh, they’ve won nothing for seven years. I don’t go there’. I like this club. I like the people.”
And “the people” like you too Lukas! And simply because of his humility and common sense I firmly believe he will become a hero for Arsenal fans….
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