Viktor Gyokeres is back at Arsenal ‘feeling good’ after absolutely tearing it up for Sweden during the international break, bagging four goals and extending his Nations League scoring record to an insane seven successive matches. This dude is on fire, and his return couldn’t be more perfectly timed with Kai Havertz sidelined once again with injury.
Gyokeres’s International Goal Spree Has Sweden Flying
Seriously, this guy was unstoppable for Sweden. He netted four times in four games over the break, pushing his international tally to 25 goals in 41 appearances. He didn’t just score, he scored when it mattered, like the winner against Romania in Bucharest for a 1-0 victory on Monday night. That’s a record-extending seventh straight Nations League match with a goal, by the way. Talk about clutch!
He scored in every single fixture. We’re talking wins over Romania and Poland, plus finding the net in that 1-1 draw away to Bosnia and Herzegovina. The man himself told reporters, “That (his goals for Sweden) means we win three games and draw one. It is a good start to the Nations League this year and for me it feels very good.” Even when things got tricky, like against Romania where he admitted they “had the ball a bit too much and we made it difficult for ourselves at times,” they still won and kept a clean sheet. That’s big-time stuff.
His latest goal was a classic poacher’s finish too. Lucas Bergvall won possession, Alexander Bernhardsson whipped in a cross, Sebastian Nanasi hit the post, and boom! Gyokeres tapped it into an open net from close range. Easy money. He’s got more chances to extend that scoring run coming up, with Sweden facing Bosnia and Herzegovina again on November 14 and then Poland three days later.
Arsenal Needs This Firepower, ASAP
What’s even wilder is that with 25 international goals, Gyokeres is seriously closing in on Sweden’s all-time top 10 scorers. He’s just two goals shy of Tomas Brolin and Agne Simonsson, who share 10th place with 27. Sure, Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s 62 goals might be a ways off, but Gyokeres’s average of 0.61 goals per international appearance is solid, even better than Zlatan’s 0.51! Sven Rydell and Gunnar Nordahl had insane averages, but Gyokeres is in great company.
Now, here’s the kicker for Arsenal fans: This dude has only made two substitute appearances in the Premier League this season. TWO! But with Kai Havertz sidelined with injury again, Gyokeres’s red-hot form for Sweden is an an obvious, undeniable boost for when domestic football kicks back off against Leeds United on Saturday. This is exactly what Mikel Arteta would have wanted from the international break: four games, four goals, 344 minutes played out of 360, a new Nations League record, and a guy who’s stepping closer to Sweden’s all-time elite. And get this: Gyokeres already has three goals in two games against Leeds. This is his moment, isn’t it?
So, get ready, Arsenal fans. Domestic play is back against Leeds United on Saturday, and with Havertz out, all eyes will be on whether Arteta finally unleashes this goal-scoring machine. After a break like that, can Gyokeres translate his international magic to the Premier League and provide the spark Arsenal clearly needs?
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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