PER MERTESACKER has warned Arsenal fans it will take longer than they think for Petr Cech to settle in.
The opening game of the season against West Ham was marked by a howler
when the Hammers opened the scoring amid general confusion in the
Arsenal defence.
The opening game of the season against West Ham was marked by a howler
when the Hammers opened the scoring amid general confusion in the
Arsenal defence.....
Cech held his
hands up for the blunder - although he was not the only one to blame -
and skipper Mertesacker revealed it will take some time before they are
all on the same wavelength.
"You never know, sometimes it takes longer than you think," he said.
"It
is always difficult to say how good we can be - we have to prove it
first. Even when you are experienced, sometimes mistakes happen, but the
interaction between the goalkeeper and the back four has to be top to
compete in the Premier League.
"Let's have a good start first, then we can analyse.
"Petr
came and initially we had that understanding from the start, we both
communicate well and understand each other as someone who has to talk
and is really responsible.
"We match our ambitions on the pitch, and so it is great to communicate with him.
"Obviously
when everything goes very smooth in pre-season, you avoid those talks
which are sometimes very important," Mertesacker said, "But that was not
the case last week.
"We came out of the game where no one knew exactly what we did, so we have just had to come back to our game.
"My feeling is Petr comes back even stronger, so there is no doubt he will be a great addition for us.
"He is very experienced. You can feel that, he has lots of things to say, in the dressing room he gives us a great lift.
"Even when we lose a game, he has some great ideas on and off the pitch. He is very important for us."
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