Arsenal defender Shkodran Mustafi has praised the impact that summer signing Lucas Torreira has had on the Gunners team.
Torreira has quickly become a favourite amongst the Gunners faithful after impressing since his move from Sampdoria in the summer, and Mustafi too is impressed by the 22-year-old’s performances.
Mustafi spoke to the club website and praised the start that the Uruguayan has had in an Arsenal shirt.
I’m very happy for him. He played at one of my ex clubs, Sampdoria, so when he came here, it’s of course not easy, because it’s a different type of football in England.
You have to give credit to him because he’s someone who works hard, who wants to work hard and who shows that on the pitch as well.
Against Liverpool he recovered a lot of balls, and that makes it not only easier for the defenders, but for the whole team. As long as you have the ball, you have more opportunities to score.
I think you have to give him credit. I’ve changed a lot of leagues, a lot of countries myself and I know it’s not easy to settle in. I think he’s done it brilliantly well.
Mustafi went on to discuss his new-found central defensive partnership with Rob Holding.
It’s always important when you play in central defence that you know what your partner next to you know is doing.
In football you have always to adapt. You won’t always play with the same players so for me it’s important to have someone next to me who I can play with. That’s the case with Rob, with Sokra, with Lolo and with Mavro too.
I have a good relationship with everyone really, it doesn’t matter if we play together or not.
In training when we do play together, I’ve felt quite comfortable with whomever I’ve played with.
With Rob, we’ve had good results in the last few games, which I’m very happy with as well.
