Arsenal star Nicolas Pepe’s stats are extremely worrying when compared to Lille last term- news today Visit Shop now:
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Arsenal thought they were onto a winner when they beat the likes of Paris Saint-Germain and Napoli to Nicolas Pepe this summer. So good did the Gunners think the Ivory Coast international was they even sacrificed interest in Wilfried Zaha, who had previously been earmarked as their top transfer target. But we’re eight games into Pepe’s Arsenal Premier League career and, so far, the forward has failed to live up to expectations. There’s been the odd glimpse of his talent: the quick feet against Liverpool, the stunning nutmeg against Burnley. But the Ivorian has ultimately looked a shadow of the player he was against Lille - and the stats back it up. At the going rate, the Arsenal star is on course to finish with drastically lower numbers than he managed for Lille in Ligue 1 last season. He played 3540 minutes for Lille last season, scoring 22 goals and registering 11 assists in France. But, at this rate, he’s on course to finish with just six goals and six assists for the Gunners. Perhaps a reason for that is his lack of touches in the opposition’s box. At the going rate he’s on course to finish with roughly 102 and last term he clocked up 119 in the French top division. Of his tota...
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