‘You think you are the f***ing only one not playing my friend?’: Eddie Nketiah hits back at Arsenal team-mate Albert Sambi Lokonga and tells him to ‘stop feeling sorry’ for himself over lack of playing time in memorable All or Nothing Episode
- Eddie Nketiah’s retort came in Episode seven of All or Nothing on Amazon Prime
- He was responding to Albert Sambi Lokonga’s complaints at his playing time
- The Arsenal team-mates have only played minor roles under boss Mikel Arteta
- Last season Nketiah started in only 12 games while Lokonga made just 14 starts
Eddie Nketiah told his team-mate Albert Sambi Lokonga to stop feeling sorry for himself over his game time under Mikel Arteta in a recent episode of Amazon’s All or Nothing documentary.
Nketiah – who has also seen his minutes reduced – responded to his Gunners team-mate’s complaints in a season where he started only 14 times by reminding him that he is not the only one out the team, after only 12 starts last season himself.
An academy graduate, Nketiah has made his desire to become the club’s No 1 striker clear but has seen his place in the side further threatened by the recent arrival of Brazilian Gabriel Jesus.
Eddie Nketiah’s angry retort came after Albert Sambi Lokonga’s complaints about his playing time at Arsenal
Lokonga only started 14 games last season with Nketiah in the starting XI on only 12 occasions
Lokonga had refused to answer questions about how he was feeling from Nketiah, Nuno Tavares and Emile Smith Rowe in the Gunners’ canteen, which left team-mates commenting on how his mood had changed since his summer arrival.
The Belgian then explained his grumpiness by saying: ‘I was playing!’
And the England Under-21 goalscoring record-holder responded: ‘So what my friend?…
Source : dailymail
