Eddie Nketiah, di new striker for Crystal Palace, dey eager to bring di aggression he learn from cage football into his game as Palace prepare to face Liverpool in di Premier League. Nketiah, who join Palace from Arsenal dis summer, believe say di move go give am more chance to show him skills as a goalscorer.
Nketiah talk say he been at Arsenal for 11 years, and he think say it be di right time for him to move. “I’d been at Arsenal a long time,” he tell TNT Sports. “11 years, so I think it was di right moment for a change for myself. It was a wonderful opportunity and project for me to come here and develop and keep improving and have more opportunities to play a bit more regularly.”
Though Nketiah score 38 goals in 168 appearances for Arsenal, he often find himself behind other strikers in di pecking order, which lead to him leaving for Palace. He already open his account for Palace in a League Cup win over QPR, but he still dey wait for his first league goal for di Eagles.
Nketiah emphasize di importance of balancing his competitive edge, which he get from playing cage football as a youngster, with patience. “Everyone that knows me knows how much I love to win whether its cards, FIFA, Connect 4, I’ll do anything to win and that is what really drives me,” he say. “It’s my hunger to always succeed. I try to keep that bite on di pitch. Off di pitch I think I’m quite cool, relaxed. But on di pitch I want to be aggressive, make my mark in games.”
Palace, who host Liverpool at Selhurst Park, dey in need of a win after drawing three and losing three of their first five games. Nketiah hope say he can help his new team start picking up points and climbing di table.
