Trossard - the perfect piece of Arsenal

"Here are a few unimportant facts about Trossard," writes British newspaper Sportmail. "One is Trossard's passion for Lego. But this is appropriate because the Belgian player is proving himself to be an important piece of Arsenal's Premier League title race this season. The other is Trossard's agent - Josy Comhair - are painters and decorators by trade. After a sublime performance at Craven Cottage, the two painted London red. But Trossard's contributions to Arsenal's title ambitions are no joke. , but quite seriously".

As a guest of Fulham in the 27th round of the Premier League on March 12, Trossard shone with a hat-trick of assists for Gabriel Magalhaes, Gabriel Martinelli and Martin Odegaard to score in the first half to soon seal a 3-0 victory.

Thanks to that, Trossard won the man of the match award and made history when he became the first player to score a hat-trick of assists in the first 45 minutes of an away game in the Premier League. The Belgian striker is also the first Arsenal player to score three goals in a Premier League game, since Henrikh Mkhitaryan against Everton in February 2018.

Trossard is also the first player to score a hat-trick of assists and a hat-trick of goals in a single Premier League season, since Santi Cazorla in Arsenal's own shirt in the 2012-2013 season. In October 2022, while still at Brighton, the 28-year-old striker scored a hat-trick in a 3-3 draw at Liverpool's Anfield Stadium. In total, through nine matches, Trossard has five assists and one goal - a close-range cushion in the 1-1 draw with Brentford in the 20th round of the Premier League.

Sportmail claim that despite a great start at the Emirates, Trossard still has a long way to go before being revered as Cazorla by Arsenal fans, who still idolize the Spanish midfielder. Even so, there are many similarities between Cazorla and Trossard. Both are small in stature and possess the technical qualities required of a traditional attacking player at Arsenal.

Like Cazorla, Trossard also handles neatly in tight spaces and often finds a way out to open up opportunities. But the biggest similarity between these two players is Trossard's ability to create - a quality that coach Mikel Arteta expected when he recruited him from Brighton for a total of $ 32 million in the January 2023 transfer window.

At that time, Eddie Nketiah, Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli were all in top form, while Gabriel Jesus was sidelined with a knee injury. Sportmail, citing sources close to Trossard at the time, revealed that failure to secure a starting spot could become an issue in negotiations.

In fact, Trossard does not accept subs, and can become agitated, even moody if not played regularly. There were signs of those traits in the 28-year-old midfielder's final days at Brighton. He broke up with coach Roberto De Zerbi and was expelled from the first team.

"The last training session before the game against Middlesbrough, knowing that he would not play, Trossard left training without saying anything to me and that was not good," De Zerbi said in January 2023. "On Monday, I spoke to Trossard and stressed that I don't like that kind of attitude."

But then, the Belgian striker rebelled with his desire to join Arsenal and he was satisfied. "Trossard loves football, but can be very stubborn when he wants to," Sportmail quoted a close source.

Certainly, the return of Jesus could affect Trossard's place in Arteta's immediate plan. But if they maintain their form, it will be a long time before Arsenal have to worry about how Trossard might react if he feels left out of the plan. Because at this moment, Arteta cannot be without Trossard.

If Chelsea did not dare to spend to own Mykhailo Mudryk, Trossard would not have signed the "Gunners". Even the Belgian striker can dock with Arsenal's favorite Tottenham. "Mudryk has only started one game in a month for Chelsea. Meanwhile, Trossard is like Lego - his joining Arsenal immediately brought success like a perfect puzzle," Sportmail concluded.