Vieira on why his volley was extra special | Interview | News
After grabbing the first goal of our 2024 US Tour in style, Fabio Vieira revealed that he and his teammates' hard work on the training ground was the secret behind his fine strike.
17 minutes into the game against Bournemouth in Los Angeles, some excellent wing play by Reiss Nelson carved out an opportunity, and the Portuguese playmaker was perfectly placed to volley into the bottom corner.
And he admitted that was a move that he had been working on over the past few weeks as he aims to add more goals to his game, and with one under his belt already he is delighted that practice makes perfect.
“It’s something we train for every day in the training ground,” Fabio revealed post-match. “We have been creating a lot of these positions in the box as it’s also very important to score goals. I’m happy to score this goal for Arsenal.
“I’m feeling very well. Of course this is the start of the season, and everyone is working hard to get fit and do the best for the team. I’m very happy to be here, help the team as much as I can, and we are working hard.”
Fabio may only be 24 years old, but against the Cherries he found himself in the strange position of being one of the eldest players Mikel Arteta named in his starting XI.
However he was impressed with how the crop of academy kids performed during his time on the field, and feels that the experience of coming on tour has already shown benefits for the generation of talent coming through.
“I’m very happy with them,” he added. “The way that the kids played was very good, and everyone is working hard as I said before. We’re very happy to have them here helping the team and let’s keep going.”
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Our Early Bird offer is only available until 9am UK time on Friday, July 27, after which the price will rise to £14.99 - so don't delay!
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The pass includes the final two games of our US Tour against Manchester United and Liverpool. Then we’ll return to north London for a fixture against Bayer Leverkusen, before our traditional Emirates Cup fixture rounds off the plans when Lyon come to town.
Fixtures included in the Early Bird pass:
Arsenal v Manchester United: July 28 - 1am BST Arsenal v Liverpool: August 1 - 12:30am BST Arsenal v Bayer Leverkusen: August 7 - 6pm BST Arsenal v Lyon: August 11 - 2pm BSTTickets for those matches are on sale now, but if you can’t make it to north London, all the action will be available to stream.
Individual match passes will be available as we approach the fixture dates.
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