Arteta made the comments about Lacazette ahead of the Premier League game against Brighton and Hove Albion away from home on Saturday afternoon.
The Arsenal head coach has raved about the French forward’s attributes, and he has admitted that the 29-year-old has not had it easy this campaign.
Arteta told Arsenal’s official website about Lacazette: “Alex is a player who I always liked because he’s a type of striker who can do a bit of everything. He’s very talented at combining and linking with other [players].
“His work-rate and the way he competes for every ball, he’s ready to find the striker and then he has this ability to put the ball in the back of the net every time he is in front of goal.
“It has been a difficult season for him, not just for him but for other players too, but we’ve been trying to manage that. He’s had a lot of continuity with me but he had a spell where he was finding it difficult to score goals.”
Stats
According to WhoScored, Lacazette has made 15 starts and six substitute appearances in the Premier League for Arsenal so far this season, scoring seven goals and providing three assists in the process.
The forward also made four starts and one substitute appearance in the Europa League for the North London outfit this campaign, scoring two goals in the process, according to WhoScored.
During the 2018-19 campaign, the former Lyon star scored 13 goals and provided eight assists in 35 league matches, and scored five goals and provided two assists in 10 Europa League fixtures for Arsenal, according to WhoScored.
Back in 2017-18, the France international forward scored 14 goals and provided four assists in the league, and scored three goals in four Europa League fixtures, according to WhoScored.
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