£72m buys you a lot, but it doesn’t buy you patience. After an impoverished performance against Manchester United on Monday evening, the whispered anxieties over Nicolas Pepe have broken into a concerned murmur. There have been flashes of his obvious talent- the Ivorian is a highly giffable player, with his penchant for feints and dummies. His close control has drawn gasps of appreciation on occasion. Closer look at Pepe's nutmeg pic.twitter.com/CwHp9H5R0J — ArsenalGIF (@ArsenalGIF) August 17, 2019 This piece from Oscar Wood does an excellent job of illustrating Pepe’s qualities and what he could potentially bring to the Arsenal party. I want to look at why Arsenal and Pepe...
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