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Thierry Henry sends message to Arsenal fans over Nicolas Pepe
The Ivorian, who joined the Gunners for a club-record £72million in the summer, has struggled to hit the ground running
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Your support makes all the difference.Thierry Henry has asked Arsenal fans to give Nicolas Pepe a chance to adapt to the Premier League.
The Ivorian, who joined the Gunners for a club-record £72million in the summer, has struggled to hit the ground running scoring just three goals in 15 appearances so far.
But legendary striker Henry believes Pepe should not be blamed for the club's poor performance as a whole.
“When you arrive like that, you're always going to be talked about, and people are always going to target you," he told Yahoo Sport.
“He needs to make sure he doesn't listen to that and go out and perform. People need to forget about the price tag.
“He didn't ask to be bought for that amount of money himself. It's not always easy to arrive in a team, adapt to a new style of play.
“The Premier League, as we know, is not the same as the French League or any other league, by the way.
“So he needs to adapt to that. We need to give him time.”
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