Aubameyang won his last collective trophy in 2017.
Now the Spanish boss has hailed the Gunners’ captain.
Mikel Arteta says Arsenal captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang does not need to win trophies to be considered world class. When asked if Aubameyang deserves trophies, Arteta replied: “Harry Kane has scored 30 goals and never won the Premier League, you know.”
“There are a lot of good examples of players that do phenomenally, but unfortunately there are a lot of top teams in this country and only one wins the league. So you can’t have everything in life.” One thing Arteta does accept, however, is that trophies do make it easier for players to get recognition they deserve.
“Obviously top players are playing at clubs that are winning constantly, there is more impact on that,” he said. “But we all know how good Auba is. It is remarkable what he is doing and how consistent he has been over the years to do it, which is very, very difficult to do. I think we all appreciate, at least at the club, his value and what he brings to us.
“I think if he had been top scorer in the league [last season] and won the league, then he would have been voted the best player for sure. You need both. You need individual performance and you need the collective side of your team as well to support that.
