Vela talks about a tough time at Arsenal

Former Arsenal winger Carlos Vela has revealed how his time at Arsenal went and what made it all wrong. 

“Before the 2005 World Cup, I was just a young man following his dreams trying to reach the First Division in Mexico and do something good in soccer,” Vela told the Inside LAFC podcast (via Arsenal-Mania).

“But after that, I went to London, to sign for Arsenal. I was not ready for that, everything was too fast, and I was very young. It was a very difficult moment for me.

“I would not say that it was a moment of great pressure, but mentally you are not prepared for so much.”

“When you start you feel that you are the best and that you can do everything and nobody can tell you anything, that was the first mistake I made,” Vela admits. “Over the years I became a better person and a better player.”

His thought was echoed by Arsenal scout Francis Cagigao – “100 per cent of the talent, 0 per cent of the attitude” was how he described Vela.

Vela is now playing his football in the USA for LAFC and is the best player in the land over there!

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