Arsenal: Lucas Torreira commits to “years” at the Emirates

One year into his tenure at Arsenal, Lucas Torreira has admitted that transitioning to England has been tough, but commits himself to it.

Arsenal midfielder Lucas Torreira spoke openly about his first year in England, and admitted to some difficulties, most notably the weather and the language barrier. It isn’t the first time that we’ve heard a player speak about such things. Gabriel Paulista said much of the same when he first arrived.

Of course, any sign of discontent and the media is going to eat up the words and shat them out with a completely different meaning.

Surprising, right? The media taking someone’s words and twisting them so far out of context that it suits a narrative that will get attention and ruffle the feathers of fans who only eat headlines, and not actual words.

Stepping off my soapbox, let’s talk about Lucas Torreira, who had the audacity to say that he had an easier time in Italy.

What people aren’t realizing is that, along with his hesitations and misgivings from his first year in rainy, dreary England, Torreira also went on to say something that the English media is not so keen to mention:

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“But as the years go by, I’m going to adapt,” he said.

Yup. Right after he talked about the weather and the language barrier, and the multitude of other reasons that one might have for wanting to leave, Lucas Torreira committed himself to years at the club – years that would see him adapting to the heightened style of play in England, along with the less-than-desirable weather.

That’s the big takeaway from what Torreira had to say. Not the fact that he’s acclimating, or settling in, but the fact that he is willing to commit himself to the cause. It can’t be easy making that transition, and there were times where he struggled on the pitch as well, but as I’ve said before, the best thing about Torreira is his upward mobility.

He has so much more room to improve. That will come with clearer communication and more time in the English game, which he is obviously more than happy to give. Even if that means suffering through the media circus that will take every word he says as proof that he wants to leave.

Torreira isn’t going anywhere. This guy is a certified warrior on the pitch. He can overcome a bit of clouds and rain.