Shkodran Mustafi's move from Valencia to Arsenal can be considered a success so far, as the player has adapted really well and hasn't lost a single game in his 17 appearances for the club.
Arsenal have lost their last two matches, however, with Mustafi missing both through injury;his absenceduring the brutal festive period will clearly be felt by the club.
Arsenal: With & without Shkodran Mustafi in the Premier League this season pic.twitter.com/MSUH95QpHL
Mustafi has shown that he can rough it up in the Premier League, but still believes he needs to improve on his reading of the game to really succeed in England.
What I'm working hardest on is trying to improve my reading of the game,� he said to the Gunners'official website.
The main thing is reading situations, knowing ˜OK, the ball is now on the left, but with one, two or three passes it could come on the right “ so how am I going to react?'
Football is becoming so quick, you have less time to think. It's all about decision-making and then even if you make a decision, you have to cope with if it's a good one or a bad one.
You don't have that much time, so you have to be good at reading the game.Building strength and all those things, they are important, but you do that every day in training anyway.
You have to run, you have to jump, you have to go body-to-body with your team-mates in training.
So I think it's important, for 90 minutes in a match or one hour in training “ being really there and trying to stay the whole time on the pitch concentrating and thinking. It's not as easy as it sounds.�