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Alla Zakarian

12-06-2019 | 17:00 Football
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Arsenal midfielder Torreira admits he is unhappy in London

Photo/EPA/PeterPowell  Arsenal midfielder Lucas Torreira has admitted he’s struggled with life in England. Torreira joined the Gunners from Sampdoria last year. He impressed all with his first season in the Premier League. The Uruguay international scored two goals in his 34 games for Arsenal. However, Torreira admits he felt more comfortable at Sampdoria. He told Ovacion: "I moved from the Italian championship to a totally different style of football and life. We all know England and the Premier, I made a very important leap in terms of football because at Arsenal we played four competitions while in Sampdoria I was used to playing only two: Serie A and Coppa Italia. I had to get used to playing every three days, this is very difficult, unfortunately, we were not able to qualify directly for the Champions League and we failed in the final of the Europa League. Losing that final was very difficult, not only for us, but also for the club. All in all, for me the balance was positive and I am satisfied, satisfied with what I did this season." Asked about life in London, Torreira went on: "England? I don't know if there are many things that I like. I think I was doing better in Italy. England is a completely different world, a very large country. It cost me a lot to learn the language to be able to relate with colleagues and people. It becomes very difficult if you can't have dialogue. And then, there is time. You go out in the morning and it is cloudy, you come home in the afternoon and it is cloudy. The sun is a bit strange in these parts, we are not from here and we are used to always, or almost always, the sun. Over the years I will adapt."

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Standings

England, Premier League
PWDLS
1Manchester City38287391
2Arsenal38285589
3Liverpool382410482
4Aston Villa382081068
5Tottenham Hotspur382061266
6Chelsea381891163
7Newcastle United381861460
8Manchester United381861460
9West Ham United3814101452
10Crystal Palace3813101549
11Brighton and Hove Albion3812121448
12Bournemouth381391648
13Fulham381381747
14Wolverhampton Wanderers381371846
15Everton381391640
16Brentford381091939
17Nottingham Forest38992032
18Luton Town38682426
19Burnley38592424
20Sheffield United38372816