The former Shakhtar Donetsk man is struggling to impress at the Emirates Stadium but Luiz has backed the 32-year-old to show his worth in no time.
Willian swapped Chelsea, where he spent seven years, for the Gunners before the beginning of the 2020/2021 season but the Brazil international is yet to light up the Premier League wearing the Arsenal colours.
Willian is yet to find the back of the net despite featuring in 22 games in all competitions for Mikel Arteta’s men.
Questions have been raised by many as to if Willian has what it takes to still thrive at the Emirates Stadium, but his former Chelsea team-mate, believes he will start delivering at Arsenal very soon.
“Few people know the person Willian. But those who do know can’t say they don’t love him. Because everyone loves him as a person,” Luiz told ESPN Brasil.
“Everyone knows the player Willian. And everyone knows Willian’s potential. And he doesn’t have to prove anything to anyone after so many years at the highest level. And he’s in a moment which is not so pleasant on the individual level because things are not happening.”
“But he’s an experienced, intelligent guy, who knows what he should know, and what he must do every day.”
“You don’t see Willian murmuring about training, you don’t see Willian not training. He’s always dedicated, he’s looking for the best, to improve, to grow. You don’t see Willian with an ugly face on the bench. All those things.
“So he’s a guy who will get through this, he will get through this moment and he’ll still bring a lot of joy to Arsenal, to this club. Because there’s this turbulence, just as I had in the first few months.”
“It’s not easy, you change clubs, from one rival to another, you have all the cannons facing you. Everything you do people will compare [to what you’d done before].”
