Pablo Mari lavishes praise on ‘unbelievable’ Arsenal team-mate

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Arsenal defender Pablo Mari has lavished praise on team-mate David Luiz after making his debut for the Gunners.

The Spaniard has told Football London that the former Chelsea centre-back is so easy to play with and called him an unbelievable player.

Mari made his first outing for the Gunners in a 2-0 win over Portsmouth in the FA Cup.

He followed that up with solid showing in a 1-0 win against West Ham and already he looks a capable performer alongside Luiz.

The 26-year-old signed for Arsenal in January for an initial £4 million loan and could make the move permanent in the summer for a further £8 million (Sky Sports).

Mari is clearly enjoying his time at Arsenal in playing with Luiz in particular.

He told Football London: “We know that David is an unbelievable player.

“He’s had a good career is a good footballer, and also playing with him is so easy. These two games with him in the starting XI were nice because I only focused on my job and I didn’t need to focus on other jobs.

“This is easy when you want to have a big game. We know he’s an experienced player and sometimes when you need to do different things in the last minutes, like when you need to make calls or something like this, he can do it. For us, it’s easy to play with him.”

Frustrating

The unprecedented break won’t have come at a great time for Mari who will have wanted to get some more games under his belt.

Mari arrived from Flamengo and already looks to have the qualities to become a decent defender for Arsenal.

Shkodran Mustafi, Sokratis and even Luiz have all been erratic at times and if Mari can do the basics right he’ll be a hit with the supporters.

He will be keen for the hiatus to end so that he can continue establishing himself as a regular in Mikel Arteta’s team.