After scoring nearly 100 goals across two seasons in Portugal with Sporting Lisbon, Gyokeres was widely regarded as one of the best strikers on the planet before his move to the Gunners.
However, since his summer move, the Swedish star has scored just 9 goals in nearly 30 appearances for the North London side who have recently relied on Gabriel Jesus to find the back of the net.
Despite his struggles, Gibbs spoke to ESPN FC about how fans should back Gyokeres who he thinks is exactly what Arsenal need up front.
"I don’t think you can call him a bust after six months, you’ve got to give him more time. He’s an out-and-out goalscorer, a born goalscorer, you can see that. There’s other parts to the team that lead to a striker firing on all cylinders.
"I think they’re conditioned, if you go back over the last 10 years, all Arsenal fans have really been crying out for is a centre forward. I think Gyokeres has only just come in to fit that profile of the type of striker that Arsenal have desperately wanted for so many years.
"The majority of the team are conditioned to playing without an out-and-out centre forward so I think there’s just an adjustment period there with Gyokeres. I love him by the way, it’s just taken him a bit more time and maybe not even him time, it’s also taking time for the players around him to get used to playing with him."
The striker, who averaged a goal a game in Portugal, has come under intense criticism since making the move to Arsenal and must prove Gibbs right or facing being replaced by Jesus who seems much more suited to manager Mikel Arteta’s system.