Alan Shearer: Arsenal Are A Better Team With Alexis Sanchez Up Front

By The Editor
on 30th October 2016

Alan Shearer is an Alexis Sanchez believer…

Alan Shearer was full of praise when discussing Alexis Sanchez’s display at Sunderland on Sunday afternoon as the Chilean bagged a brace in a 4-1 victory.

Alexis, playing once again as a central striker, glanced a header at the near post to put us in the lead in the first-half in a goal which had all the characteristics of a central striker.

Shearer believes that despite Olivier Giroud’s lethal cameo appearance, we are indeed a better side with Alexis leading our line this season.

“I think they’re a better team with him as a centre-forward,” Shearer said on Match of the Day.

“He was superb today, he ran the Sunderland defence ragged.”

If anything, Giroud and Alexis proved to many that Arsene Wenger does indeed have to very different – and effective – options in the centre-forward role, something we’ve been lacking over the past few years.

With Lucas Perez out for an extended period, it’s important that we use Alexis and Giroud efficiently as we head into the busiest period of the season.

Source: BBC iPlayer