Arsenal: 5 Questions For Arsene Wenger Following PSG Draw

3. Do you really think Alexis can be a stirker?

I get it, Wenger thinks that Alexis is Luis Suarez. But that simply isn’t the case and the only proof we will ever need to prove that is in this match against PSG. The Chilean was absolutely suffocated early on against the PSG defense. He had to come out to midfield to even get a touch of the ball. As such, his back was frequently to the goal and that isn’t what you want from him.

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He was negated, yet he was one of Arsenal’s only valuable attackers on the pitch.

Then, suddenly, when Giroud was brought on, everything changed. Alexis went wide left and he looked completely different. Danny Higginbotham said it perfectly when he said that bringing on Giroud was like getting two new players – Giroud up front and Alexis where he should be.

The change was instantaneous. Arsenal controlled the game from there on out.

So Arsene, were you watching? Have you finally learned that Alexis is wasted at the top of the formation? If you want to go for two strikers, that’d be neat to try, but by himself, it just doesn’t work.

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