Arsene Wenger Compares Alexis Sanchez to Luis Suarez, Talks Arsenal and More

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has explained his decision to play Alexis Sanchez at centre-forward this season and has likened the Chilean to Barcelona star Luis Suarez. 

Per the MailOnline’s Spencer Morgan, Wenger spoke with Gunners legend Thierry Henry for Sky Sports and his former charge asked him on Sanchez’s positional change:

First of all I had big competition up front. I thought Danny Welbeck and Olivier Giroud would play there.

I reflected at the end of the season and I decided to try it with Sanchez. He has similarities with Suarez. He goes at you. 

Remember at the start many people questioned the decision. The few times I had tried him there before he was not convincing. In the first two games I was not convinced but now game after game he is growing into this position and getting better and better.

The pair do indeed share a number of qualities—both players are known for their impressive work rate, pace and dribbling skills, and their passing in the final third is often incisive and creative.

Sanchez is also a prolific goalscorer, per OptaJoe:

47 – Alexis Sanchez’s scored 47 goals in his 100 apps for @Arsenal, one fewer than Thierry Henry (48) in his 1st 100 apps for the club. Ace. pic.twitter.com/fSSjQENH9B

— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) September 24, 2016

Metro’s Oli Price-Bates hailed Wenger’s decision to switch him to a No. 9:

To think we were playing Alexis wide and trying to make Walcott a CF, it’s clear both players are most comfortable now they have swapped

— Oli Price-Bates (@OliPriceBates) September 28, 2016

However, his goalscoring record cannot match the Uruguayan’s—Suarez has racked up a phenomenal 92 goals in 106 appearances for Barcelona.

The 29-year-old scores almost every …

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