Three Possible Replacements For The Injured Lacazette at Arsenal

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English Premier League side Arsenal was dealt a huge blow with the news that star striker Alexandre Lacazette will be sidelined for a month with an ankle injury. The Striker is one of Arsenal’smain source of goals alongside fellow hitman Pierre Emerick Aubameyang.

Below, we look at some of the players who could replace the French striker in the Unai Emery’s starting line up.

Reiss Nelson

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Arsenal is in desperate need of a left-sided winger who can score goals especially after the sale of Alex Iwobi and Henrik Mkhitaryan. Reiss Nelson started in that position in the first two matches but was dropped to accommodate the trio on Nicholas Pepe, Aubameynag and Lacazette.

With Lacazette now injured, this is Nelson’s best chance to prove that he can cut it at Arsenal, starting with the trip to Watford this Sunday.

Gabriele Martinelli

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The young Brazilian is highly rated at the club and showed flashes of brilliance during Arsenal’s Pre season tur in the United States. He has the pace to burn and being Brazilian obviously means that he has an abundance of skills and technical quality.

Unai Emery has shown with mateo Guendouzi that he is not afraid of playing youngsters once the prove they are good enough. Seeinghimstart Martinelli at Watford should not surprise anyone!

Mesut Ozil

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Arsenal’s forgotten man is also the highest player at the club and the most talented. He has previously played on the left side of the attack with the German National team where he won the FIFA World Cup in 2014.

Unai Emery can opt to play the German in the playmaking role he craves and pair Aubameyang with Nicholas Pepe upfront as he did in the defeat to Liverpool at Anfield.

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