In a report by Sky Sports, Arsenal legend Thierry Henry has backed his fellow Frenchman and new Arsenal signing Alexandre Lacazette to have a big impact at the Emirates in the new season.
Lacazette made his competitive debut for Arsenal on Sunday against Chelsea in the Community Sheild and he impressed despite not scoring. However, in the first half, he came very close to scoring but the post denied him of his first competitive Arsenal goal.
The striker, who was linked with Arsenal for many years before joining, scored 37 goals last season while assisting five times in 45 appearances in all competitions, including Ligue 1, Champions League and Europa League.
Henry has a lot to say about Arsenal for the 2017/18 season, especially on the role of all of the attackers at The Emirates such as Alexis Sanchez, Olivier Giroud, Danny Welbeck, Theo Walcott and Lacazette himself.
The Arsenal legend and now Sky Sports pundit had this to say.
[Lacazette] has a different game to Giroud, which I think is good because you need different types of strikers, It’s ironic when you think about it that Giroud starts for France and Lacazette is his sub, and it looks at club level like Giroud will be the sub. I don’t know if that’s ever happened in the history of the game!
He did it in the French league and people might say it’s a different league but, with due respect to Lyon, he’ll also be with better players. I’m backing him to have a good season.
But that rotation will be key. Sometimes you’ll need Giroud or even [Alexis] Sanchez in the middle and sometimes you’ll need [Danny] Welbeck or [Theo] Walcott, whoever will have an impact.
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