At Goodison Park in August 2014, the Arsenal manager found his side 2-0 down after experimenting with the Chilean in the new role for the first time. Sanchez was hauled off at the break after struggling to convince, but Wenger has been rewarded for his perseverance, with the 27-year-old scoring 13 times this season after initially filling in for Olivier Giroud in the No9 position. Now Wenger believes Sanchez can match the influence of Arsenal’s record goalscorer Henry, who also moved inside from a wide position to dominate the Premier League. “Sanchez was happy out wide because in his head he was a wide player,” said Wenger. “When I moved him, he accepted it very...
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