Unai Emery told he's struck gold with bold move

ARSENAL could have struck gold by playing Alexandre Lacazette and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang together.

Posted Tuesday, September 04, 2018 by Dailystar.co.uk

That's according to Tony Cascarino, who has hailed Unai Emery's decision to start both forwards.

The Gunners edged past Cardiff in a 3-2 thriller on Sunday.

Both Lacazette and Aubameyang got on the score sheet with Emery adopting a swashbuckling style.

Cascarino reckons pairing up the Frenchman and Gabon international is a winning formula.

He wrote in The Times: "Alexandre Lacazette played well for Arsenal.

"He is a much better player when he has a partner in Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang near by.

"He likes flicks and little interchanges and Aubameyang playing on the right provides that.

"I worried when Lacazette came to Arsenal how he would fit in and then when Aubameyang arrived for £56m in January, he wasn't getting in the team.

Unai Emery told he's struck gold with bold move
Arsenal ace Alexandre Lacazette impressed against Cardiff

"But if Unai Emery is going to play them both together - and with Aaron Ramsey and Mesut Ozil coming forward from deeper - that will bring the best out of Lacazette.

"He is very one-footed, but took his chance well.

"As for Arsenal, the chances they give the opposition with bad play is always going to be their Achilles' heel -— whether that is Petr Cech or Granit Xhaka giving the ball away.

"Cardiff City did not have quite enough to punish them."

Speaking after the clash, Emery claimed his side are still a work in progress.

"I enjoyed the win," he said.

"In the 90 minutes it was difficult.

"I think we controlled the match not every time but 70% on the pitch with possession, positioning attacking movement.

Unai Emery told he's struck gold with bold move
Arsenal boss Unai Emery has been hailed by Tony Cascarino