Aubameyang scored two very slick goals in the 4-2 victory over the Ukraine’ s Vorskla.
Auba is as tidy and explosive as some of the best Brazilians and I strongly fancy him to score again today.
But I don’t know whether, in this day and age, a 29-year-old striker is motivated to produce twice a week for the next seven months.
It’s a game of sequences, football. Everybody knows that, including the Everton squad.
I’m told that Theo Walcott is playing well, that German-born Turkish striker Cenk Tosun is playing well but not scoring, that Brazilian forward Bernard is very pacy, and that main man Richarlison could even be deployed at centre forward, rather than roaming around from the left wing, as the great Rivaldo used to do
Although he’s fast, rugged and inventive, Richarlison is no Rivaldo.
Tom Davies could become a real footballer, so I’m glad he’s playing. He is what England need, although I don’t know if Southgate would ever pick a player of his style.
A ball-holding British playmaker is a rare animal these days but this kid’s played seven games for England’s 21s and today is an opportunity for him.
But, having won their last four games, Arsenal should make it five today.
Arsenal: Cech, Bellerin, Mustafi, Papastathopoulos, Monreal, Torreira, Xhaka, Ozil, Ramsey, Aubameyang, Lacazette.
Subs: Elneny, Lichtsteiner, Holding, Iwobi, Leno, Welbeck, Guendouzi.
Everton: Pickford, Kenny, Keane, Zouma, Digne, Gueye, Davies, Walcott, Sigurdsson, Richarlison, Calvert-Lewin.
Subs: Holgate, Baines, Tosun, Schneiderlin, Bernard, Stekelenburg, Lookman.
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