They’re usually on the same wavelength on the pitch, and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Alexandre Lacazette have shown that they are in agreement off it too.
The Arsenal strike duo have again been plundering the goals in the 2019/20 season, with Lacazette scoring nine times in all competitions and Aubameyang hitting 20, including 17 in the Premier League as he bids to follow up the Golden Boot he shared with Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane last season.
And although much of their YouTube chat with Gunners legend Ian Wright – which was filmed back in February – centred around scoring goals, when it came to the question of skills then they both had one man in mind.
Wright asked the pair just who their most skilful teammate was at Arsenal, to which they both replied “Nico” in reference to summer signing Nicolas Pepe.
Lacazette then added: “Nico, there are some days… like in Dubai a few days ago [at Arsenal’s mid-season training camp in February], he took the ball and tap, tap, tap, nuts, come back. One player went like…
Aubameyang then couldn’t contain himself and shouted “… on the floor!”
Pepe has had his struggles during his first season at Arsenal having arrived as a club record £72million arrival from Lille last summer, although he has shown signs of improving since the December appointment of Mikel Arteta as manager.
The Ivorian scored in the 2-0 victory over Manchester United on New Year’s day, and added another goal, his sixth of the season, in a 4-0 win over Newcastle in February.
As for Wright, there was only one man he had in mind as his most skilful teammate.
“Mine was obviously Dennis [Bergkamp],” he said.
“Dennis was amazing.”
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