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Arsenal have not had the best of luck with injuries so far this season, and in the build-up to last weekend’s Premier League game against Watford, they were dealt another crushing blow.
After being without the likes of Hector Bellerin, Kieran Tierney and Rob Holding, it was confirmed that Alexandre Lacazette will be unavailable until October.
The France international played through the pain of an ankle injury for several weeks, and has now been advised to spend time on the sidelines to recover.
It leaves Arsenal light up front, with just Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to lead the line. Unfortunately, at this point, it looks as though the decision to let Eddie Nketiah joins Leeds United on loan may have backfired.
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The youngster has hit the ground running at Elland Road. He has started just two games for the Whites but has netted four goals in all competitions, including late, important strikes against Brentford and Barnsley. He has already displayed his prowess in front of goal, but that will come as no surprise to those who have followed him as he has made his way up through the Arsenal ranks; he scored 28 goals in 38 games for the Under-23s and 15 in 16 for the Under-18s.
With Lacazette out injured, the 20-year-old would have been the perfect replacement. While Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is a lethal striker, Unai Emery also enjoys playing him on the wings on occasion. He has played there 13 times for the Gunners in total.
Such is the quality of the 30-year-old forward, he has enough talent to operate successfully either on the flank or up top, but playing him on the wing allows Emery to line up with two wide men, whether it be in a 4-3-3 or a 4-2-3-1 formation.
Against Watford, the Gunners started with two strikers. Aubameyang was in impressive form once again, bagging a brace, but Nicolas Pepe, who partnered the former Borussia Dortmund man, was not as impressive. His talents of beating his man and cutting in from the right are, obviously, better suited to a wide position.
The presence of Nketiah, a natural striker, would allow the Ivory Coast international to move out to the right opposite Aubameyang. This move would, therefore, add balance to the side in the absence of Lacazette, while affording Emery the flexibility to play his star man in another role.
Unfortunately, he will have to find another solution. Allowing Nketiah to leave increasingly looks like a horrible mistake.