Aubameyang arrival hurt Lacazette's confidence

Despite becoming the Gunners' record signing during the summer, the former Lyon striker now finds himself down the pecking order in north London

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger believes Alexandre Lacazette may have lost confidence after the arrival of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in January.

Lacazette came off the bench and missed a two late chances in Arsenal's 1-0 loss to Tottenham in the Premier League on Saturday.

Since arriving from Lyon for €53 million in July, the Frenchman has scored just nine goals in 29 games in all competitions.
Maybe his confidence is not at its highest because he has seen a competitor coming in, Arsene said, but for him, one against one with the keeper, he is still a good goal-scorer. He has gone through difficult periods before.

“He works hard in training, works on his finishing. Did he not touch the ball well? It can happen, it is a fraction of a second. But he created two chances, that is a quality as well.

“He will score goals. He is a goal-scorer, he scored goals in his whole career. He will score again.”

Confidence aside, it’s clear that the former Lyon man is struggling to make an impact at the moment, with just one goal in his last thirteen games.

Let’s hope he can rediscover some form because with Aubameyang cup-tied in Europe, he’s our first choice for those games and the Europa League has become even more important as the top four gets further out of reach.