The legend of Arsenal Robert Pires has urged his former team to sign a 'real striker', citing him as the key position they need to solve if they are going to finish his great five -year trophies drought.
The gunners are fighting on three fronts for cutlery this season, after being eliminated from the third round of the FA Cup by Manchester United earlier this month.
They feel second in the Premier League, they are practically sure of a place in the Champions League last 16 and are in a semifinal of the Copao Cup, although they continue 2-0 to Newcastle in the next first leg.
During recent campaigns, it is the first one in which they have approached the challenge more, ending runners -up in Manchester City in the last two seasons.
This season is the Liverpool who leads the way at the top of the table, with the arsenal its closest challengers, although there are six points to drift and have played one more game.
And analyzing the two squads, as well as the reigning Champions City, which are rooms and 12 points outside the upper part, the Pires underlined the difference being the first -line skills of their rivals compared to the arsenal.
Robert Pires has pointed out Arsenal's surprising options as the reason why they can't gain trophies
Arsenal Mikel Arteta (center) manager has not been able to obtain the best of his strikers this term
Pires (on the right) has urged his former club to sign a 'royal striker' to prevent his drought from continuing
The legend of the club was a key figure on the side of the gunners who won trophies in the first years.
Support the attire of northern London, who won for the last time an important trophy through the FA Cup in 2020, Pires, which spoke exclusively with Mail Sport in Paris in a conceptual event of PlayStation Crossover, said: 'I think criticism (of its first line) is definitely unfair. I don't like to compare different moments, but I was a lucky man while playing with great players.
'Today, football has changed a little, but if we analyze the current Arsenal players, then the quality is there. In my opinion, Arsenal needs a true striker because if they want to win some games, they need this like Liverpool and Man City.
'Of course, I respect Mikel Arteta and Arsenal's decisions very much, but in my time I used to play with Thierry Henry, Dennis Bergkamp and Nwankwo Kanu, so we had three real strikers, so it was sometimes easy to score goals. But maybe this is the new football, so we have to adapt philosophy.
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And when he was pressed on who should be that 'true striker' to come to the Emirates, Pires was not under illusions.
“Victor Osimhen”, the 51-year-old man, who won four important honors in Arsenal and was part of his 2003-04 deflible team, he said. 'He has a good profile to play for Arsenal and players like Gabriel Martinelli, Martin Odegaard, Hvertz and Bukayo Saka.
'But I am not the owner or manager, I am only a Arsenal fan who will always support them. If we can bring a player, although Osimhen would have to be.
Osimhen is enjoying an excellent loan season in Galatasaray from Napoli, after having scored 12 goals in 15 Turkish Super Lig games, including six in his last seven games. In addition, it has 16 attacks in 20 games in all competitions for Turkish giants to date.
Pires spoke with Mail Sport in the French capital where I was in an interactive cross event between the Champions League and the NBA on a field specially designed instead of Paris Saint-Germain versus Manchester City and the Global Games of the NBA that The Indiana Pacers and the San Antonio Espuellan are playing there in a period of a few days.
The France World Cup and the European winner joined the Women's Carrier of Paris Saint-German and England, Mary Earps, as well as the French NBA legend of the NBA Tony Parker.
Mohamed Salah (left) has 19 goals from the Premier League this season, while Erling Haaland has 18
In comparison, the improvised front of the Arsenal downtown, Kai Hvertz, has eight goals in this campaign
Victor Osimhen is in an excellent way in Galatasaray, and that is who would love to sign
Pires was at a cross -country and basketball cross -linked event by Tony Parker
The 51 -year -old shows his skills during the Champions League and the NBA event in Paris
Inspired by the Dualsense controller of PlayStation, the shape of the court presented the four iconic symbols of the controller button, which allowed a unique configuration of two soccer goals and two basketball rings of which the trio mentioned above participated in a series of activities.
“Paris is an excellent place for PlayStation to combine two fantastic sports in a single game,” Pires said when asked about the event.
'We are on a roof, we can play football, we can play basketball and you have an incredible view of the city and the Eiffel tower, so it's magical!
'I love the two sports but, of course, I am better in football. I enjoy playing basketball, but it was always with my friends just for fun, so today play with Tony Parker, one of the best NBA players is incredible. ''