Three goals in five games show the good start of the bet of the tocopillano in France, where he gradually becomes the protagonist, something he did not have at Manchester United and Inter Milan. Used as a centre-forward by DT Igor Tudor, he records an efficiency of 27.27% in the box, surpassing the record of figures such as Mbappé and Messi.
The last time that Alexis Sanchez he was erected as the figure of a team at Arsenal, when he achieved great moments in the Premier League, one of the most powerful competitions in the world. Both at Manchester United and Inter Milan, he had to settle for being a supporting player, which does not fill a footballer with a highly competitive gene. like the native of Tocopilla. However, his move to Olympique de Marseille, the historic and most popular club in France, could mean regaining that “star” position he once held. And at the start of the 2022-2023 season, this halo that covered him is gradually recovering.
On Saturday, in his fifth game in the OM shirt, he netted his third goal in the 2-0 win over Auxerre which put Croatian Igor Tudor’s side in the lead. ranking alongside Paris Saint-Germain led by Messi, Neymar and Mbappé. The shirt request from Thierry Henry, a retired star who is now a commentator and also a coach, capped off a positive day for the national striker. Even the penalty lost against Clermont did not move the needle much in specialist criticism in France.
The greater protagonism of the footballer, compared to his previous stays in Manchester and Milan (by the way, in a journey that is beginning), is reflected in the number of his budding idyll with the effervescent Marseille, which has a passionate and demanding public (like Napoli, in Italy).
In the 298 minutes he played with Olympique, he started three of his five games and scored three goals. In other words, he scores every 99 minutes. Compared to his presence in the Italian Serie A 21-22 with the nerazzurri, started only 7 of 27 games, scoring five goals in 862 minutes. In other words, it converts every 172′. In just five Ligue 1 appearances, he is just two goals away from equaling what he has done in the entire previous Italian league.
In attack, Sánchez is a versatile player. This has been proven throughout his career, going from winger to almost playmaker. Today in France, coach Tudor preferred to use him as a centre-forward, although with the nuances that the characteristics of the tocopillano give him. OM play in 3-4-2-1, with a benchmark, the coach’s favorite scheme. The game on the wings is essential.
Analyzing type eleven, the 9 is supported by two starting leaflets, which are Matteo Guendouzi (more mixed) and Dimitri Payet (plus 10 or point). When Arsène Wenger’s Arsenal started playing with a similar pattern, Sánchez was not number 9, but rather shared football’s generation with Mesut Özil, leaving Olivier Giroud in place. However, it is now AS70 which assumes this leading role, which allows it to be closer to the area. In addition, the departure of the Polish Arkadiusz Milik (a more “classic” striker) to Juventus removes competition.
A data that launches SofaScore indicates that it has reached its three goals on 11 total shots, an efficiency of 27.27%. In this article, surpasses Kylian Mbappé, who has an efficiency of 23.33%, although he has more firepower in the rival area (seven goals on 30 shots). Much more than Lionel Messi, who has 10.7% (three goals on 28 shots in total). Of course, far from Neymar’s record: 43.75% (seven goals in 16 shots).
Alexis Sánchez, who is Marseille’s top scorer in the league, as well as left-back Nuno Tavares, who has rekindled interest in French football on this side of the world, he arrived like a figure (it’s something to remember his arrival, worthy of a rockstar) in a cast that aspires to rival for hegemony with mighty PSG, which has the strength of Qatari petrodollars under its belt. At least at the start of the tournament, they are tied.
This week will be important for the club commanded by the Spaniard Pablo Longoria, because begins its expedition in the Champions League. He will travel to Antonio Conte’s Tottenham, but without the Chilean striker, suspended after his expulsion in the last match with Inter, against Liverpool.
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Source: Latercera
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