Sky Sports pundit Charlie Nicholas
insists Arsenal’s stars need to start performing in the big games ahead
of their Champions League final 16 first leg with Monaco.
The
Gunners have fallen at the first hurdle of the knockout stages for four
successive seasons, but are considered favourites to progress past
Leonardo Jardim’s men ahead of Wednesday night's first leg at the
Emirates.
Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez, the club's two most expensive
players, have arrived over the last two summers, and Nicholas feels it
is time for the duo to prove their worth in Europe’s top-tier
tournament.
“I’m fed up saying this about Arsenal players on big
European nights, but it’s time to start delivering on the biggest
stage,” said the former Arsenal defender.
“Ozil is a player who has had plenty of big nights in his career with Real Madrid and, of course, he’s a World Cup winner.
“But,
so far, the only player who has come up trumps in the big games this
season has been Santi Cazorla. As good as he has been, Sanchez has been
pretty quiet in all the big games.
“And so has Ozil. He doesn’t
touch the ball as often as I’d like, but he’s undoubtedly a class act.
He’s got good vision, a great touch and surprisingly good pace.
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