Alexandre Lacazette has been caught offside more than any other big-six striker except Harry Kane, according to the statistics.
The Express put together a list of the top 10 players with the most offsides in the Premier League this season. Lacazette was the only Arsenal player to make the list, although former Gunner Alexis Sanchez just missed out by one offside.
Here is the list in full:
Son Heung-Min
19 offsides
Ashley Barnes
19 offsides
Chris Wood
20 offsides
Alvaro Morata
21 offsides
Alexandre Lacazette
22 offsides
Salomon Rondon
23 offsides
Marko Arnautovic
28 offsides
Glenn Murray
29 offsides
Jamie Vardy
32 offsides
Harry Kane
32 offsides
Hopefully this is something which will improve as Lacazette spends more time with the team.
Once players know the types of runs their strikers are going to make, they can time their passes better. On the other side of things, once the 26-year-old knows when to expect a pass, he can make better runs.
Whatever the reason though, it’s something the French international needs to work on.
So far he’s only got nine goals for Arsenal, which isn’t enough if he wants to compete with Aubameyang. The Gabon international already has three in just five league games.
Of course, the injury he’s currently recovering from didn’t help much either, and hopefully he’ll come back fitter and stronger.