With Van Persie
operating as a lone striker, Wenger wanted to add a third central midfielder and give his wide playmakers more attacking freedom.
The enigmatic Italian is likely to be asked to
operate as a lone striker in the absence of Sturridge.
Meanwhile, an inability to
operate as a lone striker places the England man behind Oliver Giroud in the attacking pecking order too.
Not exact matches
Aleksandar Kolarov and Samir Nasri were the scorers in the 2 - 0 victory at Goodison Park, but it was Silva who stole the show
as he once again pulled the strings in midfield
as he was
operating in his favoured no. 10 role just behind the
lone striker.
Selects Sanchez
as lone striker upfront even when he knows Sanchez can not
operate alone.