Alexandre Lacazette is the one Arsenal player who could make a real difference at Tottenham Hotspur.
The power in North London is shifting from Tottenham Hotspur to Arsenal ahead of this Saturday’s derby.
Spurs finished above the Gunners for the first time in 21 years last season and can go seven points clear of them in the table with victory at the Emirates Stadium this weekend.
Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino has assembled a young, hungry and talented squad which has the envy of Arsenal supporters, when for so long it was the other way around.
Dennis Bergkamp, Patrick Vieira, Thierry Henry; for years Spurs had to watch some of the Premier League’s best in the colours of their bitter rivals, but few, if any, of the current Arsenal crop would get in this Tottenham team.
There is one Gunner who would make a big difference at Spurs. It is not Alexis Sanchez, who is widely regarded as the one world-class footballer left at Arsenal, but rather Alexandre Lacazette.
Having the lethal Frenchman in their ranks would give Tottenham the option of playing another striker ahead of Harry Kane, who has carried the Spurs attack on his shoulders for several seasons.
Kane would be just as effective as a second striker, and the pace of Lacazette ahead of him would stretch defences in a way that Spurs are unable to now, creating even more space for Kane to thrive.
Either Dele Alli or Christian Eriksen could be dropped into a deeper midfield role to accommodate.
Lacazette, 26, has averaged over 25 league goals a season over the last three years and would provide the outstanding competition and cover up top that Spurs have lacked in their recent title challenges.
It is the type of depth that separates the Manchester sides from them at the moment.
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