Strange statement, Wenger helplessly watches Sanchez leave Emirates?

(Baonghean.vn) - After praising Sanchez after the match against Sunderland, coach Wenger also mentioned the matter of extending the contract with the Chilean player. Not only that, his statement after the match was also 'countered' by Suderland's David Moyes.

Arsenal still have a chance to enter the top 4 to win a ticket to the Champions League next season. In the make-up match of round 34 of the Premier League, the "French" won 2-0 against Suderland. A team that no longer has the motivation to play and Sanchez was the player who shined the most when scoring two goals.

In this match, the French strategist decided to put Alexis Sanchez in the starting lineup just a few hours before the ball rolled. Wenger said after the match: "I feel that Sanchez is still in some pain, but it seems that the decision to let Sanchez play was a wise decision. However, when he is on the field and has the ball, Sanchez turns into a devil and forgets the pain."

Coach Wenger helplessly watches Sanchez leave Emirates? - Photo: Internet

British media is buzzing with rumors that the Chilean striker will leave Emirates Stadium. Because the contract between the two sides only has 1 year left and the possibility of a contract extension is unclear.

Coach Wenger made some strange statements: "No one can doubt and question Sanchez's efforts and class. If you look at Sanchez's statistics, he has developed in every aspect at Arsenal and become a top player. He has not wasted his time here. Hopefully he will stay at Arsenal for a while longer..."

In the make-up match this morning, the Emirates Stadium suddenly had many empty stands. The stadium has a capacity of more than 60,000 seats but only about 45,000 were filled. "I was not surprised and did not count the number of people watching the match. We did our job. When you play football, you will not count how many people are in the stands" - said the French strategist.

If Arsenal beat Everton on Sunday but Liverpool also beat Middlesbrough then Arsenal would be fifth on 75 points, and Wenger said his team could still be proud of that despite playing in the Europa League.

Manager David Moyes was pleased with his Sunderland players despite the defeat and dismissed Wenger's suggestion on Monday that some Premier League teams had "given up" with no goals left to play for this season. Sunderland were down but their players did everything they could to get a point against Arsenal and almost got a point.

"I think it's an insult to footballers," Moyes said of Wenger's comments. "I was a footballer and I would hate for anyone to question my work ethic. Premier League players have hunger and no matter what the circumstances are they will play for their country."

Previously, Manchester United legend Ryan Giggs expressed his opinion that Alexis Sanchez is the player that MU needs right now and J. Mourinho needs to bring the Chilean player to Old Trafford. It is not impossible that Alexis Sanchez will leave Arsenal if he does not have the opportunity to play in the Champions League next season.

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(According to Independent)