Barclays disclose Player and Manager of the Season Nominess
5. Alexis Sanchez
Arsenal’s Chilean winger and forward has been one of the main reasons Arsenal has looked like a totally different side this season. The former Barcelona player has brought with him a a lung bursting pace along with an eye for goal.
Like Eden Hazard for Chelsea, he was the focal point for the team on many occasions during the season when he his goals played a major role in securing maximum points for Arsenal. He has adapted well in the free flowing football system in Arsenal where with his slick passes lead to goals along with he himself scoring many. Suffice to say, his first season on England was a fruitful one.
He has the second most successful take ons after Hazard and played a major role in most of the goals which Arsenal scored this season. He deserves a nomination and in the eyes of many he can be also a deserving winner of the award.