Chelsea goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois hopes Alexis Sanchez will miss the Community Shield clash between Arsenal and Chelsea on Sunday. Courtois says Alexis is an important player for Arsenal and he could be a game changer if he gets to play against the Blues. Arsenal fans now know the leader of those praying that Alexis will leave the Emirates stadium this summer.
‘Alexis is a guy with a lot of quality,’ the Belgium international told reporters. ‘If you see all the games from last season there is a lot of danger coming from him.
‘He has a very strong shot, he is quick. He has the technique. He is important for them but Arsenal have a lot of players with quality.
‘So they will miss him but I think they have a lot of players with that quality to replace him. I think they have bought a good new striker (Alexandre Lacazette).
‘I’d prefer if he (Sanchez) doesn’t play because he is a good player! But we cannot only look to him.
‘For example in the FA Cup Final (Arsenal beat Chelsea 2-1 in May) they missed some defenders and everybody thought they would be bad. But Per Mertesacker played a great game that day.
‘So you cannot look to the team as one player or another player. It will be a difficult game regardless but I hope for the same outcome as the friendly last week.’
The reigning Premier League champions will meet the FA Cup holders at Wembley with the season’s first piece of silverware up for grabs.
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