Now we know why Alexis Sanchez always chase opponents down like they are criminals. The Chilean star says he used to play football in jail while growing up. Don’t get it twisted, he was not an inmate but he used to go to the local jail to play football.
“I wanted to be a professional footballer from when I was small,” he said. “My mental approach was always to win and to go as far as possible playing football.
“I was always playing in tournaments and initially I played in goal. I was happy as long as I was playing football. I played with older people all the time — many of whom I really liked.
“[I played] in the street, but we also used to go to the local jail to play. We played with the people there on a dirt pitch, and I played in goal.”
Alexis, 28, is Arsenal’s leading scorer this season with 22 goals in all competitions.
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