Arsenal's Gervinho celebrates after scoring his first goal against Southampton during their English Premier League soccer match at the Emirates Stadium in London (Photo: Reuters)
Arsene Wenger has explained that he first played Ivory Coast striker Gervinho as a centre forward during the club's Asian tour.
The 25-year-old scored twice in Arsenal's 6-1 win over Southampton on the 4th matchday of the English Premier League season on Saturday.
"You know we transform all wingers into central strikers and all the strikers into wingers!" Wenger told Arsenal's official website.
"I decided that during our tour of Asia when I tried to play Gervinho there against Man City in that position," he added.
"I liked what he did and it was in the back of my mind. It is interesting because he is such a great mover and he is so quick so when he is central, once he gets ahead of the central defender it is difficult to catch him back," he concluded.
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