Arsenal's Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain reveals ambition to be Alexis Sanchez Mark II

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Agen Klik4D  -   Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain admits he needs to show more self-confidence - and try to learn from Alexis Sanchez.

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger gave Oxlade-Chamberlain a wake-up call last week, stating that the midfielder needed to show more belief and stop being so hard on himself.

Wenger is set to go one further by starting the 22-year-old in the “must-win” Champions League showdown with Olympiakos at the Emirates.

Oxlade-Chamberlain has taken those words on board and says he can also improve by trying to model himself on Sanchez after the Chilean’s stunning return to form with a hat-trick in the Gunners' weekend win at Leicester.

“I did see the comments and I chuckled because my dad [ex-England star Mark] says that to me a lot,” he said. “It’s a valid point and Alexis is someone who has massive self-belief and he shows that every week.

“Quite often, that results in positive performance with good end-products and good results. It’s definitely something for me to take on board and look to improve on.

 I’m critical of myself and I try to demand high standards of myself. Sometimes maybe that can work in a negative fashion. That’s something that I need to work on.

“Self-belief is obviously a massive part of the game. I might need to start showing that I believe in myself a bit more around [the boss].”

Wenger claimed it was a “massive” season for Oxlade-Chamberlain, because he still has not nailed down a starting place for Arsenal even though he is an England regular.

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Oxlade-Chamberlain says that it is not just Sanchez’s self-belief that he can learn from, but his performances and attitude towards training.

“For someone like me to look at how many goals he scored last year makes it hard for me not to look at him and learn from him,” he said.

“It’s his everyday mannerisms around the training ground, how he trains, his performances, how he scores goals, how he plays and how he defends from up front.

“These are all things that we can all learn, that everyone who watches football could learn from. I’ve definitely put myself in the bracket of somebody who learns from him every day.

“He’s very passionate, very upbeat and is a massive character in the team. For someone that doesn’t have amazing English, he manages to communicate so well to all of us and keep the dressing room upbeat.”

Wenger says the sky is the limit for Oxlade-Chamberlain as a player and, in the longer term, believes he will be more of a central midfielder rather than playing on the wing, as he will against Olympiakos.

“Look, he’s 22. He is in the English national team, he plays many games for Arsenal,” said the Frenchman.

 “You become a complete player at 23. From 23 to 30 is certainly where you are at your best.

“He has the future in front and a bright one. He will certainly move to the centre but he can play both flanks.

"He can play in the future certainly, after 25 or 26, he will be more centre. It is a good education for young players to start on the wing.”