Bayer Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso has said there is a possibility of pairing Victor Boniface and Patrik Schick in subsequent games, thanks to the impressive goal-scoring form of both players, PUNCH Sports Extra reports.
Fresh from his recovery from a thigh injury, Boniface has scored two goals in two matches, with the latest being a match-winner against FC Koln on Wednesday while Schick has also scored three goals in the last two games.
On Wednesday, Boniface was introduced 15 minutes to the end of the DFB Pokal quarter-final tie and he scored the winner in extra-time to win the game 3-2 and send Leverkusen into the semi-finals.
Schick had scored a brace for Alonso’s men in the game after they trailed FC Koln 2-0.
Perhaps the Spanish coach is envisaging a selection headache soon, Alonso is not ruling out the possibility of playing both players up front.
“That’s a possibility in the future,” Alonso said via the Bundesliga website.
“The important thing for me is that we have good players. Then we can decide whether we play with one, two or three forwards.”
“Yes, that’s an option. We decide what we need every game and if we think that they can link up and understand what the team needs, it’s an option,” he also said in an interview with WerkselfXtra on X.
Both strikers have been in outstanding form this season, but with the Spanish manager typically deploying a system that features a lone striker, only one of Boniface or Schick gets the nod to start each game.
Until last Sunday, Boniface had missed 14 games across all competitions for the German Champions while Schick also scored 14 goals within that period.
Source: www.punchng.com
