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Alexis Nunes

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1542 total appearances

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ESPN FC
Futbol W: UWCL Round of 16 Recap + Quarter-Finals Predictions + Top 5 Goals of the Playoff Phase

And so they're forced to change the roster and use every single player.

ESPN FC
Futbol W: UWCL Round of 16 Recap + Quarter-Finals Predictions + Top 5 Goals of the Playoff Phase

So the depth is key.

ESPN FC
Futbol W: UWCL Round of 16 Recap + Quarter-Finals Predictions + Top 5 Goals of the Playoff Phase

What Alessia Russo was saying there, that everyone's fit, everyone's happy, everyone's healthy.

ESPN FC
Futbol W: UWCL Round of 16 Recap + Quarter-Finals Predictions + Top 5 Goals of the Playoff Phase

They're playing really well at the moment together.

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Futbol W: UWCL Round of 16 Recap + Quarter-Finals Predictions + Top 5 Goals of the Playoff Phase

They're connecting.

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Futbol W: UWCL Round of 16 Recap + Quarter-Finals Predictions + Top 5 Goals of the Playoff Phase

Together, the relationships look really strong on the field.

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Futbol W: UWCL Round of 16 Recap + Quarter-Finals Predictions + Top 5 Goals of the Playoff Phase

And then individually, they have that confidence and they're able to switch up the attack and play a little bit of unpredictability.

ESPN FC
Futbol W: UWCL Round of 16 Recap + Quarter-Finals Predictions + Top 5 Goals of the Playoff Phase

But specifically in her game, what has been super attractive is just her willingness to want to get on the ball and to get into these little tight spaces and do well against a lot of teams who have been, you know, putting a lot defensively in and around the box to make it difficult for her to score goals.

ESPN FC
Futbol W: UWCL Round of 16 Recap + Quarter-Finals Predictions + Top 5 Goals of the Playoff Phase

But she's been super efficient and she doesn't need a lot of chances to put the ball in the back of the net.

ESPN FC
Futbol W: UWCL Round of 16 Recap + Quarter-Finals Predictions + Top 5 Goals of the Playoff Phase

So that's been something that's been really valuable about her game.

ESPN FC
Futbol W: UWCL Round of 16 Recap + Quarter-Finals Predictions + Top 5 Goals of the Playoff Phase

And then also when she plays against most of these teams, you find her coming back to get the ball, receive it in midfield and spin these center backs that she's brilliant at.

ESPN FC
Futbol W: UWCL Round of 16 Recap + Quarter-Finals Predictions + Top 5 Goals of the Playoff Phase

And I think that's what's been one of the most attractive pieces about her game and why she's been able to get herself into these positions, goal scoring positions that have been super successful for Arsenal as a whole.

ESPN FC
Futbol W: UWCL Round of 16 Recap + Quarter-Finals Predictions + Top 5 Goals of the Playoff Phase

And as we showed that graphic that Alessia Russo is at the top right now in terms of top scorers in the UEFA Women's Champions League, we're going to speak specifically about her a lot more now.

ESPN FC
Futbol W: UWCL Round of 16 Recap + Quarter-Finals Predictions + Top 5 Goals of the Playoff Phase

But Natalia, when you look tactically at this Arsenal, 11 wins in the last 13 games, as Ali says, it looks like they're peaking at the right time.

ESPN FC
Futbol W: UWCL Round of 16 Recap + Quarter-Finals Predictions + Top 5 Goals of the Playoff Phase

Tactically, though,

ESPN FC
Futbol W: UWCL Round of 16 Recap + Quarter-Finals Predictions + Top 5 Goals of the Playoff Phase

What have you noticed that can prove to us that maybe this is the real deal, that they can actually carry this form on and it's not maybe just a hot streak?

ESPN FC
Futbol W: UWCL Round of 16 Recap + Quarter-Finals Predictions + Top 5 Goals of the Playoff Phase

You see like that too, Ali, that they're more of a group now that this isn't just a hot streak and maybe they could, you know, drop off the next week, week after.

ESPN FC
Futbol W: UWCL Round of 16 Recap + Quarter-Finals Predictions + Top 5 Goals of the Playoff Phase

For sure.

ESPN FC
Futbol W: UWCL Round of 16 Recap + Quarter-Finals Predictions + Top 5 Goals of the Playoff Phase

I think that when everyone's healthy and you play this amount of games and you can use the entire team and all the depth that you have, it's been so remarkable for them to be able to

ESPN FC
Futbol W: UWCL Round of 16 Recap + Quarter-Finals Predictions + Top 5 Goals of the Playoff Phase

keep everyone healthy and in such, I think mentality also is key here, right?