Sead Kolasinac has been quick to make an impression at Arsenal which perhaps shouldn’t come as a surprise considering the two players he’s based his game on.
The Bosnia international joined the Gunners over the summer on a free transfer after his contract expired at Stuttgart.
The 24-year-old has immediately become a fixture in Arsene Wenger’s side, starting six of Arsenal’s seven Premier League games. He’s also chipped in with a couple of assists and a goal in the Europa League.
Playing predominantly as a left wing-back, Kolasinac cited one of the greatest of all time in that position as one of his idols – Roberto Carlos. The other was the Brazilian’s Real Madrid team-mate, Zinedine Zidane.
‘Roberto Carlos and Zinedine Zidane are the two that really stayed in my head,’ Kolasinac told Arsenal’s official website.
‘You don’t have to say much about those two, everyone knows them and as a child, they had a real influence on me.
‘I remember I used to try to take free-kicks like the one Roberto Carlos scored against France [at Le Tournoi in 1997].’
‘But what I trained more often was that Zidane trick, which I practised a lot on the pitch. It’s the roulette – I did it against Leicester. We always practised it.
Kolasinac has already become something of a cult hero at the Emirates. If he comes close to emulating either of his idols he will be an Arsenal legend.
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