Bayer Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso has suggested that pairing Victor Boniface and Patrik Schick in future matches could be a possibility, given the excellent goal-scoring form of both players.
After recovering from a thigh injury, Boniface has netted two goals in two games, with his most recent strike being the match-winner against FC Koln on Wednesday. Schick, meanwhile, has also been in fine form, scoring three goals in his last two matches.
In Wednesday’s DFB Pokal quarter-final, Boniface came on with 15 minutes remaining and scored the decisive goal in extra time, securing a 3-2 victory and sending Leverkusen through to 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.
“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.
