Arsenal’s muddled and largely unremarkable start to the Premier League season was neatly encapsulated by the defeat at Manchester City before the most recent international break.
Though some highly questionable officiating contributed to City’s 10th win in 11 games, the result felt an inevitable one from the moment Arsene Wenger settled upon one of the more bizarre line-ups of his 21-year tenure.
While the left-field decision to select Francis Coquelin as an emergency centre-half was, to a degree, forced upon Wenger due to injuries and a desire to persist with a 3-4-3 formation which has never totally convinced, relegating Alexandre Lacazette to the bench was senseless and bordered on total negligence.
The club’s record striker instantly made a mockery of the selection, scoring nine minutes after coming on a second half substitute, briefly hauling Arsenal back into a previously one-sided contest with the sort of deadly finish that has become his well-earned trademark on the back of over a century of goals for… Read the full story
from Metro http://metro.co.uk/2017/11/17/arsene-wenger-should-forget-alexis-sanchez-and-build-his-arsenal-attack-around-alexandre-lacazette-7085163/
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