Arsene Wenger has taken a lot of stick for his team selection recently, with the Frenchman refusing to use two natural wide players, instead deploying a central midfielder out wide. Our formation is usually billed as a 4-2-3-1, with two central midfielders, a No.10 flanked by two wide men, and a lone striker leading the line. In reality though, we don't set up like that at all, and the players' heatmaps (via the Daily Mail) show the formation we really play. Using our lineup for the clash against Crystal Palace as an example, below is the formation that most would have you believe we play: http://www.footyformation.com/team/view/slug/nYq Our philosophy is anything but rigid though, and the...
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