Following the defeat to West Ham on the opening day of the season, the discussion concentrated heavily on who should play alongside Francis Coquelin in the center of the Arsenal midfield. Arsene Wenger had started with Aaron Ramsey alongside Coquelin in the first half of that game which, in a way, hampered the fantastic cohesion that started budding in the later parts of the previous season- then Santi Cazorla was playing as the deepest midfielder; the Andrea Pirlo position, if you like. The second match, in fact, the second half of the first match itself, saw Santi Cazorla moved back to the center and Ramsey to the right. Theo Walcott and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain were sidelined for the...
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