The N FC crew debate whether Arsenal's formation change is here to stay. When Arsenal lined up with three centre-halves against Middlebrough on Monday night, it was something of a shock. It was the first time Arsene Wenger had gone with that system since 1997 -- Arsenal using a back four was taken as a given. The Frenchman isn't usually seen as tactically flexible anyway, but the idea of eschewing the defensive platform he's used for 20 years was practically unthinkable. It's not that it hasn't occurred to fans or those who analyse the team that they might find some benefit from a new formation, but nobody gave real consideration to the idea that he might use it. Although the Arsenal...
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