You know what I don't get, why doesn't Arteta realise that 3-5-2 is the best option for the players he currently has
(1)? Especially when:
- Few if any of their Centre Backs can actually defend while only 1 of their Full-Backs (Tierney (2)) can defend. So putting any of those players in a collective Back-4 is asking for trouble.
- Arsenal really only have 1 proven Winger in the form of Pepe.
- Lacazette & Aubameyang (3) have played their best football as a Front 2.
So considering that Arsenal don't really have anything to play for (Since Europa League Qualification is out of the picture), he might as well try out this formation out, especially when Emery tried said formation out in his first season...and got this side into a Europa League Final...
(1) I get that he has to work with a squad that is lacking in both quality, leadership & backbone. But that does not mean that you still don't make the most of a bad situation.
(2) Seriously, why didn't he move to either Liverpool or ourselves?
(3) Who has proven on several ocassions that is a far better ST than LW, hence why Klopp coverted him into a Striker in the first place.