We try to make two ‘working’ quality XIs out of players available to Emirates Stadium boss Arsene Wenger, it’s not easy.
Though Arsene Wenger did spent upwards of £80m on new additions over the summer there are some who argue, with good reason, that the Arsenal squad still lacks strength in depth in a number of areas.
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As if to test this claim we have looked to field two line-ups that the north London side could put together with members in their Emirates Stadium squad for 2014/15.
Arsenal First XI
Wojciech Szcz?sny
Polish keeper gets the nod comfortably ahead of new signing David Ospina
Mathieu Debuchy
New signing takes his spot at right-back, an area that has diminished since the exits of both Bacary Sagna and Carl Jenkinson to Man City and West Ham respectively, albeit the England youngster has only moved on a loan deal.
Per Mertesacker
German sits in the centre of defence after a steady 18 months for club and country
Laurent Koscielny
Rock solid centre-back firmly in the first XI
Kieran Gibbs
Still suffers with consistent injury concerns but gets into our starting eleven.
Mikel Arteta
Veteran skipper offers consistency in a holding midfield role
Aaron Ramsey
Welshman has been in outstanding form over the past year and is one of the first names on our starting eleven team-sheet
Mesut Ozil
We play the German in a supporting striker role behind a three man attack.
Alexis Sanchez
Chilean will play out wide in our attack
Olivier Giroud
Frenchman has plenty of detractors but is the spearhead of our front three
Danny Welbeck
Former Man United man can play out wide and will do so in our very attacking formation.
Second XI
David Ospina
Colombian keeper impressed at the World Cup finals and will certainly fight for a starting spot.
Mathieu Flamini
We have to use the Frenchman as part of a three man defence, the former AC Milan man having been used in the role in the past.
Calum Chambers
The teenager will sit in the centre of our somewhat makeshift defence.
Nacho Monreal
Though usually used at left-back the Spaniard has played at centre-back for Arsenal and didn’t look out of place.
Jack Wilshere
Such has been his drop in form the England man now sits in Arsenal’s second eleven.
Abou Diaby
Perennially injured we look to the Frenchman to provide bite in a defensive midfield role.
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
The youngster has been used in a central attacking midfield role before and it’s in this slot we place the England international.
Joel Campbell
The Costa Rican sits in the hole behind our striker in this second XI.
Santi Cazorla
After an average second season at the club we play the Spaniard out wide in our reserve side.
Lukas Podolski
We prefer the German in our central forward role ahead of Yaya Sanogo…but only just.
Theo Walcott
Still out injured and still to reach his full potential the England attacker sits out wide in forward line.