Arsene Wenger will have to draft in his young Englishman to cover for Debuchy…
Arsenal’s French right-back Mathieu Debuchy picked up a ligament injury in the 2-2 Premier League draw with Manchester City on Saturday lunchtime…
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It could keep him out for three months, and with important Champions League and domestic fixtures coming up, Arsene Wenger will have to shuffle his pack.
He has more enjoyable problems further up the field, with Jack Wilshere playing excellently and surely demanding a starting spot among the plethora of attacking midfielders.
Here’s how the Gunners could line up as a result, fielding a 4-3-3 formation.
GK) Wojciech Szczesny
The Pole is the no.1 ahead of David Ospina.
DR) Calum Chambers
The young Englishman will almost certainly fill the void left by Debuchy.
DL) Nacho Monreal
Monreal has done well during Kieran Gibbs’ absence, and it’s unlikely he’ll be dropped even when the Englishman returns.
DC) Per Mertesacker
The giant German provides a consitently strong aerial presence alongside his French partner.
DC) Laurent Koscielny
Arsenal’s best defender, and one of the very best in the entire Premier League.
DMC) Mikel Arteta
The club captain will likely be favoured ahead of Mathieu Flamini when he is 100% fit.
MC) Aaron Ramsey
Ramsey demands a starting spot following last season’s heroics.
MC) Jack Wilshere
In a midfield three, Wishere has the platform from which he can get forward and create, scoring goals like the one he notched against Manchester City.
AMR) Alexis Sanchez
The superstar Chilean is one of the world’s most dangerous attackers, and will always be selected in a strongest XI.
AML) Mesut Ozil
Ozil is at genuine risk of being dropped should he continue in the poor vein of form in which he’s started the season, with Santi Cazorla, Lukas Podolski and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain breathing down his neck.
FC) Danny Welbeck
With Olivier Giroud out until Christmas, Welbeck will be expected to lead the Arsenal line.
