Five Very Obvious Things We Learned From Arsenal’s Shocking Draw Against Anderlecht

2) Mikel Arteta is not a defensive midfielder.

Wenger’s love of technical players has meant that Mikel Arteta has been crow-barred into a deep-lying midfield role which doesn’t suit him. It’s all well and good when Arsenal dominate games and the Spaniard can operate on the half-way line, but when Arsenal are under pressure, he just doesn’t present enough of a barrier.