In Arsene Wenger's final season, the twin challenges of the Premier League and Europa League saw him use his squad in a specific way. The former was for what was considered his ‘first team', and the latter for fringe players and, more importantly, young players. You could easily see the logic in that and why he chose to approach things the way he did. It allowed him to rest his key men for domestic games, ensuring that his squad players retained match sharpness while at the same time giving some youngsters a chance to impress and force their way into his thinking. It didn't really work out the way he would have liked though. Europe was ultimately more successful than the Premier...
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