Arsenal boss Unai Emery debuted a three-at-the-back set-up versus Bournemouth on Sunday and it proved successful as it gave Sead Kolasinac the license to get into advanced areas to supply crosses – exactly how Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was able to score the winner. However, the Spaniard must resist temptation to stick with that winning formula or his side will get annihilated by Tottenham this weekend. On the chalkboard Antonio Conte brought a three-man defence back into fashion when he won the title with Chelsea in the 2016/17 season and, since, many other teams have given it a go, with varying success. Flexibility and ease of transition between defence and attack is the main appeal...
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