Unai Emery has tried a plethora of different formations this season, but his favoured seems to be the 3-4-1-2 formation, a system that doesn't work as successfully without Nacho Monreal. The Chalkboard Emery has played a 3-4-1-2 in victories against Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur, Napoli and Valencia and it seems the system covers all the bases of Arsenal's strengths and papers over the cracks of their weaknesses. Arsenal have no wingers, so the width is provided by their wing-backs Ainsley Maitland-Niles and Sead Kolasinac. The Gunners' centre-backs have struggled so the inclusion of a third gives more protection. Emery's side boast two wonderful forwards who both get to start in...
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