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Wenger hints at Mertesacker fatigue

Arsene Wenger has hinted that Per Mertesacker is feeling the effects of a long-season and that despite his recent dip in form he's still an important player for Arsenal. The German was rested/dropped (depending on your perspective) for Sunday's 2-0 win over Everton, but it's the first time the BFG has missed a Premier League game since the opening day of the season. Since then he's played a total of 2250 minutes in the league and 630m in the Champions League for a combined 2880 minutes of playing time. The only two players who come close are Santi Cazorla with 2579 (2110 + 469) and Alexis 2519 (2007 + 512)* Although both the Spaniard and the Chilean went to the World Cup, they didn't go as...
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