The Gunners Boss, Arsene Wenger has expressed concern ahead of his team's clash with Liberpool today.
Arsene Wenger
Arsenal manager, Arsene Wenger, has expressed worry as his side prepares to clash with Liverpool in the English Premier League on Monday night.
Wenger said he finds it an impossible job to select players in Arsenal’s midfield, which is filled with an array of talents.
Such is the players at his disposal that he managed to leave Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain on the bench against Crystal Palace on August 16 despite a bright start in their first game of the season, while captain, Mikel Arteta started from the bench as Jack Wilshere is still nursing an injury.
Arsenal manager, Arsene Wenger, is presently confused as he does not know which players to pair in midfield
“It’s an impossible job but that’s why I tell you I always get asked two questions: ‘Why don’t you buy more players?’ and ‘How do you keep them all happy now?’
“I believe that competition is part of our job. On the other hand, you have to get the number right – too many players in the squad goes against competition. If you have a certain number of players who think they never have a chance to play, they killed something. Not enough players creates too much of a comfort zone,” he told the club’s website.
“My thinking [putting him out wide] was more about physical power in the centre of the park, to win the ball back and be capable of winning challenges [as] Santi is a more technical player and also to get him higher up, next to [Mesut] Ozil, to play through the lines, find those two, and combine in the final third.