What are your thoughts on doubling up on defences?

Found myself with a Southampton and Bournemouth double up somehow 😆

So I went to chelsea today and obviously came away disappointed but more then the result is the growing concern about how unprepared we seem to be for a nightmare first 2 months, here's a few things I saw about us today

1 - the defence will be as solid as last year, especially when bakayoko comes in for Fabregas , the chances created by Arsenal were where they had men over in midfield because Fabregas didn't have the legs, with two athletes screening the defence it will be a solid team

2 - no Willian! Willian has been in my team since day 1 but he was dire today, lost count of how many times he lost the ball and was replaced after 70 minutes, that may of been due to pedro being sent off and he wanted to give musonda game time, but don't fancy the risk, he didn't take many set pieces either which was one major point possibility for him

3 - morata will come good. Say what you will about the missed penalty, and he did miss a couple of half chances but overall I thought ht was good when he came on, he won flick ons and his movement looked good, definitely would have him over lacazette

4 - the major issue is the squad size, much has been made about the need for signings but it became very apparent today, the squad needs improving if we are to compete and if we do make signings before the end of the month I cannot see Chelsea competing

Above comments saying ''Anyone but Foster'', others told me Foster is one of if not best 4.5 gk. Stop the contradictions you guys!

http://www.gravatar.com you fellas with no picture on your name, do yourself a favour, go to this site, spend 4 mins making an account for free and volia! You have a bit of personality, ppl are replying more, more respect, get the answers you need by showing you care. This is a great community, respect us and we will give it back, it's a promise.

Night all.

I have been an Arsenal fan for 5 years and a writer for 2. From the Community Shield win yesterday, I can see how we will line up on Friday.

Cech
Holding(Mertesacker)-Monreal-Kolasinac
Bellerin-Xhaka-Ramsey(ElNeny)-Ox
Ozil-(Iwobi)Welbeck
Lacazette

Kolasinac might start in the LWB role which would mean Mertesacker will come to the 3 man defence having no place for Chamberlain or Bellerin. Given than Ox has been in wonderful form, AW should look to adjust the formation to include all our in-form players. However, Bellerin is not in a very good touch, he is a key part of the playing XI.

Holding has impressed and we have labelled him as the future captain material. But, Mertesacker's presence will mean a presence of a leader.

El Neny has played Oop in Defence in Preseason and had played beside Xhaka yesterday. The combination brought the best out of both. So, however, least likely, El Neny could get the nod ahead of Ramsey.

Further forward, Ozil will surely come back to the team. Which means either of Iwobi, Welbeck or Sanchez will feature. Wenger should go to Welbeck for a more attacking threat to support the new arrival Lacazette.

Which leaves with the answer everyone is wanting to hear. Yes, Sanchez is less likely to start on Friday. But, surely, he will come from the bench in 68ish minutes. He should feature regularly from GW 2.

FPL prospect-wise: Kolasinac looks the best option. If he plays in the LWB role, he will get involved in the attack. We see what we can do from headers too. So, spending 6.0m on his shouldn't make you regret on a long term.

When it comes to attacking, I would just wait and watch. I would like to rule out Ramsey because he is not clinical enough. One name, for now, would be Lacazette. But, it is his first PL game, so he will not be explosive and is expected to be subbed in 68ish minutes. From GW 3/4, Sanchez should get some heavy transfer ins. Ozil is a cheaper option, but again, not explosive like similarly priced Mane.

I got to thinking about a previous post on points per match and I decided to break it down into points per 90 minutes played. Here are the results of some of the top players from last year and most likely to be picked this year. I find it a better gauge. Switching positions obviously changes it up a little.

Forwards

Jesus 9.26
Kane 7.99
Aguero 6.55
Lukaku 6.00
King 5.90
Firmino 5.29
Vardy 5.17

Mids

Son 7.59
Sanchez 7.39
Coutinho 6.91
Pedro 6.81
Hazard 6.76
Ali 6.67
Mane 6.26
Debruyne 6.22
Eriksen 6.21

Defense

Alonso 5.82
Cahill 4.86
Walker 4.73
Azpi 4.47
Bertrand 4.41
Valencia 4.35
Daniels 3.94

Goalies

Lloris 4.28
Heaton 4.25
Courtois 3.92
DeGea 3.85

Anyways...just bored and decided to post my results. Use at your own risk!