Should we start planning for next season now

[EliteKiller]

Could be an unpopular opinion but why not try and blood Kolasinac into a holding mid? We seem to be reverting to a solid back four and Nacho has proved to be reliable. Possible lineup until end of season;

Cech
Bellerin Koscielny Mustafi Monreal

Kolasinac
Wilshere Mkhitaryan

Ozil
Aubameyang Lacazette

Full backs providing width with Kola holding, Jack and Mkhi given freedom to roam and interchange pinging the ball between themselves and Mesut who should be the creator in the final third, with two up top making runs in behind.

That team would no doubt, as in the previous two seasons, concede 40+ goals ... without two decent DCM's no side can win the EPL ... look at Utd yesterday, played a front six similar in line-up to what you propose .... six attack minded players only one of whom could properly defend .... Spuds cut them to pieces, feck Swansea made us look like a wet paper bag .....

You can't build a side around nothing but attack (well not in the EPL anyway) you have to start from the back .... as long as Wonger keeps running us under his 'dreamer' philosophy we will continue to drop behind the big five ....

That line up may be the best we can put out .... but it's a million miles from winning the EPL, or even the 4th place trophy ......

[Nuggets]

What's the point? as long as Wonger is still here it will be the same old shite .... team defending, no .... season over by February, Yes .... we all know it

This.

[gooney]

I love how we concede more than every top team and everyone picl the same defenders. How about we actually buy 2-3 new dfenders as time and time we see they are not good enough. Kos should be 3rd choice and mustafi, holding, per and chambers has to leave. Buy 2-3 new CBs and a left back

[tatinsin]

Could be an unpopular opinion but why not try and blood Kolasinac into a holding mid? We seem to be reverting to a solid back four and Nacho has proved to be reliable. Possible lineup until end of season;

Cech
Bellerin Koscielny Mustafi Monreal

Kolasinac
Wilshere Mkhitaryan

Ozil
Aubameyang Lacazette

Full backs providing width with Kola holding, Jack and Mkhi given freedom to roam and interchange pinging the ball between themselves and Mesut who should be the creator in the final third, with two up top making runs in behind.

That team would no doubt, as in the previous two seasons, concede 40+ goals ... without two decent DCM's no side can win the EPL ... look at Utd yesterday, played a front six similar in line-up to what you propose .... six attack minded players only one of whom could properly defend .... Spuds cut them to pieces, feck Swansea made us look like a wet paper bag .....

You can't build a side around nothing but attack (well not in the EPL anyway) you have to start from the back .... as long as Wonger keeps running us under his 'dreamer' philosophy we will continue to drop behind the big five ....

That line up may be the best we can put out .... but it's a million miles from winning the EPL, or even the 4th place trophy ......

Thats why i said till the end of the season. This season is a write off for us in terms of prem or top 4. may aswell use the time to tinker and allow players to develop chemistry understanding and instinct to each others game. We have so many gifted players now in attack, may aswell let them show us what we can do. Its not like when we were playing with a proper structured defense and holding mids we werent ripped apart. Our best cb is approaching his twilight years and is playing under injections whilst we have one supposedly good cb partnering him who lapses in concentration and imo isnt good enough. Having 6 men protect the two wouldnt be enough because we concede alot through our own mistakes. Let the new boys gel and play attacking football and reshuffle that back line in the summer to add what can become a pretty potent strikeforce.

[starmandb]

What's the point? as long as Wonger is still here it will be the same old shite .... team defending, no .... season over by February, Yes .... we all know it

I don't know it
We have a fantastic chance of winning the league cup and I would be hugely surprised if ostersunds knocked us out the Europa league

[Luzh 22]

Diaby was shit lol

Even when fit

bollocks.