5 things Thomas Lemar would bring to Arsenal

Thomas Lemar

#4 Squad depth & tactical options

ST ALBANS, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 27:  (L-R) Lucas Perez, Nacho Monreal, Santi Cazorla, Hector Bellerin, and Gabriel of Arsenal warm up during an Arsenal training session ahead of the Champions League Group A match between Arsenal and Basel at London Colney on September 27, 2016 in St Albans, England.  (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)
An injury to Cazorla took a lot away from this side

In recent years, Wenger has addressed long-standing concerns about squad depth. Elneny, Xhaka, Ramsey, Coquelin, Cazorla for midfield positions; Ox, Ozil, Sanchez, Iwobi, Walcott for attacking positions; and 3 capable strikers in Lucas Perez, Giroud and Welbeck.

But an injury to Cazorla took a lot away from this side; Wenger's switch to 3-4-2-1 was part of his attempts to move the creativity from deep that Cazorla used to provide towards in advanced areas of the pitch.

Lemar's acquisition could be a tactically significant one. He can convert to a wingback like Ox did, or flank Ozil on one side with Sanchez on the other side in a 4-2-3-1; he can even play as one of the deeper midfielders in a 4-2-3-1 to provide drive and creativity from deep.

Arsenal's squad depth has improved leaps and bounds in recent years; now it is up to Wenger to ensure he leverages it to make Arsenal tactically less predictable.

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