Quote Originally Posted by ollie the optimist View Post
think you just gave the answer to your point. he is the second choice left back, first choice is out, so second plays. whats the point of putting players in that position who dont play there normally when you have a left back?
Because Santos in recent weeks has been pretty terrible in terms of his defending. Against an in form Valencia, it's dangerous to hope he suddenly turns it around (and lets be honest, throughout his Arsenal career he's never really filled me with confidence defensively).