Quote Originally Posted by Syn View Post
You can play two strikers but everyone has to put in a massive shift - even if you're Van Persie. Before it used to be something that endeared you to the fans but now its a minimum requirement. That much has changed a little.

And to this day I still believe Wenger went to 4-5-1 because Cesc couldn't put in a solid defensive performance. Not through a lack of trying but because he was slow. Ramsey and Flamini definitely could last 95 mins at full pelt. Well, remains to be seen if Flamini can but he looked nippy enough against Tottenham considering he hasn't played a game for 4 months and hasn't had a preseason.
But we won't get the creativity from Ramsey and Flamini. We'd have to play someone like Ozil or Cazorla in the hole. It made sense for Wenger to switch to 4-5-1 with a player like Cesc in the team.