it'd be nice to have proper, solid defending to go with it

it's not just Mertesacker either, there is no doubt Bellerin, Koscielny and Monreal are great at what they do....but the last three or four games they look like they've been caught half way through taking a shit.

Ramsey was excellent going forward yesterday but basically hardly ever tracked back (Cazorla even on an off day does) and just left Flamini to put out fires.