There’s a saying – in life as in football – that if something isn’t broke then don’t fix it.
It beggars belief, then, that Arsene Wenger chose to abandon the four-man defence, that had limited both Everton and Spurs to a goal each in their last two Premier League encounters, in favour of the 3-4-2-1 formation Wenger has played for the majority of the season.
With a three-man back line flanked by Hector Bellerin and Sead Kolasinac acting as wingbacks being Wenger’s modus operandus in 2017/18, Arsenal have conceded more goals in the league than any other team ...
