Arsenal have made an indifferent start to the 2017/18 season. Currently sitting in sixth place on 19 points, they are only three points off the top four, but are already 12 points behind table-toppers Manchester City. It already looks like the title is out of reach for the very few that thought Arsenal had a chance at winning it.
It seems like the same problems continue to show their ugly head. No midfield balance, not tracking back, and a lack of steel. But for the two midfielders that this piece is centred around, you would be hard-pressed to find people that attach those qualities to these academy graduates.