However it is also true that Arshavin has been playing as a 2nd striker quite often and that could mean that nasri, rosicky and walcott would rotate for the wing role (although its unlikely they would all be fit at the same time) and Rvp, Ade and Bendtner, Eduardo and Arshavin and Vela would all rotate for the 2 striking positions.

I’ll be honest. With Arshavin, we effectively have 6 strikers. If Ade were to have a good rest of the season, then we potentially could sell him for 20 to 30 mill and still have 5 strikers. I think Bendtner could step up, although it would be a risk (maybe not, considering how Ade has been playing lately). This however only applies if Arshavin would be deployed in a 2nd striking role.

It will be interesting to see how Wenger views Arshavin’s role and how he manages the large array of attacking prowess we have in our team as well as continuing to blood the youth. Most likely, Wenger will not have the headache with a couple of these players injured at a time throughout each season.

being captain of the czech national team doesn’t mean you are a defensive player. yes he plays cm for the czechs (as he did for much of his time at borussia dortmund) but that’s very much in the fabregas role.

you could play them both centrally, but you’d probs need to sacrifice a striker for a sitting midfielder – unless you wanted to get over-run.

people are predicting a fully fit midfield of rosicky-nasri-cesc-arshavin. I can’t see it myself. others are putting arshavin in the middle of midfield with cesc. again, not for me.

i still think arsene sees our central midfield as cesc and denilson and i think denilson has won that right. Walcott and (especially) Rosicky are still some way away from returning, but even when (and in rosicky’s case i think we have to say “if”) they get back, i can’t see too many selection problems. a squad will always suffer injuries, and we seem to suffer those more than most so 4 good wingers is really what you need to sustain any sort of season.

in a sort of ideal, injury free scenario, with nasri, rosicky, arsh and theo all fit i guess you’d simply be picking on form and arsh and theo could also fight for a spot up front.

one of the worst things in recent years has beent the way that arsenal has become this team where decent players feel like they have a right to a place in the team (see diarra, arguably flamini) whereas a club like united can sustain a bench full of top players every week and nobody seems to grumble toomuch