Strongest Arsenal Line-up To Face Cardiff – Start Arteta And Podolski

Midfield:

Losing two star midfielders like Mesut Ozil and Aaron Ramsey should be a crisis situation for most of the clubs. But not for Arsenal. They have tremendous depth in their midfield department. Jack Wilshere will replace Ramsey and Cazorla will take up his favorite no 10 role. Now who should play as DM? Arteta or Flamini? What I feel is Flamini is bit over rated by media and fans. He is no way an Arsenal type player anymore. His passing and ball control is very average. May be a good option to bring in later on during games to hold on to leads. But nothing more than that. With Arteta in the middle, Arsenal rarely lose possession and the Spaniard brings in a calm aura to the team. So, Arteta it is.