agreed. and it's not as if there have been no good defensive CMs over the last 6 yrs. it's the usual wenger bullshit.

that said, our willingness to stay compact and play on the counter against city away was refreshingly sensible.

qs! wrote:

He's had more than 3 years. Frankly we haven't had a good enough DM since Gilberto left. Thats 6 years ago.

This.
He then tried to convince everyone that the holding midfielder role was dead and wanted a 3 man midfield with a supporting ball winner between 2 playmakers but was unable to get it to work.
Rambo then changed the dynamic yet again by starting as a B2B but now plays as an attacking CM.
Yet we've continued to see DLP's partnered with a more physical/defensive partner at the best teams in the CL.

Wenger has been at this club for the entirety of Bielik's life...