our defense is our biggest weakness right now. i think part of it is certainly the personnel we have, but i think you also have to question the coaching there. tough to say for sure, but bould was in charge of the defense under wenger, and hes still here, so maybe he is part of the problem?
of our current group, sokratis is a capable defender, but hes lost some of his physical tools in the last 2-3 years. bellerin has the physical tools and work rate to play at RB, but he is prone to mental lapses. we need better players at the back, and they need to be properly organized.
what is interesting is that we have allowed a huge amount of shots/chances compared to, say, man city. and when you look at man city's actual personnel, its not like they have the likes of baresi, nesta, and maldini at the back. laporte, stones, mendy, danilo....not exactly world beaters, but they allow so few chances on target. we need to control games like that. we need to not expose ourselves and allow tons of 1 on 1 and 2 on 2 chances. i have to think a big part of it is coaching at this point.
