Wenger didn't wanna throw them in in that game. Also, like you say, he has a bunch of other guys who he has to make happy with game time aswell, whether they really deserve it or not.Wenger is smart enough to know that playing a CoqNenny midfield is almost equivalent to throwing a game. I'm convinced he knew the midfield would not win this game.
Why not play a Xhaka-AMN midfield (which is almost perfect on paper)? If Wenger was so insistent on throwing this game then he may as well have tested out an exciting, promising midfield partnership.
What does a barely fit Lucas Perez have over a young striker who can't stop scoring?
This boils down to our squad being too large again (as funny as that sounds with our injury problems) and Wenger needing to keep guys happy. Jenkinson does not need to be here, we have Debuchy here and I'm convinced that AMN and Coq would do a better job than him anyway.
I also think we have one CM and one wing option too many. We have young talents that are capable of stepping in and filling in as 3rd choice players. Imo there's absolutely no need for a 3rd choice senior RB. It's just wasted wages and development opportunities.
I would have loved to see a Xhaka-AMN pivot, and at least have Willock there. But hey, maybe we'll see more of them against Basel next week!
Who am I kidding - it will be Coq-Elneny again for no reason