The WEAK Arsenal subs bench is now a thing of the past!

Strength in depth is the key to winning the Premier League and Champions League; it really is that simple.

With that in mind, you can imagine a lot of football managers look at the options available to Arsene Wenger in the final third with a touch of jealousy.

With Mikel Arteta or Mathieu Flamini taking the position at the base of the midfield and either Danny Welbeck or Olivier Giroud spearheading the team; that leaves four positions for the nearly fifteen other players to vie for.

In our opening Premier League game against Crystal Palace, Le Professeur could’ve called upon Tomas Rosicky, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Joel Campbell – the same trio were on the bench in the next game against Besiktas.

Santi Cazorla dropped to the bench for the Everton game in place for Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, two players most Premier League managers – if not all – would have as one of their starting XI.

Lukas Podolski was available for the second-leg against Besiktas – Mesut Ozil had returned for the draw at Goodison Park – with Joel Campbell and Tomas Rosicky again available to Arsene should he have seen fit.

Against Leicester City is where we really saw our strength in depth in midfield with Mesut Ozil, Santi Cazorla, Aaron Ramsey and Alexis Sanchez starting meaning that Jack Wilshere, Tomas Rosicky, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Lukas Podolski and Joel Campbell made up the majority of the substitutes’ bench.

In our entertaining draw with Manchester City, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Podolski and Cazorla had to settle for a place on the bench. In Dortmund, that trio again found themselves on the bench with Tomas Rosicky also there for added company.

Against Aston Villa, our most recent Premier League fixture, Abou Diaby was welcomed back to the 18 and joined Alexis Sanchez, Tomas Rosicky, Lukas Podolski and Jack Wilshere in the dugout.

Sure, we lack options in other areas of the field but let’s focus on the positives! And I haven’t even mentioned the injured Theo Walcott plus the exciting duo of Serge Gnabry and Gedion Zelalem.