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Arsenal Vs Chelsea: Combined Starting Eleven

By Josh Sippie

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - MAY 08: Petr Cech of Arsenal gestures during the Barclays Premier League match between Manchester City and Arsenal at the Etihad Stadium on May 8, 2016 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - MAY 08: Petr Cech of Arsenal gestures during the Barclays Premier League match between Manchester City and Arsenal at the Etihad Stadium on May 8, 2016 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images) /
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HULL, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 17: Alexis Sanchez of Arsenal celebrates scoring his sides third goal during the Premier League match between Hull City and Arsenal at KCOM Stadium on September 17, 2016 in Hull, England. (Photo by Tony Marshall/Getty Images)
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Alexis Sanchez

Dear Chelsea fans,

I sincerely considered putting Willian here. I really did. I think Willian is a fantastic talent and really coming into his own. I could have pushed Alexis up to striker.

However, I’m still not sold on the experimentation that is going on with Alexis up front. Sure, it worked against Hull City, but that is once. Show me it working against a major side and maybe I’ll buy into it. Until then, I will keep my belief that he should be playing on the wings.

Alexis is finally starting to hit his stride yet again. With two goals (well, one and a half) against Hull, he is well out of the gates and racing towards the top of the scoring charts. The dynamic Chilean will always have his place in combined starting XI’s no matter where he finds himself (hopefully always at Arsenal).

Let’s move onto the center of this attacking force, where you will most certainly not find Cesc Fabregas.