Arsenal vs Chelsea: 5 key players in Europa League Final

4. Laurent Koscielny

No surprises seeing Laurent Koscielny popping up on this list, as someone will have to defend to keep this Chelsea attack out of the net. And while I was contemplating sneaking our starting keeper into this spot on the list, I figure that it’s far more important to snuff the attack before the keeper is called into question.

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And because I really don’t know who will be starting in goal.

Koscielny will likely be in the center of a back three and, as we all know good and well, that requires a lot of communication, which has only been mastered by Koscielny.

He figures to be flanked by Sokratis and Nacho Monreal, which is a lot of experience and not a lot of risk of error. That makes the job considerably easier, but between the three of them, and their corresponding positioning, Koscielny is going to have a huge part to play in the outcome of this match.

Mostly because I just don’t have faith in anyone else to defend like I do in Koscielny.

Next up is No. 3