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Yet watch Mustafi start for Germany at the WC and be fine. I’d say the issue is more the players don’t buy into the system or there really isn’t a system at all. Wenger is somewhat notorious for not having set patterns of play for offense and needs the players to have an understanding for it all to work. Which is why in the past any injury would set the team back and start the process all over. Who’s to say that’s not the same for the defense?
I'm just surprised he hasn't reached out to Tony Adams or someone related to the club to help teach a coherent plan. I agree with you that Mustafi might well have a great World Cup, same could be said for Ozil who is 50/50 to play well. Rumor was that Mustafi could have gone to Inter last summer and he likely should have, maybe then Wenger would have forced his hand for a defensive replacement (probably not), and we'd be stuck with Chambers who hasn't matured into anything close to a class defender.