Arsenal forced to experiment with Coquelin as make-shift centre back

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has been experimenting with Francois Coquelin as a makeshift centre-back.
With Arsenal fearing that Per Mertesacker could miss up to five months with a knee injury and Gabriel having been left in the UK to recover from a bout of tonsillitis Wenger has been left with only Calum Chambers and Rob Holding as recognised centre-backs for pre-season fixtures with  the MLS All Stars and Chivas, says the London Evening Standard.
That has forced Wenger to turn to Coquelin, who has played as a defensive midfielder since establishing himself in the squad at the start of 2015.
Coquelin's deployment as a centre-back is likely to be just one of several short-term options Wenger considers, with full-backs Mathieu Debuchy and Nacho Monreal among those who could be asked to fill in having done so in the past.

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