5 reasons why Arsenal have a good shot at one of the cups

#3 They have a deep enough squad

Arsenal have a great squad, including Xhaka, Lacazette and Ozil

Arsene Wenger has been massively criticised over recent seasons for his lack of spending – particularly when compared to the sheer amounts of money being thrown around by his rivals – but in reality, that doesn’t mean that Arsenal have a weak squad.

Admittedly they have nowhere near the strength in depth of Manchester City or Chelsea, for instance, but due to their general success – being in the Champions League recently – and their status as one of England’s big six, they still have some amazing talent.

In Alexis Sanchez, Alexandre Lacazette and Mesut Ozil, they have a trio of the Premier League’s best attacking players, and that isn’t even mentioning the likes of Danny Welbeck, Olivier Giroud, and Aaron Ramsey – all proven, top-class international players.

Then there’s Mustafi, Bellerin, Kolasinac, Cech, Xhaka, the list goes on. Basically Arsenal’s squad is only weak in comparison with the very best in the country – ignore them and the depth is tremendous.

What does this mean? When teams play weakened sides in cups, Arsenal’s so-called weakened side is actually very strong. You could even argue that due to the more level playing field of Arsenal’s squad, with only Sanchez and Ozil standing out as true superstars, a weak Arsenal team is almost as strong as their best side.

Is there really any difference between Jack Wilshere and Aaron Ramsey, for instance? Or Theo Walcott and Alex Iwobi? Due to this, I’d say Arsenal actually might have a better chance at picking up the FA Cup than one of their large rivals.