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          How Arsenal's defense became one of Premier League's best

          Holding midfielder Francis Coquelin has played a major role in Arsenal's defensive improvement. Alex Livesey/Getty Images
          • Adrian Melville, ESPN Insider
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            • Joined ESPN in 2013 as a soccer Insider
            • Worked previously at NBC, Major League Soccer and Opta (UK)
            • Played college soccer at Princeton and professionally for the New England Revolution and Santo Andre, a second-division club in Brazil
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          Apr 24, 2015, 10:45 AM ET

          Since Jan. 1, the 33 points that Arsenal has compiled in domestic competition are the most in the Premier League. These results have brought the team from fifth place at the end of the 2014 calendar year to a second-place position heading into this weekend's game against league-leader Chelsea.