Part of that was down to Walcott coming back from injury at the end of last season. Ozil is a great passer but players need to make runs for him to find them. Walcott remains the best off-ball runner at Arsenal along with Sanchez (although Walcott's runs might be even better) and despite his flaws offers great team balance for them. He usually takes a while to get back from injury but when he's fit they're a better team for it IMO.
This is why we need that pace so much. Teams are made of combinations of players. Runners and passers. If we get that pace to compliment kane. We'll no doubt see others like Eriksen, bentaleb and lamela benefit too.
Spot on. Great post