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Must win game now. Play our best team, virtually the team that played vs Leicester.... but with Arteta in for Flamini.
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CL: Arsenal vs. Olympiacos - 29/9/15 - 7.45pm - BT Sport
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In our first group game I was one of the few who said we need to play with minimal changes regardless of our fixtures because a good start is vital. Now we have no choice as we have to win. Forget all about Utd its on Sun and this game is Tue, plenty of time to rest. Our strongest team for both games then we have a weeks rest.
Ofcourse we play our best team. we should always play our best team in the CL. It's the CL ffs! Unless of course it's the last match of the group stage in which we have already qualified as group leaders.
ScotVieira
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This is not the appropriate time for rotating or resting players just so they can go and exert themselves during the international break. We have to play our strongest 11 and rest them only if we are very comfortably ahead in the game.
There's time enough to rest for the manure game and there is no travel involved too.
There's time enough to rest for the manure game and there is no travel involved too.
Not too many changes for this, there won't be a long travel for us this time so no need for rotation.
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Felt I needed a new Avi for this game, Girouds banned anyway so Wenger has no excuse and will continue with these guys.
StoppageTime
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One of my best mates supports olympiakos, reckons they're quietly confident going into this. Won all their games so far, greek league I know, but after Zagreb we can't afford to turn our nose up at anyone imo. Team attitude will be crucial for this. We just cant afford this 'turn up thinking its already won' nonsense.
Agreed with earlier posts though, if we do manage a few early goals, rest Walcott for yanited. Looks in a different league to Giroud atm. You know Özil prefers lasering balls to Theo as well.
Agreed with earlier posts though, if we do manage a few early goals, rest Walcott for yanited. Looks in a different league to Giroud atm. You know Özil prefers lasering balls to Theo as well.
RamblingGerman
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I would like to see this Team:
Cech
Debuchy Gabriel Mertesacker Gibbs
Ramsey Arteta
Campbell Özil Alexis
Walcott
--> Rest our fullbacks, we need them sharp and fit against United
--> Campbell works harder than Ox defensively, so Debuchy wont be exposed again
--> give Koscielny a rest, because he has been running up and down last game. Don´t risk an inury.
Smash them in the first half, be 3-0 up and sub Özil, Alexis und Walcott early.
Cech
Debuchy Gabriel Mertesacker Gibbs
Ramsey Arteta
Campbell Özil Alexis
Walcott
--> Rest our fullbacks, we need them sharp and fit against United
--> Campbell works harder than Ox defensively, so Debuchy wont be exposed again
--> give Koscielny a rest, because he has been running up and down last game. Don´t risk an inury.
Smash them in the first half, be 3-0 up and sub Özil, Alexis und Walcott early.
Arteta and Flamini not available Coq back to training yesterday according to Wenger.
So it's looks Ramsey Cazorla in middle.
So it's looks Ramsey Cazorla in middle.
Arteta not available?
Knew he couldn't play twice a week. I'd take a draw right now. A midfield of Özil-Cazorla-Ramsey with Chamberlain not bothering to track anyone...doesn't exactly fill me with confidence.
Knew he couldn't play twice a week. I'd take a draw right now. A midfield of Özil-Cazorla-Ramsey with Chamberlain not bothering to track anyone...doesn't exactly fill me with confidence.
We'd have to go full strength regardless of the result in Zagreb. It's tricky group and having bayern back to back will be tough and we're going to need all the points we can get.
Reckon we only rest Coquelin, have my doubts about Arteta coping with this many games in such short amount of time.
EDIT: crap, had not seen the Arteta-Flamini news...
Reckon we only rest Coquelin, have my doubts about Arteta coping with this many games in such short amount of time.
EDIT: crap, had not seen the Arteta-Flamini news...
Not in a million years would I be willing to take a draw vs Olympiacos at home.
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Nothing Wrong With Me
Surprise surprise 33 yr old Arteta cant stay fit for more than a few games. We really have no cover for Coq, what if his injury had been more serious. The summer window was a joke!
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So if Arteta & Flamini are out Ox is going to have to step up.
Cech
Bellerin Gabriel Kos Monreal
Ramsey Cazorla
Ox Özil Alexis
Walcott
This will be too much pace for most teams, we just need to keep it tight at the back.
Cech
Bellerin Gabriel Kos Monreal
Ramsey Cazorla
Ox Özil Alexis
Walcott
This will be too much pace for most teams, we just need to keep it tight at the back.
Rest Kos for what?
yybecause
Formerly known as ArsenaLover
For him to stay fit for a whole season. Wenger said it last year that only cure for his injury that keeps following him is getting rest.
CB position is where we have most depth today so we can easily do that. Per said he is not 100% ready so Kos wont get rest anyway
CB position is where we have most depth today so we can easily do that. Per said he is not 100% ready so Kos wont get rest anyway
nicky47
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I'm almost always quiet on predicting scores, I never like to do it. But for this one, I want us to, and expect us to smash them! I'll be so disappointed if after Saturdays game we don't bring that pace and clinical finishing to our attack at The Emirates... We need a strong performance at our home ground before tougher teams arrive. (Man U, Everton, Bayern).
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Have amended the OP, completely forgot Giroud is suspended.
redanddread
The stone that the builders refuse
The Greeks don't travel well & I must admit I don;t know much about their team, except that last time they were here, we were fortunate to beat them & that generally they have a competitive team.
One thing for sure-if there is ANY doubt about Le Coq, don't play him! It would be an unmitigated disaster to lose him long term.
Arsène's transfer dithering once again coming back to bite him squarely on the Arse. He never learns though
. He cannot depend on a 30+ injury prone Arteta & a 30+ headless chicken Flamini as back-ups for the fiery Coquelin. It's madness and any long term injury to Le Coq will derail our season imo.
This is a must-win game but can we win without a recognized DM? I would hope so.
3pts is the objective, nothing else.
One thing for sure-if there is ANY doubt about Le Coq, don't play him! It would be an unmitigated disaster to lose him long term.
Arsène's transfer dithering once again coming back to bite him squarely on the Arse. He never learns though
. He cannot depend on a 30+ injury prone Arteta & a 30+ headless chicken Flamini as back-ups for the fiery Coquelin. It's madness and any long term injury to Le Coq will derail our season imo.This is a must-win game but can we win without a recognized DM? I would hope so.
3pts is the objective, nothing else.
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