CL: Olympiacos FC vs Arsenal FC - Wed. Dec 9th, 7:45pm

[Rimaal]

I'm getting on a plane, so can't answer. Watch the match, it's available online.

 

[Maxim]

There's a game plan in how Bayern played them.

Which is?

Watch the match, it's available online.

 

[Jazz]

Even though Giroud isn’t the best overall, and I wouldn’t normally start him, he has to start here ALONG with Walcott and Campbell. We need goals and they’re our most likely goal scorers. Ox just doesn’t have end product so would be a waste to start him. Plus with Walcott and Giroud we would have two types of threats and thus won’t be as one dimensional in attack either.

Giroud

Campbell Theo

Özil

Ramsey Chambers

Nacho Boss Gabriel Bellerin

Cech​

 

[redanddread]

Even though Giroud isn’t the best overall, and I wouldn’t normally start him, he has to start here ALONG with Walcott and Campbell. We need goals and they’re our most likely goal scorers. Ox just doesn’t have end product so would be a waste to start him. Plus with Walcott and Giroud we would have two types of threats and thus won’t be as one dimensional in attack either.

Giroud

Campbell Theo

Özil

Ramsey Chambers

Nacho Boss Gabriel Bellerin

Cech​

Chambers???

The dude has played ONE game in that position for us. As much as Flamini gives me the willies, Chambers is only playing there if our resident billionaire is injured.

 

[bojed]

History will be written.

Olympiacos will be beaten.

Özil will pull the strings.

Joel is better than Danny Ings.

 

[Jazz]

Chambers???

The dude has played ONE game in that position for us. As much as Flamini gives me the willies, Chambers is only plating there if our resident billionaire is injured.

I was iffy on this too but Flam has been really dodgy as DM for a while now. Just look at the Sunderland game. I can pretty much guarantee we'll concede with him starting there and we need to try and keep a clean sheet as much as we need to score. Chambers can't be worse and he'll actually stay back to protect the defense.

Don't think it'll happen anyways. My main hope is for a Campbell, Giroud, Theo front line.

 

[TriniGunner]

I would play 3 at the back and 5 in midfield for this one. Olympiacos won't be too concerned about trying to score unless we score very early in the game. I'd play 3-5-2.

 

[hydrofluoric acid]

Gibbs - Campbell - Ox
Ramsey - Özil - Chambers
Monreal - Koscielny - Mertesacker - Bellerin

Goals: Campbell (36) Özil (62) Giroud (89)

 

[Rex Stone]

Gotta say I f*cking hate Greece. Loathe it.

All that singing and dancing and that bit at the end where the car flies away?? Ridiculous.

 

[Gegen Pressing]

I would play 3 at the back and 5 in midfield for this one. Olympiacos won't be too concerned about trying to score unless we score very early in the game. I'd play 3-5-2.

go 352? but Wenger will not try anything fancy in a vital game ...so 442!

..joel........Theo...
..........oz.........
.aaron...flamini....bellerin
Nacho...kos...gabriel...chambers

I want to see Bellerin unshackled as a wingback ...aaron is a wingback sort of also ;-)

 

[Furious]

Gibbs - Campbell - Ox
Ramsey - Özil - Chambers
Monreal - Koscielny - Mertesacker - Bellerin

Goals: Campbell (36) Özil (62) Giroud (89)

Terrible line-up lad, Championship teams could field a better attack than that.

 

[em9999]

We will go 2-0 up with two goals from Özil they will desperately attack us to claw it back, we will break and Walcott will make it 3-0..

3-0 to arsenal

 

[Gegen Pressing]

Gibbs - Campbell - Ox
Ramsey - Özil - Chambers
Monreal - Koscielny - Mertesacker - Bellerin

Goals: Campbell (36) Özil (62) Giroud (89)

Lol. I feel abuse of Nuru gel has finally damaged your neurons

 

[Highbury Rock City]

I do want Arsenal to win this and go trough (duuh, I know), but a bitter 2-1 win wouldn't suprise me at all. Oh my, all these demons.

 

[TheLoneFalcon]

People will be calling you Paralympiakos when Özil has finished with you.

 

[Marmaduke]

Makes for an interesting match actually. I actually think Olympikos will play more aggressively than we expect. They are at home, feeling pretty good and an early goal for them would all but end our chances. They know Arsenal can pull 2 against them.

 

[hydrofluoric acid]

Terrible line-up lad, Championship teams could field a better attack than that.

Best there we have. Time for risk. Don´t want low mentality guy missing 5 headers in important game.

 

[Diogenes]

Don't know why but I have a feeling Joel Campbell will have an impact and we will go through.

Well, the immutable law of the ex-player guarantees he will score at some point. So really we are already 1 up going into this game.

And with Rambo commencing one of his patented scoring binges, that's 2 in the bag.

Throw in a goal at each end for Giroud, and a handy 3-1 victory awaits.

 

[Faliro]

No offence but your a nothing club that plays in greece. That has a history of beating our reserve teams

Bring it on

 

[skip spence]

My main hope is for a Campbell, Giroud, Theo front line.

I can dig that. I only worry that if Theo and Giroud start they both might play the full 90 minutes and that's a worry since it will be very important that the two of them are fit and fresh for the x-mas period. Don't know how Olympiacos is set-up and who is the best fit to play them, but if Theo can start and Olli come off the bench that'd be ideal.