The big question for Arsenal fans ahead of this Premier League clash with our recent bogey team Swansea City was how Arsene Wenger and the players would deal with the injury problems that have suddenly left the Gunners looking very stretched, especially going forwards.
The boss has gone for Joel Campbell in the right forward position and hopefully the young Costa Rican striker will use this chance to show what he can do, as he does regularly for his national team. With Giroud, Alexis, Ozil and Cazorla all in good form and with the ability to hurt any team, Campbell should have chances to prove that he can be a Premier League star.
He will have to be on the ball defensively as well and he and Hector Bellerin have a big jon on their hands to keep the Swansea winger Montero quiet. Remember how many problems he caused Calum Chambers down that flank last season.
Cech
Bellerin, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Monreal
Coquelin, Cazorla
Campbell, Ozil, Sanchez
Giroud
Subs: Debuchy, Gibbs, Gabriel, Flamini, Chambers, Iwobi, Macey.
THere is not a great deal of attacking threat sitting on the Arsenal bench so we could really do with the starting line up starting well and taking this game away from the home team before it starts to get near the end. And of course it goes without saying that we really do not want to see any more Gunners picking up an injury.
6 of Arsenal’s 7 substitutes are “defensive” players. That is, there’s no one to bring off the bench to change the game. Brilliant.
Well Walcott, Ox, Wilshere, Ramsey, Rosicky and Welbeck are all injured. We don’t really have any other options…
Flamini our 2nd striker,no?
come on,.da bench team z fake
That is a good point
I didn’t realise that.
But as Koscielny, Flamini, Bellerin have shown in the past, even defenders can score
So everyone needs to step up and play well.
No Gabriel??? Why Wenger Why?
He’s not even on the bench so I assume he’s sick.
Should have went to spec savers!
My know it all … wenger wanna be friend ??
Your point being?
The subs bench is looking rather sad and depleted,
I suppose the game plan will be to go one nil up and then take off Sanchez, Ozil and Giroud! And defend like crazy? ?
I would change defend like crazy to ‘like chelsea’ haha.. Oh wait..
Happy to see Campbell and nothing that could be done about the bench, all (about 6-7) of our injured players are for the front postitions, there is nothing you could do about it. Its impossible to play the starting players and in the front 4 and having 6 of the backup injured and having a strong bench for the offensive… the squad limit is 25 and i think we have filled 24 slots, and if we have bought a player on the level of ox welbeck, it wouldnt be ideal when they are all fit again..so i understand that wenger didnt want a player on that niveau for that we have campbell with potential
or of course one can argue that we could have sold players like wilshere or ox or walcott or ramsey who attract injuries (i dont like to say injury prone ^^) and bought less injury prone (:P) players but i would have absolutely hated it to see even one them leaving.. we are the arsenal not city or chelsea or madrid who just throw good talented players out who represent the club and identify themselves with us, we.. well atleast wenger and some fans, believe in our players and squad
MoaningHO sacked!! ???
Chelsea 1
Liverpool 3
In all honesty I wish he won’t be sacked.
As for the result I D wish for a draw. Always in big clashes of our title rivals I wish for a draw .
But I can’t deny this score puts a smile on my face
what sort of draw my friend?…………A loss for moanino can’t taste any sweeter on my palate
The sort of draw in which each of our title rivals take one point instead of one taking 3…?
As i said in the post ypibreplied. ..I am all smiles feelings wise. But in terms of objective thoughts it’s always better that all of them lose points and that’s possible when they meet and draw
Seems Chelsea really are a lower mid-table side now.
Good luck gunners. COYG!!
Relegation awaits some team……… L()L
Normal one > special one
Joel won’t get a better chance than this. Play well and he starts vs Bayern as well, if not maybe Gibbs will slot at LW and Sanchez at RW against Bayern.
I’d rather Bellerin RW, Sanchez LW and Debuchy RB
How hast the mighty fallen?
Listen Baby Please
Look, if you think about it 10 out of 11 players are regulars and Campbell will work hard to prove himself. So don’t be negative. Have some faith in our team. We can win
We also have an excellent away record. That should not change with one change hopefully
Does anyone know the Chelsea/Liverpool score :-‘)
Joel Campbell looking in good shape so far. A good cross and a good block…
and a good shot 😀
Defensively Joel looks very good.
Something for Wenger to think about for Bayern game.
Millions of eyes on Joel.
Yeah and really want him to do well and fight for a starting spot.
You see mert, oh my word, he owes Chech and Bellerin
Campbell looks like he showed up today, watchout ox and Ramsey.
When all fit we really will have a selection problem, good times.
Joel Campbell holding the ball up very well…
We look sloppy, only Joel seems to have shown up.
OG no what a miss
say what u like about klopp but unlike the pensioner he really knows how to motivate players
Does Montero only turn up against us?
tough game
In a game where theo was needed.
Can we get Joel through the middle?
dont pass to giroud but keep on shooting joel
retard handballs the ball
GGGGGGGGAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABBBBBBBBBBBBRRRRRRRRIIIIIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!
merteshaker is a walking liability… wenger really is clueless
Gonna watch the rugby final, this game is depressing.
Hopebfor the bedt I shall.
utterly outclassed by a mid table team
This is what happens with us, from dispatching UTD & Bayern to this.
Maybe it fatigue.
Whats up with Sanchez, hope it just an off day.
go back to the second french leuage
Swansea are so good in the challenge, they just bully us off any 50/50s.
Sanchez took a break and came back flat.
disgrace to the shirt
I have no idea how we can win thig game. By now we should be losing. Some lucky goal and park the buss would have done the job.
only encouraging thing in that half is that it cant get worse…swansea should have this game in the bag…so wenger had better get them motivated…campbell had his moments but nothing to work with really
Merti needs to stay behind bec Gomis will outpower him and outrun him with ease.Comon Arsenal, show some fighting spirit
very foolish of OG to hold unto that ball for so long for em to make a rash tackle on him……… Totally inexperienced
Damn missus made me miss this for some bs haloween event with her family.
What am i missing???
Dammit this is agony.
Feels like i havent ate or something.
COYG
What a difference a player can make! (Walcott – Speed)
Wenger really needs to give a good talk to the team to make them perforM better during second half
COYG baby please score
needs to give campbell a bit more licence to roam try to work of giroud a little … need to get ozill on the ball… bring on gebriel
Put sanchez up front, ozil on the left, santi in the middle, and sub off for Giroud for flamini as a dm.
GIROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOUUUUUUUUUUUUUDDDDDDDDDDDD
f$%^$ my internt connection haahha
basic!!! good movement from giroud
Did you see what Giroud did to Mert? Was as if he knew it was coming there
yeah it was almost psychic the understanding of giroud and ozil respectively girouds sense for the flight of the ball
Na na na na na na……….
What a player Bellerin is turning into
Bel?
OT rkw and ks-gunner probably have a pretty miserable life, considering how pessimistic and negative they are
u mean u enjoyed the first half….must be brain dead mate …what happened last year here?
well i can still stay happy/calm with one underpar HALF where it stands 0:0
but i understand that you can’t do that if you turn into hardcore hate mode in 45 min lol.. i feel for u.. really
Uhhh have wanted wenger gone for 5 years not 45 mins even as u junkies keep saying just a little more of the wenger smack please and it will be ok just a little more please I need just a little and will be ok … So let’s see if your habit will persist … I feel for all people who have had to go through cold turkey every year i really do … But who knows this year you might still hit the big high … If we bring in isco in January I think u might even be right … otherwise ud better start stocking up on the morphine ASAP
So all the Giroud haters and doubters. That goal was a SLAP to your face.
No offense.
Giroud baby please
Campbell with Sanchez’s energy today.
are we practicing set pieces finally? awesome!
sanchez definitely not himself
comon sanchez. a goal from him now
yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
KOSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
Ligue 2 in da house
lol the french duo strikes again
brilliant from fabianski..is kos our third higest goal scorer now?
Welldone Fab
CAMPPBBELLLLLLLLLL
Oh no he didnt
Oh yes he did
only messi has more assists than ozil in europe over last three years… guy is pure class
Silly Stat
Oxlade Chamberlain – 8 League appearances – ZERO goals
joel_campbell ONE App – ONE goal (so far)
Go on and mock one of ours.
Campbell
Norwich holding Man City
NOOOOORWIIIICH
FCUK!!!!! CITY GONE 2-1 UP
You cant skip watching Arsenal for a second cause goals are Boom, Boom, BOOM.
Cant believe I missed it for the rugby.
This is why Wenger is better than Van Goat (Man U)