The Arsenal and France international striker Olivier Giroud must have done something to upset the manager, or he must be wondering if he has, because Arsene Wenger has left the big centre forward out of the starting line up once again, meaning Giroud is still waiting for a first start of the season, for the Gunners at least.
I really thought he would be back in for this huge Champions League group game against PSG but he is a sub along with the man who started ahead of him at the weekend, Lucas Perez. There is no Theo Walcott either, not even on the bench, so I assume the England forward has picked up a knock of some sort or is ill.
What we do have up front is the pace and energy of Alexis Sanchez, Oxlade-Chamberlain and Alex Iwobi and I assume the Chilean will play through the middle, with Mesut Ozil looking to open up the PSG defence. After their strong pèrformance together against Southampton, Wenger has stuck with Cazorla and Coquelin in the centre of midfield.
The back four is also the same so Mustafi starts his second game as a Gunner, but the veteran keeper Petr Cech is on the bench while David Ospina gets his first start of the season and hopefully we will not see the sort of mistakes that he made in Europe last year.
Ospina
Bellerin, Mustafi, Koscielny, Monreal
Cazorla, Coquelin
Iwobi, Ozil, Oxlade-Chamberlain
Alexis Sanchez
Subs: Cech, Holding, Gibbs, Xhaka, Elneny, Lucas, Giroud.
It is a bit of a surprise XI from Le Prof but will it get Arsenal the result we want?
Bob.
subs plz NOW
SUBS!!!
I thought Walcott was bad but chamberlain would not look out if place in division 2 … And he loaned Campbell … Jesus the guy is clueless
How long will it take Wenger to accept that Sanchez is a second striker not the lone forward.
Took 62 mins today. What a waste !!!
Get new legs on & change the formation you stubborn f@rt
Ox and walcottare truly kings of failed potential. Their Arsenal careers disasters
where is Ozil??????
Who knows. Besides for ospina everyone has been bad. It’s not just ox but he is a serial let down
I seriously cannot believe Ox is starting games on the left. The guy is clueless. He should be loaned out. Cannot believe he stays and Campbell gets loaned out !!
What kind of performance is this. Each of these players should be whipped before getting on the return flight. If they have no passion they should stay home.
We are lucky it was not a 8-0
Unpopular opinion: Sanchez is not that great as we make him out to be. He works hard, run fast and can score goals WHEN he is in position. But in terms of more technical aspects like passings in tight spaces, control and dribble, he is always average at best. That is why he is good on wing out wide and struggles through the middle.
This is all known. His passing also wasn’t spectacular at Barcelona . He’s perfectly rated, only arsene Wenger could play him so so wrong
You were saying
s.u.b.s
not a meatball marinara from subway
substitutions dammit
OMG
Sorry Ox subbed…hoped he could get injured…as it seems its the only way he will stay out!!!!
Best play so far, see what happens when Sanchez is in his natural position?
right giroud…
these fans in paris booed u in eruos , they hate u.
time to show them whats what!!!
What a fool I was to thinking we could actually go places this season. Psych
You read it gear first iwobi I won’t mark it in premier league
Ospina is MOTM so far
Ospina has kept us in this game
See now why can’t we do that what Aurier and Di Maria have just done with Bellerin and Chamberlain?!?!
We’ve been utter garbage tonight.
Ospina has beet great this evening…
Hahaha. NOW we are playing with the best 11. After 70 min. Generally its the other way round. But this is Wenger’s Arsenal.
Get iwobi off … He ha been feckless all game and has now run out of steam
Ospina saving our ars* kos looks injured/tired.
Ooooooooospina
Aurier always forward yet we never exploit the space he leaves behind…
Ozil sucks tonight, gone missing.
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YESSSSSSSSSSSSS
I cannot believe iwobi is still on this pitch … It’s a matter of cruelty at this point
But ox would NEVER had made that run for the shot
YES!!!!!!!!!!!
Sanchez
Bless you Alexis!!
That’s what happens when you shoot!
Thank you Ospina, MOTM for sure if score remains same
Bring in some pace … Can win this
Hello
ALEXIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
To the rescue
Holy Cow
Wenger’s crazy plan could pay off
Come on one more goal
His plan to sub in competent starting XIs
Opsina i love you
Ooooooooo fkn SPIIIIIIIIIINA
What is ospina on???? World class today!
Ospina is our most underrated player.
Finally. Gkkd finish. Thata what happens when you play the best 11 with players at their preferred positions. Shame on you Wenger. So much experience but still same naivity with team selection time and again.
Ospina is a on fire!!
Iwobi just ain’t up to it …sorry … Should be game over
Ox is crap, accept it
Not the point … Iwobi is on the pitch and has been hopeless all game and continues to be
LITerally no other wing options. Everyone outside ospina has been bad. Ozil completely missing ox bad, coquelin no discipline… Could go on, you’re exaggerating Iwobi’s performance
Wenger is just stupid he really is .,, what’s the retirement age in france
Sanchez is still holding his back. cant run or pass.
LOOOL come on Giroud
Comical ….
Oh yeah, I forgot giroud is stupid…
No stress opsina would save it
Take the point .., but boy are we a long way behind the top teams
Lol crazy game, i ll take that point
Take the point and RUN.
Comical performance,
Somehow we escape
Imagine what could have been if Wenger had put our best side out there
I love Alexis but if Wenger keeps on doing this we may lose Alexis and Ozil next summer
BUT ultimately taking a point in Paris is good outcome
Flashes of dejavu, when AW insisted playing ozil outwide. Sanchez wasted for this game by spending most the time in the middle. No surprise he’s more effective outwide
Something definitely wrong with Ozil … he didn’t play well tonight, and looked dejected when he came off, as he did over the weekend ..
Giroud looked he needed a red more than he needed a goal….
I very fortunate point but a good one, I wish we’d bought cavanni! ! 🙂
The only surprise was the result, Arsenal should have been flogged. Ospina is overtaking Chec.
Wenger`s selection? Not worth a comment. He needs a check up.