This is it for Arsenal fans. Arsene Wenger has a great chgance of recording a win against his new arch enemy Jose Mourinho and the Gunners simply have to take all three points to keep the very slim hopes of this season’s Premier League title alive.
The Chelsea boss has signalled his tactics loud and clear by failing to start with a striker, leaving Drogba on the bench and with Diego Costa and Loic Remy not even in the squad due to fitness issues. So I wonder whether the Arsenal boss might just be regretting his choice of Per Mertesacker over Gabriel in central defence.
The Frenchman’s other dec isions were at full back, where he has brought back our talented attacking young Spaniard Hector Bellerin but gone for the more defensive Nacho Monreal over Gibbs. And Danny Welbeck has to be content with a place on the bench as the boss sticks with his more technical ball playing stars Santi Cazorla and Mesut Ozil.
Ospina
Bellerin, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Monreal
Ramsey, Coquelin
Ozil, Cazorla, Alexis
Giroud
subs: Szczesny, Debuchy, Gibbs, Wilshere, Walcott, Flamini, Welbeck
What Arsenal would not give for an early goal today to make Chelsea come out rather than parking the bus. If not though, the Gunners must be patient and not leave ourselves exposed. COYG we can do this and we must do this!
This line up can do the job.
And Manure Lost!……they didn’t see that coming…………Now all the Top teams (in the EPL)are surely against us winning today…… But do we care?……. Let’s tie up the Laces of our Adidas boots and brace ourselves, cuz THERE WILL BE HATERS
@soopa & puma & nike boots
Fingers crossed, I want this one so bad…coyg
2-1 to gunners, giroud and Sanchez to score
I can’t believe Oliver is a ref…how does he get picked for the big games? He’s a complete shiiit…we are dominating shitski, we need to create chances.we need to start testing their goal. Wtf is up with Sanchez?
Well played everton.
YES WE CAN.
COYG
Ramsey should play in the middle alongside Coq and let Santi or Ozil be in the wing.
Bit weird Gabriel isnt on the bench given the fact he can play anywhere in the backline, especially with Mertesacker’s questionable fitness this week.
Sure is, especially if we get forced into change.
Good line up
Very Happy with that
Ozil is at his best in centre BUT has also improved on the wing and Cazorla is at his best in the centre.
If Cazorla has a bad day, Ozil can go to the centre and we can bring on Walcott or Welbeck
Mertsacker can always be replaced if he struggles but is experienced so hopefully will do fine with Koscielny.
Yep looks good to me
Btw- man Utd……..lol
well done Toffees
Should have been gabriel paulista in place of per as now hazard is playing in a like false 9 position who is very pacy and can eat per alive with his pace and dribbling.. COYG!!!
at least no bus Parking today. referee should watch out for Ramires. he kicks us so often and get away wit it
35 minutes more
6 0 to d gunner
Good line-up. But is Gabriel injured? I’ve not seen a CB back-up on the bench. Let’s get the job done on time. With manure off the pace we should be looking up.
And btw where is gabriel even he is not on the bench is he ill or injured or what’s the problem with him guys??
We all know Maureen will park the bus.
If we don’t get frustrated and get caught on the counter attack, we will win this.
I thought there was questions of Mertesackers fitness, yet here he is, where as Paulista is not even on the bench. What is this all about?
Got a good feeling about the game today! Thinking it will be 2-0 win for le prof, and perhaps a bit of action on the touch line between him and Maureen!
Debuchy can play cb if mert breaks down!
Not even bothering to play a striker against us, says it all about how he’s approachung this game.
Why does Wenger insist on not playing with wingers? :/
I wanted Welbeck to play instead of Ramsey.. Welbeck has pace and defends well too.
welbeck to run riot at a tired chelsea defense in the remaining 15 minutes.
Mor is bastard, bloody doesn’t give respect to anyone. Without money he is nothing..!! We have to beat just to f**k his behaviour..Bastard!
Couldn’t control after watching his interview..
I don’t understand sticking with mertersacker over gabriel and him not even making the bench. He has to be ill or something because he should be in this game.
Chambers isn’t there either. Mertesacker was a doubt for this game. If Mertesacker’s injury recurs then we don’t really have any replacements. Debuchy or Monreal have played CB but that’s far from ideal, especially against a quality side.
Hazard 1 v 1 against Mertesacker. *shivers*
But then we thought that about Sterling too, didn’t we?
I still don’t believe Fab plays for ‘the other team’
Henry saying he would bench Ozil for Fabregas. What do u think gooners !!
Lets not lose this game. “Can’t take the Could not beat a team with no striker jokes”.
Ramires and matic in front of the back four, expect our players to take abit of a shoeing today, how many Ijuries will we pick up? Mertesacker starting and after an Ijury oh shete! Hazard up front with fabregas behibehind, hmmm. So nervous now lets finally beat jose and make my day especially after mu losing. Coyg!!
Hope Sanchez and Ozil can prove they’re collectively worth £75M today. COYG!
already done, over and over
We seem to be keeping our shape in possession. Looking positive so far.
Subs look good defensively
Debuchy can handle CB if needed. Was very impressed when he played CB. Better than Monreal at CB.
Covered at fullback positions with Debuchy and Gibbs.
And Coquelin is covered by Flamini lol
Constant fouls. Like watchin an El Classico game..
the gunner look 2X better on speed, pocession, Coq is playing amazing,
Nice one Ospina hahaha
bellerin speed pays off! announcer is so pro chelsea i may listen in spanish though i dont speak it.
We are lucky
How was that not a penalty? Michael oliver an arsenal fan? Great clearance bellerin.
Hi 5 to Ospina for getting the Chelsea physio on
Playing Per and Ramsey will cost Arsenal
What a clearance by bellerin saved a certain goal.. You beauty bellerin..
Am I missing something?the commentator is talking as if that was a clear penalty.the way I see ospina run into oscar.where was he suppose to go?these commentators are so bias
We won’t beat Chelsea but if we can scrape a draw that would be an ok result. My prediction- a Chelsea win 2-0.
I predicted the same
You diving c***
How was that a penalty, bias commentators. Who are these idiots?
We look suspect to counter.
Nobody but Bellerin on the right side of the pitch.
And only OG in box, also why Welbeck needed to play
Honestly if either of those calls were in the Chelsea box there would be a nuclear reaction from the Gunners
Listening to five live Alan Green slagging off arsenal and calling sanchez a diver! Jermaine Jenas sticking up for us. Bloody commentators.
Anyone got info on Gab’s?
Hand ball
superb defense Per, snuff out Oscar effortless
Commentators say penalty and red card.
Maybe they just don’t like Michael Oliver
We need to replace per. Debuchy will do a better job.
Is Ivanovic invisible to Oliver?
now we know why wenger let sagna leave without paying what he wanted, bellerin is superb, Kos having a bad match so far, getting beat
Oooooossspina
Everyone looks knackered already. The effects of playing 120 mins last week I guess
Lee Dixon is a twat
ramsey insane skills!
We putting the squeeze on now
Chelsea have taken parking bus to a new level.
Back four basically on goal line.
We get to their 6 yard box and there’s still 5 players behind the ball.
Why is Ramsey playing world class and why is Sanchez playing like Ramsey (as in the late passing and slightly greedy)
Feel the squeeze you bus drivers
Defence
What a game, we can do it, last 20 min will be soooo intense !!!!
Lacking energy and a midfield runner I think, but of course the counter argument for that is committing too many forward and being caught on the break. Made a few promising attacks towards the end of the half though.
On a side note, I quite like Michael Oliver as a ref, but how can he give fouls on Oscar and Hazard when they’re just touched, but ignore when Ivanovic and Ramires manhandle Alexis?
Sanchez#mad#
Who still doubt oooooossspina?
We need to mark Willan, stop the ball from getting to him, not keep giving it to him.
Our football is so much nicer to watch, but think it’s a probably about right at the end of the first half, as far as chances on goal go. People need to get into their penalty area, rather than hanging around the edges, that’s the only way to unsettle their defence.
One more copy of Kos and no can break us … Per did well though except Oscar chance …
Bellerin, Ozil, Ramsey and Coq looking good.
COYG do this for Wenger, do it for us and most importantly do it for Moaning Mourinho
Our best player in that half? Hector Bellerin. Looks great. Can’t believe Carragher is actually saying it was a penalty on Oscar. Oscar ran straight across Bellerin, what’s he supposed to do?
and it wasn’t enough contact to bring him down anyway, he literally felt contact and stopped moving his legs just like Fabregas. I’m so tired of divers, book them until they stuff already!
Carracher and Owen are such biased hacks, both can spew there nononsense to the hoardes of toothless dbags on Merseyside
Its going to take a worldy and something to catch courtous out today to win. All of our front players have the ability to hit a ball on the volley from 20 yards. Terry’s organisation is bang on 🙁
BIAS reporting if there was a penalty in this half was Cahill lifting his arm….Ospina did what every keeper does in his area go for the ball….Cesc well no comments referee was right there and saw Fabregas theatrics
Drogba on, they’re going to go long and use his hold up play. God help us when we concede a corner.
Afc should do anything to prevent drogba from scoring.chelsea are parking the bus but the commentator sees it as afc not throwing enough men forward.i meant the chelsea commentator
credit Oscar for taking that shot and finishing, just saying…
Maureen talks some cr**. Oscar concussed, yet he can mange to run around for another half hour, after being examined by their doctor?
Welbz needs to come in
Dirty c***
Alan green must b a Chelsea fan!! Mou has changed players around at half time, when will we see a plan b from us? They just soaked up our pressure first half now think they’ll come back into this. A little luck is what we need 🙂
Judas is now showing his 2nd face.
COYG!
Who do we bring on that’s a game changer
Doesn’t need the mask anymore. Talk about attention seeking.
#Munchhausenbyproxy
We need someone to take the charge into penalty area, just like the 1st goal of pool game by Bellerin.
Welbeck on for who?
Sanchez has been our worst player, but surely he can’t come off he is a game changer, just takes a second of brilliance
I think I would take Cazorla off for Welbeck.
Bloody john terry!!
Thats it guys, we gunning for you Chelsea.
1 goal and we will see them panic
Mesut Ozil
Mesut Ozil
Of all the people it falls to
Noooooooooooooooo!
Why the ball fall on mert? Why why?
What is Ozil doing? Screaming at him to shoot on an open goal
Welbeck for per. He may get a bit closer:)
Walcott yes, how did I forget about you.
Welbeck and Walcott for OG and?????
Defence Defence
I think I just saw Özil marking Drogba for a corner. Not ideal really.
LOL. Wenger is a lot crazy motor
This is why they will end thw season. Champions. They did the work earlyseason.and can now just stroll calmly through games. We need peter crouch/andy carrol on our bench and ngo long, (kidding) dull, dull, dull…!
Welbeck on.
Come on blue moon.
You know who really needs to come on, Rosicky.
What a miss Cazorla
Coquelin off shese!!
Coquelin off? No. Ramsey off! This better hadn’t come back to haunt us.