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Official teams and preview of Arsenal at Swansea City

With an international break on the horizon, Arsenal somehow find themselves in a great position to go into a two week break in a good position, just a point behind Man City and well above the likes of Liverpool, Man United and Tottenham. And we also need a win to put some poor results and performances behind us and set ourselves up for the rest of the season.

Arsene Wenger has the usual number of injury problems in the squad, with no Arteta, Koscielny, Debuchy, Giroud or Ozil available. So Arsene Wenger has decided to keep, as far as possible, the side that started against Anderlecht and got the Gunners three goals to the good on Tuesday.

The Frenchman clearly feels that letting in three late goals was an aberration and does not expect it to happen again, so the only change he has made is a forced one due to the knock picked up by Mikel Arteta, with Mathieu Flamini coming in for the captain.

Szczesny
Chambers, Mertesacker, Monreal, Gibbs
Chamberlain, Ramsey, Flamini, Cazorla
Alexis, Welbeck

subs: Martinez, Bellerin, Rosicky, Wilshere, Podolski, Walcott, Sanogo

There is plenty of attacking talent on the bench but not a lot in the way of shoring things up, so I expect the Gunners to start very solid and make sure we do not concede and that we dominate the ball and wear Swansea down. Of course we will be looking to score but with a makeshift back four and a poor defensive record this season, keeping a clean sheet is perhaps the key to winning this game.

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    1. I genuinely feel very sorry for Campbell.. His confidence must be shot after having been praised so highly for his performances last season and at the World Cup. I hope the lad gets the chance he deserves and if that means he has to leave Arsenal to get it, then I will not begrudge him the move.

      As for Wenger, I seriously hope he knows what he is doing, because his team selection suggests that he is relying on Alexis to save the teams blushes once again.

  5. how the f*** has ramsey retained his place…shit all season diabolical against anderlecht..no complaints from the droolers on this site though

  7. monreal as centre back again, why can’t this french arsehole learn to play players in their most effective position, I just pity those that will renew their season ticket next season with wenger still in charge

  11. Spuds lost, Poopers lost, Everon and Shity drew. Great chance to get away from the midtable teams but whenever we have the chance to pounce we bobble it.

    Prove me wrong, save us Sanchez!

        1. @juhislihis
          My bad. I read the table wrong. I thought that they would have been on 18pts with this win…

  12. Wenger is clueless about how good Campbell is. Can’t beleive he prefers sanogo over him. Heck! I’d even start Campbell ahead of cazorla.

  13. I would have preferred Chambers at CB and Hector Bellerin at RB with Monreal on the bench. Well am not Wenger. Just want us to win. Alexis- 2, Welbeck- !. Remember their GK could still think of Arsenal like the other one that day.

  14. I’ve never spent a penny on Arsenal( neither any other club).
    Everything’s just inflated and not exactly value for money.

    Where is Campbell?
    Cazorla on the wings is useless so what’s the point.
    Let’s win though.

  15. campbell is part of a financial strategy not a winning football team…board will sell him to some desperate italian team in the window at an inflated price helping to justify the frenchmans own inflated salary…if we dont win this we will be one or two points above newcastle…sad state of affairs but even sadder it would still have no bearing on wengers position!!!!

    1. Save the negativity for later. Match is about to start, so lets just hope until.
      Cheers, I agree with you.

  16. Ramsey should learn how to play well without necessarily scoring goals. Just keep it simple, pass, tackle and start counter attacks. Simples!

  17. Can’t stand watching a whole game of Flamini….lots of pointing, not doing much, guaranteed yellow at least.

  22. No power no passion and now no precision …. This is a team that I can’t see making 4th place…. There is no link play from defence to attack …. It’s pathetic it really is … Wenger has proved u can run a top fall club on bs for some time but now he just needs to F off

  28. Dreary like a bottom of the table team. Where’s bellerin? Where campbell? Wenger “you don’toknow what your doing”!

  30. Wenger is like a deluded maniac trying to prove his stupid decisions are right. Playing the same team every game until someone is injured.

  32. what happen to quick passing? counter attacks? this team keeps on getting shat instead of getting better wtf wenger out

  35. Is anyone enjoying this, we look a poor team playing for a draw so wenger can come out with the usual crap

  39. Why do we need wilshere???? Bcse he has a bit of control vision and moves the ball forward … Mert Monreal flamini and Ramsey ( utterly useless again) are all lateral …. This is a nervous bottom half team I am watching

  41. I don’t even know this Arsenal team. The Anderlecht disaster really brought down they lads’ confidence

  43. Excellent first half
    full of passion
    full of hard working players
    great quality
    great Management
    Now let us continue this in second half
    COYG

  47. thank god dyer routledge and shelvey arent playing..

    we can steal a win here. not a convincing win but steal one yes

    1. Yeah, looks like a game where we can steal the win although being shite. Welbeck bobbled our one chance, hopefully the next one will go to Sanchez.

      Do you think it’s in Wengers tactics to exlploit a plank where there are opposition players on a yellow (that Korean guy and Taylor)? I somehow doubt it.. and I would bet it’s Ramsey who will get the red before anyone from Swansea.

  51. Jc is nitu on the bench no. I’m not even watching today just listening to radio. I expected a loss today when I heard the team sheet, wtf is belerin? Get him on we need his pace against montero, act wenger act!!

  52. You can bad mouth GIROUD all you like but I have said it all along and will keep saying it, Welbeck is so poor, he should be playing for mid table clubs, he is so untidy, poor first touch, can’t make create or assist, he just look so not on Arsenal’s level..

    1. His first touch is actually pretty good it’s what he does next which is the problem … Will only win this on back of a bit of Sanchez magic

    2. Nor is Giroud.. one of them should not be in the team and the other one should be 2nd choice.

      Sanchez for striker, if not then buy a proper striker.

    3. If Welbeck was any good Man U wld not have sold him to anyone.Sell Welbeck to a rival says alot about the player

  53. For all those imbeciles drooling over what the French moron has done for this club they should be locked up in a padded cell plastered with pictures of fabregas and rvp and made to watch that 45 mins of garbage until they recant…

  54. Since 2010, the Cesc and Nasri era, we have become a functional team, we play like a real EPL team with hard work and effort but poor technique..

  55. Yawn, come on welbeck you need a goal so much 🙂 will we see sanogoal and walcott 2nd half? 80 mins?

  58. Commentator: wenger said they are still fighting for champion but the way they play, they are not here for the 3 pts.

  61. And no wonder our players get injured, the same team game in game out, no tactics, no variability, just the same players for 90 minutes, you can see them looking so tired but Wenger will run them to the ground..

    He is going to wait until the 75th or 80th minute to start making subs…

    So frustrating..

  62. I remember when we drew with Newcastle 4-4 after leading 4-0. It ruined our season

    The Anderlecht game was demoralizing but should not have the same effect. We need to put that behind us and play with passion and work our socks off and win.

    Some one needs to step up. We all know who that will be.

  68. I think we are the physically weakest team in EPL … Wenger is clueless about what a top team needs today

  71. Make a change already Wenger.

    Bring Jack for Ramsey
    Move Carzola into middle and bring Poldolski in for Flamini
    Bring Theo on for Welbeck

    Have a go Wenger, now is the time to win as others have dropped points.

    I’d rather lose having a go than any for a draw

  81. This Montero couldn’t be a worse diver. He is making Suarez look honest. Glad Sanchez just made that scumbags efforts all for nothing

    1. Given the rain, I wouldn’t rule anything out. Probably be a penalty given in this game at some point

  92. right now sitting 4th in table, 1 pt behind Shitty, if this holds, worried about a Zflamini second yellow…

    1. Would usually agree, but think this Flamini’s best game of the season (wouldn’t be hard mind you)

    1. Well Gibbs did well to foul but the blame was on OX and Cazorla?, the ones who lost the ball way too easily.

  100. That goal was class. It would’ve been saved by de Gea though..

    And as always, subs way too late.

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