There is some very good news on the team front for Arsenal fans today, but it does not concern anyone on the Gunners’ team sheet. It is the fact that our opponents Man City are without their talisman and best player Yaya Toure. And of course the new boy Danny Welbeck gets his debut at centre forward.
Even without that news, Arsene Wenger had promised that Arsenal were going to go all out for the win so this will only encourage the players to really take the game to the Premier League champions. And the injury to Aaron Ramsey which we feared would put the Welshman out of action for a while has turned out to be so minor that he starts today. I just hope that Wenger is not taking a risk with him.
Somewhat surprisingly, Jack Wilshere also starts and so does Mesut Ozil, so I assume that the German will be played out wide again with Jack in the number 10 position. A bit strange if you ask me, but let’s hope it pays off. Monreal’s recent good form means that he has kept his place with the recovered Kieran Gibbs on the bench.
Szczesny
Debuchy, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Monreal
Flamini, Ramsey, Wilshere
Alexis, Welbeck, Ozil
subs : Ospina, Gibbs, Chambers, Arteta, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Podolski, Cazorla
A few surprises in the selection, for me anyway, but still a strong Arsenal side and hopefully enough to get us a much needed win. COYG
Goal is a mistake and both sides are playing well.
Flamini could have stopped that ball reaching Aguero.
Flamini / Mert off and Chambers on
Ozil off and Ox on
Welbeck, Ox and Sanchez interchange
COYG we can do this
If dezko comes on for city we are doom
I’d take Aguero off for demo any day
City are one up and they are bring in Nasri..An very attacking change..An obvious lack of fear for us
Score ffs
Yeah thats it just walk past our defense
Please get mertsacker off he dont even look like he knows where he is! Get chambers on
I dont know wtf iz goin on with these germans
hmmmmm don’t know what to say again
Chambers should start over bfg who is like a bystander
did they clone fernandinho..the guy is everywhere
German coach knows that mer isn’t good enough and benched him in world cup knock out stages.
It’s only 1-nil against the billionaires, it could go either way
Bring on the ox and chambers!
Don’t forget gooners, wenger doesn’t sub till the 89th minute.
fans should know by now….we are not good enough and will never win the title..unless we spend big in Jan and strengthen….
I saw you’re comment on arsenafantv youtube
#23 needs too touch the ball
Just see what kind of impact feenandinho is having on the game
Flamini past his sell by date.
We wont win the league again until the stale wenger leaves! Ding wenger off in the summer and try and get klopp in and see how well ozil plays then!
Bfg is playing like his first season
Take ozil off please. He is so bad today!
ozil and mertesacker our costing us the game here.
Get ozil to fack offff the pitch ffs
Hes a #WORM!!
How many times des Ozil have to give the ball away for wenger to take him off
SUBBBSSSSSS
WENGER
SUBBBSSSSSSSS
take german ‘wonder boy’ off, plzzzzz
I HATE OWENS VOICE
We are so hopeless in possession.. Going nowhere and being careless with it.. Poor poor..
It’s all city now
One thing I have learned about this arsenal team in 2 years
They never play for full 90 minutes
Either they sleep in the 1st half or second
start treking
Goallllllllllllll
GOOOOOOOAAAL YES
yesssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss
what a goal!
Captain Jack, the boy is back
GAOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL
Shere will power. Love ya Jackie!!!!
WILSHERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WILSHERE!!!!
Now that Ozil off and Ox on.
Better attack and defence
playing at home and we are struggling….
Please Wenger, take Ozil off
Simply clean!!! Well done Jack!!!!!!!
there we gooo Jackkkyy. Thank god!
Like commentator said, we playing with 10 men with Ozil on
Great goal from jack!!!coyg!
as a huge ozil fan, please take him off, somethings wrong, he does not play like he wants to be on that pitch,,, its hard to watch!
Bring on Ox for Ozil Who is wasted on the wing
We are playing like we are away,Ozil is frustrated on that Wing and Per? Oh boy it looks like a comic show
We not struggling Hafiz, it a 50/50 game.
Nothing in it
the jack haters must be squirming….and what the hell is ozil still doing on the field
jackie boy looking like a young paul gascoigne with that goal.
wonderful
bring on Chambers and Ox.
Be proactive Wenger
Aguerro is injury prone
should have swap Ozil for Fab….
I’m an Özil fan but I agreed with that in the summer. Fab could have slotted right back
Özil is shocking today. But great overall game from Jack so far. But you know. We should give up on him, right?
Welbeck largely unlucky but I love his work rate. He is all over
Ramsey and Wilshere are finally learning how to link up with eachother. First time ever I think
Does wenger remember he can make substitutes? I like ozil, but he has to come off.
Were are you Sagna ?????
Just clear ball when it’s in the box. Why pass
Is mert the slowest in the league ?
YELLOW
City need red now
Sanchez
Goallllllllll sanchez
ALEXISSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
Ox on pleaseee. He’s 100% fresh and always causes havoc on a defense.
smashing!!!! this is awesome
SANCHEEEEEEEEZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
OH MY GOOOoOoOODDD!!! Absolute class!!!
ALEXIS OMGMGMGMGGG
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
COME ON U GOOOOOOOOOOOONERSSS
Now let’s hear commentators say we got no fight.
Now for the knock out blow
Bleedin beauty
WHAT A FKIN VOLLEY
Defence. Defence. Defence
two of the hardest workers on the team..well deserved
Imagine if we had theo on the pitch as well
My favorite player
wilshire!!!
Ramsey, oh my word.
Captain Jack, what a game
ooooooooooooooooooooo
JACKIE LOOKS UNREAL- IM BUZZZINGGGG
Jack is back
Amy other manager would bring on extra defender, but not Wenger, he keeps Ozil on
Ramsey/Wilshere playing well together! Our dream are coming true 🙂
Please be ok debuchy
arghhhhhhhhhh no
Now we screwed, no CB if chamber. Plays RB.
Wenger you screw up
Screw up, were beating man city, jump off that badwaggon please.
Recall Jenko
also injured….
bring on Bellerin
Wow.that didnt look good at all..the injury plague
Get Ozil off now already
this is not good enough….I have high standards for my team….
a 4 nil victory or a victory by least 3 goals is the standard we should be….
crap, still cant go through a game without injury. Hope hes okay. But Chambers and Bellerin as backup at least. But now were stretched in CB positions as well.
oxygen mask, doen’t look good.
Fcuk
Schezny OUT
PLASTIC
Mourinho wants Ozil…
We want Fab
how about a swap deal…?
Shit i go for a wee and…………..
it was obviously too good to be true. :/
Fack
zonal F####g marking and no substitutions.
dont any of you dare blame anyone other than wenger for this one