After a slightly slow start to the season, Arsenal have a great chance to go into the international break just two points off the top of the Premier League with a win at newly promoted Leicester City. But Arsene Wenger still has a few injury concerns and a few selection issues to make.
The big team news is that the Frenchman has brought Yaya Sanogo back into the centre forward position to replace the injured Giroud, moving the Chile international Alexis Sanchez back out to the right. Wenger has also dropped Jack Wilshere and stuck with Santi Cazorla on the left, although Podolski, Campbell and Chamberlain are on the bench.
Szczesny
Debuchy, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Monreal
Flamini, Ramsey
Sanchez, Ozil, Cazorla
Sanogo
subs: Martinez, Chambers, Wilshere, Rosicky, Chamberlain, Campbell, Podolski
The bench looks a bit light defensively and I am surprised that Hector Bellerin is not on there, but the versatility of Chambers could be the reason for that. It looks like the Gunners are set up to control the ball and push Leicester back.
We certainly have the players to take all three points today, as long as we play to our strengths and do not let the home side get into their stride early on. Hopefully our young French striker can produce the sort of form that saw him score four goals against Benfica in pre-season and fire the Gunners above the spuds. COYG.
Good decision to drop Wilshere now Ozil can go to his normal number 10 position!
Right Sanogo’s gonna score a hat-trick & we’re gonna say #NoThanks to Falcao/Cavani!
why all the sudden wenger has lost that little belief he had in Podolski? He is not even starting today? ummmmm
he will come off the bench to join the party or host the party.
I wouldn’t say dropping your MoM from the game before is a good decision.
Sanogo and Cazorla to score today, COYG
2-0 to Arsenal
Wouldn’t hold my breath on Sanogo lol
Me too, just cant get over it. Sanogo leading a title contenders attack…HAHAHA
Let us not run down and demoralize our team. How old is Sterling and the other S of Liverfool? Who scored today for them? Who were they two seasons ago? Am sure if one of the Ss is available, you will suggest we buy. Am backing anyone wearing my team’s shirt to do well. Sanogo will score along with others and I will dance. 3-0 to the Arsenals. COYGS.
Am i the only one who wanted to see Sanchez in strike?
So did I .. Isn’t that the reason we signed players like ozil and cazorla .. Not to play in behind sanogo no disrespect to the guy
no
I like the team!! and the bench looks also impresive..but wouldnt mind one more defender benched…
I would have started joel campbell upfront!
Not a bad line up, but would have liked campbell to start! Coyg!
If we are up at half time, I would bring Campbell on and take Santi off. Give the guy some game time. Also, I have a funny feeling Sanogo will score today.
Wanna see some “rambo” magic today! Coyg!
Hopefully Wenger will see today that Sanogo is not good enough and will sign a world class forward before tomorrow night.
Sonogo and Sanchez to score more than one.
Should have started campbell on the wing
If Sonogo gets a hattrick tonight there will be no new striker. Ok no hattrick but you know what i mean 😛
Wenger will bring the likes of Wilshere and Ox on as impact and give Chambers a run out at CDM to replace Flamini in the latter stage of the game perhaps?
Nice team!
CF, our weak link
since rvp left
Let’s see if we can actually get through one game without an injury shall we?
Too late, koss off ;(
You can all scold me if Sanogo is not impressing today..
Me too, haha the guy won’t make it, if Wenger thinks we can win he league with him upfront as our main striker with Giroud injured then he’s got dimensure.
Why is Campbell or Ox not playing.
Ozil and Carzola must be rotated and either Ox or Campbell on left.
now we will continue to have weak left side defensively.
@aussiegooner. spot on Sanogo scores a brace and Arsene is so happy he decides we need to sign no players!!
OT: what a result at white Hart Lane today.
Made my day, a win for us icing on cake.
@seancali. Poldi is going to be sold tomorrow, not even on the bench.
Are you watching Everton vs Arsenal or Leicester vs arsenal ?
Kroenke’s in the stadium. Maybe Wenger want’s to try and prove to Kroenke he does’nt need to spend on a striker and that Sanogo is good enough.
Come on gunners! Lets get 3 priceless points against leicester! Coyg!
Wheres Podolski? Wow, Arsene doesnt fancy him at all.
its 4 1 4 1 ozil on the flank
why Ozil on left.
just silly, but how loud is the stadium
Ozil on the left again, ffs!
Sanogo showing early on why we need striker!
I know ffs, ozil hates it!
Ozil mate, plz wake up, just saw someone stroll past you.
Oh what a surprise, an injury already.
Kos looks like he’s in a lot of pain. Good thing we have so many players who can play at CB …. Oh wait.
We look completely asleep today
Remy off to Chelsea.
We are soooo slow with and without the ball,,, so boring to watch Arsenal these dayss..
put Ozil in middle, comeon
hope Kos okay
Thank god we have chezza
Leicester going to catch us on counter, we putting too many forward and too slow to get back.
Noddy is on the pitch..! 😀
Bosscienly 🙂
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS, Sanchez
alexissssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss
great goal Sanchez, get thinking Sanogo.
Sanogo! Almost! Nice Sanchez!! WOO
Also… should Kos really still be in?? Not a good idea IMO
Brave Koscielny. Staple in the head and still playing.
Alexis Scores!!!!!!!!
One – nil ….Alexis the goal machine…
Sonogaol’s legs go on forever, hang on that sounded gay
Sanchez, this guy a real fighter.
he takes responsiblity when he loses ball. rest must take note
POOOOO
Mertesaker’s lack of pace exposed, 1-1
Thank god for AS 🙂
Why so sh*t before the goal?!
Oh…FFS
….
How did they not spot that pass down the flank from a mile away? Nice defending/awareness
CMON ARSENAL
Stay the fak behind Mertesacker. Faking potatohead
God we suck!!
How far we’ve fallen since the invincible team 🙁
counter all day long
What’s wrong with Mert, he is so slow
Mertesacker is just too much.. He leaves us exposed all the time.. F.F.S..
Ozil wasted on the left, why wenger why ?????
Pissing me off playing Özil out of position all the time. I don’t know when Wenger is going to get it.
Mert HAVE to be sold or given away for FREE-always misplaced,slow and confused.
Stupid comment, do not read, nothin to see here!
this do not look well…. We MUST sign a CB…..
@Matt. When is Wenger and all the fans going to realise Mert is shi*e!!
As soon as I see him on the team sheet I’m worried and 3 games after we bought him I could see he was not Arsenal quality.
How can everyone not see this? he’s in the running for the worst CB in the PL!
Yeah lets sell our German international world cup winning CB. Makes sense.He has the best denfesive vision in the bpl i say, slow yeah, but so was Adams
I would go with my gut intsintc and say yeah.
Yes sipped doesn’t run the game class does
Speed* autocorrect
Not sure if Giroud or Mertesacker. Go faking defend in your poz m.f
Ozil bossing it in the middle, thank you
Get lost ,dived
didn’t touch him
man, am i glad alexi sanchez is a gunner, that guy has a motor that does not stop running, going to enjoy a lot of years of sanchez
Yeah, I would like to see Sanchez on the right and Alexis on the left.
Eh, both wings, same player ?
Joking, mate 😀
With the engine he has, he probably could ha
That’s what I was thinking. You could run two players with his engine.
What is Wenger smoking??? Win the league with Giroud and Sanogo?
@captinweestain. WC winning CB who was exposed in the WC also and dropped!
Chelsea acquired L. Remy
Sonogoal iz weak we need a st asap otherwise kiss the pl trophy, 4th place & cl goodbye
For some reason I trust Chambers sooo much more than Mert.
you are not alone
Mertesacker back to his old self… He is making me nervous.
And the whole team as a whole look so off pace, sorry but we look ordinary.
No pace outside of Alexis in our starting 11, and it shows when Leicester break.
Do you gunners change you’re spots every game ?
Hammond that’s 5 fouls now, ref yellow the cu7t
People just telling it like is and stating what they see!
It could be worse, we could be spurs or man united.
20 time champions. They are already done with domination. And what are Spurs?
Sorry spuds, shitest team in history, south, north london 😉
fak em. if we choose to compare our selfs with them i am done with football 😛
Arsenal as a team is like a bottle of wine which has been already drunk up. Useless
what do u do with the bottle then?
Wenger fills it with water and claim its wine. Praise him.
Breaking news- loic remy has moved to chelsea on a four year deal!
thats another 15-20 goals added to their team.
lol, sanogo and giroud to the rescue
Support our team.
Well first half tells me Wenger must buy Carvalho, a Cb and a striker, still no change.
Carvalho, that greek defender, and a loanee falcoa, cavani 😉
17 years of Arsenals shows that he needs to go.
Wow that’s 100% amateur… how can you be offside on that Sanogo…
Miles off ffs
No urgency in our game. Its weird seeing us like this. We look slow as well
I don’t like Sanogoal.
Cazorla looking shite just like all season so far, Sanogo is just a nobody, Ramsey believing his own hype, no pace, we can’t counter, no clinical striker, we lack so much in our team it’s disgraceful.
Sanogo painfully average. my goodness.
wtf our central defence looks very weak.wow
leicester could win this
LISTEN HERE AW U BETTER START SPENDING WE LOOK LIKE A CHAMPIONSHIP DIV TEAM, & SONOGOAL IZ NOT READY TO B OUR STRIKER COME ON AW SPEND SPEND SPEND !!!!!
Don’t worry… We have chambers there!!!
Using Ozil on the wings is a crime. Wenger for F. sake, get Chamberlain on the wings and also use Rosicky. And whats up with this old geezer not wanting to start Poldi at least on the Lw.
Chambers is just full of confidence.
Beautiful play from him.
seriously… he almost gave away a 2nd goal, yet everyone on here jumps on Mertesacker. So much bias its embarrassing…
Since you brought up the potential 2nd goal, I’m sure you don’t need to be reminded that it was Mertesacker who actually gave the equaliser to Leicester. Lost his man, couldn’t run and was found in No Man’s Land.
Try not to generalise your comments. Thank you.
I lreally ike Sanogo as a person, but he is quite useless on the pitch.
When are we gonna start to play well?? Poor since season started…no excuses now…
No vocal point in midfield, hence we need a monster carvalho.
Campbell up front for Sanogo 2nd half.
DO YOU STILL THINK SANOGO IS GOOD ENOUGH WENGER? YOUR A TOTAL IDIOT
Hes a total cu*t
Wenger will say when we signed Sanogo he was injured for 6 months and his goal scoring record
before his injury was a goal in every game. He has been built his muscle in order to be physically
strong. He has improved a lot and don’t forget he scored 4 goals against Benfica. It’s only a matter
of time when he scores his first goal he will score every weak.
Wenger is clearly being biased towards the French connection therefore he is giving opportunity to useless Sanogo ahead of better players Campbell and Akpom.
Costa would have had a hat trick. AFC looks very ordinary.
Wenger please bring Campbell and Ox on. Cazorla and Sanogo off
Cazorla definitely has to be subbed. He has been awful since the season started. With him off, Özil can flourish.
Don’t understand why wenger doesn’t wanna play Campbell. I mean, this kid has a much greater potential than sano”goal”
Because Sanogo is french. No other reason. Do u think if Falcao was french he wouldn’t have got him already? Webber has killed us this season. Other teams in top four have strengthened and what has he done? He has not improved the team as he should’ve. Chambers for Vermalean, Debunchy for Sagna, Ospina for Fabianski. The only buy is Sanchez. And the defenders brought in are not at the level of the ones that we lost. Should any one wonder why Chelsea is doing well?
Go get BENZEMA right now ! Wenger ! Right now ! Falcaos going r.madrid ! I mean fcuking NOW !!
Don’t worry @reign, Sanogo is going to win us the league! Wow. This is the worst match I have watched this season.
Sanogo is f*cking shit and belongs back at Auxerre, Wenger only signed him because he’s young and French, May aswell have signed Cinnor Wickam or Andy Carrol, what a joke! Another season scraping fourth although this time we won’t win a trophy.
It’s ok guys, we are going to scrape through. Sanchez looking aggressive
Waiting for a convincing performance though. Haven’t seen a convincing win in a while
@angryblackman3
Sanchez is the “benchmark” of how we should be playing. Pressin them in their half agressive both on and off the ball. The rest look like the could care less.
Take off Ozil, put on Rosicky and we’re laughin…
If not UCL or not at Wembley, Cazorla is just so average, doesnt look like he cares. And Sanogo not good enough at all.
spot on mate. cazorla needs five touches to control the ball and is just too over rated. I am p$$$d off at seeing Ozil walk through every match like he doesnt give a S$$t.
only Ramsey and Sanchez look up for it.
What about Ozil?