This is the biggest game of the season so far for Arsenal, with the winner taking a place at the top table of European club football and the loser getting their midweeks off for the next few months. A 0-0 draw with Besiktas in Turkey leaves the Gunners slight favourites with tonight’s match at the Emirates, but the away goal situation does leave us in danger.
And a harsh red card for Aaron Ramsey last week combined with the ankle injury picked up by Olivier Giroud at the weekend, means that two of our biggest goal threats are not going to be on the pitch. Even so, Wenger has resisted starting with the German striker Lukas Podolski and stuck with Santi Cazorla on the left and gone for the pace of Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain on the right.
Alexis Sanchez gets another chance through the middle and we need him to do better than the first half at Everton. The good news is that we have our first choice central defensive pairing of Mertesacker and Koscielny back, which will hopefully mean a clean sheet as a platform for an Arsenal win.
Szczesny
Debuchy, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Monreal
Flamini, Wilshere
Chamberlain, Ozil, Cazorla
Alexis
subs: Martinez, Chambers, Coquelin, Rosicky, Podolski, Sanogo, Campbell
So there are plenty of attacking options available on the Arsenal bench. Let’s hope it is enough…
zigic honors :
Red Star
Serbia and Montenegro League: 2003–04, 2005–06
Serbia and Montenegro Cup: 2003–04, 2005–06
Valencia
Copa del Rey: 2007–08
Birmingham City
Football League Cup: 2010–11
Individual
Serbia and Montenegro League: Topscorer 2003–04
Best Sportsman of SD Crvena Zvezda: 2005
Serbian Footballer of the Year: 2007
hes not that bad i think 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀
alexis up front!!!!! 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀
wow!!!!! 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀
finally wenger oh oh o wenger!!!! 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀
Good to see ya happy 🙁 🙁 🙂
and Mert Kos duo is back wow!!!!!!!!!!!! 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀
Cazorla has been horrible recently but he has scored when it matters (Hull, City..) so let’s hope he repays this faith!
I almost forgot we signed ospina, when is he fit?
Should be back some time in mid September I believe
Campell not starting is horrible decision.
Zugic has probably scored more goals than Giroud and Sanogo combined. In fact, his goal record of slightly more than a goal in every 2 games puts him in elite levels 😉
Drop Jack Wilshere his play warrants a place on the bench and Rosicky should start ahead of him!
Its Wenger which means Favoruite players always get the nod. Wilshere has been playing badly in all of the games he has played this season. It’s a well known fact Rosicky speeds up our attack.
Joel Campbell is another one that can’t buy a starting spot at the moment. If given as many chances as Ox and Walcott have been thus far, will be better than both, he too can’t buy a start at the moment.
Gnarby as well, i have i hopes for him.
Wenger hates the left flank doesn’t he
I would have started Campbell and dropped Cazorla.
Strong team tho
Honestly, Campbell should have been put instead of Santi. We pressure them right from the beginning with pure pace upfront and they’ll crumble.
Flamini and Wilshere, now you two boys be good. No unnecessary fouls. Don’t get yourselves into trouble. Don’t get all worked up. Tackle professionally. I repeat, tack professionally:o
Alexis should score today.
This team is still no where close to balance RiDICULOUS, wenger is playing with our CL slot, once again small forwards and small midfield RIDICULOUS, if we had a one goal lead i could understand, but if this side plays offence we will be in a lot of trouble
wenger must have a plan!!!!!!!!
i think this is the biggest match of the season and the biginning of a new era if we win
then bring the players like ozil arsene
i will trust him
OMG Ozil on the left wing and Santi in the middle…. really???????????
Arrgh… Cazorla on the left….arrrgh
Anyway, I’m happy with Sanchez up front
Just a thought
Keep Sanchez up front
Giroud = supersub
LW= Reus
Have faith Gooners.
tonight we go through to UCL for 17th consecutive year.
only team in English football to achieve such a feat.
Not even the mighty Man U could achieve this.
Pool go on about their history, well tonight we continue ours.
something no other English team could achieve, forget transfers tonight, support your team, get behind the Gunners, get behind Wenger.
Cause tonight is ours, only wish I could be there to help lift the roof.
Gunners for life
Come on Arsenal! Wipe the floor with them tonight (3-0)
A couple of decent new signings
3 points against Leicester
Good week
Campbell should be starting instead of Cazorla , Santi on the wing is awful..Just awful.
I hate this 433 formation, its really poor. I prefer Ozil through the middle!
C’mon you gooners!
Instead of changing formation we should be changing personnel!
This team is so much better than last year
3-1 arsenal
no goal yet 🙁 🙁 🙁 🙁
im nervous 🙁 🙁 🙁
also sent from my new iphone
‘Cracks open a beer’
ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
wilshere 🙁 🙁 🙁
comeon jack u have to finsh that
ohhhhhhhhhhhhh again
besiktas goalie is a gooner 😀 😀
solid display so far COYG!!!
These guys are not serious! Missing even if the goalkeeper is not there!
We are pressing really well, Sanchez has lots of support
Wilshere is the most consistent player on our team. Giving away ball always every game.
Consistent means good m8 ?
Off topic, man u mwmwmwhahahahah lol
at least its onlt Besiktas and not those formidable MK Dons,
We’ve started well although Wiltshire keeps making bad decisions take him off play ozil centre and put Campbell left
comeon arsenal finish the game off. we always gett bullied by physical team
No goal yet 🙁
Get more nervous 🙁
Ill get some ice cream to calm myself now
🙁
Why did we stop playing with a #10???????
Leaves Alexis isolated
We should have an edit button.
And Ozil becomes completely ineffective
looks like that wilshere will play for free….
Even so far ‘cracks another beer open’
We’re making Dem Ba look like Falcao
Come on Alexis!!!!!!!
alexis is dropping deep. ramsey role.
he needs to be further up
Wow we are a team in trouble whatever happens tonight .. I didn’t realize how shit debuchey is … Mert is slow beyond belief and Monreal is clueless but no interaction in midfield carzola adds nothing really… Wenger is not the manager to put together a winning team anymore…no real connections
Play Ozil where he plays best NOT ON THE LEFT FLANK ffs
He is one of the most creative midfielders in #10. It’s just Wenger trying to accommodate Wilshere that he changed formation to 433.
There has been no flow in our game since then..
Motta red card, elbow straight into the face
Debuchy is my new fav now a warrior a fighter wow wow wow wow like gladiator 😀
U have to b kiddin me
Sh!t haircut though
were finding it hard to score against a shiiiiiiiiiatte turkish side how d fk would we score against the big boys were playing bad man
We are wasting Ozil in the wing there! How can we purchase one of the best number 10 to park him on that win! This is all just to accommodate Wilshere!
one thing that I don’t like about arsene is playing players out of their preferred position.
No final third AT ALL”!
I’m sorry but this 4-3-3 is really annoying. Ozil is not a left winger
clear as day mate.. cant believe AW always puts him there
wth is wrong with the pass!!!!!!!!!!!???????????? 🙁 🙁 🙁
Monreal is olaying good
And wenger thinks we dont need strikers hahahahahahaha i need some of those rose tinted glasses he wears
debuchy is fking awfull man
KOS DA BOSS
mmmm this has become in a sad joke…
wenger´s mind: mmmm look like that we need a Strong DM….. i will change formation instead, that is better…
Ay i’m glad verm went instead of kos, they did have instrest previous season, just sayin
Mert is the worst distributor of a ball I have ever seen in top flight fball
Cdm,Cb and striker nw!
wenger really needs to stop playing Ozil out wide. He can influence the game there.
That was a risky and bad tackle from Debuchy!
REF, arghhh f this 🙁
If they score, they WILL park the bus, and we can’t score as it is.
i hate the turks now 🙁 🙁 🙁
ill be racist until the game is over 🙁 🙁
attack attack wtf are we doing
What’s all this about, no urgency at all, wenger you better have a plan b
plan B??? hahahah good one … plan b… hilarious
Not good is it m8
sarcasm maybe???
Sarcasm on just arsenal ha, u know the score
No vocal point to our attack!
we have been so lucky till now.
2 penalties
Never touched him
100 % dive
i said before and i said again: wilshere will play for free
Good call ref
SOooooooooooooo no Rambo and we play like this, ffs, sort it out
This is murder….wonder how Great British Bake Off’s going………………….
Paint looks alright, it’s dry, but better than this.
This 4-3-3 sucks.
Kin long ball ?
making besiktas look like Barcelona. FS!
FFS Put Ozil in CAM.
SANCHEZZZZZZZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
take that turkish scum
Shh ozil Turkish
No he isn’t, he’s German no matter where he was born.
YESSSSSSSSSSS
yessssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss
THANK YOU GOD!!!!
ALEXISSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS GOALLLASOOOOOO
everyone going to stop crying now?
I hope so, all the whining hurts my soul
another goal needed. besiktas score they go thru on away goal so no difference
1 more goal needed
Bro, we might be winning but can’t you see were playing dreadfull… They will score if it continues like this they have been the better side so far.
They were not better than us but yes they did have some good chances through the run of play! Now they will be more open creating avenues for us to score more goals!
yes yes yes yes yes
ALEXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIISSSSSSSSSSSSS 😀 😀 😀
ASSITS FROM OZIL TOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 😀 😀 😀
You mean wilshere?
WHOEVER DOESNT MATTER 😀 😀 😀
ALLLLLLLLLEEEEEEEEXXXXXXIIIIIISSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!! 😀 😀 😀
i think its ozil assist.
please dont sit back now. score atleast one more…
Great time to score Sanchez!!!
Second half we do need to take care as the referee will be against us and try to compensate for his mistakes (penalty)
Nah, we’ve obviously given him a bung
Hopefully this gives Alexis the platform for more goals
Now Alexis is in!!!!! 1 ton of pressure is off his shoulders!
Are any of you guys streaming this? Any good sites?
vipleague.se or firstrowas.eu
vipboxam dot co 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀
Thank you 🙂
we should try to make it 2-0 and then defend
wew sanchez got his first goal!
aliya sukhamano ?
pinne illathe. evidenna?
KTM. you ?
1 more goal an i will chill abit.
but mymy we are starting this season playing like toss*rs
Wilshere best Arsenal player of the first half.