Official teams and preview of Arsenal v Liverpool – Injury crisis again?

You would say that losaing one of your first choice centre backs just before a huge and possibly key game in the Premier League, so for Arsenal to lose both Lautrent Koscielny and Per Mertesacker must be seen as a complete nightmare and brings back all those horrible momories of the ongoing injury problems that have ravaged Arsenal for years.

So Arsene Wenger has no choice but to bring in Calum Chambers and Gabriel and we can only hope that they are ready to deal with the power and threat of Benteke and that the full backs and Francis Coquelin can give them plenty of protection from the likes of Coutinho and Firmino.

At least Liverpool have lost their main midfield man Jordan Henderson to injury as well and so have gone for three combative central midfielders in Lucas, Milner and Emre Can. THat sounds tyo me like the recipe for a congest midfield and that makes the decision to stick with Ramsey on the right as a potentially bad one from the boss. Where is our width?

Cech
Bellerin, Chambers, Gabriel, Monreal
Coquelin, Cazorla
Ramsey, Ozil, Alexis
Giroud

subs: Debuchy, Gibbs, Arteta, Ospina, Walcott, Oxlade-Chamberlain

I was feeling quite confident about this game but now I would be happy with a draw. How about you guys?

Tags Koscielny Mertesacker

191 Comments

  1. nightmare.no meet no kosielny..chambers partners Gabriel..I think its a game plan by Wenger so that he can have an excuse for defeat

  2. nightmare.no mert no kosielny..chambers partners Gabriel..I think its a game plan by Wenger so that he can have an excuse for defeat

    1. Dude what are you talking about chambers and Gabriel are quality depth sometimes I wonder with you guys. We just need to make sure they’re match sharp and focused we know there quality

      1. I’m not talking about Gabriel and Chambers specifically,look at the bench there’s no CB if let’s say one of Chambers or Gabriel get injured during the game it means Debuchy will play that’s a lack of depth!

        1. are you stupid? if the 2 first-choice cbs are injured and the back-up cbs are playing (2 of them). thats in total 4 cbs and all of them are quality.. so obviously the fullbacks have to do a shift at cb if one the backups gets injured -.-
          do u want 6 cbs 6 fullbacks 6 wingers 3 gks 3 strikers and only u21 midfielders? that would be a joke wouldnt it? ^^

    2. Most teams losing their best/established CB pairing will fear a loss of steel at the back. This is NOT unique to Arsenal.

  3. Can people please learn how to spellcheck before posting? Having said that, I’m slightly concerned now, but still have full faith in our boys, and hoping for all 3 points.

    1. It sometimes can be frustrating but……

      If you are asking for proofreading and spellcheck on a site like this – especially in our texting/twitter world where speed-typing, auto-correct and abbreviations have become the norm………

      I fear you are fighting a losing battle. Let it go.

  4. This team should be more than enough to beat very average Liverpool side. I’m not concerned about Chambers/Gabriel partnership, however these injuries show lack of rotation by Wenger. Zero minutes for either of them since.. Emirates Cup? And all of a sudden, they are starting together.

    Adaptation would’ve been a lot easier if either one of them started ie. against West Ham/C Palace.

    Ramsey on the wings again.. Cringe.

  5. Wow. Where did Koz’s injury come from? Mert is ill, apparently.

    Could be ok, good commitment and pace with chambers and Gabriel, just whether there will be any experience/understanding issues.

    Hopefully still enough to get a good result.

      1. All season? Like ALL 2 little games? Wenger does not like traditional wing play and he never will – this has been going on for many years – not 2 games.

    1. This is the bigger issue. Backup CBs exist to play when the primary CBs cannot.

      But most of last season we had to put up with Ramsey, Cazorla or Ozil had to play out of position supposedly because Ox and Walcott were injured – no choice.

      Now we can see this is Wenger’s ridiculous plan all along. I am far less concerned about Wenger’s transfer decisions than these stupid player selections.

      1. The ox gives you something different and i cant see coutinho or firminho doing to much tracking back, and the ox gives us the width we need

  6. Why the heck? These guys don’t have an experienced partnership like our two seniors. Really cant figure this one. Why haven’t we seen it before today, if this goes wrong wouldn’t want to be in Arsenes shoes. Although, the wobs should be happier than if Per was playing even though no boss, but Gab is a similar player so I’d imagine them happy enough unless talking from a hindsight.

  7. Walcott – best player end of last season, and during preseason
    Oxlade-Chamberlain – won us the community shield

    Yet neither player can displace Ramsey who has done nada? I’m incensed!

  8. What if Gabriel tackles Coutinho or Benteke just like he did it to Wilshere?? Just curious

  9. Bad feeling tonight!
    Mert ill and Kos bad back 🙁
    Ramsey on the wing and Giroud up front where’s the pace? no Ox or Walcott.
    Whats the plan Arsene? Possesion game and when Pool tire slightly bring on the speedsters?
    Firminho and Milner to star tonight?

    1. Ah there ill, thought it was tactical. Would have liked to see this partnership a few more times before today.

  10. If its not bbcnews,skysports or arsenal website, then don’t believe those rumours. Well, let mi not dwell on Benzema issue.

    I hope we win this game…. Paulista and Chambers can do the work but hoping they understand themselves properly and wish Coquelin and Ramsey have a big game and the team defend together..I’ll miss Koscieny but injuries do happen. Imagine if Coquelin gets injured? We need a DM even more than a striker although I want them both…

    Hopefully, we’ll win and Chambers + Gabriel will impress us all.

      1. Proper fan like u are the reason we are 4th place team. Show some ambition buddy I’m sick of 4th place mentality.

  11. Ox for Ramsey and Walcott for OG.

    That would be best line up vs Pool.

    No Kos scares me, maybe he dropped for turning his back on last weeks goal.

  12. I am not worried about our defence at all. We have young and energetic pairing who will cover each other. My worry is in the midfield. Liverpool will copy West ham’s game plan and wit will work because we are too narrow! and we all no what happens to Ozil in those games!

  13. Hoe Chambers and Paulista take this chance, give Wenger a real headache for future games.

    Really wish Ramsey was not on wing.

  14. just dont get it, every week so called fans on this site rip apart Mert, now he is out and its the downfall of the team? I remember just a few yrs ago we had no depth at CB, what a luxury to have chambers & gabriel step in, and get playing time, lets see what they got… if they are up for the challenge and deliver, we have a very deep solid defense…

  15. Can’t wait to see Giroud score and prove some of you guys wrong. He scored a cracker last week

    Also, why doom and gloom. Did you expect Koscielny to play every single match. We will see if Chambers and Gabriel are up to the challenge

    We can win this
    Real Arsenal fans do not think ee are going to lode before a match. Real Arsenal fans root for the team and go in with a positive attitude.

    COYG

  16. When we lost to Liverpool 5:1, Mertsacker and Koscieny played in that game. #Just Saying. So let’s support Chambers & Gabriel in this game. Hopefully, Walcott or Ox will contribute in this game. COYG!

  17. We want new players wenger we want new players.
    You are a Kant wenger you are a Kant.
    Wenger doesn’t give a damm about what fans want.

  18. Come on Chambers and Gabriel don’t let me down.
    I’m worried to hear about Kosielny having a mild back injury?? These mild injuries usually turn out to be 2 months out. Let’s hope not.

    COYG

  19. hmmm, I remember reading in June Madrid was interested in Kos to replace aging Ramos, could it be Kos is out and Benzema was out as a deal is on the table?

  20. Ramsey took that really well and what a great pass wasted.

    Absolutely shocking, these lines men are screwing up often

  21. Why do we pass out from back, just clear it. How many goals have we not conceded due to tjis.

  22. Not good news regarding Boss & Per but if Gab & Calum wanna play for Arsenal then the gotta prove that they can do it for us in the big games. Again, not an ideal situation but atleast we get a chance to see what they are saying. This could be the moment that 1 of them takes a CB place from Per/Boss? (let’s hope?) COYG

  23. Wenger is a genius pool will be tired and then for 20 min ox and Theo gona tear them a new one.

  24. Move chambers rb, Monreal cb and Bellerin lb they have all played there before.

    Or waste a sub

    1. Why not just clear it ffs.

      If you want to pass it out you need 3 or 4 players close just tapping it like Barca do

      1. benteke is begging for the ball in created space, on our key build ups giroud was left behind the mids in useless territory, so much skill, just tends to link w defensive players instead of in space, if he does not score this match, and i hope he does! that is one goal in 3 matches, thus matching his average of 13 gpm, its just not enough

  25. Jesus. This is exactly why we bought Petr Cech. We could have shot ourselves in the foot 3 or 4 times, but Cech continues to be the steel toe at the end of our boots. This performance alone makes him deserving of our POY.

  26. if arsenal will play the counter game then must put OX and walcott….
    BTW, Cech, COQ and gabriel are saving us from a ugly defeat

  27. Chambers I’m sorry to say has never impressed me. Please take him off before he gifts them a goal. Cecil has saved 3 sitters. No penetration with Giroud up front today, the ONLY way we will score is on the counter we need the Ox or Walcott up front please avenger. And ffs get Benzema signed up we need a proper RELIABLE CF up front.

  28. Cech, Coquelin, Bellerin, Gabriel = CLASS.

    Sub Chambers off, he’s been teared a new, third one. Cazorla is losing possession in very dangerous places.

    Ramsey, how many crosses from the right wing? Bellerin is literally playing both RB and RW.

  29. I don’t about you guys but I very think giroud is useless.he is not an arsenal material.he should go play for Portsmouth

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