After the shocking way Arsenal were hammered at Stamford Bridge last season, today’s Premier League clash with Chelsea is a good chance to see if Arsene Wenger and the Gunners have learned their lessons – and whether we will have any more joy against the big clubs this season.
But the Frenchman’s starting selection is hampered by injuries, so he is unable to call on the likes of Mikel Arteta, Mathieu Debuchy and Olivier Giroud, but the biggest loss is surely our Welsh midfield star Aaron Ramsey. That is probably the reason why Wenger left Jack Wilshere out of his team for the Galatasaray game, as the Englishman comes back in with fresh legs today.
That means that Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain drops to the bench while Santi Cazorla keeps his place. There is some good news for Arsenal in the return of our Spanish left back Nacho Monreal from his back injury, so we have some cover in the centre of defence as well.
Szczesny
Chambers, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Gibbs
Flamini, Wilshere
Alexis, Ozil, Cazorla
Welbeck
subs: Martinez, Monreal, Coquelin, Chamberlain, Rosicky, Campbell, Podolski
Chelsea make just one change from midweek at left back, so they have a very strong line-up with Costa, Fabregas, Hazard, Schurrle, Oscar and Matic. This is going to be tough, Gooners, and the Arsenal players need to be at it for 90 minutes, but the talent is there. COYG!!
Wenger has fcked the team up again !!! Taken off the most fluid front 3 with pace to start passing the ball to death
With Wenger we will make no progression,
Why don’t tou pick the team? Cazorla or Ozil are more than capable of challenging Ivanovic. I have watched Ozil long enough to know that he is faster than Oxlade Chamberlain years before he went to Arsenal. Chamberlain is just a more direct player. In matches like this you need players thaf make the right pass in the final third.
anyone got decent stream links?#
wiziwig has been poor for weeks-
quality streams plz!
haywill where u at, u had some nice ones
im watching it on ilemi, there is always a decent stream
http : //www.vipleague.se/sports/football.html
http : //www.ifeed2all.eu/type/football.html
There u go..
It’s easy to defend against a guy who wants to cut in and pass the ball sideways rather then one running at you with pace
Was I talking about playing cazorla in the middle u a mug .. No talking about the fluid front 3 we had .. Now ozil or cazorla will play outwide and slows down all the tempo of the game ,, very easy to defend against
Ox such a dangerous direct player .. Dropping him for a slow player ..
Playing Özil on the right means Chambers will have no help against Hazard… Not confident.
But you could flip that round and say that Azpilicueta won’t get any help from Hazard.
Against Ozil
This could either turn out to be the happiest day, or the most catastrophic.
Im nervous as f£&@@
It’s not too far away from the team we played against Man City, though of course that was a home game.
Cazorla instead of Ramsey means we’re weaker both energy-wise and defensively, but perhaps a little better at creating chances.
Chambers for Debuchy means we’ll probably be better off defensively, but better on set pieces with another big presence. We got away with Özil on the right against City because they have no left wingers, Chelsea are the opposite – they have Hazard and Schürrle that can play there. It may be a tough one..
Is not a good time to play Chelsea, they are really in good form. Draw will be a good result.
@justsoccerfan
It’s the best time to play em. That way when we beat them the pundits won’t have any f**kn excuse about how/why we won…
Up ya attitude dude and point positive towards the Squad…
COYG!!!!!
We can be very positive but we know reality we are still working to put up a good team to complete. Wenger is still finding his set of players and Chelsea already fire all round in all competition.
@justsoccerfan
Understood dude. Thats what I’m rollin with, positivity and faith in the squad…
Would have wanted the Ox to start but hey! Not complaining and 100% behind the gunners COYG! make us proud…
F**k it. We Got This Y’all…
Why no ox! Hes a young lad surely he can play two games in one week!! And i thought diaby was back fit? I fear wenger hasnt learnt anything as he didnt learn anything last year after playing city, liverpool and chelsea away…..and hes too stubborn to change
We never beat big teams, there is no way we’ll win, I pray for a draw and hope that if we loose we’re lucky enough to get beaten 3-0 instead of 6-0.
Exactly! How many of our 11 today would get into chelseas team??? I can only see sanchez and maybe kos over cahill
This would have been an ideal game to use hayden in the midfield with flamini, now we have less defensive cover, because wilshere is not the solution in that position
No ox really wenger its not like cazorla is better defensively thats a strange one
Costa first goalscorer
Fabregas sent off
Wellbeck equaliser
Ozil winner!
2-1 …
Keep dreaming mate this aint fifa
Even in FIFA its difficult..!
Could anybody tell me why Diaby is still not even in the squad.The guy played as sub against Norwich at the end of last season so he must be fit by now.Well i suppose if he never plays he can’t get injured.
Because wenger loves wilshere
Thats the trouble with Wenger.If he likes you ,you can do no wrong and if he doesn’t you have no chance
Cazorla wide? I’m tired of this false winger bulls*it
juz dont get hammered will do…..
if we lose this game RVP utd is on top of us
United played 1 top 7 teams after everton while after Chelsea we would have played 4.
Against Chelsea as well as the strong teams, we need fast direct players. The combination of Ox and Sanchez represents are our best wingers at present. Ozil should play just behind the main striker. Cazorla and Ozil are useless on the wing, especially against strong teams. They are easily run over and they are bound to easily lose possession on the wings because they hold on to the ball and pass round excessively, without much directness. Except Wenger alters things and play Ox and Sanchez on the wing in the second half, we will be lucky to get a draw in this match.
Seriously can’t see anything other than a Chelsea win today as they’re too powerful all over the pitch in every dept..
Hazard vs the snail…!!!!
Costa vs kos.. Hmmmm?
Matic vs flamini…’
Fabretwat v Cazorla
Their defence is water tight wellbeck will have to play out of his skin to have any joy… Sanchez.. V ivanovic will be hard as I rate him as one of the best in BPL
Stranger things have happened in football but I think ozil (who should be setting the prem alight with his vision) will be overwhelmed again, try too hard and lose possession in a crucial part of the pitch..
Wenger will play him on the left and we will get murdered..
Just keep it tight lads as a defeat is on the cards but the longer it stays goalless a draw would be seen as an improvement.. A win would have me eating my words regarding Wenger..!
I would have proffered this formation
sczcesny
chambers per kosc Gibbs
flamini arteta
ozil
ox wellbeck Sanchez
Today will be painful.Can’t see us getting anything.3-1 to Chelsea
Is anyone else literally shittning themselves???
Well everyone thinks chelsea will beat us so there isn’t massive pressure on us unless we get flogged, but if we get the points it proves that were big title contenders
Why isn’t ospina on the bench?
Would of preferred ox for santi
Mr winger cant see what we see
But we still need the win come on the Arsenal come on wilshire be the man of the match
This is going to be a long match, consider that i have to watch it with mates who are non Arsenal fans and one is a Chelsea Dipsh$it. lol. Good luck to any one.
so, the choosen pretty boy, wilshere, is in the first XI, mmmmmmmm………….
So many mixed emotions while waiting for the kick off! Let’s support our boys! Coyg!
awesome streaming links!!!!!!: vipbox dot sx !!!! 😀 😀 😀
thanks man-looks good
Can wenger fire up his players for this game, I am still doubt about him, can he once be a proper coach and win it even playing ugly like UTD tonight.
Was the OX dropped for the little bit hand ball last year? I don’t want to comment on speculation.
Match was delayed for 30 mins.
Wtf! A 15 minute delay becus some of our fans set up flares?! Sigh….. Since when did we become galatasaray?!
man utd is above us 🙁 🙁 🙁
im afraid 🙁 🙁 🙁
Ox and / or Poldi to come on and inject so power in the 2nd half.
Today whatever happens no rout please!
Ox for Wilshire, let Sant. Play deep.
Why change if from the midweek team, why.
3-0 to Chelsea, but hope we pull in together and give WC performance.
game delayed, watching spurs now 🙁 🙁 🙁 🙁
Fcuk this web site. I’ve never seen so many negative comments before a ball is kicked. I actually think some of these ‘fans’ enjoy loosing so they can b!tch about everyone at the club. I’m going to support my beloved AFC and to hell with the begrudgers!
Kos to keep entire Chelsea team in his pocket.
Know he can do it.
Let’s let flares off in the bridge and get Chelsea in trouble, no doubt if it happened we would be in the sh*t again and not the money whores
I’d be ok with Wilshere as the DM and have OX in for Flamini to start
Ozil wide. Wenger idiot
Since like ozil is going to the left.
Just hope we don’t get hammered and none of our players pick up a silly injury
Please Flamini, don’t get a red card 🙁
Hoping here
looking at our midfielders incuding the ones not playing can anyone honestly be classed in the same league as fabregas and please dont say ozil.
Cesc would have the same impact for us as he has had at chelsea this season. We are missing pieces in the puzzle. Chelsea are pretty much complete. If Ozil was playing for this chelsea team he would be on top form, because he would have some muscle with matic behind
I can’t stand the way commentator speak.. They keep finding arsenal mistake.. Arsenal this, arsenal that.. But when Chelsea made a mistake.. Nice idea..good vision.. What the fish!!
Wtf we’ve not conceded yet 🙂
Over 10 minutes and no goal conceded. This is new ground. How am I supposed to feel?
@rvpayslip. Happy abd surprised, I am!
If we could only score the first goal! If chelsea score first big problems due to them being masters at shutting up shop. Coyg!!!!!
Haha Wenger just pushed Mourinho
The game is heating up even on the touch line
come on Arsene head butt the arrogant one.
Chelsea physio is well fit..!
@ptn
You know it…:-P
Arsen Wenger our new defensive midfielder job done
****
AW to Mour”Stay in ya lane b***H”
Did wilshere just lost the ball the again?
Surprise, surprise, Chambers has a yellow!
That’s like 3 or 4 times Wilshere has lost the ball in a stupid position. Dribbling it out of defence, playing silly passes, it’s going to cost us unless he stops.
Wenger pushing mou!?! Omg 🙂 a little of that controlled fight on the pitch please.
I love how Wenger hates Jose. Shame he always has the last laugh though.
Disgusting refereeing.
Wilshere playing shit and giving d ball away
God damn wilshire playing around with the ball. Would love us to have a Gerrard today who can spray long accurate passes bypassing the mf.
Just don’t like wilshere every time silly mistakes cost pressure to the back line
Here we go again
Great defending lads ..
fahl
Once again the gods spread cheeks and ram cock in a**
fahk .-.
Must be fkin dreaming… How does Hazard just dance around 3 people? What a joke
What a surprise. Koscielny gives away a penalty. Sarcasm level 100
Typical kos! Id like to know how many pens he gives away! Stupid indavidual mistakes first wilshere then kos! Useless…..we aint gunna get back into this now, jose will play it out
@joeboy
At least he tried to defend instead of lettin Hazard slide through like the other 3 guys did…
Tried and failed
@joeboy
You aint gettin this are you dude. The other 3 guys didn’t even try. More like how you would do it. Don’t even f**kn try and still b***h about it…
Surprised we lasted this long
this 4-3-3 system is soo sh*t, ozil do nothing, alexis become from world class to average and chambers can do a sh*t alone……. well done wenger….
Well, just park the bust. I’d take this result any day.
Finally..as we expected.. Goal from Chelsea.. Ok next
And there it is boom, now we are fooked!
And the floodgates are open..
Come onnnn Jack!
fack offf jack
Wilshere you are awful.
Reason why Wilshere shouldn’t be starting. Oh my
Nice touch Jack, nice touch.
wilshere awesome!!!!!!!!!!
Just drop f*cing Wilshere
@medvet. Agree. No what you going to do wenger? Chelsea the maters of seeing out and controlling games. They will counter us and score more now 🙁
this formation become us in a weak midfield team, that is why Eden Hazard can run easily to the box.
losing 1 or 2 goals to chelsea is already a very good result…
just dont get hammered please….
Is not like I don’t like wilshere, is just he is just sh*t to watch.
I think he’s usually great to watch, he looks to be having a bad game though.
We will go gunho and get exposed at back, our guys just need to breath and be composed.
No rash challenges and we will bring X on in 2nd half and press, but can’. Concede again
and wenger drop the OX for that sh*t…………….. hilarious
Not Saying this because i am an Arsenal supporter.As a football lover the fair result would be a draw.
i cant watch wilshere anymore
wth is jack wilshere doin!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
F*king wilshere
What are they doing, you get half a chance take your shot.
Why get to the box and then hold play up, increase tempo
Fu*k I am sick of wilshere, he spoil the attack again.
This ref is always in our players way, 3rd time this game
promising attack till the ref blocked it
arsenal is playing great( no joke) except Jack-he is TERRIBLE.and not just today.selfish.constantly looking at the ball and hardly at teammates until it is too late.accuracy of passing. Is below 50% on any given game.but most importantly,no sense of playmaking.Rosicky is much better.Again,they are playing aggressively and that is how they can win a lot of games.
Jack off ox on simples! Why the hell didnt wenger field the gala sqaud? Because jack brings him an apple every day.
Why has Sanchez got a pair of john Barnes shorts on..?
Arsene quit being a p***y and bench wilshere
Can someone tell me why we let wilshere doing the no.10 roll and we got carzola and ozil. He really out balance our team.