It looks like Arsene Wenger has decided to try to get over the Arsenal defensive crisis while also taking advantage of the one being suffered by Jurgen Klopp and his Borussia Dortmund side, because he has picked a pretty attacking line-up, with the big news being that young Hector Bellerin get his first senior start in place of the injured Mathieu Debuchy.
It is not only that that points to the Gunners going for it either, because Kieran Gibbs comes in on the left and Mikel Arteta gets the nod ahead of the more defensive minded Mathieu Flamini. Wenger has also kept both Ramsey and Wilshere in the team and the under fire German record signing Mesut Ozil starts as well.
Szczesny
Bellerin, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Gibbs
Arteta, Ramsey, Wilshere
Ozil, Welbeck, Alexis
subs : Ospina, Chambers, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Rosicky, Cazorla, Podolski, Campbell
There is plenty of attacking talent on the bench for the Gunners as well, so I think we are going to go for it and try to take advantage of Dortmund missing key players like Reus, Hummels, Sahin and Gundogay. The former Man United man Kagawa is on the bench for them, but they still have a strong side with the likes of Bender, Grosskreutz and Mikhitaryan so it should be an entertaining game. Let’s just hope we win it…
easy prediction, Wenger wont make any half time subs, as usual
He wont make any *cries and shakes head*
If you were playing on a Sunday morning and got caught out by that goal you would be steaming 3 players v 1 and not one players actually picked him up, so he turns and runs 60 yards
Massive schoolboy error
And why is the team virtually the same barring forced changes
What’s the point of having a squad
WENGER OUT and you will hear this again and again
One difference in the teams , they play as a team
Ramsey and Alexis awful
We let in a goal from our free kick. Can some body tell me who took the free kick?
We should be out of this champions league early so we can focus on the epl. Yes me say so
How can you play a team that has just played a high intensity game 3 days back for the whole of 90 minutes.
Wenger is a _____.
Poldi in —Welbeck out
Cazorla or Rosicky in —– Ozil out
Cazorla or Rosicky in —– Ozil out
Welback has the pace and positioning
Poldi has brain and Rocket in his left foot
heavy meta music 1 – 0 orchestra
mertasacker looks like he is running on quicksand
There goes us losing lol
immobile, diego costa, mandzukic, falcao were all available this transfer window yet we buy danny
That was digusting defending, mert what are you thinking ? if you even are.
WAK THE FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Easiest goal we’ve conceded this season. Immobile who is not rated even in Italy run past BOTH of our CBs.
And I’m getting to understand why Manure sold Welbeck.. No offence to the lad.
Sorry, meant past Koscielny and Gibbs.
My respect for Wenger has now all but gone! Can’t he ever motivate his players to put in a decent shift! The players are in a daze it seems and I just can’t believe what I’m seeing from these overpaid players! Wenger must resign and let someone else takeover. What’s going on with our team and our club under this stubborn French man? We’ll beck is also beginning to remind me of one Sanogo! Get a grip guys!!!
I’m thinking the same now, i can only defend the guy for so long, he has no plan b
New change, new idea’s new arsenal BETTER ARSENAL!
And by the way we spent 16 m on welbeck one chance and missed the goal , that’s why Chelsea bought costa
well have a fkning shit season i preidcted this before start of the season no CDM no fking party
Wengerout we need a cleanout in arsenal 5 games and 1 win WTF man
A really good organise team can show how is our team rated.
CL is gone out the window, why bother entering it….oh yeah money for stan 🙁
bvb lost lewandowski brought in Adrian ramos (top 3 goal scorer in bundesliga ) & they brought immobile we lost rvp 2 yrs ago & brought welbz on last day on TW
I am still hopeful.
We will win.
We were not that much shit.
Sanchez just needs to calm down a bit and find his head.
Come back to earth, theres oxygen here.
lol haha let some fans dream it’s freeeeeeeeee
Another three years of this !
Game is crying out for Rosicky and Ox.
Both would give us higher work rate and penetration. Everyone has been poor, team hasn’t clicked at all. It seems the team, like most of us, have underestimated Dortmund.
I love Wenger, but when he leaves, I’d love Klopp to take over. He instills high intensity, counter attacking football. Would fit Arsenal like a glove.
how is arteta still playing for arsenal??? seriously…
Are you watching the game? He is not even the top 5 under performers. That you pick his name out shows more of your addiction to bandwagons than you actually watching a game.
So..
Plastic
So you are saying Arteta is good enough for Arsenal,… I want Arsenal to win games..
Im happy were only 1-0 down we’ve been that f*cking shit.
Koscielny is the only player who decided to turn up today.
And wilshire, putting that shot off and at least trying to defend.
and Szczesny. Everyone is terrible. Wilshere trying to make things happen but everyone else is pure sh*t around him so that isnt helping.
Got to admit as soon as I saw the line up I decided to have a stress free night and not watch but catch it later, sounds like my gut feeling was correct. Per m awful, ozil lazy, areteta too old and slow. Wenger blind and stubborn!
Just have you’re angina spray near by, never not watch the arsenal.
Mertesacker has been a liability since he has been back, he just looks even more slow and sluggish.. The world cup win must have done the opposite to our Germans, Mertesacker and Ozil must have diabolical all season..
Even Ramsey has been poor, he has dropped 90% in performance. I just don’t know what is wrong with our players, they look the most weakest, they can’t run, can’t press, can’t read danger, give the ball away, they are very slow..
MY GOODNESS.. SMH
justarsenal, where the fans are very good at blaming. Now, those people who kept saying that arsene wenger must give chance to Berrelin or Campell ….. where are you? When you are wrong, you forget what you said and find something else to blame. Shame on you
you cant even spell the players names correctly, and Campbell isn’t even playing. What are you going on about?
We are embarrassing…
Ozil for once has t been bad and the best player has been Wiltshire
you kidding he’s been invisible? Can’t do anything wrong if you don’t do anything at all.
Relax Arsenal will be back strong and motivated in second half – I’m 99% sure we will not loose this match. You just wait and see 😉
Welbek cost us two goals in 1st half.
No he never.
The whole team is shit
Dortmund could’ve had a max of 3 goals. Our defense just as bad as the attack today
i am not good at tactics but watching united over the weekend and dortmund now
i can kind of get their style of play. i can’t say the same thing about arsenal.
not sure what wenger’s idea is behind setting up the team. i can only see Arteta or
Wilshere passing the ball either to Ozil or Sanchez and then things get blurry.
Nothing really happens afterwords. Can anyone explain what Wengers tactics are in this
game
If Wenger makes a sub in the last ten mins after no change, then i have lost faith in him.
I will no longer trust his coaching abilties, and he should retire to scouting players, or go upstairs.
I lost faith in him at xmas when he refused to buy anyone….hes useless same tactics and formation against every team! He is fcuking clueless…..suicide defending away from home like last season against city, liverpool and chelsea
Kos and jack the only two who look up this game,wenger needs to give them all a big b#llocking at half time but we all know he won’t
If Welbeck took that chance, ozil will have a assist.
who gives a hoot about Ozil assisting, someone just needs to score!
could have easily been 3-0 just wish we could fast forward to 2016 when wengers contract ends & klopp joins us, had enough of this nonsense
Got to admit as soon as I saw the line up I decided to have a stress free night and not watch but catch it later, sounds like my gut feeling was correct. Per m awful, ozil lazy, areteta too old and slow. Wenger blind and stubborn.
we are lucky to be only 1-0 down.
But consider this, 2 days ago, we just had an extremely intense game with man city with the exact same team par Bellerin.
without a physical DM, our mistakes further amplify, which is only natural.
now this game Ozil played better, szczsney and koscielny both are doing an amazing job. Gibbs is actually have a decent game.
the 2 players who keep losing it are Mert and Arteta.
Ramsey still needs to accommodate his game with Wilshere on, And Welbeck is doing most things right par his finish.
If we can get a draw this game, i’m happy enough.
the problem we all now is still wenger. Fresh players like Cazorla, ox, Rosicky aren’t playing, really wonder why Wenger depends so HEAVILY on build teamwork through play extensively…
Watching death metal composed by jurgen kloppatica raping the orchestra anchored by monssieur Wenger.
F*cking shameful
Lets finish 3rd in the group a lets……get whipped in europa league too
It’s fair to say.. Wenger has run his cause and although it’s early in the season..
The writing is on the wall.. Wenger needs to go for having such dross in arteta and mertesacker..!
3 years of this.. I cannot take it
-____- its not like we were going to win Champos League anyways. Every year the goal is R16 and thats all
there is good % of truth in ur statement.
Wenger’s tactics just never ever work anymore, ever.
It’s the away leg.
Ander and Gala will not
win at Dortmund.
Arsenal can still draw or win this game.
Keep it close then win bigger at home.
Arsenal can still win the group.
45 min left plenty of time good subs
Poldi Rosicky Campbell Ox Cazorla.
Faith guys Arsenal can turn this around
Go away troll, look at you’re bagde. Take a vrtual bitch slap in the face
Cheers arsenal, for really FCUING MY DAY UP, been looking forard all day for this, now i’m gonna to bed early, pis$ed.
plastic
You serisuly need a bicth slap you spud.
I hate you!
u will learn to love him…
I know how you feel. Wife keeps saying I should drink less so I showed her the first goal tonight.
Wenger and his tactics are useless
BFG shouldn’t be in this game, my old lady can run faster than him.
Sanchez is too tired , kept losing the ball.
Winger , make the sub now!
Anyone still think ” trust in Wenger ”
Merit wouldn’t get in my old 5 a side team
Basics basics basics – one of the centre Halfs picks up the striker
Got to laugh what else can you do, were so kin awful!
can someone tell me why he isn’t making a substitution?? it will be 3-0 soon… i swear to god this old man has lost his damn mind
We’ve got nothing, absolutely nothing, the problems are Arteta and Mertesaker and Ozil.
Observ you akb retards. Observe and notice the problems
I’d rather come bottom of our group than third and have to play in the Europa league.
Gala losing at home right now. We’re heading for another 2nd place finish, R16 exit. The usual.
Even Arsenal’s jersey is tighter than its defense!!!
It seems like we have one defender… Kossy seems like the only defender for us on the pitch…
Yeah but we still have a lot of CAMS 🙂
this is getting ugly……..
Uglier than a chick with thyroid issues
Been saying this about mert fir ages and most people defend him, his league two quality and offers nothing but height! Feek for sanchez he must wonder what hes done, do something then arsene!
So why isn’t no one blaming bould, he’s the defensive coach
Usual shit from Wenger, get him OUT!!!!!!!
This is getting embarrassing..a dortmund B team running us ragged !
Were getting a nice little rape!
now were even letting SUBOTIC run half the length of the pitch? Seriously? Hes only margins faster than Mertesacker….
le professeur is genius
Limited squad, limited options, limited manager ideas…
We are getting weaker every season…
The Dortmund attack is already inside our defence even before the counter attack… Arteta is no where near the action…
We might as well play with 10 players.
Ozil is also absent.
F*ck you Welbeck !!!
Too soon, even for this site
God this is painful!
Arteta & mertesacker were the weak link last season.. Yet the manager in his wisdom doesn’t see them as weak links..
Can you imagine ANY OTHER TOP TEAM accommodating these buffoons ?? Quite simply they are skrill league at best.. Maybe conference..! SHITE!
This is what pace do. We look like damn useless clowns.
no this is what an organized team, that knows how to press and win the ball back quickly can do. Our defense it beyond horrible, cant win the ball back, we’re just bystanders.
THIS IS JUST PURE ATTACK/DEFENCE LOL
WELBECK IS JUST PITIFUL AND SH*T!!
now can we all never mention Welbeck and Henry in the same breath ever again? Embarrassing anyone ever made that comparison.
as usual klopp shows wenger how its done…im sad
Right…get Ox on now
If wenger doesn’t make a sub soon my computer gets a nice little punch
I’m so mad
Can those people who said we can win because of they got a lot players injured, please tell me how we gonna win?
whats soccer, bro? how does it taste?
Good job Wenger make a sub AFTER its a lost cause again! Genius
where are all the arsene lovers now? he should’ve been out last year with that FA cup but look how greedy the old man is.
THE OBJECTIVE HAS BEEN COMPLETED.
WE HAVE QUALIFY FOR THE CL AND IT WAS THE AIM.
ENJOY THE SPECTACLE !
WHERE ARE CAMPBELL, CAZORLA, ROSICKY…???
THERE IS NO POWER IN THE MIDDLE !!
F*CK YOU WENGER, DISGRACE OF A MANAGER !!
This had to be our starting line-up for tonight Wenger
CHECK OUT THE KIT MAN… SAME OLD PEOPLE AROUND WENGER FOR YEARS… LOL
JUST A JOKE!
WE HAVE BEEN THERE BEFORE AND IT IS JUST A REPETITION… SEASON AFTER SEASON 🙂
Sh*t perfomace from both ramsey and ozil. Again this tactis are hurting us. The old system was better.
f*uck all this rest talk, how much rest does ozil need
f*ck ozil- yet again- sh*t
Fack wenger u cant blame ozil if wenger keeps on playin him
What do your expect ozil to do? Counter pace? Really..? Have your ever watch internacional football?
Wenger is mad, why the hell he expected ozil to do a Chamberlain
out of form players: Per, Ozil, Rambo
out of form MANAGER pal
no, just out of date
Wenger deserves a red card for incompetence
and incontinence-he shat himself
Ummmmm Hummels’ GF just cheered me up…….
Babe ?
just a bit
MEGA BABE
Rues is thinking facccccccccccccccccccccccccck joing this shit.
Do u still Reus would want to come to Arsenal ?
hes laughing at the thought-
We’re going to get one in the next few minutes and then one after 87 minutes.
Klopp is going to be really pissed he only got a point.
to be an arsenal fan is hell indeed.
Make sure you get a ticket for one of the home champion le
League game this year because with le fraud in charge this will be our last appearance for a while
F*ck this is painful
Wenger do even want to fight any more, just sitting down there.
I may be overreacting..but Arsenal look better after the subs ??
because BVB has already 2 goals and are dropping off.
if you take a paper and write Arsenal IX and BVB IX and ask anyone who would you bet on to win then 9 out of 10 will say Arsenal. The amount of pressing and energy of BVB always surprises me, that was always consistent no mater what players are playing. I this the credit goes to jurgen klopp.
I suppose there’s no point getting pissed..
What did we expect from our great manager.. He failed to strengthen in the areas we ALL knew he needed to- in midfield and attack (wellbeck wasn’t planned!) we sold vermalen and loaned out jenks.. We get an injury to debuchy and we call upon a defender who has played 25 TWATTING minutes in total for the first team..????
Wenger get the fuk out!
Sorry, Wenger, you are taking us down the same route year after year so let’s not take it out in you.. We are what we are.. AVERAGE UNDER YOUR CURRENT REIGN..
Evening mate ,great words and totally agree.wenger out ! But won’t happen for three years .chelsea away soon bet Maureen cannot wait to play us again !
Helloooo matey
Ha ha I kind of expected this result and performance but you always believe in the hope ( wellbeck just missed) again!
Wenger has certainly lost the ability to get the best out of (arguably) a good arsenal side.. Yet we are lacking total self belief.. That’s got to be down to the manager..!?
Of course you come out of your hole to b* tch
Guys,
I bought a ticket to sit at Signal Iduna Park for 105 euros… with my parttime job in Dortmund
To watch my beloved team getting his ass kicked all 70 minutes…
My life is so… sad…
Schaiße
FACK WENGER HES A JOKE
All of this because of Wenger…
We deserve better, way better.
At £8millions a pop, that is just a rip off.
I have always said, he is the biggest con artist of world football…!!
A brilliant financial strategist (if you want to save money and forget about trophies), but a dumb ass manager with no football skills and knowledge.
Wenger on the bench “Hummmm, hope the fans won’t be to upset… I should have add a CB, but I will be fine since I have no pressure from the board or even the fans (they love me those fools)… F*ck this sh*t too tired to do my job today… Until next time”
Our team is more compensated now. Ozil lacks everything to be a real winger and ramsey is a different player (in the BAD way) when he is playing with wilshere.
The only ting that looks gud for arsenal on the pitch iz there uniform everyting else iz sh*t…
Look at Sven Bender..He is everywhere.
Are you sure you’re not seeing his brother?
Ppl still think wenger was right to not sign Fabregas
There’s only one person to blame, the transfer window was wide open like a cheap slut and he didn’t address the problems that need sorting.