Which team will Wenger pick to face Koln?

Arsene Wenger said after Saturday’s win over Bournemouth that he will be picking a strong Arsenal team to face Koln on Thursday. He told the media: “It will be a Premier League team. Some players will come in of course, because many players played twice for the national team, and then again today. So two or three will not be in the squad, but most of them will play.”

So this is the team Wenger chose on Sunday….
Cech
Mustafi, Koscielny, Monreal
Bellerin, Xhaka, Ramsey, Kolasinac
Welbeck, Ozil
Lacazette

So which changes will he make? First of all I am pretty sure that Ospina will be our keeper for this competition, which will keep him sharp in case Petr Cech gets an injury this season.

I have a feeling that he will give Lacazette and Welbeck a rest and play Alexis and Giroud up front, to give the Chilean a bit more match fitness ahead of Chelsea, and to reward Giroud for staying.

In defence Wenger may pick Holding and as he can’t pick a banned Koscielny he can keep him fresh for the Premier League. Coquelin is out injured so I reckon Ramsey and Xhaka will stay in midfield.

So this is what I think the team will look like on Thursday….

Ospina
Holding, Mustafi, Monreal
Bellerin, Xhaka, Ramsey, Kolasinac
Alexis, Ozil
Giroud

What do you think Wenger’s team will look like?

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35 Comments

  1. Admin why got 2 articles? Oops sorry is a comment.

    Keep it short maybe I’ll read or never mind I’ll skip whenever I see this name.

  2. …………………….. O spina……………..
    ……. Chambers… Per…….. Holding
    Nelson.. Willshire…. Ellneney.. Sead
    ……… Iwobi…… Sanchez…
    ………………. Giroud……..

    1. Ospina
      Chambers Mertesacker Holding
      Wislhere Elneny
      Walcott Iwobi Nelson
      Alexis
      Giroud

      this should be our F A CUP , League Cup and Europa team with the EXCEPTION OF ALEXIS . once Alexis is match fit then Welbeck can drop into his positon . it will be a good way to keep the players sharp and allow our 1st time ample time to prepare for Premier league games .

        1. I concure
          Theo must accpet he does not have a guaranteed sport for him, hence he must learn the hard way even with a rwb slot

          Nothing much he had done as a forward either way

    2. I would like to see the team very close to this, however, I would try and fit in walcott somehow. I would also.like to see Debuchy, akpom, willock, nketiah and Da Silva, fill some bench space, however I think their chance will come again Doncaster

    3. Kolasinac starts against Chelsea on Sunday, so probably Maitland-Niles?
      It begs the question why Bramall went on loan. I know he’s still raw but could have learnt his trade in the Cups.
      Sanchez maybe to get match ‘fitness’ or shake off the fat jibes. Otherwise it’s Welbeck. But since Welbeck banged 2 in last week, he’s earned a start against Chelsea. My guess is AW will start Walcott with Sanchez getting 30 minutes in the 2nd half.
      Ospina
      Chambers.Mertesacker.Chambers
      Reiss.El Neny.Wilshere. Maitland-Niles
      Iwobi
      Walcott.Giroud

  3. No Admin, Our beloved darling Arsene will start second team:

    Oooospina

    Holding Mert C0ck

    Reiss Elnaynay Wheelchair Kokakola

    Walnut Giroud Iwobi

      1. @ArseOverTit

        Don’t indulge him anymore mate, because I won’t be. He’s definitely a troll, and not an Arsenal fan. I’ve asked him many simple questions, that even a small child could answer, and yet Jembut couldn’t answer because it would have been an admission of how bad Wenger is, thus screwing up all of the intended trolling.

        On the complete off chance Jembut IS a real fan, there’s still no point, because you cannot have a serious educated debate on the issue of Wenger. You’ll offer a fantastic argument, based on factual information, exposing Wenger for the fraud he is, and return you’ll get…ONE ARSENE WENGER! Brilliant, well thought out, counter argument. Jembut just reminds me of one of those religious nuts who believe in things made up thousands of years ago! Let me guess, the earth is about 6000 years old Jembut? Hahahahaha

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          ARSENE KNOWS BEST.

  4. We’ve heard this all before as comment (whether relevant or not) following previous articles. We have got your point!

  5. Yes, I think Wenger will use some of the players you mentioned, but he would also give chances to other players. Because this match is going to be at the Emirates, he could ask the players below to start:

    Ospina
    Holding, Mertesacker, Mustafi
    Nelson, Wilshere, Elneny, Kolasinac
    Iwobi, Sanchez
    Giroud

    1. The writer takes 70,000 words to say
      “Arsenal fans should be happy
      the club has not tried to win
      the Premier League for the past 10 years
      and any Arsenal fan who wants to win the title is not true fan”.

  6. Arsenal has a UEFA coefficient of 105
    Koln coefficient is 15.9.!!!
    The mighty Koln are actually
    last in the Bundesliga.
    They are 0 and 3 having scored one goal.
    They are about as good as Palace on a bad day.
    Arsenals “Cup” squad should beat Klumsy Klueless Koln easily.
    Besides our “B” players are paid mega millions
    in salaries so they should be play.
    Sanchez may start as he needs the game time.
    Team
    Ospina 40k per week
    Debuchy 70k Holding 40k Mertesacker 90k Monreal 75k
    Chambers 25k Elneny 55k
    Walcott 110k Wilshere 90k Sanchez 140k
    Giroud 110k
    Bench: Macey Niles Bielic Mcguane Nelson Iwobi Asano.
    Score prediction 11- 0

      1. I could eat a bowl of alphabet soup and dump out a smarter statement than whatever you just said. If under the guidance of Le Prof Arsenal wins the quadruple titles of the Carabo Cup, the PL title which is the main big title win the teaming Gooners are after. Then also wins the FA Cup again and the Europa League Cup too all in a single season. Which I don’t think any club in the European football leagues has managed to achieve. I believe with these such a remarkable 4 title wins, I think the Arsenal board thereafter will offer Le Prof an immediate extension to his current 2 years deal at the club by a year. But Le Prof will likely holdout for 2 years extension which I think the board will consent to and keep him as Arsenal manager for the next four seasons to come beginning from this current ongoing season campaign.

        Sing with me now. ONE ARSENE WENGER.

  7. I’d like to see Nelson play at some point but he is not a wingback as some people seem to be placing him in their preferred team.

    1. Totally agree, there is a rightfully lot of hype about him just now and there will be a lot of eyes on him if he is selected.

      For that reason he should be played in a position he is most comfortable in, somewhere where he can express himself and concentrate on what he is good at.

      Putting him at wingback in his 1st competitive game for the club would put him under unneeded pressure in my opinion.

        1. check on jembut arsene then..i see the same comment from this article on another article (Did Arsenal embarrass themselves this summer?)

  8. Ospina is defo in goal., Chambers-BFG-Holding is an interesting and popular choice. Bellerin and Kolasinac at WB as. I like the idea of them playing there. CM I’d like to see one of the young guns have a go, like Niles, Jeff, Willock, Bielik, etc, we have quite a few decent kids there and probably just partner Elneny as he needs game time too. Nelson and Alexis would be nice in attack with either Giroud (rotation), Lacazette (Europa experience) or Welbz (scored last game) up top

    Or Wenger will go with same team but with a couple of swaps, like Ospina for Cech, maybe a Nelson or Niles in there somewhere too? Depends on how serious he is taking it and how much of a threat he thinks Koln will be pose

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