The Arsenal vs. Olympiacos CL Matchday Thread: December 4, 2012

It's Greek to me.

 

Gnabry is injured and Eisfeld isnt eligable

 

I like its design simplicity.

I think I've only missed 2 matches live so far this year... I think this will be #3. Maybe that will bring us luck!

 

My XI:

Szczesny
Jenkinson-Vermaelen-Squillaci-Angha
Coquelin
OX-Rosicky
Arshavin-Chamakh-Gervinho

BENCH: Shea, Monteiro, Hajrovic, Ramsey, Meade, Ansah, Akpom.

 

It will be a bit of a shame if Angha is the only youth player who gets some playing time in this one.

 

How many of our youth players are even on the Chmapions League roster?

 

Good point. It looks like the other eligible youth are:

Bihmoutine (?)
Ebecilio
Gnabry
Meade
Rees
Yennaris
Ansah
Neitah

per http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2013/clubs/club=52280/index.html

 

ARSENAL v Olympiakos: Szczesny, Jenkinson, Squillaci, Vermaelen, Meade; Rosicky, Coquelin; Oxlade-Chamberlain, Ramsey, Gervinho; Chamakh

 

is that a 442 with a lw making his debut at lb, or a 352 or 343?

 

4-3-3 as usual.

 

so we're actually going to play meade (a tiny lw) at lb on his debut?

 

Mental Strength meter currently at -5

given the result doesn't hurt us in any way, i'll go easy if we drop points. if we get the full 3 points, the "meter" will adjust based on the Schalke result.

stay tuned!

 

Arshavin should start, imo.
Ramsey (if he is good enough), should be able to handle this midfield.
looking at confidence going forward, no bone-headed turnovers, and alot of hustle from him.

 

Thomas Cruise made a similar debut a few years ago, no?

 

Cruise isnt small plus he is a defender.

Im not worried about Meade, Cole or Banes arent big players either

 

All the streams I have are poor. Are there any good ones out there?

 

lol @ that dude dogging Chamakh.

 

Rosicky is just the player we have been missing in attack*

*Disclaimer: Im not sayiny that he is going to be our savior

 

Well, Rosicky's passing hasn't slipped.

 

it's not the size that worries me. i actually like what i've seen of him. i'm worried because he's a left winger, not a left back.

 

Oh dear, Ramsey

 

That right there folks is the "quality" Wenger always talks about in his players. Way to go Ramsey.

 

Already tonight we have looked more inventive, and if Ramsey had a left foot we would be 1-nil up.

 

I'm was more so referring to the fact it wss his first team debut - away at Olympiacos.