Yeah, I'm not sure who is gonna play out left. I think Reiss Nelson will be playing at the right wingback position though. I'd rather see Nelson in the front 3 but since Theo hasn't gotten any game time..
Knowing Wenger, he might throw one our our RBs out on the left. Sometimes our lineup is like the Spanish Inquisition sketch from Monty Python.
Playing on Thursday is not that bad. Going to a bar transitions much better into the weekend than drinking on a Tuesday.
Arsenal: Ospina, Bellerin, Holding, Mertesacker, Monreal, Maitland-Niles, Elneny, Iwobi, Alexis, Walcott, Giroud Subs: Macey, Wilshere, Mustafi, The Jeff, Kolasinac, Akpom, Nelson Interesting to see how the team lines up. Are we going to see Bellerin or AMN23 at LWB, or will we see a 4-2-3-1? Edit: added subs
It's mildly depressing to play on Thusdays... If you eat caviar every day it's difficult to return to sausages- Arsene Wenger
Mainland niles played rw for Ipswich so why is Wenger playing him lwb? I always thought he would be a great b2b midfielder
I'm not minding it as much as I thought I would. The constant exits to Bayern were getting old, and good or bad, tomorrow is Friday. If we ever make it back to the CL we should push for a Wed-Thu CL.
20k Koln fans showed up and very few of them have tickets. Think there also may be some issues with those fans bringing flares with them. Stadium crew / police trying to figure out how to deal with the masses. Delaying to make sure paying fans can all get in before match time.
Apparently they rushed the barricades at the entrance and caused a ton of problems. The shot of Giroud warming up inside the stadium suggest the game will go on at 4pm, but Koln will likely have their next game behind closed doors.
AMN the stuff nightmares are made of. Did anyone bother to tell Arsene that this is a legit way into the champions league
The CL is pointless to us if the best we can do is make it through the group stage and then get thrashed. We should treat the EL like the League Cup. If our second string go far - great, if not, that's fine too.
Why? We aren't winning the PL? Top 4 is sketchy at best so let's win the Europa league. I want champions league football because it seems we need it from a financial standpoint in both revenue and attracting players. We are going down hill with no brakes under Wenger but if we consolidate CL for a coupon of seasons we may keep a semblance of a decent squad for a new manager
Between AC Milan and some 3rd place CL teams, winning the Europa League will be tough. We shouldn't field anything more than a second string team in these games. Given the contract situations of almost half our squad, getting CL football next year is not going to matter all that much. We are in for a multi year rebuild and a season back in the CL won't change that.