When fully fit....

Its pointless putting Theo upfront because no team is stupid enough to play a high line against us.

It hard to imagine us doing it but were we to play one of the best in Europe i think thered be a case for using Liverpool's formation of last year. Of course wed have to remain disciplined and stay deep. Against barca or bayern we wouldn't have much choice tbh.

Chez
debuchy per kos Gibbs
arteta
cazorla Ramsey
ozil
theo Alexis

Team of midgets of course but the counter would be devastating and Alexis has the beating of a full back in the air, as an outlet. Replace cazorla with pogba and that team could beat anyone.

Szczesny
Debuchy Mertesacker Koscielny Gibbs
Arteta Ramsey
Walcott Ozil Sanchez
Welbeck

Subs: Ospina Chambers Monreal Wilshere Oxlade-Chamberlain Cazorla Giroud

I'd mess up my pants if we ever saw that match day squad

As harsh as that is on Cazorla, Ozil is better end of , especially with the ball retention behind him and that pace and power in front of him. Also it is touch and go with Welbeck and Giroud. Just think Welbeck has more of Girouds attributes than Giroud has of Welbecks.

Cazorla is more dynamic, more skilful, more defensively aware, more likely to score and as good as ozil in creating.

people need to forget the Ozil of Madrid and look at the Ozil of Arsenal.

If he can bring his A game in 2015 then we can maybe compare him to Cazorla but at the moment, there is no contest

Cazorla is not more creative than Ozil and he is not as good in possesion. He is not as calm or clinical. Ozil oozes class and is an experienced winner. Though it is good to have both options. Problem is Wenger will never use one or the other in the number ten role. For me Ozil just nudges it for me.

Again you are looking at the Ozil of Madrid.

Yes Wenger plays him out wide but Cazorla is also shunted out wide so Wenger can get his boys Wilshere and Ramsey centrally and he does a far better job than Ozil there also

Cazorla is a wonderful player and probably our 4th best. The problem is the 3 better? are the 3 behind the striker (Alexis, Ozil and Theo) leaving it hard to fit santi in in a magical scenario where everyones fit.

Ozil's time for us can be split equally 3 way. On form, off it and injured. The latter two being more recent. Ozils best game for Arsenal was better than Santis best, but there have been fewer of them.

comment by Gillespie Road - Parking Arsene's Routemaster since Boxing Day. (U18361)
posted 8 hours, 24 minutes ago
________Shezza__________

Debuchy - Per - Kosc - Gibbs

_______Ramsey - Arteta_______

Walcott - Cazorla - Sanchez

________Giroud___________

The midfield might have a desperate lack of serious height, but could keep and run with the ball all day.
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You nailed it with this lineup, but the defensive midfield has to be varied when on tough away games with double cover (Coq and Arteta)

Also between the Ox and Walcott I would go with the Ox

I don't understand people who have made thier minds up out Wenger out when we have haven't had a full strength team for nearly two years. Most of the teams speculated in this thread would be at least ten points better off this season imo. So many options and so much talent.

Laughable as the notion of having an un-injured squad is, surely a proper judgement can only be made when that occurs. Chelsea have been lauded this season but they have barely had one injury to their first team

Back five picks itself

I would go

Santi arteta

Theo ozil alexis
Giroud


Although for balance/retention I would go

Ramsey arteta
Theo/Sanchez santi ozil
Giroud

Giroud and Welbz interchange depending on the team and tactics.