Ffs another bottle job by Wenger

Whos going to win?

he was going to try and pack out the midfield

Praying it's a 4-2-3-1 with Cazorla on the left, and not 4-1-4-1 again...

wilshere better be up for this game he needs to prove himself

comment by John Henrys Explosive Offense - #STOPISIS (U18764)
posted 30 seconds ago
Whos going to win?
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Arsenal.

Ozil out wide again

Needed facking pace out wide

Wenger does not have a clue

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we need both Ozil and Wilshere to turn up for a full bloody 90 minutes, put themselves about, otherwise we are in trouble

More attacking line up from Chelsea than I might have expected - remember last year it was Matic and Luis who really destroyed us in the centre. Fabregas, though obviously brilliant, is a very different type of threat from Luis.

If Cesc scores I'm gonna rage quit...

Game over

Should have been a front 3 of

Sanchez - Welbeck - Ox

Why no Ospina on the bench? Injured?

wenger hasn't got the balls for that front 3

comment by Castor Troy (U8700)
posted less than a minute ago
Game over

Should have been a front 3 of

Sanchez - Welbeck - Ox
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Just be glad Giroud isn't fit - we'd probably have even less pace up front.

i think Flamini is going to be turned into a statue today, probably get sent off at some stage, Wilshere probably close behind him

comment by Sömeday_693 - Källström will be our salvation (U8892)
posted about a minute ago
comment by Castor Troy (U8700)
posted less than a minute ago
Game over

Should have been a front 3 of

Sanchez - Welbeck - Ox
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Just be glad Giroud isn't fit - we'd probably have even less pace up front.
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Pace is not all.... We need to win the midfield. We didnt when we lost 6-0

comment by Gunnerthru (U6675)
posted 3 minutes ago
comment by Sömeday_693 - Källström will be our salvation (U8892)
posted about a minute ago
comment by Castor Troy (U8700)
posted less than a minute ago
Game over

Should have been a front 3 of

Sanchez - Welbeck - Ox
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Just be glad Giroud isn't fit - we'd probably have even less pace up front.
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Pace is not all.... We need to win the midfield. We didnt when we lost 6-0
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Yes, but it's all connected, GT. Pace upfront means that Chelsea can't risk pressing as high, which means less pressure on the midfield, and less chance we will get ripped apart in that area in the same way we did last season.

Yes, but it's all connected, GT. Pace upfront means that Chelsea can't risk pressing as high, which means less pressure on the midfield, and less chance we will get ripped apart in that area in the same way we did last season.

What you seem to forget is that you have to bring the ball in that area first and that depends on your midfield. If your midfield lose the ball there your strikers are lost.

Welbeck and Sanchez have pace, if we play ox we have no pace off the bench at all.

comment by Gunnerthru (U6675)
posted 2 minutes ago
Yes, but it's all connected, GT. Pace upfront means that Chelsea can't risk pressing as high, which means less pressure on the midfield, and less chance we will get ripped apart in that area in the same way we did last season.

What you seem to forget is that you have to bring the ball in that area first and that depends on your midfield. If your midfield lose the ball there your strikers are lost.
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The threat of pace is there regardless - up against Giroud, Chelsea could squeeze us and put much more pressure on the likes of Flamini and Wilshere, like they did to Arteta and Rosicky last season. The Chelsea defence can't do that to the same extent against Welbeck, because always in their mind is the possibility that he can get away from them.

The threat of pace is there regardless - up against Giroud, Chelsea could squeeze us and put much more pressure on the likes of Flamini and Wilshere, like they did to Arteta and Rosicky last season. The Chelsea defence can't do that to the same extent against Welbeck, because always in their mind is the possibility that he can get away from them.
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Welbeck can only get away when he receives the ball. When we dont win the challenges in midfield it produces pressure on our defense. Chelsea will press against the ball in midfield no matter what we playing upfront.

The point I'm trying make GT is that the threat is always there even if the ball doesn't keep making it to him, and that threat does affect how defenders react to the player.

We will concede at every corner

Team full of midgets

Only a discussion Someday. We will see. I say we have to win the midfield battle. If we lose here and leave too much spaces we will lose this game.