Ospina, Bellerin, Merte, Kos, Gibbs, Cazorla, Coq, Mesut, Theo, Giroud, Sanchez

Nine changes, a midfield pairing of two players just returning from injuries and haven't hit form, two young light boys (Chambers and Ballerina) against Song and Andy carrol / Sakho... Never gonna happen and if it does Wenger should be sacked...

Enner Valencia out due to injury is good news

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2991382/Enner-Valencia-ruled-Arsenal-match-treading-broken-teacup.html

We need the 3 points in the PL more than next round in CL. Play a strong team against west ham amd rotate in the Monaco game because no matter how much some of you want to believe we'll go through we won't.

We should really go for it in both games. If we are not lead with 1 or 2 goals in Monaco we should rotate in the second half.

The Westham games is more important than the Monaco one.
Should field our strongest team bar Cazorla who could do with a rest.

What makes you think this won't be a tough game?They went to White Hart Lane and gave Spurs more of a game than we did.

For me we do have a couple of areas we can rotate/rest players. Ramsey, Walcott and Welbeck should all start for me, with Cazorla and Alexis being rested, and the Ox coming out with injury. I do not think this weakens us dramatically.

I wouldn't mind Kos getting a rest Saturday so he is fresh for the Monaco game and letting either Chambers play at CB or Monreal fill in and put Gibbs at LB. Coquelin is simply undroppable for any game at the moment because the alternative is simply not good enough.

My team:

Ospina
Bellerin Mertesacker Monreal Gibbs
Coquelin
Walcott Ramsey Ozil Welbeck
Giroud

Subs: Szczesny, Koscielny, Chambers, Flamini, Rosicky, Cazorla, Alexis

Sorry, Mertesacker-Monreal as the centre back pairing? Can't have that man, as much as Monreal did a good job there for us, I reckon West Ham could still cause us problems with that. Wait till Gabriel is back, THEN give Kos a rest.

I'd go for:

---------Ospina----------
Bellerin Kos Monreal Gibbs
--------Coq---Rosicky--------
Walcott----Ozil------Welbeck
-----------Akpom--------------

I think the likely changes are Giroud for Welbeck, Ramsey for Ox, Ospina for Szczesny and then possibly Chambers for Bellerin.

comment by KenyanGoonersourous - The legend of the Ox (U5445)
posted 1 hour, 13 minutes ago
Nine changes, a midfield pairing of two players just returning from injuries and haven't hit form, two young light boys (Chambers and Ballerina) against Song and Andy carrol / Sakho... Never gonna happen and if it does Wenger should be sacked...
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Firstly, if I'm not mistaken, Carroll's injured for the rest of the season.

Bellerin playing because... well, who else?
Would rest Kos and seeing as Gabriel is out, Chambers in place.
So agree with back four.
One could argue that we should rest Coq ahead of Monaco so Flam in.
Would agree with most of the rest of the team too (Sanchez needs a break, Walcott in on the right and Giroud in for Welbeck up front... but would put Welbz in in place of Rosicky on the left).

West Ham:

Ospina
Chambers-Merts-Kos-Monreal
Coq-Ramsey
Walcott-Rosicky-Welbz
Giroud

Monaco
Shezza
Bellerin-Merts-Kos-Gibbs
Coq-Santi
Theo-Ozil-Alexis
Welbz