please log in to view this image Venue: St. Jakob-Park Tuesday, December 6th 2016 KO Time: 19.45 BST please log in to view this image Head to Head Against FC Basel: Played: 1 Wins: 1 Draws: 0 Losses: 0 Goals For: 2 Goals Against: 0 Goal Difference: 2 Last 6 Meetings: Arsenal 2-0 FC Basel please log in to view this image
Sorry for not making match threads the past couple of games. Was in the hospital for a couple of days. Feeling better now though.
Perez Ox Iwobi Walcott Xhaka Ramsey Gibbs Gabriel Mustafi Jenkinson Ospina Bench: Cech,Monreal,Koscielny,Elneny,Coquelin,Ozil and Sanchez. What do you say guys?Rest our players and in case psg drop points or we want finish the group with a win we would have ammunition on the bench,it would be stupid to not rest anyone especially Alexis with the festive fixtures coming up. COYG!
I would rest players. I cannot see Ludogorets getting a result at PSG and even for the team who does finish top, they could still get Bayern or Real. We have some really important PL fixtures coming up over a busy part of the season.
Yeah I'm feeling better now. Had a throat infection so had to stay in the hospital for a few days but doctors said I should be fine now.
You will you will but will it be for 90min or 15 ?Or the bench?Only arsene will say an hour prior to kick off. COYG!
I don't blame him. Imagine if we field a weaker squad and draw and PSG end up losing, everyone would want Wenger's head. Better to win this game at all costs.
This ^ Wenger is damned if he does and damned if he doesn't. He's been criticised before for fielding weakened teams before when we've already qualified and then ended up 2nd. Although it's an outside chance, we still have to approach the game as if we are aiming for top spot.
It's unlikely we are gonna top the group now. I would keep Ozil and Sanchez on the bench, I would probably rest Monreal too. We should still be strong enough to beat Basil and can always bring them on if we are struggling.
Line-ups: FC Basel 1. Tomas Vaclik 5. Michael Lang 17. Marek Suchy 23. Eder Balanta 3. Adama Traore 6. Serey Die 34. Taulant Xhaka 24. Mohammed Elyounoussi 10. Matias Delgado 11. Renato Steffen 21. Marc Janko Subs 4. Omar Gaber 7. Luca Zuffi 8. Birkir Bjarnason 18. Germano Vailati 26. Daniel Hoegh 39. Davide Calla 88. Seydou Doumbia Arsenal 13. David Ospina 5. Gabriel Paulista 16. Rob Holding 6. Laurent Koscielny 3. Kieran Gibbs 8. Aaron Ramsey 29. Granit Xhaka 17. Alex Iwobi 11. Mesut Ozil 9. Lucas Perez 7. Alexis Sanchez Subs 12. Olivier Giroud 14. Theo Walcott 15. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain 18. Nacho Monreal 20. Shkodran Mustafi 33. Petr Cech 35. Mohamed Elneny
As predicted there's very little rotation with our forward line. This is EXACTLY why we have a dip in November and in Feb/March. .. and this is why we probably won't win the league.