Starting XI: Szczesny, Debuchy, Mertesacker, Chambers, Monreal, Flamini, Ox, Wilshere, Ramsey, Ozil, Alexis Subs: Martinez, Bellerin, Koscielny, Rosicky, Giroud, Cazorla, Campbell
Who's playing out left? Ozil? I'm not sure I like the prospect of putting him on the wing for his first game back, when he's unlikely to be at full fitness.
I think chambers has been our best player in last 2 games and perhaps AW wants to see him play alongside BFG to see how that works. Worried that no Pod in match squad. I really don't want us to sell him as he is god squad member and can be impact player off bench
I am amazed at our optimism, re: this game. Aw was handed a lesson in tactics in this corresponding game last season, I seem to remember Lukaku was switched out wide to deal with Monreal... Not much has changed this season either, hopefully the absence of Ross Barkley will nullify their threat offensively..... Either way it will be a tough afternoon particularly after our midweek exertion, will be happy with a point today!
Nervous? I'm excited about this line up .... We wanted pace and we got pace! Mert and chambers are smart guys- question is : what is up with Kos? Anyone knows?
Hmmm rest Kos the bod over chambers after 3 games.... Maybe that small injury he had needs some rest otherwise it makes no sense .
Will be interesting to see Alexis up top on his own. Hope he gets his 1st goal today I think he will!
I am very pleased to see Wenger willing to exercise the option of playing Sanchez up front. It gives us something different, and it's nice to see that it's not just Giroud all day every day.
Probably Ozil on the right and Ox on the left. Very similar to how Germany played this world cup, so hopefully it works out in the same way!
Wenger: "Olivier is not completely at his best yet. We had to rest Koscielny today because of his achilles."
