please log in to view this image Venue: Turk Telekom Arena Tuesday, December 9th 2014 KO Time: 19:45 BST please log in to view this image Head to Head Against Galatasaray: Played: 2 Wins: 1 Draws: 0 Losses: 1 Goals For: 4 Goals Against: 1 Goal Difference: 3 Last 6 Meetings: Arsenal 4-1 Galatasaray Galatasaray 0(4)-(1)0 Arsenal (UEFA Cup Final) please log in to view this image Starting XI: please log in to view this image Bench: Martinez O' Connor Kamara Zelalem Maitland-Niles Akpom Iwobi
Wenger announces the team already. Is this normal for Arsenal??? Szczny, Debuchy, Merts, Chambers, Bellerin, Oxlaide, Flamini, Ramsay, Campbell, Sonago, Podolski
Nope. We're usually the last to do it. But this really is a dead rubber for both teams. No need for formalities.
Brings back old memories doesn't it? Final game of the CL group stage. Nothing to lose. Playing a B-squad or a couple of kids. Good times those were.
nothing to lose, but if Dortmund lose to Anderlecht (entirely possible with their form atm), and we don't beat Gala, Wenger will be slaughtered by fans.
Several first team players definitely need a rest, Sanchez especially. So I think it's right that Wenger has rested some players.
dortmund to lose and so will we as AW has lost the plot. plenty of time to rest players when we bring in the big names in january [ok i know we ****ing won't]
So we should risk injury in what is virtually a dead rubber game? Because last time we were in a situation like this we played our only fit fullback in Andre Santos and he got injured and we got ****ed because we had no FBs for awhile.
Sanchez, Gibbs, Kos, Welbeck, Ramsey all have minor injury worries. Theo may need another operation, Giroud isn't registered for CL...this isn't a team put out by choice, this is the level of team that Arsenal can put out with all the injury problems they have at present.
Gordon Bennett, don't say such a thing. On a serious note, Wenger needs to be a little more ruthless and just replace players who are constantly injuried. Fed up of all the injury excuses to be honest.
Agree with this. Wenger is damned if he does and damned if he doesn't. If Dortmund lose and we don't win, people will be slating him for resting players. If any of them pick up an injury because they needed resting, people will be slating him for that.
