I don't think anyone is expecting him to become a goal machine - but he got ~10 goals in the first half of last season and won us penalties and important free-kicks etc... If he can return to that form he will be a viable option to step in when RVP isn't available and hopefuly his different style of play and hard graft would help push us through those games. It also gives our wing players more of an option to come in for goals imo - changes our dynamic a bit.
Squad: Lukasz Fabianski Vito Mannone Sebastien Squillaci Thomas Vermaelen Andrey Arshavin Emmanuel Frimpong Yossi Benayoun Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain Francis Coquelin Ryo Ju Young Park Nico Yennaris Ignasi Miquel Jernade Meade Oguzhan Ozyakup Sanchez Watt Chuks Aneke Daniel Boateng Prediction: Fabianski Yennaris Vermaelen Miguel ??? Coquelin Frimpong Benayoun Oxo Park Arshavin No Chamakh. Could switch Arshavin with Benayoun. No idea who'll play at LB - ideas!? It's not a very experienced squad at all to be coming up against Bolton. However, they may not play a full-strength team as they're doing so bad in the PL. I'm surprised there aren't more big-guns on the bench just in case. Not sure they'll get this one.
looks a very youthful squad. here is the line-up as i see it: -------------------Fabianski------------------ --Yennaris--Squillaci--Vermaelen--Miquel-- -----------Coquelin------Frimpong---------- Chamberlain-----Benayoun--------Arshavin ---------------------Park---------------------- Possible variations: Coquelin to RB with Ozyakup in midfield Ryo or Watt at LW instead Arshavin Aneke or Ozyakup at AM instead of Benayoun Meade or Boateng at LB instead of a CB
I like that lineup Drude. The right side will be vulnerable with Oxo & Yennaris - very inexperienced, but otherwise there's good quality throughout the team, it's a good balance of youth and experience.
i think we might actually see coquelin at RB with ozyakup in midfield, as wenger has said that chamberlain needs to work on his defending, which would not help yennaris...
Why do you think Arshavin will play ? I can't see why he would ... looks like he needs a rest, a tired Arshavin will surely be worse than a not tired Arshavin and he is bloody awful at the moment !!!
think benny will play in a midfield 3, as he has played there coming off the bench for us, while arshavin hasn't. maybe ryo for arshavin so that we have some experience on the bench should we need it? btw, does anyone know of any streams for this match? it isn't on sky or espn so i don't know how to watch it...
Drude - fancy starting a fred for working streams? Then we can all put the ones that we're using in there.....
sure, but haven't found any for tonights game yet... should i make a fred of websites that i sometimes use?
team confirmed on arsenal.com: fabianski yennaris squillaci vermaelen miquel coquelin frimpong benayoun chamberlain arshavin park vermaelen is captain, as vice-captain of the club. yet to be seen who out of oxo and benny start in the middle with the other on the wing. or they could both be on the wing with arshavin in behind park...
bolton team: bogdan steinsson cahill knight gardner m davies muamba pratley kakuta klasnic tuncay quite a strong line-up for bolton. i fear for this game...
he is very fisty, lots of fight in him, never gives up, been to watch him a few times. he is a half chinese half im not sure, but born in london lol, i think the other half is norway but im not sure
i think many people guessed this line up rev ramsey, especially considering jamie sanderson posted it on twitter and younggunsblog yesterday...
