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Cole on the bench: http://www.express.co.uk/sport/foot...ole-to-be-benched-against-former-club-Arsenal I think that is good news for Walcott I believe. I hope Rosicky will play - need some experience and get some important points.
Would you take a point now, or will only 3 do? 1 point keeps you above Chelsea, but you are at home and you can put some real distance with a win.
We need to take all three from this game for a whole host of reasons, not least of which is to silence the "you cant beat top opposition" arguments. This is a big game.
We'll be knocked off the top of the table tomorrow should Liverpool and/or Manchester City win. Could be as low as 3rd before we play Chelsea.
I said ages ago that it was after this game to Chelsea that we would know what our chances are for the title. It marks the final of the big teams for us to play in the league. Having played Liverpool, Spurs, City, Utd, Everton once each already. It's also just 2 games off the middle point of the season. If we are still top of the table after this game then i will start to genuinely believe we are title contenders.
Really hope you win on Monday, this will leave United five pionts behind Chelsea which at he moment i see as our best chance of getting into the top four (but i still have a feeling Chelsea/City will be first and second).
You only have to look at GD to work out which teams have a top striker and those who don't. It remains a priority to get one worthy of one of the top teams in Europe... Would Giroud make a list of top 20 strikers in Europe? Don't think so.
A draw puts us back into second by GD with you lot to play City and Chelsea in your next two fixtures, i wouldnt be overly dissapointed if that is the situation after Monday But i'd rather have a win and jump back to the top of the table
A draw is the minimum we should go for. I fear if we lose our 3rd successive game, two being against key Prem teams, then our season could start unravelling. We need to keep touching distance with both Man City and Chelsea, and we simply can not afford for either of these team to start increasing the gap.
really difficult to pick the team for this game. Szczesny is obvious in goal. Sagna, Mertesacker and Vermaelen are dead certs with Koscielny out, barring any late injuries. Gibbs has played most often in the league recently, but I would like to see Monreal based on form. Difficult pick. Flamini, Arteta and Ramsey will fill the two slots in midfield. I would go with Flam and Rambo, but Wenger might want more solidity with Arteta instead of Ramsey. Further forward is a choice between Ozil, Cazorla, Rosicky, Walcott, Podolski for 3 slots. I'd like to see Poldi play, but since he's only just come back I reckon he'll be on the bench. Ozil will play, and I think Walcott will be on the right. On the left it will be between Cazorla or Ramsey depending on how Wenger wants to play the game. I'd like to see Cazorla with Ramsey deeper. Giroud is a dead cert up front seeing as no one else is really suitable. So, My Team: -----------------Szczesny--------------- Sagna--Mertesacker--Vermaelen--Monreal ------------Flamini-----Ramsey---------- Walcott-----------Ozil-----------Podolski ----------------Giroud------------------- What I think Wenger will play -----------------Szczesny------------ Sagna--Mertesacker--Vermaelen--Gibbs ------------Flamini-----Ramsey-------- Walcott-----------Ozil----------Cazorla ----------------Giroud-----------------
Wouldn't play Monreal. He and Jack got destroyed by City's wingers and FBs and his lack of pace was costly. I'd play him vs WHU but not on Monday
