Word on the street is that Wenger will rotate and rest a lot of players. That's fine by me but we should still be aiming for top of the group.

Szczesny

Jenkinson Djourou Vermaelen Santos

Ramsey Coquelin

Chamberlain Arshavin Rosicky

Giroud​

 

Play the kids, Arséne. We'll most likely get knocked out in the first knockout round, so might as well rest Cazorla, Arteta et al.

Szczesny

Jenkinson Mertesacker Djourou Santos

Coquelin Ramsey

Oxlade Eisfeld Gnabry

Chamakh​

EDIT: Shit, I forgot about Arshavin. Yeah, play him, he is one of the highest earners at the club (FFS).

 

This from John Cross on Twitter:

"missing from training Gibbs, Sagna, Arteta, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Cazorla, Walcott, Giroud, Santos, Podolski. Wilshere may join later"

"Wilshere not in. Seniors going to Athens: Jenkinson Arshavin Rosicky Vermaelen Ramsey Squillaci Chamakh Gervinho Ox Szczesny. Rest are kids"

 

Actually looking forward to the match. Hopefully Gnabry and Eisfeld do well with their minutes given.

 

Arsenal squad:
1 Wojciech Szczesny
5 Thomas Vermaelen
7 Tomas Rosicky
15 Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
16 Aaron Ramsey
18 Sebastien Squillaci
22 Francis Coquelin
23 Andrey Arshavin
25 Carl Jenkinson
27 Gervinho
29 Marouane Chamakh
38 Martin Angha
39 Zak Ansah
48 Sead Hajrovic
53 Jernade Meade
55 Elton Monteiro
60 James Shea
67 Chuba Akpom

With that squad I predict:

Szczesny

Jenkinson Squillaci Vermaelen Angha

Coquelin Ramsey

Gervinho Rosicky Chamberlain

Chamakh​

 

great team, should be another masterclass

 

I have to say, Martin Angha looked decent when I saw him play live. Quite a few of those lads are a bit lightweight though.

Just give Chamakh a ****ing game, he might be dreadful, but why can't he get back into the side seeing as he's found some form of goal scoring size 7's? I mean you're mismanaging your main striker, Theo & Lukas aren't preferred over Gervais up top and STILL this guy can't get a look in? It's ****ing odd.

 

lol Chuba Akpom is in the squad! Come on Arsenal!

 

And Jernade Meade, not anything more than League Two quality.

 

Arseblog predicts our eleven as:

Szczesny

Jenkinson Squillaci Vermaelen Meade

Coquelin Ramsey

Arshavin Gervinho Oxlade-Chamberlain

Chamakh​

ZOMG BEST 11 EVAAAAAAAA (SPECIAL LOLS @ MEADE & SQUILLACI)!

 

It makes me feel sick looking at that sh*t.

All because our players can't handle the same amount of games that every other top team seems to manage fine.

 

Squillaci? :howler: Olympiakos win.

 

Squillaci and Chamakh ? Geez, it's like going to fight someone with wearing glasses and broken arms.

 

Meade is too lightweight for a left back, he played ok against Reading though when he was attacking. Very quick...

Give Eisfeld a start FFS!

 

Eisfeld and Gnabry have knocks

 

Sicky has been bright, even chamakh has done ok.

Rambo just fluffed a great chance.

Meade is tiny!

 

Tommy v also playing well.

We've been the better side but can definitely see us conceding, such is the state of affairs these days

 

Just got in, so far so good with piss poor squad.

 

Don't like the way ramsey has become a scapegoat but he's been really poor.

Chamberlain needs to sort himself out, consistently anonymous.

 

Thats what happens when you treble an 18 year olds wages.

 

Gervinho and Chamakh are putting on a clinic in how to choose the wrong option.

 

Rocky 1-0

 

Great goal, gervinho makes me look a fool.

Rosicky, great finish, he's looked the best player on the pitch. Just hope he isn't there for too long, need to ease him back in.

 

Soon as Rosicky is 100% he'll be played into the ground like last season, til he breaks down again.

 

Cant take too much away from it, this olympiakos side is very poor, a win would be nice though.

Rosicky, Vermaelen and Jenkinson top performers.
Meade has done his job, plucky wee fella.
Have seen the good and bad parts of Chamakh and Gervinho.
Ramsey really struggling to make anything go his way.
Le Coq and Chambo too quiet.

Squillaci our lucky mascot. We haven't lost a match when he's been playing this year:star: