What we don't know is who is going to be in the Arsenal team today because with a semi final in midweek to come before we return to the Premier League, i'm not quite sure which Arsenal team
Arsene picks today.
Not exact matches
Although
Arsene Wenger was officially signed by Arsenal on the 30th September 1996, he did not
pick his first starting XI until
today, the 12th October, and we ended up with a 2 - 0 away win at Blackburn Rovers, who were bottom of the table at the time.
In his whole 21 years at Arsenal,
Arsene Wenger has never seen his side beaten in the Third Round of the FA Cup before and although he feels very «hurt» by the result, he admits that the team he
picked were simply not as good as Nottingham Forest
today.
Jack Wilshere's physical powers have been intensely tested in the last few weeks as
Arsene Wenger has
picked the 25 year - old for every single Arsenal game over the intense Xmas period, and he showed he was just as fit
today as when he first played by being as impressive as usual and even scoring his first goal in the Premier League for two and a half years.
There are not too many surprises for Arsenal fans
today, in fact it looks like the Arsenal team is almost
picking itself at the minute, with
Arsene Wenger sticking with the same starting line - up that faced Chelsea eight days ago.
Well everybody can usually easily predict which Arsenal team that
Arsene Wenger will
pick every week, but
today he has shocked us all by leaving out Alexis Sanchez, and reinstating Olivier Giroud as centre - forward.
Arsene Wenger then revealed that Giroud had
picked up a minor foot injury, but according to the media
today, it is unlikely that the French international striker will play any part against Nottingham Forest either.
Wrong, because
Arsene Wenger has
today revealed that Theo Walcott has
picked up a groin strain while training with England, the Daily Mail reports.
Well there has been much talk from
Arsene Wenger suggesting that Alexis Sanchez could start for Arsenal
today against Liverpool, and sure enough he has been
picked — but our new superstar goalscorer Alexandre Lacazette has been dropped to the bench!
Arsenal are going for a hat - trick of FA Cup wins and
Arsene Wenger has assured the fans that he will be trying hard to get this amazing treble, but what team is he likely to
pick to overcome Sunderland
today?
Amazingly
Arsene Wenger made TEN changes to the Arsenal side that fought for 98 minutes against Burnley last weekend, but the accusation that Wenger
picks schoolboys to play in the Cup competitions has been blown out of the water
today.
The Champions League tie coming up on Wednesday should not have played on
Arsene Wenger's mind too much as he
picked his starting XI, with Ludogrets having to travel to London allowing plenty of preparation time for the players involved
today.