Sentences with phrase «xi anyway»

However, even if Welbeck is fit to start, I would not be surprised to see Wenger bring Giroud back into the starting XI anyway, especially as United look like having to field a mish mash of academy players and midfielders in theur back four.

A world class left - back for Arsenal and Chelsea, Ashley Cole is easily into this side and is one of few who would probably make an all - time best XI anyway.

Wenger reckons that Wilshere can not play for the Gunners as a defensive mid, and has clearly stated he is in competition with Ozil and Alexis instead, which means that he has little chance of getting in the starting XI anyway.

Not exact matches

This kept him out of the Champions League final although he would probably not have played anyway but he would almost certainly have been in the France starting XI at Euro 2016 where he would have played alongside Laurent Koscielny and it is this French connection that I think could be key to the Gunners beating the likes of Man United to his signature this summer.

no need for 4th place junkies on this site to worry... chelsea were only 12 points better than us last season and have strengthened their first XI but we have taken their substitute GK who is class cost us a couple of points but can make that up against lower opposition, man city have strengthened and will probably bring in de bruyne but we cant compete with oil money anyway man utd?

Many would have Arsenal legend Patrick Vieira over Roy Keane anyway, but there's no doubt the Frenchman gets into this best XI after a great career with the Gunners, including captaining the 2003/04 Invincible side.

Personally, I wouldn't put him in our XI right now anyway.

Arsene Wenger and the Arsenal players will have put the midweek Champions League defeat to Dinamo Zagreb firmly to one side and out of their minds long before the Gunners starting XI takes to Stamford Bridge pitch today, or that it what the manager believes anyway.