The Ox will probably be
back on the bench after looking listless on Saturday, and Podolski and Gnabry could be sitting beside him along with Matthieu Flamini.
So Nacho Monreal and Laurent Koscielny come back in to the side and our Brazilian centre back can consider himself unlucky to be
back on the bench after his brilliant game against Bournemouth, with Mertesacker being preferred by Wenger.
Behrami
back on bench after calf injury.
Ben Davies was
back on the bench after illness where he was joined by Danny Rose.
Not exact matches
And even though it looks like those injury issues are easing and there is a good chance the Ox may find himself
on the
bench more often, the England international is over the moon to see the likes of Walcott, Giroud and Debuchy coming
back, because he reckons that with a fitter squad, Arsenal will be ready to really push
on after christmas and put the iffy first half of the season behind us.
Ryan Bennett is
back in contention
after returning to the
bench against Chelsea
on Boxing Day, while John Ruddy (thigh) is the only long - term absentee for the Canaries.
The Red Devils welcome
back Marcos Rojo to their starting XI
after a while out injured, but Angel Di Maria is still
on the
bench.
Goalkeeper Chris Kirkland is in contention for a place
on the
bench after recovering from the
back problem which cut short his loan at Doncaster.
It may well be that Monreal plays
on the left of a
back three but
after young Rob Holding did so well there I wonder why, although holding may have a knock as he is not even
on the
bench.
Yet If Arsenal want the best out of him then Wenger must show serious trust in his abilities even
after Xhaka's return because part of Elneny's slight turbulence in form this season has been due to the addition of Xhaka who's presence seriously affected Elneny's moral and those who deep into things would've noticed the difference between last years Elneny (prior to Xhaka's acquisition) and this year's Elneny with majority of games Elneny coming off the
bench yet the very last few games he started before the AFCON have boosted his confidence
back and that very much reflected
on his last performances before leaving to an extent that surprised quite a few!!
By then, though, Hector Bellerin had cemented his role in the Arsenal first team and Debuchy was suddenly in the unwanted position
on the
bench and his attitude
after that frankly stinked as he was desperate to win his place
back in the France team again.
Comes
on from the
bench, makes 3
back passes before committing 3 individual mistakes which result in 2 conceded goals, limps off
after playing 35 minutes to waste our second sub, all this for a CDM with zero tackles won to his name!
The forward really came
back with a bang
after his frustrating spell
on the sidelines and Coquelin was quick to point out that Giroud has always proven his many doubters wrong since coming to the club and the English Premier League a few years ago, but in a way these comments could be taken as a proof that perhaps the big man is the perfect player to have
on the
bench as he will want to come
on and prove himself once again.
Bellerin [Reserve player] at RB with a certain Ajayi
on the
bench as their
back up,
after a much anticipated and prolong window that seen us linked to virually every Defenders in the world.
Neither team is holding anything
back as they fight for the title, though Ezequiel Garay is still
on the
bench after missing the semifinal with injury.
For me, Mert is a top CB, he has been playing a bit too much these past seasons and am happy he is
on the
bench for now, am sure he will come
back strong
after recharging his batteries.
Matthieu Debuchy may be the first - choice for France, but
after making room for Bellerin by getting hit by injury this season, he may find himself
on the
bench when he comes
back next season.....
Now that Arsenal have Olivier Giroud
back in the first team
after his freak tibia injury at the start of the season, and with Theo Walcott
back in training and
on the
bench for the away game at Anfield, the attacking side of the Arsenal squad is the one thing that Arsene Wenger does not have to worry about.
In the worst game of the week, the 49ers will travel to Cleveland to take
on the Browns, who have decided to go
back to QB Johnny Manziel a week
after benching him behind Austin Davis.
After he got
back from Brazil, he decided to give the key of the team to Wilshere (may be our worse midfielder and a little sh*t
on top of that) may because he was not invited to his
bench drinking and fag puffing in Vegas and hoping he would be part of the all sex pool next time...!!!
To an alternate topic of discussion i will just like to point out n remind arsenal fans dat ARSENAL is a top top club and shud be compared to only the likes of man u, chelsea, barca, real, bayern n maybe liverpool, we hav acceptd medocrity 4 far 2 long, finishing 4th n elimination in d 2nd stage of UCL is a failure, we shud be aiming for top2 and d semi finals of UCL... wenger has taking us so low...
after d FA cup win we shud hav sign 3 world class players n bloster our squad, if we hav per, olivier, ramsey
on the
bench as
back up 4 world class players then we know were movin forward
That would not necessarily earn the big striker a place
back in the starting line - up though, as he was
back on the
bench for the game
after his previous super sub showing away to Sunderland.
The biggest surprise for me is that Aaron Ramsey keeps his place
after a pretty poor game at Old Trafford, with Xhaka and Elneny
on the
bench and Coquelin to protect the
back four.
Arsenal full -
back Bacary Sagna is set to return for Arsenal
after a knee problem, whilst goalkeeper Manuel Almunia has also been passed fit
after a knee problem and is likely to take his place
on the
bench.
Pablo Zabaleta, like Aguero, may feel a little aggrieved
after being dropped to the
bench for the game against Colombia, but will be pleased his country are
back on track
after a disappointing 3 - 0 loss to Brazil.
On the opposite
bench,
after guiding his team to 9 wins out of 9 games, Tite, continuing with his settled tactics was giving chances to some players, specially in the
back, for his final squad selection.
His impact in Scotland had been noticed
back home, and he Jason made his first senior international start for Belgium against France
on 7 June 2015, just three months
after his debut off the
bench in the Euro 2016 qualifier against Israel.
Left -
back Angeliño has already played two games this season, coming off the
bench in the Champions League and EFL Cup
after a season out
on loan in MLS with New York City last year.
After finding himself
on the
bench more often than not in the opening weeks of the season, United's utility man, Ashley Young seems to be
back in favour, having started in their last five league matches.
Emre Can is likely to return to the XI
after spending most of Saturday
on the
bench, while Philippe Coutinho's
back problem means Daniel Sturridge — fresh off his first goal in two months — returns to the starting line - up.
Nemanaja Vidic, Darren Gibson, Darren Fletcher, Tom Cleverley and Anderson remain
on the sidelines, although Ashley Young and Javier Hernandez are
back in contention
after featuring from the
bench at QPR
on Sunday.
And Ross Barkley was also
back on the
bench for the first time since January 31
after a hamstring injury, although the midfielder was not called upon at St Mary ’s
Of course, the guy who scored the decisive goal for Juventus is now
back in Madrid
after his two - year stay in Turin, but that could only become an issue if he comes off the
bench and steps
on the field
on Saturday night.
Florian Klein 35/0 Stuttgart (Ger) Age 29 (17.11.86)
After making his debut in 2010, he has made the right -
back spot his own under Koller, despite finding himself
on the
bench at Stuttgart since the start of the year.
Giroud came off the
bench and scored just two minutes
after being
on the pitch to put Arsenal
back in front as he placed a Kieran Gibbs cross past Sunderland keeper Pickford in the 71
A new manager, a new team, virtually untried teenagers
on the
bench after several injuries and players being forced out of position — notably the outstanding James Tomkins who had an astounding game at right
back.
Morrison,
after sitting
on the
bench during the first 45 minutes, was
on the field in the second half while his squad fought
back.
Coutinho started
on the
bench last weekend as he did not arrive
back in Liverpool until Thursday
after being in South America with Brazil.
Of Klopp's strongest eleven, three of his key men are sidelined with long - term issues as Mané joins Henderson and Lallana
on the injury table while worries will remain over Joel Matip, with the defender demoted to the
bench in midweek
after a
back issue.
Demos worked
on Pataki's 1998 re-election campaign — the one in which Pataki cruised to victory against his Democratic opponent, former NYC Council Speaker Peter Vallone,
after coming from pretty much nowhere (the
back bench of the state Senate) to oust liberal icon Mario Cuomo from the governor's office four years earlier.
She was part of the government that sat
on the front
benches in the House of Commons, cheering and
back - slapping George Osborne
after every devastating budget statement.
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After 13 years of a Labour Government, this is quite simply a disgrace and should act as a constant reminder to those
on the Labour
Benches, who have already begun looking
back on their time in government as some sort of golden age in which poverty and inequality were abolished.
After going through the 12 weeks, I got 155
on the
bench, which was my max
back when I tested
back in December, but I'm 7 pounds lighter since then so I'm happy.
After your chin passes the bar, slowly lower yourself down so that your feet are
back on the
bench and jump
back up again.
Chazelle will have the microscope firmly trained
on him for the first time in his career (even though Whiplash was his second feature
after Guy and Madeline
on a Park
Bench, he was still essentially unknown when he waltzed into Sundance in 2014), and hopefully he'll bring the goods to
back it up.
In the
back, there is a
bench which I have slept
on before
after a late night flight coming
back from vacation.