January is around the corner and unfortunately it will not be until then that we will (hopefully) have a fully
fit squad back in play or see what happens with any transfers.
Not exact matches
Because we now have almost all the
squad back fit for the run - in!!
But the rest of the
squad when
fit is far better than the
squad players we had
back in those days.
Having said that we have a lot of players away on international duty and highly unlikely they will all come
back fit we always pick up 1 or 2 injuries so we may have important players missing as well fingers cross for a change we have no injuries and everyone
fit for liverpool game also we should have arteta, chamberlain and wilshire all
fit to be in the
squad!
Before we offload any of usual starters, let's offload those that are clearly not good enough or not
fit enough, offload 2 or 3 goalkeepers and then fill the
squad back up to its full quota.
With our current
squad, assuming everyone is
fit, I think our best formation is a GK and
back four, obviously, a holding midfielder (Arteta is the best we have at the moment), a box to box midfielder (Ramsey / Wilshere), an attacking midfielder (Özil, maybe Cazorla), two pacey wingers (Walcott and Alexis) and a striker (Giroud).
Even if we don't and we have to play one of the group winners, Wenger has the January transfer window to strengthen any positions that we are light in (cough, DM, cough) and barring any more bad luck we should have a full strength
squad with key players like Walcott, Debuchy and Ramsey
back and fully
fit.
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.
It's difficult to blame Ozil for the difficulties he's faced at Arsenal without looking at the big picture... like the fans, he too was lied to by Wenger... there is no doubt in my mind that he was told by Wenger that he was trying desperately to recreate our earlier success by acquiring players that
fit the system he ran when Henry was in his prime... as we know this hasn't happened... in order for Ozl to flourish he needs some speed up front, forwards that can make intelligent runs, a boss in the midfield to compensate for his obvious defensive liabilities and defenders who can transition from defence to offence quickly and efficiently... much like he had in Real and with the German National
squad... unfortunately he ended up on a
squad that has a striker who plays with his
back to goal, very few intelligent runs into the box, minus Sanchez, no one to take pressure off him in the midfield, once Cazorla was injured, average defensive midfielders around him, which simply highlighted his lacking defensive qualities and defenders who lack the necessary cutting edge when it comes to transitional passing... instead of blaming Ozil, which is simply too easy, especially considering his mopey disposition, we should be asking ownership and / or Wenger why they brought him in if they didn't intend on doing what was necessary to get the best from him... can you imagine Ozil playing with the likes of Henry, Viera, Petit and Pires, it would be incredibly to watch and even more difficult to stop... so the only thing different between his experiences in Real and with the German team versus his time at Arsenal are the players around him and we all know who is in charge of making those decisions, the Grinch who stole soccer
Let's hope the Arsenal centre
back isn't too badly injured and that he's
fit and ready to play in the New Year, when the title fight will become more intense and we need to be confident for our assault on the Champions League, but we have a deep and talented
squad and should really be able to live without just one player shouldn't we?
This time around though we'll have a fully
fit squad, coming off the
back of a good end to the last season, so I expect a different start than last year where we didn't manage 2 wins in a row till November or December was it?
Walcott will be
back in the
squad, but i doubt he will be match
fit for such a big game.
At United this is unlikely to be the case — although Louis van Gaal has toyed with three at the
back during his spell with the Netherlands it does not really
fit the
squad that he will inherit at Old Trafford.
While they may not all be available for selection this weekend, and may even find themselves in a battle to get
back into the starting line - up, the fact that Wenger will have close to a fully -
fit squad at his disposal will be a major boost for Arsenal.
3more to come
back in Wilshere, Santi and Welbz soon, march onwards will hopefully have a fully
fit squad.
I would prefer to sign him permanently in the summer rather than on loan in the winter.He is a great talent and could really shine in the epl with us.Yeah he is not the kind of superstar that ozil was when we signed him but that does not mean that he is not a top quality player.He could really be a good
fit into our team.But I can guarantee you that signing draxler alone next summer will not bring us the epl title.The
squad needs strengthening in at least 2 - 3 positions to win the title in what could actually be wenger's farewell season.Going
back to draxler though, without a doubt he will only make the
squad stronger but I just hope that he is one of the many players heading towards the emirates next season to help us win the title, regardless of where MESU - LEXIS are cum next august....
It is good to see Elneny
back in the
squad after hi8s injury problem as well and to have the Ox
fit again, but where is Mesut Ozil?
We showed what a fully or almost
fit Arsenal team can do from Jan when the whole
squad came
back and Theo didn't even really play that much.
Nwakali is a forward or wing player, nothing like kante and Ramsey is a
squad player for me not first team quality, if Carzola is
fit, him and xhaka would be a mouth watering
fit but with Arsenals Injurie luck this seems inlikely but i wounder if the five at the
back would work if we play a stubborn team that defends, i hope Arsene would change the formation in such games
back to 4 -2-3-1 but this would require a proper rght wing which we havent had in years, we've had OX, Campell, Wallcot, Iwobi, Ramsey, Welbeck and Ozil play in that position and non of them have made it their own like sanchez has with the left wing
Arsene Wenger revealed yesterday that, although Santi Cazorla and Alex Oxlade - Chamberlain are not exactly 100 percent match
fit after coming
back off the injury list, he does have the full
squad of Arsenal players to choose from.
Though now it would seem he's only holding us
back by sticking around, they're other youngsters should be considered, and the places within the
squad should go to
fit hungry players wanting to help Arsenal and improve themselves.
We now insist that the likes of Chambers and Welbeck are «not
fit to wear the Arsenal shirt» and completely miss the point that they haven't earned the right yet, they are not starters, and are there buried in a deep
squad as
back - up if required.
ok we didn, t start well but with a nearly fully
fit squad we, ve got better in the last months, ours players seems to come
back quicker from injuries kudos to the staff and we are only one point behind man shitty like wenger said each week is a chance to close the gap on chekski and it will happen patience my fellow gunners!!
Nearly
back to fully
fit squad so AW has lots of room to rotate as we're still in 3 competitions.
Surely a
fit and in form Wilshere would walk
back into the
squad if not the England starting line - up and he probably knows it.
Yes we got players
back and a healthier /
fitter squad, but there was a distinct change in tactics.
Having a fully
fit squad brings its own problems, like getting the ex-injured players
back on the pitch (i.e. Theo Walcott) but according to Jack Wilshere it is not upsetting anybody and the team are really playing for each other.
He doesn't quite
fit into our
squad right now with the other right
backs we have, but he'd be great to bring in to compete with Bellerin when Debuchy moves on.
If you add debuchy
back to the
squad (fingers crossed the poor guy can stay
fit and stop getting freakish injuries!!
However, he has since been passed
fit and despite his form and previous injury problems this term, boss Jose Mourinho is ready to throw him
back into the
squad to help him keep his job against his former club.
How both will
fit into the Reds match day
squad, if both return, is still a mystery but reports confirm that Ibe is on his way
back to Anfield.
Because even though our Czech Republic international keeper Petr Cech is
fit enough for a place in the match day
squad today, the boss has not brought him
back into the starting line up.
That's what we are known for... I know if we play Citeh with these
squad and they win, we'll come
back here and cry «Oh if only our
squad was
fit and complete».
Whether or not rotation harms their chances of doing so remains to be seen, but with such a big
squad at his disposal and with numerous players on the fringes waiting for a chance to impress, it would seemingly make sense for Mourinho to bring Schneiderlin and Martial
back into the frame providing that they're deemed
fit enough to start.
With the
squad we have and when everyone is
fit and consistent, I don't think many teams can cope with the pace we have and the new signings of Alexis and getting people like Mesut
back as well.
What the two managers will share is a desire to have as close to a fully -
fit squad at their disposal as possible, and unfortunately for Arsenal, it looks as though Guardiola will have two key individuals
back available for selection this weekend.
Le coq is who I am delighted to see
back and will probably step straight
back into the
squad when
fit.
I think Coquelin is fantastic defensively literally world class defending but his attacking ability is just not good enough.Had he had that he would be Arsenal's ideal DMF.He has backpocketed the likes of Modric (12/13) Silva, Coutinho, Fellaini (upon his size) etc. with his fantastic defending.Though many people think he was a one season wonder I disagree because even as a youngster he was doing that.I quite remember some of his man of the match performances
back then as a young boy.I think he's a fantastic
squad option and if Cazorla were to be
fit I'd choose Coquelin to pair him.
That would rely on a
back three of Collins (if
fit), Ogbonna and the vulnerable Cresswell but that is about as good as it gets in the mismanaged circumstances of the
squad strength.
Liverpool have a near fully
fit squad to choose from but England full -
back Nathaniel Clyne remains out.
Struggle to think that he will play any part at all though when Craig Davies and Emile Heskey are
back fit and part of our
squad.
Bilic refused to sell him until he got match
fit, and sure enough, he did and found himself
back in the
squad.
That means that this loan move is strictly an attempt by Juventus to get Pjaca more playing time, bring him
back to Turin after the loan move is completed and see where he may
fit into the
squad for the 2018 - 19 season.
A regular for Atleti this season, Dominguez could
fit into this
squad at centre
back despite his club's insistence to field him at full
back.
Vela will surley get a brilliant run out in the pre season and then put into the cc
squad but this boy looks like he could be our little overmars reincarnated and with nasri and a
fit rosiscky we could be unstopable with richards at the
back.