We are more than capable of scoring goals against them, add in the similar tactics used against Bayern Munich (at the Emirate) and we could easily take a two or three goal lead into the second leg... that's If we have a fully
fit squad come February, Of course!
Not exact matches
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!
We really miss Santi there and the backup option of Coquelin again doesn't
fit the idea of dominating teams with possession by putting a player who's success in the
squad came from breaking the play of the opposing team.
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.
He admitted that he still some way from being match
fit and is hoping to
come through a whole game unscathed to prove he should make the final 23 - man
squad for the Euros.
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
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?
When
fit, I'd expect his role in the
squad would be more similar to that of Edu — he still
comes out a loser currently, but he's a lot closer to Edu in overall quality.
3more to
come back in Wilshere, Santi and Welbz soon, march onwards will hopefully have a fully
fit squad.
However, just the fact that the Germany boss Joachim Low has selected our playmaker for the
squad means that he is at least
fit enough to play and that can only be good news for the Gunners with a crucial and probably must win Premier League game at home to man City
coming up.
the reason is that the board or wenger cant
come out at the end of the season and say look how close we were and that this team is strong enough to compete with a fully
fit squad.
Going into February with UCL
coming up soon maintaining our winning streak and keeping the
squad fit and refreshed is key.
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.
But while the National League side will
come to north London on Saturday well up for the fight, Arsenal could be well off the pace and Arsene Wenger might even struggle to field 11
fit players if the report by Sky Sports about a sickness bug sweeping through our
squad are true and if it gets any worse.
am tired of wenger.the man has got good skills, but somehow he fails to address basic issues in the team like buying a striker and a cdm in the last summer.at one time, arsenal had good
squad but had a keeper who at times committed mistakes i.e almunia.then after ozil
came and arsenal were first in december, all wenger had to do was buy a pacy striker with eye for goal.but wenger did nt so obviously and instead bought an injured kallstrom.agreed ppl fans will keep saying managers shud hav played this guy or that one and so.but in case of wenger, its abt ignoring team issues t (to prove a point he can win without listening to critics and the fans which he never will), and then playing players out of form, out of position, and buying players that do nt
fit ur style like giroud!!
The two wonderkids could be great additions if we can complete their signatures in the
coming window, with the latter having been called up to the senior Italy
squad previously, and would likely
fit straight into our first - team
squad.
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.
Come on Wenger its time to start using our massive
squad and making sure everyone's
fit for the long slog to May.
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!!
Obviously I want to see more world class players at the club and I see approximately 10 players in our 27 man over 21
squad, whose
coming season will be a bit part season if everyone is
fit.
2 massive games
coming up before then and we need to play the
fittest players we have that doesn't necessarily mean our best x1 as our whole 31 man
squad is good now and by the time we play city on next weekend it could be that giroud is our only absentee.
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».
He actually does better
coming off the bench and we will need a fully
fit and deep
squad if we are to challenge for anything next season.
This gives us only one passenger when it
comes to defending from the front I would like this to be next years team based on what we have
fit and in our
squad at the moment and better cover for the defence.
Fans had wondered where the money to pay the American's wages was going to
come from given that the Trotters could barely afford to pay
fit squad members, let alone a player that had made just over 40 appearances in three years.
Once again Chelsea
come here with a fully
fit squad from which to choose their starting XI, they have no new injury news.
Chelsea
come here with no injury worries, they should have a fully
fit squad to choose from.
Chelsea once again
come here with a fully
fit squad to pick from.
We had very nearly a fully
fit squad to choose from and that will not always be the case, so a reality check is always on the horizon, especially with many tougher tests to
come.
While a clean bill of health is still to be achieved at Spurs, with the likes of Michael Dawson, Ledley King and Tom Huddlestone remaining long - term absentee's, it's a frightening thought to think that Spurs could find themselves in touch
come say February next year at a time when, hopefully, Harry Redknapp will have a fully
fit squad to pick from, and it's a
squad boasting so many unique and wonderful options.
«If the right club
came in and we had a fully -
fit squad here, then maybe it would happen, but for the time being I am just happy being at West Ham.»