Considering that this game was a must - win for many Arsenal fans, thinking that the FA Cup is definitely our best chance of a trophy this season, it was a bit surprising that he made
wholesale changes to the side that struggled against Burnley last week.
Wenger made
wholesale changes to the side that thrashed Lyon on Saturday and handed Petr Cech his first home appearance.
Not exact matches
The visitors have also made some
changes but nothing like the
wholesale rotation we see from Arsene Wenger, with the Sainys
side including Forster in goal, Van Dijk, Bertrand, Long, Clasi and Yoshida, while the only Gunner
to keep his place from the Premier League win against Bournemouth is Mohamed Elneny.
Priority on the Europa League does make sense, but I'm not giving into the idea that he is willing
to make
wholesale changes as claimed, and he will have a strong
side out
to take us on, I assure you.
Both
sides made
wholesale changes for their midweek Carabao Cup fixtures and are expected
to revert back
to their stronger lineups on Saturday.
Arsenal did field a much -
changed side from the previous weekend, and will be able
to make
wholesale changes to the starting XI come the trip
to Goodison Park without much hassle, and the French boss has revealed that it would be «impossible»
to play again after the Europa League match - up.
Shelley Kerr's
side embark on their Champions League quarter - final tie against Birmingham City with as many as six additions
to their squad after a winter of
wholesale changes.
Wholesale changes are not necessarily required, but a few tweaks
to the starting lineup (plus a manager who can motivate them) would make this
side far stronger than the 15/16 incarnation.
On the other
side, the EPA and demand response providers argued that the
change was needed
to allow generators
to meet requirements for emergency demand response in
wholesale markets.