Arsenal Vs Bayern Munich

High possession =/= possession based team.

Swansea are high too but everyone knows they aint no possession team this season.

Van Buyten playing.So this will definitely be a goal-fest then.

Lets put Bayern's overrated defensive record to bed too.

Where's Diaby in that line-up? Don't tell me he's injured again

Swap Ramsey for Diaby and we're set

Surag wrote:Van Buyten playing.So this will definitely be a goal-fest then.

Lets put Bayern's overrated defensive record to bed too.

van Buyten has been playing a lot lately, didn't stop Bayern keeping clean sheets

I believe our team (if Koscielny doesn't play) will be:


If Koscielny plays, Vermaelen moves to LB.

We played our best football with this attack anyway, don't think Wenger will try to change it for one game. Basically, this is our best team minus Koscielny and Monreal/Gibbs.

walcott on the wing makes more sense anyway

Lex wrote:Where's Diaby in that line-up? Don't tell me he's injured again

Swap Ramsey for Diaby and we're set

Diaby shouldn't start. Ramsey would be better.

Idiot wrote:

VendettaRed07 wrote:

Idiot wrote:and what will be the back 4 for arsenal? i heard they have many injured players and monreal is cup tied

Probably Jenkinson-sagna-mertesaker-vermaelen

So two players playing out of position and one who got red carded last time he played for two over aggressive tackles..

woah sagna cb? has he ever played there for you again?

to be honest this doesnt look good, for me you absolutely need to get control of the midfield

He has about twice this season I think, but one of them came with his best performance of the season. So there's some hope it will turn out ok.

Jenkinson is the bigger concern. Since sagna has come back he has not ha much game time and his form has dipped. He looked great at the beginning of the season however. But if koscielny is out this is the best option imo

#Believe

Alaba is going to rape that left hand side

Surag wrote:Van Buyten playing.So this will definitely be a goal-fest then.

Lets put Bayern's overrated defensive record to bed too.

Buyten is actually good, he just needs to be paired with a fast partner, because he's slow as shit. But his technique is decent and his positioning is actually rather excellent. It's easy to outrun him, which is bad, but as long as Dante is there I don't think it's going to be very bad, plus he might score.

VivaStPauli wrote: is actually good, he just needs to be paired with a fast partner, because he's slow as shit. But his technique is decent and his positioning is actually rather excellent. It's easy to outrun him, which is bad, but as long as ________ is there I don't think it's going to be very bad

Sounds like a certain other tall centre back I know who's slow but has excellent positioning and technique

RealGunner wrote:This will/might be our team


---------------------------------Szcznesy-----------------------------------------

Jenkinson--------------Sagna-----------Mertesacker----------------Vermaelen

------------------------Ramsey------------Arteta---------------------------------

Cazorla--------------------------Wilshere--------------------------------Podolski

-----------------------------------Walcott---------------------------------------------

If koscielny passes the fitness test then he starts.

Not sure about the defense but I very much like the look of the rest of the team

Get in there Arsenal

Only weak link in the defence is Jenkinson, but who knows

Lex wrote:

VivaStPauli wrote: is actually good, he just needs to be paired with a fast partner, because he's slow as shit. But his technique is decent and his positioning is actually rather excellent. It's easy to outrun him, which is bad, but as long as ________ is there I don't think it's going to be very bad

Sounds like a certain other tall centre back I know who's slow but has excellent positioning and technique

Fernando Amorebieta? Arsenal are moving for him you know.

Koscielny suspended or injured?

has a bug. Struggling for fitness

Lex is talking about Mertesacker Arq.

Also about the Arsenal defense i would argue Vermealen at LB is another weak link and a disaster waiting to happen but you don't have much choice so meh.

Should have kept Djourou.

yeah I agree with Mole

Vermaelan anywhere in defense is a bigger weak link than Jenkinson

I know Sagna did well at CB last time he played there, but having him play out of position still makes me nervous...Playing one position for so many years and youre bound to develop certain instincts - hard to just turn those on/off

Might have got away with it at CB Swanhends as he is capable of performing even if he doesn't do it enough but at LB i can see it being a big problem.

Every time i have seen Vermealen at LB he frightens me and tends to be responsible for at least one goal in matches he's played there.

Also f*cking hell i just saw Sagna at CB you might get away with that against mid table fodder but not against Bayern.

I really hope for Arsenal's sake and the sake of children everywhere Koscielny is fit.

If David fcking Luiz can play against Munich and not concede until the 83 minute, then a guy like Sagna should cope just fine

The question isn't really who plays in that back four individually, it's just important that the defenders have some kind of understanding with each other, and get cover from their midfield. Same everywhere.

Arsenal has good defenders, they just haven't clicked yet. And if they don't start soon, they'll get ripped to shreds tomorrow.

Please Bayern, please.

Embarrass Arsenal. I want you to put them to SHAME.

I'm counting on you. Please.

Bayern

I'm the biggest Bayern fan here tomorrow

VivaStPauli wrote:The question isn't really who plays in that back four individually, it's just important that the defenders have some kind of understanding with each other, and get cover from their midfield. Same everywhere.

Arsenal has good defenders, they just haven't clicked yet. And if they don't start soon, they'll get ripped to shreds tomorrow.

Well , the game is tomorrow

CBarca wrote:Please Bayern, please.

Embarrass Arsenal. I want you to put them to SHAME.

I'm counting on you. Please.

Bayern

I'm the biggest Bayern fan here tomorrow

Why if i may ask ?