International Watch

being selfish for a bit

Koscielny got a good rest against Ukraine Home.
Ozil got a very good rest with not playing either games so 2 weeks
Ramsey got a 2 week break as well along with Ozil
Theo is super fresh
Mertesacker played yesterday but he didn't play on friday so that is ok i guess.
Gibbs played like 20 minutes so he shouldn't be fatigued
Sagna played 20 minutes as well.
Giroud played 90 minutes on friday and 20 yesterday so that remains a concern since he was already fatigued going into the international break.
Cazorla and Monreal played 90 minutes each i think. But they both need gametime to get their best form back anyways so that's fine

Pretty good international break for us

Only problem I seen is Kos somehow feels down due to his piss poor performance and that could affect our game this weekend.

Nah we should be good for this weekend, only concern I have is Giroud.

RealGunner wrote:being selfish for a bit

Koscielny got a good rest against Ukraine Home.
Ozil got a very good rest with not playing either games so 2 weeks
Ramsey got a 2 week break as well along with Ozil
Theo is super fresh
Mertesacker played yesterday but he didn't play on friday so that is ok i guess.
Gibbs played like 20 minutes so he shouldn't be fatigued
Sagna played 20 minutes as well.
Giroud played 90 minutes on friday and 20 yesterday so that remains a concern since he was already fatigued going into the international break.
Cazorla and Monreal played 90 minutes each i think. But they both need gametime to get their best form back anyways so that's fine

Pretty good international break for us

Thanks for covering that, RG. Been hectic this week for me. Had no time!

Happy the international break is over finally. Looks like we've avoided any injuries. Should get team news update tomorrow.

Pleased for France. Could have a great impact on BS, LK & OG.

guys.. whats the news on Rosicky ?
didnt Czech Republic have a game in this break..?

Rosicky wasn't called up at all.

urbaNRoots wrote:Rosicky wasn't called up at all.

why ? is it that flu ?
or is it that because they were already out ?

Probably both, I'm sure he could've played on Friday but they just decided to try out some younger players.

For me Rosicky should consider retiring from international football if he wants to extend his club career. He's 33 now and needs to stay fit if he wants to earn those late contracts.

I thought he was called up but just didn't play?

I remember him being called up as well, a November 16 friendly vs Canada.

Arsenal probably doesn't have to fear much for Kos and Giroud during NT breaks this year...  I think they're benched for good unless Benzema or Varane/Sakho have a problem.  France is going to stick with a 433 now, which makes Benz clearcut, and the CB duo looked fantastic against Ukraine.  Kos just makes these crazy brainfarts at times for no reason and Giroud has lost his efficiency a bit again (i think he's fatigued).

Oh, I stand corrected then... I just looked at their team against Canada and assumed he wasn't called up.

Rosicky was ill. Fitness test tomorrow.