re: Arsenal 2014/15 Season Long Thread

Biggest thing I noticed was that playing Gabriel with Koscielny allows us to play a 4-2-3-1. Flamini and Cazorla never looked under pressure, and the only time we looked caught out was when Chambers was way upfield and Reach made a good play to get Gabriel the yellow. Obviously will be a different story with good teams, but Wenger realizes we become a much different team when Mertesacker is paired with Kos. Overall the offensive partnerships between Ozil and Sanchez worked pretty well, and they looked close on 2 occasions of scoring. Lots of positives today. It feels like we are on the edge of everyone clicking. Need Wilshere, Ox, and Ramsey back to give us some variety.

If yall can get a copy read this month'so FourFourTeo cover story on Alexis.

Lots of great stories. His nickname as a child was El Dilla - "The squirrel." When he finishes football he wants to be an actor, and his dream role is either a detective or an astronaut.

ETA: He was also called Nino Marvillo - The wonder kid.

Good win, like our chances to repeat. Damn ozil and santi are just magical together.

Yeah he's been brilliant since he's returned. I think our first XI right now, if everyone is healthy, is as follows





Welbeck is depth across the front three. He's not clinical enough yet, but is a defensive option if we need him. He, Ox, and Theo provide a rotation for us to pick from. I like when we can play Santi deeper. He helps transition from defense to attack so well with his ability to keep the ball in tight areas, and he sprays the ball side to side beautifully, and he makes incisive passes from deeper. Also moves Ozil centrally.

If not that, then this.



And Ox could slot in for Ramsey, who's not been in great form this year.

Healthy, we have so many options and I hope we get relatively fit for a push down the stretch. We're only two back of third, City is struggling in second.

On a side note, if we'd had the sort of keeper play United has had this year (not that ours has been awful), is there any doubt we'd be third and pushing for second?

Gibbs gives us more going forward but Monreal's run in the center has made him a fricking fighter at left back. Which is funny because I used to think Monreal's runs made him better than Gibbo going forward while Gibbs dealt with physicality better.

Man U it is. Bring it on, we can definitely win

Remember Jack's miss in that last United game? He puts that away and Arsenal win the game

I know we are not playing... At Finns for the first time. Saturday mornings are hard to make living in BR.