re: Arsenal 2013/2014 Season Long Thread

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word is baccy agreed to a new deal! 3yrs, 80k/wk.

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Hell yes. He's been stellar this year. Swings in the best ball from the right of anyone in the world at his spot, IMO. And his ability to cover at CB is vital.

i'll be interested to see our lineup. i think poldi and cazorla have to start based off their form, but on the road, we might go more defensive. also interested to see if ozil gets a breather (probably not) and if he deems rambo and/or arteta fit to go.

I would definitely be fine with trying out something like

---Giroud---
Poldi-Caz-Gnabry

up front.. but likely they'll just start Santi and Ozil again

i wonder if he'd go

giroud
poldi-ozil-cazorla

probably not defensive enough and cazorla isn't as good at RW.

frick no Ramsey, Wilshere, or Rosicky in the 18. This is a borderline crisis, could really struggle for incisive running from the midfield.

I actually hope Wilshere, Ramsey, Rosicky, Chamberlain are all unfit. Bc the other option is Wenger is focusing on the one display against Napoli where we looked great and not Napoli away and Man U away where we looked terrible. I'd still have much rathered cazorla and Ozil play in front of Arteta and Flamini and play podolski on the left

Need to make two halftime substitutions.

Ox on for Arteta. Podolski on for Gnabry. Move Cazorla to the middle with Ozil on the right and Podolski on the left, Giroud up front, and Ox beside Flamini.

None of this waiting until the 70-minute mark bull crap!

i think gnabry has probably been the lone bright spot in attack so far. keep him on. Ox for Flamini (unless Arteta isn't fully fit) at HT is all we really need. we've had some space to play with but can't exploit it with arteta and flamini.

soton have been miles better, but it sucks their goal came on a foul (and after a foul on Per which wasn't).

btw, kos has been fricking incredible today. tackles, blocks, spin moves out of defense, threatening on corners, probably should have earned a PK... he and gnabry are the only ones acquitting themselves well IMO

I really miss Ramsey's off the ball movement, and Ox's desire to run. I don't know when it's ever a good idea to play Flamini and Arteta at the same time unless there is a lead. Flamini plays the B2B role which isn't his strong suit, and then plays like a covering defender leaving Arteta to hold the midfield by himself. Extremely frustrating.

If there was ever a game for Walcott to shine in, it was this one. I hope for the next couple of years, all we buy are players who want to make runs behind the defense. As long as we have Ozil, Wilshere, and Ramsey, there isn't a reason to buy more no 10's. Draxler is the exception.