Sheffield Weds vs Arsenal. COC. 27/10/15. 19:45

[Marc Overmars]

Play the 2nd string.

[Niall_Quinn]

Play the 2nd string.

It's looking more likely we are going to do the quadruple this season. Personally I think we have outgrown this league.

[Bumble]

Cech is playing bit surprised but it does show that Wenger must want to go further in this competition otherwise Macey would play despite lack of experience.

[dostoy]

The most important thing about this is resting all the outfield players that played against Everton.

I would like to see at least 10 changes, preferably 11 with Cech on the bench.

[fakeyank]

It's looking more likely we are going to do the quadruple this season. Personally I think we have outgrown this league.

World Class yea..

[fakeyank]

Sanchez should not be anywhere close to the stadium.

Btw who is our 3rd GK? Martinez? I dont understand why we cant play our third string keeper in the CC if Ospina is injured. Or do we even have a 3rd keeper?!!

My starting XI now that we know Cech is playing:

Cech

Debuchy Chambers Per Gibbs

Reine-Adelaide Flamini Ozil

Campbell Walcott Ox

Subs: GK, Gabriel, Le Coq, Giroud, Bellerin, Iwobi

Just looking through our first team, we are royally fucked! Our squads midfield is completely decimated- Ramsey, Wilshere, Arteta, Rosicky. We will not win the title with our squad already stretched thin in October, and we dont buy reinforcements in January.

[AFC Leveller]

My team:

Cech
Debuchy
Chambers
Merts
Gibbs
Flamini
Adelaide
Ox
Campbell
Walcott
Giroud

the likes of Jack, Rozza and Arteta would have featured had they been fit so this does stretch us a bit.

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

Having a look back we have a dreadful record at Hillsborough....they spent eight seasons in the premier league and we won there once. And before that hadn't won there since 1968 in the league (although to be fair they weren't in the division one most of the time)

[Bumble]

Isnt Adelaide at the u17 World Cup in Chile?

[Globalgunner]

Isnt Adelaide at the u17 World Cup in Chile?

No Adelaide is in Australia

[fakeyank]

:haha:

[Marc Overmars]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CSWEbddWEAEUiVF.jpg

Who the hell is Glen Kamara? :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Unbelievable, MO.

[Munchies]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CSWEbddWEAEUiVF.jpg

Who the hell is Glen Kamara? :lol:

http://www.arsenal.com/academy/players/glen-kamara

:lol:

Vieira :bow:

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Would have rested the Ox, Per and Giroud as well personally tbh and gone full kids.


With a league title an actual possiblity as well as CL qualification now, there's no room for unneeded comps atm.

[Gooner23]

Sky trying to make it sound like there's still a rivalry between the two sides.

[adzzzbatch]

They mentioned the Bradford game :sick: :ilt:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Come on Arsenal. :bow:

[Master Splinter]

0-5, Campbell quadruple and Flamini overhead kick.

[Ernesto]

I'm surprised ospina isn't playing. Unless he's actually injured, this probably spells the end of his time here...

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Great pass from Ox. :rolleyes:

[Master Splinter]

Ox's great form continuing.

[Master Splinter]

I'm surprised ospina isn't playing. Unless he's actually injured, this probably spells the end of his time here...

He is injured.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Bill Leslie says apart from all the changes to the Spurs game, it's the same team.

[adzzzbatch]

I don't know how I feel about our cup kit.

[adzzzbatch]

Ox could be injured :rolleyes:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ox injured already.

[GP]

Oh for fucks sake

[adzzzbatch]

Dickhead what a waste of a sub. Should never have started

[fakeyank]

You cant make this shit up! :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ox off, Theo on.

Didn't Ox warm up properly or something? :unsure:

[Power n Glory]

Ox injured yet again.

[Ernesto]

FFS.

That's ox out for 25 months.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

you've got to be kidding

Shad Forsythe :rose:


There goes his chance. :doh:

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

I'm surprised ospina isn't playing. Unless he's actually injured, this probably spells the end of his time here...

As long as he doesn't end up like Andres Escobar I don't care what happens to him.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Dickhead what a waste of a sub. Should never have started

He hasn't really been starting many games for us, not sure Wenger can be blamed for starting him really.

[Master Splinter]

Coquelin will be our only midfielder by Saturday.

FFS.

Surely Gnabry will be recalled now.

7 players dead :doh:.

[Munchies]

FFS

Oh well

Wouldn't mind Feo on the wing

[fakeyank]

What is our formation, and who is playing where?! :unsure:

[adzzzbatch]

He hasn't really been starting many games for us, not sure Wenger can be blamed for starting him really.

I don't blame Wenger. I blame the Ox, he must've known he wasn't 100% to play.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

He looked completely dejeceted as he came off. Feel for him.


Guess it means Theo on the right for PL games from now on or Joel Campbell getting a run out.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Tightness for Ox apparently.

[adzzzbatch]

A tight hamstring he couldn't have warmed up properly.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

He hasn't really been starting many games for us, not sure Wenger can be blamed for starting him really.

Provided he wasn't warned by any of his medical staff you can't blame Wenger for this.

Ox needed the games. He's been on the bench for most of the season so far.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Tightness .... hopefully nothing major to it.

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

Tightness for Ox apparently.

Don't care about his sex life

[adzzzbatch]

Don't care about his sex life

:lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Bif offside.

[fakeyank]

Thought he was onside

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Kammy. :bow:

[Power n Glory]

Team looks unbalanced.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Poor from Gibbs.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Theo injured too now.

:doh:

[adzzzbatch]

Walcott is now dead

[fakeyank]

Walcott down :haha:

[adzzzbatch]

This is beyond a joke.

[Gooner23]

FFS who did the warm up

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Did we arrive late or something? :lol:

[Master Splinter]

Buy all the players!

They'll all fucking get injured in every way possible.

Just need to buy robots from now on.

[adzzzbatch]

Doesn't look like he's coming back on

[adzzzbatch]

This smacks of a total lack of preparation.

[Power n Glory]

What a joke. Who ran the the warm up?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Theo off injured, Bennacer on.

:lol:

[adzzzbatch]

Fucking joke.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

FFS who did the warm up

It's usually Shad who does them. :lol:


Just one of those days tbh.

[fakeyank]

Title Challenge :rose: :haha:

[Kano]

And there goes Theo again.

[Master Splinter]

So that's 9 players out for Swansea now with 75 minutes to go.

The injury curse is and has been our biggest problem and it there's no sign of any improvement at all.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

ffs just give up and go home now tbh.

[adzzzbatch]

Can we have another international break now please. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Wenger threw Theo on without a warm-up?

FFS.

[adzzzbatch]

Wenger threw Theo on without a warm-up?

FFS.

Inexcusable if true.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Inexcusable if true.

tbf Ox got injured in like the third minute and there's wasn't really any time for him to get ready.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Campbell. :haha:

What was that?

[adzzzbatch]

Nice work from Campbell but poor cross

[adzzzbatch]

Wednesday don't like it up 'em

[Penguin]

Our current crop of youths looks a little bit shit. All the decent ones are out on loan.

Where's Rene-Adelaide? He was the only one who looked a bit promising in pre-season.

[Power n Glory]

tbf Ox got injured in like the third minute and there's wasn't really any time for him to get ready.

Wenger stopped Theo in the middle of his warm up to throw him on. It's bad preparation. Ramsey went off early with a hammy as well.

[adzzzbatch]

fuck off!!!!!!!!!!!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

1-0 Wallace. :doh:

[adzzzbatch]

Our current crop of youths looks a little bit shit. All the decent ones are out on loan.

Where's Rene-Adelaide? He was the only one who looked a bit promising in pre-season.

Our youth team doesn't excite me as much as it used to. (no paedo)

[Penguin]

1-0

Debuchy is so shit. :doh:

[adzzzbatch]

1 shot on target 1 goal :lol:

[Master Splinter]

Debuchy.

What's the point?

Always in the wrong place.

[Munchies]

FFS

[Power n Glory]

Fuck watching this game.

[adzzzbatch]

dirty cunt

[adzzzbatch]

should be a red

[Master Splinter]

Scum.

[adzzzbatch]

Campbell :doh:

[adzzzbatch]

We're all over the place

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Flamini. :lol:

Necessary.

[Kano]

Ah well at least Thei gets his annual mid season break.

[adzzzbatch]

2-0 coming up..... I can feel it

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Sigh ..... just hope that this isn't this years game against Birmingham.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Wallace freekick, just wide.

[adzzzbatch]

wow that was close

[RomfordPele]

So we knacker two first team players for this? Take a bow arsene.

[Penguin]

There's zero quality on our side of the pitch. Campbell is the only one who looks like he might do something. The rest of them wouldn't look out of place on Sheffield Wednesday's team.

[adzzzbatch]

They don't like tough tackles do they!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

No need to put the ball out of play.

[adzzzbatch]

Gibbs :doh:

[adzzzbatch]

Wednesday player moaning that Campbell wasn't sent off or something.

[adzzzbatch]

You can tell this lot have never played together.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Iwobi hits side netting.

[adzzzbatch]

Nice idead from iwobi should've passed though

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Probably the only way we'll score tonight. A solo effort.

[Penguin]

You can tell this lot have never played together.

Never mind playing together - some of them look like they've never played football before!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Cech keeps us in it.

[adzzzbatch]

:haha: we're being made to look like mugs!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Bring back Justin Hoyte.

[adzzzbatch]

Never mind playing together - some of them look like they've never played football before!

Very true.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

There's zero quality on our side of the pitch. Campbell is the only one who looks like he might do something. The rest of them wouldn't look out of place on Sheffield Wednesday's team.

Harsh. They've just been thrown together and expected to perform.

Personally it'd be more effective to play the entire youth team - they'd be more cohesion that way.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

2-0. :doh:

[adzzzbatch]

:haha:

[adzzzbatch]

Fuck it. TV off.

[Gooner23]

Awful by Chambers there

[adzzzbatch]

Awful by Chambers there

He is unbelievably poor.

[Kano]

Well at least we can get this comp out the way and concentrate on the big stuff, like the FA Cup.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

ffs let's just go home now.

[Gooner23]

Not going to have a go at the youngsters but the likes of Debuchy and Chambers showing why they're not first team.

[RomfordPele]

Shows how threadbare our squad is. Can't wait to be told how strong it is in January.

[Kano]

I think our squad is definitely on a par with Man City.

[fakeyank]

We look toothless in attack. Our entire team ticks on Alexis, Ozil and Santi.. When one of them gets injured, watch the wheels come off our season again.

[Penguin]

Awful by Chambers there

And Debuchy.

For some reason Mertesacker was strolling 3 or 4 yards behind everyone else too, playing everyone onside for no reason. World cup winner :bow:

[fakeyank]

I think our squad is definitely on a par with Man City.

It is.. the problem is that we do not have anyone left in our squad.

[Kano]

We're killing the possession stats, what else do you people want?

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Time to start a prayer to the injury gods.

[adzzzbatch]

I know I shouldn't care about this game as much as I do, but shit like tonight pisses me off.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Four added minutes.

[Munchies]

FFS Walcott was injured too?

How bad was it?

[adzzzbatch]

We're killing the possession stats, what else do you people want?

:angry: a unicorn

[The Emirates Gallactico]

I think our squad is definitely on a par with Man City.

Tbh, if Man City had to resort to playing their U21's, hastily thrown together in a mish mash fashion at the last second you'd probably get the same outcome.

[adzzzbatch]

FFS Walcott was injured too?

How bad was it?

Dunno yet. Calf injury of some sort.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

FFS Walcott was injured too?

How bad was it?

Hasn't been an update. Didn't seem that bad.


But then again he seemed alright a couple of years ago only for it to turn out that he'd done his ACL. Can't tell tbh.

[AFC Leveller]

Tbh, if Man City had to resort to playing their U21's, hastily thrown together in a mish mash fashion at the last second you'd probably get the same outcome.

Our two pacey players injured in the same game....

RIP 15/16 season.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Get it in the mixer!

[fakeyank]

Look at the bright side.. at least Giroud is not playing this game and getting some rest

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Wallace booked. :lol:

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Our two pacey players injured in the same game....

RIP 15/16 season.

*Starts to make a sacrifice to the footballing gods*

:pray::pray:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

2-0 HT. Not Wenger's best half.

[adzzzbatch]

:trophy:

[fakeyank]

Get it in the mixer!

I'd frankly add it to the chopper..

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Time for the hairdryer treatment.


Oh well, I guess it'll mean that Gnabry will be recalled and possibly even start for us now.

[Kano]

FFS Walcott was injured too?

How bad was it?

Knowing that unreliable little punk, at least 3 months. Then a pay rise.

[Slacker]

Time for the hairdryer treatment.


Oh well, I guess it'll mean that Gnabry will be recalled and possibly even start for us now.

Hope so. He can be this season's Coq.

[Kano]

Wallace booked. :lol:

Where is he Stringer?

[Master Splinter]

How can you judge a squad when half of it is dead? If we buy another XI they'll just die too. The injury curse is too much of a handicap.

Debuchy needs to be sold though. He's shit and clearly couldn't care less.

The best result in this game will be not losing Cech, Mertesacker or Giroud.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Where is he Stringer?

WHERE'S WALLACE?!!!!

[Ernesto]

They should be down to ten men.

Sam Hutchinson, though, fair play to him. Being the GHEL that he is, he was just "letting him know he was there"

[RomfordPele]

How can you judge a squad when half of it is dead? If we buy another XI they'll just die too. The injury curse is too much of a handicap.

Debuchy needs to be sold though. He's shit and clearly couldn't care less.

The best result in this game will be not losing Cech, Mertesacker or Giroud.

He should take giroud off. If he gets crocked we have nobody upfront for the weekend.

[rodders]

Men against boys we have no chance with the team put out,Wenger might just as well have conceded the game.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

We won't be subbing anyone for a while in case we fluke getting to ET.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

He should take giroud off. If he gets crocked we have nobody upfront for the weekend.

We've only got one sub left and this could possibly go to extra time as well (assuming we get two goals :lol:).

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Binged through a five season re-watch in a couple of weeks, the last one sitting there to enjoy and I sacrifice for this.

I've been WUMger'd.

Still got the last three episodes to watch. I stormed through up to that point but not sure why haven't those. Guess because I know it's coming to an end.

[Ernesto]

I can't believe chambers didn't jump for the second goal. Idiot.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Oh well, the positive is that we won't ever see that ghastly kit again.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Come on Arsenal, if you can be arsed.

[Kano]

Still got the last three episodes to watch. I stormed through up to that point but not sure why haven't those. Guess because I know it's coming to an end.

I'm giving it 20 min and then fuck this shit.

[RomfordPele]

I can't believe chambers didn't jump for the second goal. Idiot.

He is not good enough for arsenal. I can't see him making it here at all.

[Slacker]

I can't believe chambers didn't jump for the second goal. Idiot.

Not making excuses for Chambers but it looks like he got a call and left it. It was the way he looked round as if he'd been mugged.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

He is not good enough for arsenal. I can't see him making it here at all.

He's still incredibly young in terms of defender years but it's undeniable that's he's been cack apart from his first month here. Needs to get extra coaching from Bould.

[adzzzbatch]

Have we done anything yet?

[Ernesto]

He is not good enough for arsenal. I can't see him making it here at all.

True. Wenger built him up to be the English Gallas. Versatile and able to play anywhere across the back four.

Seems like a case of double standards- why ship Jenkinson off on loan and keep someone as useless as Chambers on the books?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

3-0. Oh dear.

[Kano]

Jimmy McNulty here we come.

[adzzzbatch]

Arsenal :haha:

[Slacker]

The bloke who should have been sent off gets the offside goal.

[RomfordPele]

Gah, every season we get humiliated by wenger!

[Power n Glory]

My goodness.

[Niall_Quinn]

What the hell is going on here!!??

I leave the fucking place for a few hours and look at this shit.

Bloody hell.

Anyway I reckon we'll get 4, still 40 odd minutes to go.

[adzzzbatch]

Disgusting.

[Ernesto]

Fuck fuck FUCK!

Grow up and be professional you inconsiderate berks.

Feel for the fans who have traipsed up to that grim northern shithole.

To rub salt in the wounds, the man who should have been sent off was offside when he scored.

[fakeyank]

Have we even created a chance against a team 19 places below us?

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Oh well that's game.

Septuple :rose:


Just hope we've got all the bad luck we're due this season out of the way in this one game.

[adzzzbatch]

Arsenal's marking :bow:

[adzzzbatch]

Is this gonna be Wenger's annual humiliating thrashing.

[Niall_Quinn]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CSWEbddWEAEUiVF.jpg

Who the hell is Glen Kamara? :lol:

Ah, so that's why. Wenger has changed the whole team. What an idiot. Just when things are looking up he goes and does his thing. He hates, hates, hates, momentum.

[RomfordPele]

Our senior players should hang their heads. Disgraceful.

[adzzzbatch]

Ah, so that's why. Wenger has changed the whole team. What an idiot. Just when things are looking up he goes and does his thing. He hates, hates, hates, momentum.

You've not seen the kit either have you?

[adzzzbatch]

Throw Sheffield Wednesday after a succession of Arsenal players do their utmost to prove this is the first time they've ever seen a football

:lol:

[Gooner23]

Worst performance under Wenger? It's got to be up there. Haven't had a shot, against a championship team.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Fuck it, just take Giroud off now and park the bus just to avoid a confidence sapping rout. There's no point wasting Giroud chasing a futile goal.

[Niall_Quinn]

You've not seen the kit either have you?

I was just about to get on to that.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Debuchy booked. :lol:

[RomfordPele]

Debuchy is finished!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Loovens booked. Why didn't we get the freekick then?

Kamara off, Bielik on.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Worst performance under Wenger? It's got to be up there. Haven't had a shot, against a championship team.

Nah 8 - 2 for me still gives me nightmares.

Given the tournament and our the injury situation, apart from some mild moaning, it won't get too bad.

[Niall_Quinn]

Worst performance under Wenger? It's got to be up there. Haven't had a shot, against a championship team.

When Wenger fucks up he fucks up BIG. And now he's chucking players into a loss for their début. For all the fun of being top and winning a CL match, the main liability remains the manager. He will always find a way to remind us never to trust him. Been here, seen it, done it but for Wenger it will all be new.

[adzzzbatch]

"Make it stop! we're already dead!"

[Niall_Quinn]

Well, at least the commentators are chuffed.

[adzzzbatch]

Well, at least the commentators are chuffed.

They have been getting a bit worried about our form of late.

[IBK]

TBH this team had very little chance of performing against a Championship team with a lot of game time playing together; playing a 'cup final' in front of their home fans and looking for a giant killing. Our players look like they haven't played together before because they haven't. What disappoints me are the tactics - trying to do this intricate possession stuff with players far from on the same wavelength; the shambolic defending, and the performances of the likes of Debuchy; Chambers and Campbell who have shown that they are very far short of the backups they are supposed to be. On this showing, our squad looks very thin.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

An effort on target. :faint:

[Niall_Quinn]

Merts misses from a yard out.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Iwobi's arms annoy me.

[Penguin]

Good to see that after a couple of flukes against Spurs, Flamini has gone back to being a useless cunt.

[Niall_Quinn]

TBH this team had very little chance of performing against a Championship team with a lot of game time playing together; playing a 'cup final' in front of their home fans and looking for a giant killing. Our players look like they haven't played together before because they haven't. What disappoints me are the tactics - trying to do this intricate possession stuff with players far from on the same wavelength; the shambolic defending, and the performances of the likes of Debuchy; Chambers and Campbell who have shown that they are very far short of the backups they are supposed to be. On this showing, our squad looks very thin.

We've seen it before from Wenger. He's arrogant, he doesn't respect opponents. Last week he was talking about being humble. Words, words, words. Here are his actions.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Stupid from Debuchy and Flamini.

[IBK]

When Wenger fucks up he fucks up BIG. And now he's chucking players into a loss for their début. For all the fun of being top and winning a CL match, the main liability remains the manager. He will always find a way to remind us never to trust him. Been here, seen it, done it but for Wenger it will all be new.

I kind of follow you but it's clear that our squad is thin on quality and we have to try to keep our first team players going if we are going to achieve anything this season, so I'm not going to lambast the manager too much on team selection.

[Niall_Quinn]

Wednesday are missing their best player too :haha:

Fucking hell. Back to earth with a whimper.

[adzzzbatch]

You have to give it to us, when we lose we lose really well.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Oh well, we'lll still have 1993.

:haha:

[Niall_Quinn]

I kind of follow you but it's clear that our squad is thin on quality and we have to try to keep our first team players going if we are going to achieve anything this season, so I'm not going to lambast the manager too much on team selection.

Not a problem, I'll lambast him enough for both of us.

[Penguin]

Stupid from Debuchy and Flamini.

I'm just surprised they didn't start celebrating almost getting the ball.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

I kind of follow you but it's clear that our squad is thin on quality and we have to try to keep our first team players going if we are going to achieve anything this season, so I'm not going to lambast the manager too much on team selection.

Yeah this. Tactically he should have set us up for the counter realising the dire injury situation and teh lack of cohesion among the players tonight, but I don't blame him for the team selection.

The likes of Welbeck, Jack, Rociky, Arteta all would have started tonight had they been fit.

[Master Splinter]

We've seen it before from Wenger. He's arrogant, he doesn't respect opponents. Last week he was talking about being humble. Words, words, words. Here are his actions.

We've barely got a first XI now, you'd be crying on every Arsenal messageboard if Ozil, Alexis and Cazorla had been risked tonight.

Moan about the medical staff and fragility of the players, but the other stuff is irrelevant on a ridiculously unfortunate night like this.

[Penguin]

Bielik has brought a little bit of composure to our midfield.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Stop putting the ball out!

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Bielik has brought a little bit of composure to our midfield.

I know they're still both kids but it's surprising that Kamara started ahead of him. He looked completely out of his depth.

[Niall_Quinn]

We've barely got a first XI now, you'd be crying on every Arsenal messageboard if Ozil, Alexis and Cazorla had been risked tonight.

Moan about the medical staff and fragility of the players, but the other stuff is irrelevant on a ridiculously unfortunate night like this.

Wouldn't have minded resting Ozil, Alexis and Santi. But the whole team? Wenger is the guy who benches Cech in the CL, let's remember that.

[Master Splinter]

I know they're still both kids but it's surprising that Kamara started ahead of him. He looked completely out of his depth.

Bielik has been playing CB this season. It's harsh to judge Kamara on a fruitless night like this, with Flamini beside him and a mess in front.

[Niall_Quinn]

Wenger shaking his head at the time wasting :haha:

If it hadn't been for that we would have won this.

[IBK]

Yeah this. Tactically he should have set us up for the counter realising the dire injury situation and teh lack of cohesion among the players tonight, but I don't blame him for the team selection.

The likes of Welbeck, Jack, Rociky, Arteta all would have started tonight had they been fit.

Yes good point re the counter attacking. Re selection we've already seen 2 first teamers injured in this match. Personally, while momentum is great the comp just isn't important enough to risk Kossy; Nacho; Coq; Santi; Alexis or Ozil. Of their replacements Ox should have been an adequate replacement for Ramsey; Gibbs for Monreal; Debuchy for Bellerin and even Campbell for Alexis. Bottom line is that no matter the quality of player, a massively disrupted team will simply not perform - which is why a lot of giant killi happens in early rounds of the league cup.

[Penguin]

Wouldn't have minded resting Ozil, Alexis and Santi. But the whole team? Wenger is the guy who benches Cech in the CL, let's remember that.


Be fair, he was obviously resting Cech for this match :lol:

[adzzzbatch]

There isn't going to be a comeback is there?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Chambers. :lol:

That is terrible.

[Niall_Quinn]

Bielik has been playing CB this season. It's harsh to judge Kamara on a fruitless night like this, with Flamini beside him and a mess in front.

This is what I mean, you can't judge anything. It's just a mess. Would have been nothing wrong with chucking in 2 or 3 youngsters to see how they performed. But you don't chuck out a random team. Pointless.

[adzzzbatch]

Cahmbers doesn't belong here.

[IBK]

Bielik has been playing CB this season. It's harsh to judge Kamara on a fruitless night like this, with Flamini beside him and a mess in front.

I feel sorry for the kids thrown into a shambles like this. Defensively, there is a fair amount of experience on the pitch with Cech; Mertesacker; Gibbs; Debuchy and Flamini in front of them. Poorest showing of the night goes to them.

[RomfordPele]

Yes good point re the counter attacking. Re selection we've already seen 2 first teamers injured in this match. Personally, while momentum is great the comp just isn't important enough to risk Kossy; Nacho; Coq; Santi; Alexis or Ozil. Of their replacements Ox should have been an adequate replacement for Ramsey; Gibbs for Monreal; Debuchy for Bellerin and even Campbell for Alexis. Bottom line is that no matter the quality of player, a massively disrupted team will simply not perform - which is why a lot of giant killi happens in early rounds of the league cup.

Which is why it was idiotic to play theo. If you are going to throw a game, throw it properly.

And don't bring on your key striker without a fucking warm up!

[LDG]

There isn't going to be a comeback is there?

Don't really care.

The biggest loss of the night is losing bothe walnut and chamberpot to injury.

When we do it, we do it spectacularly.

[IBK]

There isn't going to be a comeback is there?

Laughable idea when you remember that we have created almost nothing in terms of chances.

[Niall_Quinn]

There isn't going to be a comeback is there?

No. When I tuned in I thought fuck it, surely we can get a goal and see what happens. Nope.

[adzzzbatch]

Don't really care.

The biggest loss of the night is losing bothe walnut and chamberpot to injury.

When we do it, we do it spectacularly.

That's us! :trophy:

[IBK]

Which is why it was idiotic to play theo. If you are going to throw a game, throw it properly.

And don't bring on your key striker without a fucking warm up!

Hopefully Theo's injury is not too bad. the Ox has pretty much stunk up the place recently.

[adzzzbatch]

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[The Emirates Gallactico]

Yes good point re the counter attacking. Re selection we've already seen 2 first teamers injured in this match. Personally, while momentum is great the comp just isn't important enough to risk Kossy; Nacho; Coq; Santi; Alexis or Ozil. Of their replacements Ox should have been an adequate replacement for Ramsey; Gibbs for Monreal; Debuchy for Bellerin and even Campbell for Alexis. Bottom line is that no matter the quality of player, a massively disrupted team will simply not perform - which is why a lot of giant killi happens in early rounds of the league cup.

:gp:

Had we had the whole squad fit it probably would been,

Ospina

Debauchy
Per
Chambers
Gibbs

Jack
Arteta
Rosicky

Ox
Welbeck
Giroud

Which would have been a pretty solid team with enough quality and cohesion (from playing with each other at times in the first team) to comfortably beat Sheffield Wednesday.


Sigh ...... just one of those nights.

Just got to pray that Ox and Theo's injuries aren't bad and our general confidence doesn't take a hit from this.

[Gooner23]

Debuchy, Chambers, Gibbs, Flamini, Giroud, Campbell. Hang your heads in shame. The youngsters will hopefully get another chance next season.

[Master Splinter]

:gp:

Had we had the whole squad fit it probably would been,

Ospina

Debauchy
Per
Chambers
Gibbs

Jack
Arteta
Rosicky

Ox
Welbeck
Giroud

Which would have been a pretty solid team with enough quality and cohesion (from playing with each other at times in the first team) to comfortably beat Sheffield Wednesday.


Sigh ...... just one of those nights.

Just got to pray that Ox and Theo's injuries aren't bad and our general confidence doesn't take a hit from this.

This.

Nothing to take from this really.

Apart from getting some proper doctors in.

[Niall_Quinn]

Debuchy, Chambers, Gibbs, Flamini, Giroud, Campbell. Hang your heads in shame. The youngsters will hopefully get another chance next season.

The way they are playing, the lack of intensity, the casualness, I don't think they give a fuck. You can lose on one of those nights to a hard fighting underdog, but if what I have seen over the last 20 is the same as what went before (and it sounds like it) then we haven't bothered to turn up. That's no good no matter the competition or the opponent. If you don't show up then you are stealing a living.

[IBK]

The press will have a field day on this result, but nothing much more to it than a bad night at the office in a comp that is the least of our priorities. I don't think this will have an effect on the first team - other than the injuries. Shit night's football.

[adzzzbatch]

I used to enjoy watching our League cup teams, now not so much.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Campbell. :lol:

Shit.

3-0 FT. Bit of a stinker.

[adzzzbatch]

Well that was disappointing....

[LDG]

Feel rather sorry for our fans who've trooped up there. Luckily there are some decent boozers in Sheffield!

[Niall_Quinn]

FT pure embarrassment.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

If Ox and Theo are alright or only suffered precautionary injuries/strains, then everyone will forget about this in a few days.

[AFC Leveller]

As someone else said, we have about 9 squaddies injured and they would ha e featured and made a difference today.

We had too many rookies and the experienced heads let them down as well.

No biggie, we have bigger fish to fry. Swansea and Bayern away will be very tough.

[Alpha]

Been impressed by the kid Christian Bielik . He has a maturity for a 17 years old . He should have started instead of Kamara . Anyway , It's over and out .

[Gooner23]

If Ox and Theo are alright or only suffered precautionary injuries/strains, then everyone will forget about this in a few days.

Not the poor sods who forked out to go up to that dump. Getting knocked out is one thing, but the manner of it is very disappointing. Dreadful performance.

[Slacker]

If Ox and Theo are alright or only suffered precautionary injuries/strains, then everyone will forget about this in a few days.

Three weeks each. Which will stretch to six. Then they'll have operations which will leave them out till August.