Arsenal v Everton - Sunday 8th Dec - 16:00 KO

[Munchies]

Sunday 8 December 2013
Emirates Stadium
Kick-off 16:00
Referee: Howard Webb

[Özil's Panoramic View]

Another of the teams on high that we'll diffuse and bring back to earth.

2-0. Santi and Wheelchair doing the honours.

#COYG

[Blink 1nce Quince 2wice]

I can't help but feel Ramsey should be rotated out and let him start from the bench. He covers the most distance in every game and plays every game! Wilshere has actually been playing well too. Ramsey is the man right now and we have even tougher games ahead.

Having said that, I also think the Napoli game would be a good one to rotate Ramsey out of so perhaps he should start after all!

In my opinion the only players due a rest at this current point in time are Ozil or Ramsey. It's not that either look at all tired, but ideally you would minimise the risk of injury to both right now by managing the amount they play.


--------------Szczesny--------------

Sagna-----Merkyl------KOS-----Gibbs

-------Arteta--------Wilshere/R------

Walcott---------Ozil----------Cazorla

------------Olivier Giroud-------------

[milla]

Sunday 8 December 2013
Emirates Stadium
Kick-off 16:00
Referee: Howard Webb

I am going to this game. Good luck looking for crappy live streaming

[McNamara That Ghost...]

It's on Sky tbf.

There are nine days between our game with Citeh and Chelsea, so just this week for them to get through, then they can rest. Ramsey only just had two weeks off from playing during the international break and seemed fine to me playing from August to November so I think he can manage November to December without too much 'rest'. Bring him off when the game is won but not before.

I just find it rather strange that when we have very good players, some don't want us to play them! Get the points in the 'easier' game, then it gives you leeway in the others.

[LDG]

Ramsey is the player that when fit, plays every minute of every game. That's pretty obvious.

If AW wanted to rest him, he would substitue him off all the time, but he doesn't. He's the one who plays 90 minutes of every game. And rightly so.

Sir Chainely

Sagan (?) Mert Kos Gibbs

Arteta Wilshere

Erzil Ramsby Cazorla

Giroud

[She Wore A Yellow Ribbon]

Dropped points I think

1-1

[Marc Overmars]

Expecting a tough game as always with Everton. Winning at Old Trafford will probably do wonders for them psychologically, given their poor record at the top grounds.

Though with us in the form we're win I'll go for a little bit narrow 2-1 win.

[She Wore A Yellow Ribbon]

Dropped points I think

1-1

Sensible SWAYR

[Blink 1nce Quince 2wice]

Not hugely strange. That they are that good and play that much is why whether they should be rested is questioned at all.

I don't think you so much look at the previous as closely as that. You might have played 50 games once a week consecutively but if you suddenly have 2/3 days between two games, THAT, might be the time you get injured. It is by no means a precise science and clearly you are working with the unknown but when you have a run of really difficult games managing the situation comes into the fore. Not too many are berating Giroud being rested now and his replacement isn't close to the standard of Ramsey's or anyone else's.

That said I didn't realise there were 9 days between City and Chelsea and if Ramsey did have two weeks off with Wales I suppose he will be fine in truth. I think his fitness levels are quite extraordinary.

Aside from that, I do think that people have forgotten that Wilshere (don't think he is very popular on here anyway) has actually played really well the last few games he has actually played. Better than Cazorla and better than Ozil before his last game. When you have quality like Wilshere, Rosicky and Flamini who may not start then rotation can be as much about tailoring the team to the opposition as it is about any 'rest' per se.