Arsenal v Coventry - FA Cup Fourth Round - Friday 24th January - 19:45 (BT Sport1)

[Niall_Quinn]

http://www.theguardian.com/football/...-next-fabregas


Really hope he starts. Didn't see any of the preseason games so would quite like to see how he gets on. Supposed to be ridiculously talented for 16.

That's a huge, in-depth article for a kid who hasn't played yet. Proper research done on it as well. Too many wonderkids in the game now, with the only wonder being why our league is so crude with all this so called mega talent at its disposal. But the odd case pans out and it was properly remarkable to watch this kid bossing the midfield during the pre-season. He does, genuinely, look a cut above. A cup game against the cast from animal farm will be a big step up.

[Dein-machine]

A lot of you seem to want Zelalem to start tonight, which may be a good move. Hopefully Wumger is logging in to GW as I post to get his usual hints for tonight. If not, I fear more of a Bentdner/Sonogo partnership which would actually mean a team top of the premier league starting a cup game against a Div 1 side with a weaker forward line.

[Xhaka Can’t]

Who gives? We are winning this easy.

[Blink 1nce Quince 2wice]

I was wondering about Bendtner.....how long on the side lines is enough time for you to lose the requisite sharpness to start a match?

I suppose he has effectively lost 2 weeks and been training for a few days so he probably is fine to start..... in which case I'd revise my team to....

---------------Flappy---------------

Jenks-----Merkyl-----KOS-----Nacho

-------Flamini--------Wilshere-------

Gnabry---------OXO---------Podolski

---------St Nicklas TGSTEL----------


Handy if he can start as he will add a little height to an otherwise shrimpy attack....

[Munchies]

Players have arrived:


Viviano is still here ? Thought he returned to Italy. Wouldn't mind seeing him play for once really.



That Warchest

[Master Splinter]

Arsenal: Fabianski, Jenkinson, Koscielny, Mertesacker, Gibbs, Wilshere, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Ozil, Gnabry, Podolski, Bendtner
Subs: Viviano, Sagna, Monreal, Zelalem, Flamini, Cazorla, Giroud

[Ollie the Optimist]

starting Ozil v coventry just because we can


Fabianski, Jenkinson, Kos, Merts, Gibbs, Jack, Ox, Ozil, Gnabry, Podolski, Bendtner

subs. Viviano, sagna, monreal, Zelalem, flamini, Santi, Giroud.

now thats a strong team

[Munchies]

starting Ozil v coventry just because we can


Fabianski, Jenkinson, Kos, Merts, Gibbs, Jack, Ox, Ozil, Gnabry, Podolski, Bendtner

subs. Viviano, sagna, monreal, Zelalem, flamini, Santi, Giroud.

now thats a strong team

Strong team !

Might aswell, now that we have like a week between games, he needs a run of games to get back to his best.

Expect to see Zelalem on if we're winning comfortably.

Also interesting to see how Ozil and Pods (when on the wing) do . Hopefully Pods makes runs behind their defence throughout for Ozil to lay off to.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

We should be little bit awlsome on counter-attack.

[Munchies]

Wenger did say he sees the Ox as a centre mid.

Lets see how he does.

Wilshere/Ox in the middle , don't really need a CDM against this lot tbf