Ammers vs Arsenal 30.11.2024 - KO : 17:30 GMT

[HCZ_Reborn]

We need to keep rotating and West Ham are crap, this should be enough

Raya
Timber
Saliba
Kiwior
Cala
Jorg
Rice
Nwaneri
Sterling
Trossard
Jesus

There’s rotation and there’s significantly weakening the team you put out. Sterling and Jesus are just about competent enough to be played in league cup matches, and maybe the remaining champions league games should we qualify early.

Basically you’d be asking Trossard and Nwaneri to carry the attack.


Fine if you want to say rest Saka and Martinelli and play Jesus on the right and Trossard on the left , but Havertz didn’t start last weekend so doesn’t need to be rested. The sensible option would be to try and win games in the first half, and then take off players like him and Saka early….and then it doesn’t matter if you’ve got two players incapable of doing anything worthwhile in attack.

Also have grave misgivings about starting with Kiwior

[The Wengerbabies]

Must win.

[Mac76]

There’s rotation and there’s significantly weakening the team you put out. Sterling and Jesus are just about competent enough to be played in league cup matches, and maybe the remaining champions league games should we qualify early.

Basically you’d be asking Trossard and Nwaneri to carry the attack.


Fine if you want to say rest Saka and Martinelli and play Jesus on the right and Trossard on the left , but Havertz didn’t start last weekend so doesn’t need to be rested. The sensible option would be to try and win games in the first half, and then take off players like him and Saka early….and then it doesn’t matter if you’ve got two players incapable of doing anything worthwhile in attack.

Also have grave misgivings about starting with Kiwior

Yes I actually agree and thought as much when posting, I'd be happy with half those changes tbh.

We should remember Sterling got an assist v Forest though

And I think Kiwior is good but he worried me slightly when coming on v Sporting, but then anyone replacing Saliba is on a hiding to nothing

[HCZ_Reborn]

Yes I actually agree and thought as much when posting, I'd be happy with half those changes tbh.

We should remember Sterling got an assist v Forest though

And I think Kiwior is good but he worried me slightly when coming on v Sporting, but then anyone replacing Saliba is on a hiding to nothing

I suppose my concern is, whilst I still state that it’s far too early to be unduly concerned by a 9 point deficit to Liverpool. At the same time we have to do our part in hopefully eating away at that lead and that whilst we need to be able to call upon squad resources beyond the strongest XI we need to balance that with we need to make sure we win games and I’m not sure entirely how conducive that is to allowing certain players to play themselves back into form.

Difficult balancing act. Even though we both lament Arteta’s decision making, I’m sure we both concede that there are few easy decisions

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Partey and Merino are out.

Back to normality with Partey then.

[HCZ_Reborn]

Hopefully Partey is back soon, Merino can stay injured

[McNamara That Ghost...]

West Ham: Fabianski, Wan-Bissaka, Todibo, Kilman, Emerson, Soler, Soucek, Paqueta, Summerville, Antonio, Bowen.
Subs: Areola, Coufal, Ings, Alvarez, Rodriguez, Irving, Scarles, Mayers, Guilherme.

Arsenal: Raya, Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Calafiori, Jorginho, Rice, Odegaard, Saka, Havertz, Trossard.
Subs: Neto, Kiwior, Zinchenko, Tierney, Nichols, Martinelli, Nwaneri, Sterling, Jesus.

[Marc Overmars]

Classic Partey, always crocked once he finds his form.

[Mac76]

Hopefully Partey is back soon, Merino can stay injured

Are we sure it's injury and not rotation?

Merino's better than you think, you're digging yourself another grave to lie in

[HCZ_Reborn]

Are we sure it's injury and not rotation?

Merino's better than you think, you're digging yourself another grave to lie in

If they were on the bench it would be rotation

Merino has a knee injury, Partey has a muscle issue


The best thing that can be said about Merino is that he’s an average player. Average is fine for mid table teams, but he lacks the speed, the physicality and technical ability to be anything more