Quote Originally Posted by Niall_Quinn View Post
Ironically? We can't play without him.

Defence wasn't tested today. When we have been we've looked poor right across the back. When Bellerin and Monreal are in the comfort zone and can press up the field then they look good. When they are under pressure, not so good. Monreal a lot better than Bellerin defensively. I think the irony lies in the fact Monreal is slowly becoming our best defender. Bellerin has a long way to go and I think he's a midfielder rather than a defender. Bit like Gibbs.
Well people have often mooted the idea of shoehorning his best 11 into the side as a bad thing......and the fact is we should be able to beat a nervous, hyper and over reactive Newcastle with a man down with the players we had on the field.

It is more than possible that Ozil would have played today, created several golden chances, all or most of which we failed to convert. The bigger problem right now is woeful finishing right throughout the team.