Quote Originally Posted by The Emirates Gallactico View Post
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.