Posted on Friday, 19th October 2012 by Tony Merakli
The international break is finally over and we can now, after what can only be described as a gruelling two week wait, get back to watching our beloved Arsenal.
The only decent thing that came out of the break was giving our injured players more time to recuperate, such as Jack Wilshere, who looks like he is ready to go if Arsene Wenger gives him the nod.
Just before the international games took place, The Gunners managed to beat West Ham 3-1 at Upton Park after initially going down a goal.
So next on our list is Norwich City at Carrow Road – a tough away game, but certainly one that the lads can win by a great margin.
Theo Walcott looks set to miss the next two games after picking up an injury against San Marino, while Lukasz Fabianski is out for three months after suffering a setback on the road to recovery. Abou Diaby, Tomas Rosicky, Wojciech Szczesny are all still a few weeks from a return to first-team action. On the bright side, it looks like Wilshere is back in contention.
So taking this all into account, what should our starting line-up look like?
Here is how I would play it:
Mannone
Jenkinson Mertesacker Vermaelen Gibbs
Arteta Coquelin
Cazorla
Chamberlain Podolski
Giroud
The back five pretty much speaks for it self, while Mikel Arteta and Santi Cazorla are both certainties.
Wenger has opted to play Aaron Ramsey lately and the Welshman has done well when called upon, but I’d like to see Francis Coquelin get the nod, as the Frenchman will be needed in midfield to get stuck in against a dogged Norwich side.
Gervinho will likely start, but I hope to see Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain start following good performances in an England shirt.
Lukas Podolski should start on the left and the industrious Olivier Giroud would lead the line if it was up to me. But hey, I’m not Wenger. These are just my views on the matter.
So, who do you guys reckon should start for us tomorrow evening against Norwich?
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October 19th, 2012 at 5:15 pm
Gibbs is injured and not playing. A little strange that you do not know this… Makes the website look bad.
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October 19th, 2012 at 5:17 pm
Gibbs wont make it so its Santos, Dont think Gervinho will lose his spot for OX even if he play awful this year on right, The only thing is Coq or Ramsey, me, i want Ramsey to start.
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October 19th, 2012 at 6:06 pm
For me its santos at left back as gibbs is injured. it has to be ramsey in the middle. Bench from martinez sagna djourou coquelin frimpong wilshire chamberlain arshavin chamakh
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Hard Ogura Reply:
October 19th, 2012 at 9:55 pm
WE ARE AT PAR.
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October 19th, 2012 at 6:48 pm
You want to play 2 defensively minded central midfielders against a bottom 5 side? Good thing you’re not the manager.
Gibbs is also injured, I don’t know how you can have remained oblivious to this.
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Omglol Reply:
October 20th, 2012 at 2:40 am
No one in arsenal is pure defensive minded! Arteta just cover that spot, and damn he do good job.
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October 19th, 2012 at 7:00 pm
this is a 4-2-1-2-1 formation
mamonne
jek per veminator santos
the orchestra(arteta)coqueline
the ox
super carzola lukas pold
the killer giroud
sub; gervino for lukas
ramzy for coqueline
10 mins for jack wont be back for the ox
hoping we win by 5:0
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October 19th, 2012 at 7:19 pm
jenk- verm – per – santos arteta-santi-ox gervinho- giroud – poldi
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October 19th, 2012 at 7:43 pm
Mano jenky merta verminhater santo
teta cozzy the ox the ram pod gerronivo
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October 19th, 2012 at 9:02 pm
Oh what a great miss on d left full back. Santos is certainly in tomorrow cos of Gibbs injury.
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October 19th, 2012 at 10:08 pm
Mann
jenk Per Verm Santo
Arteta Coq
Ram Carzo Pod
Gerv
The reason for this is that;
.Ram does well on 7 compared to Gerv whom you can’t leave out of the current line up
.Two defensive mid because we are away to shield the defence.
.Gerv to start upfrong because of his speed to keep the defence back and on counters.
. Giroud for Gerv, Alex for Coq and either Arsh/Jack/Frimp for Carzo since he has been over used on international duty.
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October 20th, 2012 at 4:07 pm
——————Szczesny——————
Jenks—–Koscielny—-Verminator——Gibbs
Arteta——Wilshere
Ramsey————Cazorla———–Podolski
Giroud
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