Must be training hard if all our Reserve players are getting injured too?!
We are looking at this back 4:
Jenkinson--Squillaci--Vermaelen--Meade
The one thing that comes to mind when seeing that is :o
Martin Angha playing left back?????
we will go 3 nil down in the first half for sure the kid is useless, this game should be a good laugh for the greeks they have already beaten our U-18 side once at home so I expect their senior squad can do it again.
I remember when we signed Angha a couple of years ago. Glowing scouting reports were floating around. Apparently we had signed one of the future star defenders in Europe. Fast-forward three years and he's playing on the flank because he can't tackle to save his life thus has no use as a central defender. He must've had a good agent.
Are LBs so scarce we failed to properly replace Cole 6 years later?
Well, Muswell, which Premier League left back other than Ashley Cole would genuinely improve us? If you have sons, train the lot of them to be left backs.
That is a horrific squad.
Coquelin, Ramsey, Rosicky. What a midfield. Not sure what one could expect from it
I'd take the 8/5 currently on offer if I were you, but at least a different bunch of players gives this game a sliver of interest
Klaus wrote: Gnabry is injured apparently. Yennaris too.
Gnabry is injured apparently. Yennaris too.
TomasCR wrote: Eisfeld not registered, can't play.
Eisfeld not registered, can't play.
Now this really has become an utterly pointless game. Bet ITV are pleased with themselves.
Claudius wrote: Well, Muswell, which Premier League left back other than Ashley Cole would genuinely improve us? If you have sons, train the lot of them to be left backs.
Maybe Gibbs if he wasn't so fragile but not Clichy, Traore, Santos, Meade, Vermaelen and certainly Not Angha!
How's about this for a scary statistic
@1DavidWall: Top 3 most CL appearances in Arsenal's 18-man squad for Olympiakos -> Rosicky (57), Squillaci (39), Chamakh (29).
😆 Now that I know for sure that there is no way I can get to watch this I'm dying to see it. I wonder if Akpom will get a run out?
I saw that Wenger said Podolski and Walcott are injured - hope that they are OK for the weekend.
Looking forward to seeing Meade. Looks like he can atleast control the ball
Meade is a tricky customer to be fair. Absolutely minute though.
Klaus wrote: I remember when we signed Angha a couple of years ago. Glowing scouting reports were floating around. Apparently we had signed one of the future star defenders in Europe. Fast-forward three years and he's playing on the flank because he can't tackle to save his life thus has no use as a central defender. He must've had a good agent.
For some reason, all our youth CB signings never ever worked out. We have signed plenty of "super talents" in centreback now.
Ask Biggus what the reason is.
We're going to get scored on more times than the female family members of NASCAR fans. Or something.
2-0 to the Greeks.
Any team news?
Szczesny, Jenkinson, Squillaci, Vermaelen, Meade, Rosicky, Coquelin, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Ramsey, Gervinho, Chamakh
Substitutes: Shea, Monteiro, Hajrovic, Angha, Arshavin, Ansah, Akpom.
