Well, Wenger definitely thinks our key players need a few days off. Thinking he's ready to sacrifice FA Cup this year with the amount of changes it looks likely for the Sunderland game.
Arsenal do not play again in the league until visiting Liverpool on January 13th and, even with the potential additions for the match of Alexis Sanchez and Mohamed Elneny, it is clear that key players will now be rotated for the FA Cup third-round match against Sunderland. Petr Cech, Hector Bellerin, Laurent Koscielny, Nacho Monreal, Aaron Ramsey, Mathieu Flamini, Theo Walcott, Mesut Özil and Olivier Giroud are among those likely to be given some form of respite, albeit with a small warning from Wenger.
Remains to be seen how many of them will be called back for the Sunderland match, but i definitely agree with giving a rest to Ramsey, Özil and Giroud. They are very important for us and need to be fresh and not risked in the cup. Cech would be benched anyway for Ospina for this, so he doesnt have to be in the squad. Guessing either Bellerin or Flamini or maybe even both will be back in the squad and most likely Walcott as well. Giroud needs a break more than him.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/arsenal/12079316/Arsene-Wenger-grants-his-title-chasing-Arsenal-squad-a-mid-season-break.html
