Thursday, December 19, 2024

Mertesacker, Giroud, Ramsey start: Arsenal v West Brom teams

It’s Premier League action tonight and we face West Brom in a game that could move us up into third place ahead of Manchester City.

Arsene Wenger has made some changes. Here are the official line-ups.

Arsenal: Cech, Bellerin, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Monreal, Elneny, Ramsey, Ozil, Alexis, Iwobi, Giroud

Subs: Ospina, Chambers, Gabriel, Walcott, Welbeck, Coquelin, Campbell

West Brom: Foster; Chester, Yacob, Evans, McClean, Berahino, McAuley, Fletcher, Dawson, Sessegnon, Sandro

Subs: Myhill; Olsson, Gardner, Anichebe, McManaman, Rondon, Leko

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Arsene-al fan

COYR!

Tarquin Farquar

I think we will win tonight but why play Ramsey in the middle.

Lass

Ramsey and Elneny haven’t started together yet, might as well try. Should be better offensively and in ball control than the Coquelny but will see how they do defensively. Could work well as Ramsey played his best season with Arteta in the DM role and Elneny is a similar type of player.

Mr. G

I’d argue he’s doing it more for rotational reasons. I can see Ramsey gradually slipping away from the starting 11 over the next couple of seasons. For me, Ramsey’s flaws outweigh his strengths.

I’m not a Ramsey basher; in my opinion he’s far from our worst player, but he falls short of being anything more than a cup rotation or bench player at a title-winning club. And that’s coming from a Welshman.

chopra_gooner

We should probably sell Ramsey in the summer, he doesn’t fit our game.

Gargoyle

Considering we are a team without a proper identity at the moment, you have no reason to say that. I think Wenger wants to make Arsenal a pressing team with quick strikers, and Ramsey would fit very well there. Not sure what you’re on about.

Gimp man of leeds

That’s what we need to be for sure …

Robsenal

You, sir, are wrong.

Diarra

Who fits then?

Indian_Gooner

Cazorla?

Toure motors

Bit of pride fellas! COYG

TizTeezy

Another dull and tepid match. I’m at home and will hear the scores later. Can’t bother watching.

Arsepedant

And yet you can bother coming on here and commenting.

DG

Some fans are just wayyyy too negative. I always fear home games more than away games because of the hostile atmosphere we create not for the away team but for our own players.

Ted E.

Really? I’m at the beauty parlor getting my Brazilian. Will hear screams later. Can’t dare watching.

Paul

Thanks for your input Teez! 🙂

Morbius

Come on Elsey!

Jay Song

No matter what happens I will support Arsenal on any match day!
COYG

mashkeyboardgetusername

I know it’s not of huge deal, but well done to ‘Ector for getting into the PFA team of the year. He’s maybe gone off the boil a smidgen lately, but he’s been one of the few that’s really consistently performed for us this season. Well deserved.

(The rest of the PFA team is of course a crock of shite that shows what a meaningless platitude it is for every position other than right back.)

Brent

This is what the team looks like when doves cry….(really trying hard to work in a Prince reference)

Mpls

For all who don’t know yet, because the man has passed. First Bowie, now Prince. 2016 is not off to the best of starts in many ways!

Petits Handbag

Let’s party like it’s 199…..8?

DB10's Air Miles

I’m going to party like it cost £19.99

Heroldg

Tinkering in the wrong area… Welbeck hasn’t been bad but I suppose now Ramsey has an excuse to be in the opposition Box when we’re conceding in the other end!

COYG, FOYS

Paul

I just wish we could have subs before 70 minutes so if this starting line-up doesn’t work, (yes I am looking at you Rambo) we can change things early enough.
Maybe I’m a dreamer…am I the only one?
COYG!

london

Please do not bring on Walcott.

Please give Campbell a chance

Tarquin Farquar

All we are saying

Arsene-al fan

Get Joel out while you can.

Ron

Outside the stadium filling up on nicotine. Really had to drag myself here. Tubes just horrendous… Feels like a museum crowd not the usual pre match buzz. Dread what it will be like if we go behind or equalise. Times like this you need reliability and professionalism. So Mert starting makes sense. Giroud scores more goals than Welbeck so no complaints. But why the phukking phuk is Walcott even in the stadium? (Just my opinion, but I thought the ‘Denilson years’ were behind us)

Third Plebeian

What was Walcott done to win a place on the bench? He should even be near a football pitch.

Third Plebeian

*has

Holla

So Arsene reads Arseblog??!

sauce

Oh dear!

Keith

Come on boys! Let’s fight this tooth and nail! #COYG

Bob Davis

I can see why Per has come in. I really think Joel should be given a chance in the starting lineup!

As always – COYG

Gervinho

Let’s fucking put 6 past them. COYG

ciderman

Iwobi is the highlight of this sorry season

Alexstratz

I like how the commentator can’t stop jerking off to Leicester every now and then.

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