Must win game in order to keep Top 4 dreams alive.
I read and heard a lot about Emery-Ozil-Club and where they stand. I think it's in club's interest and for his own interest, Emery should back out and play Ozil until we sign better player than him.
Gazidis and Wenger have already done a mistake by giving him new long term expensive contract and if we fail to ship him out then we have no choice but to extract best out of him. We don't have same money as City or PSG to freeze a player who is on 350k/week and go to market and fork millions on other player. Of course we still should be looking for players to improve but until that we don't have much choice.
I would play,
---------------------------Leno---------------------------
Hector-----------Sokratis-----Mustafi----------Nacho
---------------------------Torriera---------------------------
Ramsay-----------------Ozil-----------------------Iwobi
---------------------------Lacaz-------------------------------
----------------------------------Auba-------------------------
I think this is our best possible XI atm.
On other note, I think no need to panic over Sven Mislintat....we should be okay. I heard he uses lot of analysis and stats before buying a player on the other hand Raul Sanlehi is more like hands on and connection bloke....we should trust him as he is already been in big position at Barca. So if Emery wants to build partnership with Raul and if Sven think he is not happy, I see no issue if he leaves the club.
COYG.
Team Against Chelsea
posted on 16/1/19
-------------------Leno-------------
Hector--Mustafi--Sokratis--Nacho
----------Xhaka------Torreira--------
Ozil----------Ramsey--------Iwobi
----------------Aubameyang---------
Auba and Laca hasn't been a good partnership, and it also helps to have a striker on the bench.
posted on 16/1/19
Xhaka always has a mistake in him and he is top of the list where a player has given away the ball / made a mistake / lost the possession and team has conceded a goal.
posted on 16/1/19
But he has also been solid when Torreira has been DM and he has played with a little less defensive duty - excellent against Liverpool at the Emirates for example.
posted on 16/1/19
Some big games coming up for Emery. Could be 9 points behind Chelsea after Saturday and knocked out of the FA cup a week later to United
posted on 16/1/19
Or could be 3 points behind and in the FA Cup 5th Round.
Or a few other combinations.
posted on 16/1/19
Ramsey always plays well against us...
There'll be some interesting battles..
Luiz v Aubameyang
Kanté v Torreira
Hazard v Sokratis
Kovačić v Guendouzi
posted on 16/1/19
Leno
Bellers Kos Sokratis Kola
Torreira Xhaka Gwen
Ozil Auba Iwobi
Not the team I’d pick but the team I expect to play
posted on 16/1/19
Back 4 please 🙂