1) Alexis.

2) Our record is so shocking against other top 4 sides that the one day we are bound to get a win, why not today ?

3) Stoke was the best we have played all season.

4) Alexis.

5) Ozil and Theo have both had a few minutes on the pitch now.

6) The sometimes dodgy pole is likely to be sitting on the bench again.

7) Alexis.

8)  Kos is playing.

9) We got a hard Coq in the middle.

10) Wenger knows he must change how we set out in the big games, he has learnt by past mistakes and is going to suprise the footballing world by a slight change in tictacs, we will be tough in the tackle, not get bullied, defend as a team, both fullbacks will not get stranded upfield at the same time, we will keep the ball early on in the game, attack with pace and width, not play tippy tappy on the edge of the box and be clinical.

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1) Ozil is back, I know even when I write 10 reasons why we will win I get accused of being negative at times, but the thought of a fully fit Ozil (AT NUMBER 10, NOT LEFT MID !) feeding balls thro to Alexis and Theo is bloody exciting and it will destroy other teams.

2) Theo played (well he was in the pitch) against Hull and will get on the pitch at some point again today. Theo is a confidence player, he needs to play himself back into form, but when he does see reason 1.

3) Keepers – some of the best ones over the years have been slightly nuts, I kinda like them to be nuts, Chesney has that slightly nuts thing about him. But they have to be nuts in a positive manner, he will learn how to be nuts when its right to be nuts, nuts.

4) We were poor (putting it mildly) at Stoke, we always are, but Stoke have not won at ours since 1981 and we have won the last 12.

5) Whilst an Arsene Wenger side has never won away to a Mark Hughes side, a Mark Hughes side has lost every game at the bowl.

6) Stoke have won 3 and drawn 3 out of 10 Prem away games, scoring on Adv 1 goal per game.

7) The Arsenal have won have won 5 and drawn 3 out of 9 Prem home games adv 2 goals per game.

8) Ozil assisted all 3 goals when we beat Stoke at ours last season.

9) A club which has players and fans that still give Ramsey stick deserve fook all.

10) Wenger knows he hates Stoke, he knows we hate Stoke, this game shouldn’t need much of a pre-match team talk, go out there and get stuck in !

My Starting 11 – Chesney, Debuchy, Per, Kos, Gibbs, Flamini, Coq, Santi, Theo, Alexis, Giroud.

Shop – New keyrings in the shop this week.

1) Ospina starts, he was one of the stand out keepers during the last world cup. We really need him to push Szczesny for a first team place.

2) With Wilshere (ankle), Arteta (calf), Ramsey (hamstring), Flamini (groin – doubt), Ozil (knee – doubt), Welbeck (thigh – doubt), Giroud (suspended), Sanogo (hamstring – doubt) and Podolski off to Italy (bloody odd timing that) Wenger has no choice but to play our best team.

3) Theo is back, after sitting on the bench for 3 and half games he finally got on the pitch against Southampton, OK he didn’t do much, but we have missed him.

4) Alexis must know all about FACUP traditions and despite being over played his outstanding workrate hasn’t dropped. Wenger might choose to start him on the bench today, if he does what a sub to be able to bring on !

5) Danny Welbeck, I like Danny, great work rate 1 goal every 3 games for us so far and never minds where he plays on the pitch, a true professional who will only get better for us.

6) Debuchy, another player i like, came back from a pretty serious inury in record time for an Arsenal player and proving Sagna wasn’t as good as everyone thought. With him also doing a job at CB he could be another regular starting on the bench today.

7) OK league form goes out of the window for Cup games but Hull have only won 4 Prem games all season and average 1 goal per away game. We have won 9 Prem games and average 3 goals per home game. (so my money is on 2-1)

8) Chambers, 19yr old who had only ever played top flight football at right back has now played in 3 different positions in 22 starts for us (plus 5 as sub). No moaning, gives it his best, what more could we ask from the young lad eh.

9) Koscielny has fast become one of our most import players, he must start today.

10) Wenger knows the FACUP all but saved his job last season and defeat today the flood gates will open, but let’s be positive a good win today and we are one step closer to them Yellow Ribbons in May,

My guess on todays tarting 11-  Ospina, bellerin, Kos, BFG, Monreal, Flamini, Coq, Ox, THeo, Akpom, Campbell.

10 left of these 100% Cashmere scarves, the last batch this winter.