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10 reasons why we will beat Marseille + predicted starting XI

1..Ozil, what a fantastic start to his time at The Arsenal, great assist for the first goal and seemed to have a hand in everything good about our play in the 1st half. The 2nd half like most of our players (apart from Ramsey) his performance dropped but still what a player he could and should be for us.

2.. Chesney, another fine performance by him Vs Sunderland. He didn’t stand much chance of the well taken penalty but again did nothing wrong, which is all that should be asked of a keeper.

3.. Marseille have had an ok start to the season, they are currently sitting 4th in the league having played 5 games; Won 3, drawn 1, lost 1, scoring 8 and conceding 4. But the draw and defeat have come in their last 2 games.

4.. Mertesacker is back after an illness. He was missed against Sunderland, especially in the 2nd half.

5.. Ramsey Ramsey Ramsey by far the best Welshman to be playing in London these days, if he can keep his form up it wont be too long before a certain Spanish team will be thinking they have signed the wrong man.

6.. Flamini is growing into the team, some are saying it might be hard for Arteta to get a starting place back when he is fit. So Diaby has no chance.

7.. We always seem to get out of the group stages of the Champions League, we probably have the record for number of consecutive times.

8.. Giroud is having a great start to the season, his work rate as well as goals is up. His strike rate in France isn’t too shabby either. Despite a knock at the end of the game Vs Sunderland he looks likely to start.

9.. Marseille managed to spend £35.5 million on players this summer. Lucky for us most of them are French.

10.. Wenger Knows, we have a hard group this year, the balls were not kind to us and an early win away will give us the confidence to hopefully top this group.

Predicted starting XI – Chesney, Sagna, Kos, Per, Gibbs, Flamini, Ramsey, Wilshere, Ozil, Giroud, Theoooo

COME ON THE ARSENAL !

POLL: Arsenal B v Tottenham B – Who would win?

OK, after this yesterdays article comparing the strongest line-ups of Arsenal and Tottenham, which, unsurprisingly, Arsenal came out on top, it seems most of the comments were about squad depth. That Tottenham’s was deeper and stronger. Although this is reminiscent to what Robbie Keane once said, and was proved wrong, I have decided to explore this. So who would win Arsenal B v Tottenham B?

Fabianski
Jenkinson Vermaelen Boateng Monreal
Diaby Flamini Rosicky
Ox Sanogo Podolski

Friedel
Naughton Kaboul Chiriches Assou-Ekotto
Eriksen Sandro Sigurosson
Townsend Defoe Chadli

So who would win?

Keenos

Ps: Only reason Eriksen is in the B team is because he had not signed before yesterdays article. He still is not better than The General though
PPs: If you want a laugh, read through the comments of yesterdays article. One deluded Spud claims Andros Townsend is better than Theo Walcott. Another says Lamela, who he has probably never seen play, is better then Cazorla. Another claiming that Dawson (4 caps) is superior to Mertersacker (91 caps). Delusion. A lot of it.

10 Reasons Why We Will Beat Aston Villa

1.. All our new signing’s (ONE) have bedded in well after a good pre-season and I can’t wait to see him supporting us from the stands.

2.. We have a settled back 4, not that we have much choice, but they did finish last season up well.

3.. We always win the first game of he season..well after checking we have drawn the last 3 opening games, so if you have a punt get on the draw.

4.. A few positives, Ramsey, Theo, The Ox and Jack have all looked good in pre-season and did well on the pre-season international break.

5.. It’s great to see Jack looking fully fit, this is a big season for him, I’m sure I am not the only one who really wants him to have a whole season without interruptions and go on and drive us to success, then see him go on and do it at the World Cup for Engerland

6…Diaby is out, which is slightly better than him being fit, apart from the fact he still draws wages

7..The main talking point on the morning of the game is as always who will Wenger pick to play upfront, Olivier or Giroud, I’m sure whoever plays we wont notice the difference…

8.. Our Captain, Vermaelen, out injured, I have no idea why Wenger hasn’t put Mertesacker as captain this year, he is the leader on the pitch.

9.. Villa, will not come for the draw, Lambert has not had a 0-0 away from home for over 2 seasons with Villa and Norwich, they will line up much the same as us,4-3-3 but with 2 holding midfielders to our 1, so will try hitting us on the break with pace, will be a case of whose defence copes the best.

10.. Arsene Knows Best….£100 million to spend, loads of money freed up in wages, but he has faith in our wafer thin squad, yes on our day we should have too much for a Villa side that may struggle to get top 10, but still we have the highest match day income in the UK and with increased TV and sponsorship deals we should by now by waxing lyrical about a few new superstars in the team….

Prediction The Arsenal 3 – Villa 1

Likely Line-up:

Szczesny
Jenkinson Koscielny Mertersacker Gibbs
Wilshere Ramsay Oxlade-Chamberlain
Walcott Giroud Podolski

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