I watched Montpellier
yesterday and they are very beatable. South Hampton poses an opportunity due to
Arsenals close relationship and player deals. In-fact, their promotion
may have been made possible due to the money Arsenal has afforded them in
player transactions.
With Sat. & Tues. games Wenger is going to make some line-up
decisions. Giroud has not quite found his form and it is affecting his
confidence. Against a familiar French team and his Champion’s league debut, it
just might be what the doctor ordered to get him in his groove. I think he
should start on the bench on Saturday and his replacement should be Walcott.

Theo has been begging
for the opportunity to play as a Central striker – and is unsettled due to recent
key player attrition. With the opportunity to play regularly on the wing
and as a back-up central striker, it may just motivate the player to stay and
ignite that inner flame that we occasionally see and constantly long
for. Theo up front opens the door for OX to also start in right mids and
it provides a great opportunity for both players to shine against their old
team. I can’t see how South Hampton can
deal with the pace and versatility of this line-up.

With The Glass Man
(DIABY) out with yet another injury, that opens and interesting opportunity in
Defense and Defensive Mids. With Kos back
and Metersaker doing well, it’s a difficult situation to balance, My solution
is to play Verm at Defensive mids. We
know he a is tough tackler and he likes to get further up the pitch on occasions
– and he is a real goal scorer . Merter and Kos in Central defense – that essentially
provides 3 C-backs in a diamond, freeing up the wing backs to get into the game
and overwhelm a team that is just trying to hang on and find a point somewhere.

This allows Artetta to
play a more offensive role and support Corzola, OX and Podi.