21/02/15 | Crystal Palace 1-2 Arsenal | Premier League

[Dubs4Sam]

Bellerin didn't make the bench on Sunday did he - I could be corrected? Was that a total rest or something else?

[irishgooner96]

Don't need Welbeck to perform his 'defensive duties' if Theo keeps them on the backfoot and we outscore them. Could arguably start Chambers and Walcott on the right instead of Bellerin and Welbeck because Chambers offers more defensive stability and Walcott more attacking threat.

[Zenith]

Bellerin didn't make the bench on Sunday did he - I could be corrected? Was that a total rest or something else?

He was rested mate

[D23]

---------------------------Ospina-----------------------
Bellerin--Mertesacker--Koscielny--Monreal

------------------Coquelin--Rosicky-----------------
--------------------------Cazorla------------------------

Walcott---------------Welbeck-----------Sanchez

Szczesny, Gabriel, Gibbs, Flamini, Wilshere, Özil, Giroud

[#ST]

---------------------------Ospina-----------------------
Bellerin--Mertesacker--Koscielny--Monreal

------------------Coquelin--Rosicky-----------------
--------------------------Cazorla------------------------

Walcott---------------Welbeck-----------Sanchez

Szczesny, Gabriel, Gibbs, Flamini, Wilshere, Özil, Giroud

Almost agreed. I prefer Giroud any day over Welbeck.

---------------------------Ospina-----------------------
Bellerin--Mertesacker--Koscielny--Monreal

------------------Coquelin--Rosicky-----------------
--------------------------Cazorla------------------------

Walcott---------------Giroud-----------Sanchez

Szczesny, Gabriel, Gibbs, Flamini, Wilshere, Özil, Welbeck

[sohi420]

---------------------------Ospina-----------------------
Bellerin--Gabriel--Koscielny--Monreal

------------------Coquelin--Cazorla/Wilshere-----------------
--------------------------Ozil------------------------

Welbeck---------------Giroud-----------Sanchez

Szczesny, Mertesacker, Gibbs, Flamini, Wilshere/Cazorla, Özil, Giroud

[CrimsonGunner11]

They will cause us problems more specifically down our right hand side. Welbeck or Alexis must start on the right imo. Maybe move Walcott to the left if he must start

[BouncySean]

---------------------------Szczesny-----------------------
Bellerin--------Gabriel----Koscielny-----Monreal

------------------Coquelin--Cazorla-----------------
--------------------------Ozil -------------------------------

Welbeck--------------Giroud-----------Sanchez

[Cripps]

Ospina

Bellerin Mert Paulista Gibbs

Coq Cazorla

Walcott Ozil sanchez

Giroud

[JordanTheGunner]

Ospina

Bellerin Mert Paulista Gibbs

Coq Cazorla

Walcott Ozil sanchez

Giroud

This but Kos for Paulista.

[Va-Va-Voom]

Ospina

Bellerin Mert Paulista Gibbs

Coq Cazorla

Walcott Ozil sanchez

Giroud

This but Kos for Paulista.

I think Cripps is onto something. Would be prudent to rest Kos' Achilles ahead of the Monaco match.

[Sims]

Koscielny needs as much rest as possible. This achilles injury isn't just going to go away.

[JordanTheGunner]

Koscielny needs as much rest as possible. This achilles injury isn't just going to go away.

Injuries do pass, he isn't injured for life, I didn't even think he was injured anyway?

[Sims]

Koscielny needs as much rest as possible. This achilles injury isn't just going to go away.

Injuries do pass, he isn't injured for life, I didn't even think he was injured anyway?

With his injury it's a chronic one. He'd need 4-6 months of complete rest in order to recover without surgery is my guess.

[Va-Va-Voom]

Koscielny needs as much rest as possible. This achilles injury isn't just going to go away.

Injuries do pass, he isn't injured for life, I didn't even think he was injured anyway?

With his injury it's a chronic one. He'd need 4-6 months of complete rest in order to recover without surgery is my guess.

He requires surgery on his achillies NOW, but chose to stave off the operation as we were/are in desperate need of his presence.

We should rest him whenever possible because by rights he shouldn't even be playing. He's putting the team before himself all the while risking severe injury. Warrior.