23/11/17 | FC Köln 1-0 Arsenal | Europa League

[Angelito]

Thursday 23rd November 18:00
RheinEnergieStadion

[CrimsonGunner11]

Ospina?
Debuchy Chambers? Holding
Nelson --- Willock --- Sheaf --- Niles
Walcott(c) Giroud Nketiah
Subs: Macey, Mertesacker, McGuane, Jeff?, Iwobi, Da Silva, Akpom

[arsenalpan]

Ospina?
Debuchy Chambers? Holding
Nelson --- Willock --- Sheaf --- Niles
Walcott(c) Giroud Nketiah
Subs: Macey, Mertesacker, McGuane, Jeff?, Iwobi, Da Silva, Akpom

Walcott is done. Give the chance to some kids.

[Cripps]

First Europa game I'm missing ffs.

Had it started at 8, I'd be home. Shocking from UEFA.

Hope our fans treat their stadium as theirs did ours.

[Royal Gooner]

First Europa game I'm missing ffs.

Had it started at 8, I'd be home. Shocking from UEFA.

Hope our fans treat their stadium as theirs did ours.

I'd like to think that we'd recreate 1945 on them.

[CrimsonGunner11]

Ospina?
Debuchy Chambers? Holding
Nelson --- Willock --- Sheaf --- Niles
Walcott(c) Giroud Nketiah
Subs: Macey, Mertesacker, McGuane, Jeff?, Iwobi, Da Silva, Akpom

Walcott is done. Give the chance to some kids.

I just realized that we still need one more point to secure top spot. Wouldn't be against dropping Walcott just as long as whoever's replacing him knows how to find the back of the net. I would also drop Willock or Sheaf for someone more experienced considering what I know now. Whoever does not start in midfield against Sp*rs should start this.

EDIT: Thinking about it some more, this game would not be a bad game for Musafi to get some minutes. I'd start Mustafi in the back three, push Debuchy out wide, and push Nelson into Theo's spot. Nketiah can start up top considering Giroud's injured and Walcott or Iwobi can battle it out for the other forward position. Lineup, imo, should look something like the following:

Ospina(c)?
Mustafi Chambers? Holding
Debuchy --- Willock --- Xhaka --- Niles
Nelson Nketiah Iwobi
Subs: Macey, Mertesacker, McGuane, Sheaf, Walcott, Da Silva, Akpom

[BexleyGooner]

I wouldn't play Mustafi, no way. He's just come back, had 90 mins today, put in a great performance and will be wanted for Burnley. No point at all in sending him out there for the slog.

Ain't worried about what team we play really, we're already qualified, just play the usual second 11. What will be will be.

[Sims]

have we topped the group yet?

if we have

Ospina/Macey
Chambers - Mertesacker - Holding
Debuchy - Elneny - Wilshere - AMN
Nelson - Welbeck - Iwobi

[ESR10]

Ospina
Chambers - Neny - Holding
Debuchy - Coquelin - Wilshere - Niles
Nelson - Iwobi
Welbeck

Subs: Macey - Mertesacker - Da Silva -
Willock - Theo - Nketiah - Giroud?

[ESR10]

Almost the same line up, Sims

[Royal Gooner]

have we topped the group yet?

if we have

Ospina/Macey
Chambers - Mertesacker - Holding
Debuchy - Elneny - Wilshere - AMN
Nelson - Welbeck - Iwobi

We just need a point to top the group.

[arsenalpan]

we would be top of the group no matter what. Red star won't win both games. And our second 11, even the youth team, could handle the rest 2 games well. Its EL, nothing to be serious about in group stage.

[CrimsonGunner11]

I wouldn't play Mustafi, no way. He's just come back, had 90 mins today, put in a great performance and will be wanted for Burnley. No point at all in sending him out there for the slog.

Ain't worried about what team we play really, we're already qualified, just play the usual second 11. What will be will be.

Yeah definitely wouldn't start Mustafi here for the reasons you gave

[Cripps]

Theo and jack are certainties.

Theo to continue good form hopefully.

[Schlandi]

Play the C-team cause Köln is so f***ing shit this season..