Olympiakos Vs Arsenal Champions League Setanta Ireland KO 7.45

VS


Arsenal take the kids on a tour of classical Greece tonight safe in the knowledge that they have already qualified as top of the table.

Olympiakos need a win to get through to the next stage.

Will the kids run riot, trying to prove to their teacher, Mr. Wenger that they can progress to big boy pants? Or will the Greeks teach them a lessson?

Arsenal: Fabianski - Djourou - Squillaci - Vermaelen - Santos - Frimpong - Coquelin - Benayoun - The Ox - Arshavin - Chamakh

Arsenal subs: Rosicky - Mannone - Miquel - Eastmond - Ozyakup - Yennaris - Park Ju Young

Hank Scorpio

surprised Vermaelen is starting, gonna go for a home win

Marty McFly

Im going to go very optimistic on this one and say 3-1 to Arsenal with a few of the kids being very impressive.

I'd say 2-0 to Olympiakos myself. But the Arsenal lads have a lot to prove. I think it could be a good game.

Marty McFly

Just threw 5 euro on Chamberlain to be first goalscorer at 11/1 and 2 euro on Arsenal to win 3-1 at 35/1 come on Arsenal.

cson

Frimpong, Coquelin and Chamberlain are the only ones you can count as kids I'm afraid Mr Pappa Dolla.

The mind boggles at that team tbh, Miquel for definite and even Yennaris should be starting. An argument to be made for Ozyakup and Park too.

Vermaelen shouldn't be within 1000 miles of Greece given his injury proneness.

heh. Threw on a very cheeky 50cent on Half Time Score Olympiacos 1-0 - Full Time Score Arsenal 3-2 @ 425/1
Half Time - Full Time Correct Score
Olympiacos v Arsenal

and Oxo to score anytime at 4-1

Marty McFly

cson wrote: »

Frimpong, Coquelin and Chamberlain are the only ones you can count as kids I'm afraid Mr Pappa Dolla.

The mind boggles at that team tbh, Miquel for definite and even Yennaris should be starting. An argument to be made for Ozyakup and Park too.

Vermaelen shouldn't be within 1000 miles of Greece given his injury proneness.

While i agree on Verm the like of Arshavin, Benayoun, Chamakh and Fabianski arent getting much game time so its a chance to give them a run out, also dont think Santos should be starting I know he adapting to our style of play and getting his fitness up but if he gets injured were in trouble. Hopefully most of Miquel, Yenaris, Ozyakup ( who i havent seen much of but heard a lot about) and Park all get a decent run out tonight aswell.

Actually id rather see Park start ahead of Chamakh who ive ran out of patience with.

gnfnrhead

Decent enough team but I'd have prefered:

---

Fabianski
Eastmond -- Djourou -- Miguel -- Santos

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Frimpong -- Coquelin
-- Chamberlain -- Ozyakup -- Arshavin

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Park

Mannone, Vermaelen, Benayoun, Yennaris, Rosicky, Chamakh (Yes, I'd go one short instead of having Squillaci as an option).

Vermaelen and Rosicky in if we need something to happen. Yennaris in if we're winning or even drawing.

I'd agree with that. Bit silly playing Vermaelen and Chamakh imo.

tayto lover

Why oh why play Verm, Djouru and Santos when we need them fit and fresh for the Everton game. They shouldn't have even been on the plane. This game has no significance whatsoever. This could backfire.

amacachi

Threw a fiver on Arsenal and Marseille both to win, 19/1 was too good to turn down. :pac:

UrbanSea

Any good streams?

Marty McFly

Some nice play there, think Arshavin should of done better though.

Liking Oxo a lot

gnfnrhead

Lazy from Chamakh there. Stick his leg out and it's probably in.

amacachi

Game is certainly open for Arsenal to win it. Want to be a little more careful with the ball at the back but the movement up front is great.

very lucky there

Marty McFly

gnfnrhead wrote: »

Lazy from Chamakh there. Stick his leg out and it's probably in.

Exactly that the kind of cross Chamakh should of been throwing is body at not half arsed sticking leg out at.

amacachi

That's some lovely Arsenal luck with the through-ball.

Gringo180

Flapianski strikes again

ah ffs...


(*for fabianski's sakes)

gnfnrhead

A little unlucky from Squallaci with the deflection, but pretty poor from Fabianski, went down way too early for me.

tayto lover

That goal was down to Arshavin losing the ball easily in midfield. Useless cnut.

amacachi

Djourou looking sleepy there, has been for the better part of a year now.

gnfnrhead

Chelsea meanwhile

are 1-0 up

Gringo180

Santos is a real threat going forward for us.

UrbanSea

What on earth were they at there

What is Fabianski up to?!

gnfnrhead

All over the shop here.

Marty McFly

Mannone on for Fabaianski mightnt be bad thing he certainly cant do any worse than Fabianskis been doing.

Don Vito time

wandatowell

That goal was cluster fcuk from start to finish. Not really sure who to blame


-I'm gonna go with Fabianski (get little Vito on :P)


Still loads of time for an equalizer. COME ON YOU GOOONERS!!

amacachi

My Arsenal and Marseille double is going well. :pac:

gnfnrhead

Thats not a good start for Mannone....

From Arseblog re: Fabianski:

It'd be fair to say he's probably had better 24 minute periods in his life.

Like when he was punched in the face repeatedly for 24 minutes.

gnfnrhead

Owwww that has to hurt!

amacachi

GET VERMAELEN OFF NOW!

L'prof

Coquelin looks fubarred!!! :mad:

This is a rough rough game.

UrbanSea

Better from Arsenal

Noo

amacachi wrote: »

GET VERMAELEN OFF NOW!

Yes! A bazillion times yes!
I nearly had a heart attack when he went into the post trying to stop the goal. Let it go in!

IvySlayer

Vermaelean took out Flapianski cos he's had enough of him :pac:

gnfnrhead

The physios are busy tonight!

dvemail

and another one bites the dust

Gringo180

This game is like a scene out of braveheart

UrbanSea

Too many stoppages tonight. Arsenal do look good going forward

amacachi

Mannone, lol.

gnfnrhead

Bring back Almunia.....

UrbanSea

WHAT WAS THE KEEPER AT

revz

luvbulmers01 wrote: »

Mannone on for Fabaianski mightnt be bad thing he certainly cant do any worse than Fabianskis been doing.