Hello everyone.
So, yesterday we faced Fenerbahce in the first leg of the qalifiying round and the result exceeded the expectations of even the most hardcore and optimistic fans: a 3-0 win. An away win. This basically allows us to rest a few tired legs in the return fixture and give the youngsters a chance to play. Though we mustn't overdo it.
The manager stuck with the squad, that lost a game to Villa on Saturday, with the only change being Cazorla for Oxlade-Chamberlain. This surprised me, I have to say. While our goalkeeping situation wasn't that obvious (and in the end, Wenger was right to start Szczesny), Podolski seemed a natural choice to me, when it came to filling in for the Ox. Cazorla is a great player, no doubt about it, and when fully fit, should start every game, but that's not the case right now. The Spaniard looked off the pace for the second game running, while fully fit Podolski with a thorough pre-season under his belt sat on the bench right up to coming on as a late sub for Giroud. I've started wondering, whether there's some kind of rift going on between Poldi and the manager. Let's see, how things pan out on Saturday in terms of who starts the game, but the situation is weird, to say the least.
So, yesterday we faced Fenerbahce in the first leg of the qalifiying round and the result exceeded the expectations of even the most hardcore and optimistic fans: a 3-0 win. An away win. This basically allows us to rest a few tired legs in the return fixture and give the youngsters a chance to play. Though we mustn't overdo it.
The manager stuck with the squad, that lost a game to Villa on Saturday, with the only change being Cazorla for Oxlade-Chamberlain. This surprised me, I have to say. While our goalkeeping situation wasn't that obvious (and in the end, Wenger was right to start Szczesny), Podolski seemed a natural choice to me, when it came to filling in for the Ox. Cazorla is a great player, no doubt about it, and when fully fit, should start every game, but that's not the case right now. The Spaniard looked off the pace for the second game running, while fully fit Podolski with a thorough pre-season under his belt sat on the bench right up to coming on as a late sub for Giroud. I've started wondering, whether there's some kind of rift going on between Poldi and the manager. Let's see, how things pan out on Saturday in terms of who starts the game, but the situation is weird, to say the least.