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Arsene Wenger Reveals Injury Updates Ahead of Chelsea Clash — Arsenal Team News
Posted On Sep 19 2015
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Tag: 11/8 (2.38, Aaron Ramsey, Champions League, chance, Chelsea, first, Match, Stamford Bridge, start, Walcott, Wenger
The Gunners visit Stamford Bridge for a crucial Premier League showdown with the champions on the back of a disappointing result away at Dinamo Zagreb.
Aaron Ramsey and Hector Bellerin did not travel for Wednesday’s game as Wenger made a decision to rest them ready for Saturday’s Premier League showdown with Chelsea.
The Gunners then have a must-win game against Olympiacos in the Champions League before hosting Manchester United at the Emirates right before the global break.
‘Theo Walcott should start at the moment, ‘ Keown said in his Daily Mail column.
“We’re upset and we have to react”. “It’s very hard to give you a definite answer straight after the game”. We have to forget about that and focus on the game. We’re upset and we have to react. “When things aren’t going your way, you can become moody and react to things when life’s not so pleasant”, he added. We faced a Zagreb team who were committed.
Chelsea are the 11/8 (2.38) favourites to take three points from Saturday’s game.
However, Wenger – who did not sign one outfield player during the summer – is still confident his side can qualify from a group which is now topped by Bayern Munich after their win over Olympiakos. We still managed to finish second in the group.
Sixteen minutes later, Arsenal suffered a major blow when forward Giroud was controversially sent off by the match official for a challenge on a Dinamo player.
“The first yellow (for Giroud) is a foul for us and the second is an accident”. “And after we conceded a goal with the first chance they had”. We were very unlucky.
Criticised for not being clinical enough in front of goal, Giroud’s frustration got the better of him when he was first booked for dissent after his reaction to the referee giving a foul against him. “It was a good delivery and the guy attacks it well but I think it’s about desire, who wants to head the ball?” “At 1-0 we always had a chance but we were a bit sloppy to concede from a set-piece”.
