Bolton v Arsenal Team News: Bendtner & Eboue Handed Starts
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Nicklas Bendtner and Emmanuel Eboue have been handed starts by Arsene Wenger as the Gunners’ take on Bolton later this evening.
Dutch forward Robin van Persie has been dropped to the bench, while Theo Walcott is also replaced despite putting in a energetic performance against Dynamo Kiev during midweek.
Other than those changes, the team is exactly the same that drew with Kiev on Wednesday.
Confirmed Starting XI
Almunia
Sagna – Toure – Gallas – Clichy
Eboue – Fabregas – Song – Denilson
Adebayor – Bendtner
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37 Comments
ffs wenger…we are playing with two players who arent even real wingers…denilson will provide no width at all and eboue is a clown for most of the time.. why wont he adress the obvious problem we have at lack of depth with real wingers…
Not really happy with the fact Denilson is on the left and Bendtner is partnering Adebayor.
I don't like this line up!
Am abit surprised that Vela hasn't been given a start on the left as hes a quality player and could deffinately do a job there.
Would have liked to have seen Vela been given a chance on the left and give Denilson a rest whos already played most games this season and pre-season
Wenger is probably thinking that Denilson won't be an actual winger, instead he will come inside to make it hard for Bolton and make us win the middle while he leaves the entire left flank for Clichy to run at. I've said it before and I'll say it again: it's never been a DM we need (first of all we don't even use a DM when we play), we need wingers since Hleb left.
Good to see some rotating though, there's been alot of matches and even more travelling recently. Liverpool looked very bleak against an even bleaker Stoke so let's win and take over the driving seat in the Premier League! 0-2 to the Arsenal!
Oh so close. I think bendtner may play on the right or fabregas. http://arsenalcolumn.wordpress.com/
Technically the bolton team apart from Nolan are poor. The movement shud be enough though the partnership of ade and bendtner needs to click if we are to win.
deni on the right.
Davies.. 1-0
You wont see less comitmet from a snail.
i said they weren't gonna be able to handle us on me site.
2-1. =]
I just have a few things to say:
1: Horrible team formation. There are 3CMs and no width in the team.
2: It seems we are, thankfully, once again using the counter-attacking football that has served us so well in the past.
3: James you idiot, who scored the second for us?
Also, i think Wenger should defo have played JD simply because he is currenly our biggest and strongest, in the air, defender. Toure and Gallas just aren't big enough to deal with any kind of long ball.
Davies is a cunt. He could of broken Clichy leg the bastard.
a few things:
– I think we are playing a diamond and therefore positionally the Central midfielders are out of position. (what?).
– Bolton are so poor that hopefully this won't back fire. They can't handle the movement
– aerially was always gonna be the problem but Wenger thinks we shud be okay given the poorness of the opponents technical ability
5goals in 7starts for Bendtner. Whoever isnt a fan of his are thick. Easily better than Adebayor and RvP when it comes to scoring.
I like bendtner but he is not better at the moment than adebayor or RVP. Please stop putting your belief in bendtner above actual fact. he may become better but not now. Adebayor is the best IMO and his goals to shot ratio last season was the same as ronaldo's (true) and look at how much he has improved against any other player in the world in the last two years. RVP is still class but he breaks down more than an Alfa Romeo.
fuck you Davies! Yellow card…WTF. Clichy 6 months out and never the same player again…
Im not saying that Bendtner is a better either of Ade or van persie but he is defo a better finisher.
Clichy gone to Bolton general for an x-ray and JD coming on. So Sagna to LB and either Kolo or JD at RB.
fuck sakes…that SCUM BAD davies i hate him soooo much what a scummy man. we are sooo screwed if clichy is out for a long period of time..i guess silvestre would fill in nxt week if needed. on a lighter note…we need a 3rd goal badly cos i dont feel comfortable at all when they pump a ball into the box
Song is having a super game. I hear Clichy went to hospital as a pre-caution. I'll pray he's alright cause he a massive player for us, should be missing for Hull.
Eboue's been playing well as of late.
Bendtner, Denilson, Song and Eboue are playing excellently.
Denilson's racking up the assists thats for sure.
denilson is racking up the goals but his general play isnt great. his passing is erratic at times…as i said before we reeeally do need another goal
Yep, totally agree mate.
Eboue's done very well, Song and Bendtner have moved the ball well.
oosp i meant assists
Gallas once again at fault for he oppositions goal. 2 conceded this season and both down to Gallas' inability to defend a set piece.
It seems Gallas might of lost a bit of concentration as he gets older. We still look threatening on the attack.
Fucking super.
4-0 away to Blackburn and now 3-1 away to Bolton. Why do people keep writing of this team?
Best thing to happen to this club since we moved to the Emirates is Theo Walcott scoring a hatrick for England cause he is transformed. Skipping past players taking shots and his crossing is much improved. Just goes to show what a bit of confidence can do for some people. Brilliant.
theo's added composure to his amazing pace. the way he slipped through the bolton midfield to help set up the last goal. simply brilliant and should have had his goal if not for jaaskalainen
Denilson MOTM on his 50th game!
hopefully Clichy is ok. seemd like PCL to me.