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As good as it was having Rosicky out there on the weekend it will be great to have Özil refreshed and back in the side. The criticism of him has been crazy. How long ago was the Manchester United game? Who was our best player that night? How long ago was the Southampton game? He was the only one pushing us forward that game. On the contrary, I get the sense that Mesut is actually about to go on a good run of form. There are some good signs. As I already explained he has been our best player in recent games, started the Bayern game in good shape but the Ox will help him play his game. The pre assist for Podolski's goal against Liverpool. Us playing high up the pitch with more runners will also help him massively. I am pretty certain that we won't have to wait until very long before his doubters go missing. That is what tends to happen you see.

The best part of the game was our 3rd goal scored by our bouncy haired Czech. He let all the creative players around him borrow it for a second before taking it on and dinking over the advancing keeper. Wilshere into Rosicky to Cazorla back to Wilshere who laid it back first time on his weaker foot into Rosicky who was striding forward, then it was one more one-two with Giroud before lifting it over the keeper, a little like he managed to do against Tottenham this season. A beautiful team goal and a goal that Rosicky fully deserved on the day. He wasn't flashy (goal aside) but he was subtly perfect. Every pass was sharp, his movements into space to receive passes, his tireless running. He may not always get all the credit but Tomas Rosicky makes those around him play better

Has there been any confirmation of the extent of the injuries? It’s never a good thing to have too many changes to your back four but regardless I do think we will be okay. Monreal wouldn’t be a huge miss but the absence of Gibbs puts a damper on the whole situation, losing two leftbacks at this stage could be a problem. Koscielny on the other hand is a huge miss however with Sagna willing and able to play center half we should be fine.

As expected Arsene has made big changes to the Arsenal team this afternoon. Mesut Özil is not even on the bench which comes as little surprise. Tomas Rosicky will play the number ten position as he had done so well last season and Lukas Podolski is given a chance to use that hammer of a left foot from the erm left.

One player he spoke about bringing back into the side was Oliver Giroud which left me with a twang of disappointment I must say, not because Giroud will be starting you understand, I am sure his previous sit outs will give him that extra spring in his step but I wanted to see Yaya Sanogo play against a team that wasn't either one of the form title chasing sides in the league or you know, the best team in Europe/World. The thinking being that he had gave a very good account of himself in two very difficult games so perhaps in a game where we are more than likely going to have a lions share of the ball, perhaps Yaya might empty out a couple more tricks out of his locker. Given Sanogo's freshness at this stage of the season, Arsène would normally try to shoehorn him into the team but I just don't see how both Giroud and Sanogo can start together. None of them are really suited to a wide birth so maybe it will be impact from the bench for Yaya.

On his return from injury, it was clear Rambo was playing tentatively. He was slow and ponderous in possession and was asked to play an unfamiliar position. The thinking behind shoehorning him into right midfield has been questioned by some and lauded by others. In truth only Arsene and his backroom staff know why he was asked to play such an unfamiliar position. This season we are seeing the player we had caught glimpses of pre-shawcrossed; a player who is exuding confidence and class, trying things on the pitch that others would never have deemed possible from the Welshman 12 months ago. Whilst the medical staff, who often come in for criticism over our injury list, deserve a great deal of credit; so too, do the personnel who spent time with Aaron focusing on his

There can be no argument with the decision and it’s difficult to lay blame with our Polish keeper. With Robben bearing down on him, he had to make a judgement call. If he stays on his line he makes it easy for the attacker so coming out the way he did would have seemed like the best option. However, there is no margin for error. In such a situation, you need to 100% sure you’re going to get to the ball first. Unfortunately, he didn’t. Compare it to a similar situation moments earlier when the Ox was closing in on Manual Neuer. The Big German keeper just about made it to ball first and the chance

Laurent Koscielny was immense I thought, and has been for a while now. The Ox looked good early on too, although the red card obviously took the sting out of his game a bit, but he showed enough for me tonight to suggest he could be massive for us for the rest of

Kieran Gibbs pulled a hamstring whilst winning a header. Gibbs was superb until that point. Seven minutes later Philipp Lahm lofted a perfect pass over our defence to Robben who got there before Szczesny, our keeper went into Robben and it almost didn't matter that Alaba

Ok, I didn't see that one coming that's for sure. Whether it is down to Giroud's off pitch issues or Sanogo's bright start against Liverpool, it still remains a controversial decision. One thing is for sure, the Bayern Munich players will not be expecting this one. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain keeps his place on the right after his super showing against Liverpool.