Arsenal Predicted Starters To Face Olympiakos

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Hector Bellerin and Nacho Monreal

Arsenal is going to need a blistering offense to get at an Olympiakos that figures to be sitting deep, trying to protect their goal tally. Some of that added help is going to have to come from the defense. Hector Bellerin is an offensive tool who can use his speed to get around just about anyone. However, with how high the Arsenal line figures to be, that will not be needed as much.

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What will be needed is his speed to get back to the ball should the Greeks launch a counter attack. Few on the pitch would be able to chase down an on-rushing attack but Bellerin is one of those few. Not only that, but on the offensive side, he has a wingers ability to dribble through the defense and a pretty solid cross as well.

Kieran Gibbs may provide a better offensive scenario, but Nacho Monreal cannot be left out on that principle alone. The Spanish left back has learned to jet forward incredibly well and has become just as important to this squad as Hector Bellerin. Now is not the time to get cute and experiment with Debuchy and Gibbs again.

On to the biggest question of the match. Has Wenger learned?

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