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Arsenal vs Olympiakos predicted XI: Let’s make this look easy

By Josh Sippie

Arsenal's French striker Alexandre Lacazette celebrates after scoring their fourth goal during the English Premier League football match between Arsenal and Newcastle United at the Emirates Stadium in London on February 16, 2020. - Arsenal won the game 4-0. (Photo by Ian KINGTON / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. / (Photo by IAN KINGTON/AFP via Getty Images)
Arsenal's French striker Alexandre Lacazette celebrates after scoring their fourth goal during the English Premier League football match between Arsenal and Newcastle United at the Emirates Stadium in London on February 16, 2020. - Arsenal won the game 4-0. (Photo by Ian KINGTON / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. / (Photo by IAN KINGTON/AFP via Getty Images) /
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All of a sudden, this is the most exciting place in the starting XI yet again. And that’s even knowing that we may see none of the same guys starting against Olympiakos as we had starting against Newcastle.

But Nicolas Pepe should start again. How can you not? I get that he worked his arse off over the weekend, and we’ll be wanting him to work his arse off yet again this coming weekend, but he hasn’t played much recently, and given how much pent up fire he has I don’t think he’ll have any issue playing three games within about eight days of each other. All the more to score goals with.

Elsewhere, Gabriel Martinelli will get back into the starting XI. He was dropped against Newcastle and didn’t get onto the pitch at all, and seeing this attack thrive without him, he will be hungry to get back out there and prove that he can do even more than what this club was able to do against Newcastle.

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Lastly, Alexandre Lacazette will be back in the starting striker role. I’m not going to say there’s a lot of pressure on him, but there is a lot of pressure on him. We don’t need to see another goal drought begin. Or just another confidence drought. Get in there with confidence.

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