Pre Match EPL Arsenal (A) Thurs 8th January 20:00

[The Nomad]

Most miserable unbeaten run of all time put to the test at PGMOL backed Arsenal.

Slots coward tactics will inevitably be exposed. I'm not confident. I'm not even going to pick a lineup.

 

[localny]

"PGMOL backed Arsenal", Lol.

I predict an away win for us. The lads do better in these big away games.

 

[Fabio]

We're gash defending against quick wingers. Wer'e gash at defending balls through the middle. We're gash as balls over the top, and we're gash at defending set pieces.

Heaviest loss of the season. I'm mildly worried we might be on the united end of a 7-0 here

 

[binomial]

What’s the point.

 

[Halmeister]

We'll be shite and lose, but I don't think it will be a bumming or anything. Slot will set us up to be defensively solid. We struggle when we have the ball against a low block. We won't have the ball or try to create. We'll be camped in our own box all game and lose with a bit of a whimper. 2/3-0

Thankfully I have a choice between playing footy or going to jiu jitsu so I won't be watching either way.

 

[tombrown]

We'll win

 

[Frogfish]

Lose 4-2.

 

[Momo]

This will be one of those games where we cut through them because they don’t have 2 banks of 5.

Ali
Frim
Konate
VVD
Robbo
Gravy
Slobs
Jones
Frim
Ekitike
Gakpo

Wirtz won’t start cos they will be managing his injury.

 

[Brizzle]

It’s been a while since we out worked an opponent. Let’s hope this is one we actually show up for

Ali

Bradders
Ibu
Virgil
Robbo

Gravy
Jones
Szob

Frimpong
Ekitike
Wirtz

 

[LeTallecWiz]

We'll be shite and lose, but I don't think it will be a bumming or anything. Slot will set us up to be defensively solid. We struggle when we have the ball against a low block. We won't have the ball or try to create. We'll be camped in our own box all game and lose with a bit of a whimper. 2/3-0

Thankfully I have a choice between playing footy or going to jiu jitsu so I won't be watching either way.

If we somehow win, you better have a choice between playing footy or doing jiu jitsu for every game going forward.

 

[Fabio]

This will be one of those games where we cut through them because they don’t have 2 banks of 5.

Ali
Frim
Konate
VVD
Robbo
Gravy
Slobs
Jones
Frim
Ekitike
Gakpo

Wirtz won’t start cos they will be managing his injury.

We couldn't cut through a battenberg

We're done

 

[Frogfish]

Ali

Bradders
Ibu
Virgil
Robbo

Gravy
Jones Macca (Jones was totally ineffective today and at least Macca got stuck in but it's a toss up TBH).
Szob

Frimpong
Ekitike
Wirtz

 

[Halmeister]

If we somehow win, you better have a choice between playing footy or doing jiu jitsu for every game going forward.

As long as we play every Thursday that's fine!

 

[Dreambeliever]

We should get well beaten but who the fuck knows.

Bradley and Kerkez should do ok against their wingers.

 

[jan]

Gakpo will start although Frim-Ekitike-Wirtz is the obvious front three to play at the moment. I think I'd prefer Kerkez over Robbo against Saka

 

[mom]

We’re getting beat

 

[The Nomad]

We’re getting beat

Its a matter of by a little or by a lot?

 

[FreshRed]

We should get beaten handily, but I would have said the same about Madrid and Inter.

 

[Fabio]

I've mellowed

Definitely a 4-0 loss

 

[Fabio]

Can't wait for it to be 2-0, slot to overload the attack, be surprised when it doesn't work, then concede another 2

 

[Brizzle]

If Arsenal want to really destroy us, they'd play direct forwards in Madueke & Martinelli. I think we might actually have a chance if its Saka & Trossard

 

[Pesam]

In my betting days this was the type of fixture I loved……..a certainty. A team playing with full confidence, almost fully fit squad, very tenacious, great defence and midfield and superb at set pieces…….against a team who have little confidence (despite an unbeaten run), lack physicality, have no defensive midfielder, shite at defending set pieces……and the squad seem to be losing faith in the manager.

If Arsenal play well they win by 3 or 4 at least, if they play within themselves they win 2-0.

 

[King Binny]

In my betting days this was the type of fixture I loved……..a certainty. A team playing with full confidence, almost fully fit squad, very tenacious, great defence and midfield and superb at set pieces…….against a team who have little confidence (despite an unbeaten run), lack physicality, have no defensive midfielder, shite at defending set pieces……and the squad seem to be losing faith in the manager.

If Arsenal play well they win by 3 or 4 at least, if they play within themselves they win 2-0.

2 "extremes" indeed. Need to "survive" the 1st half.

 

[Momo]

Ekitike is out. Bradley and our head of recovery have both taken him out of their fantasy teams. Fuck their fantasy footy.

 

[Glen C]

This is going to be painful. We are going to get bent over and fisted. They won't even use lube before doing it. Not looking forward to this game at all.

 

[Brizzle]

I'm excited to watch Macca given the task of marking Gabriel

 

[tomasjj]

I'm excited to watch Macca given the task of marking Gabriel

He isn’t there to mark him ofc, just to block him and make it difficult. The big lads then defend the main danger zones.

 

[Brizzle]

He isn’t there to mark him ofc, just to block him and make it difficult. The big lads then defend the main danger zones.

Isn't that the definition of marking? Macca will be told "your man is Gabriel, follow his runs and stick to him like glue" or simply put "you're marking big Gab"

 

[Brizzle]

Either way, be ideal if we don't concede unnecessary set pieces.

 

[Hansern]

Ekitike is a big doubt according to Slot. Will probably be in training today, hopefully.

Regarding set pieces, I think we need Alisson to be more aggressive in this game and just own his own box. No standing off or getting bullied.
But it’s quite obvious we are conceding from one.