Arsenal Vs City Pre Match Thread

[SlimShadyRus]

Any injuries in our team? Or everybody is ready?

 

[Questy]

First time going to the emirates. What pubs before/after are best?

If jovetic is injured it makes the decision to play 1 up top easier. If we only have 2 fit strikers I can't see them both being on the pitch at the start. Would love to see the trio of fernando/fernandinho/yaya in the middle, energy,power,quality. No team in the league could compete with those 3.

2-0 city.

Away pub is the Drayton but small and always rammed before the game. U can sometimes drink cans outside but it's hit n miss depending on the mood of the police.
We tend to drink round euston/kings cross before game then a short hop on the tube. After the game the Drayton is a lot easier to get into and is straight across the bridge where the away fans exit

Whats Station by the Emirates is for away fans.. Thanks in advance.

 

[kaz7]

Any injuries in our team? Or everybody is ready?

Jovetic has done his hammy
Fernando did his groin v stoke
Vinny might be injured,not too sure from reports

 

[bluechampion7891]

1. Dont play Nasri. Would also say don't play Clichy but he seems to be less affected by the boos, and he is in better form than Kolarov
2. Start with Zaba and not Sagna, especially since midweek Zaba cant play
3. Good chance to start with Mangala although an away toughie is not a good time to blood a new player but we cant have both Kompany and Demichles play 3 games in 7 days
4. Need pace. One of Aguero or Navas has to start.
5. need steel and work rate. Either 3 in central midfield (Yaya, Fernando, Fernandinho) or start with Milner out wide.

Lineup 1a (No Aguero):
------------------------------------------Hart-------------------------------------------------
Zabaleta-----------------Komp-------------------Mangala-----------------Clichy
--------------------------------Fernando--------Fernandinho-----------------------
Navas---------------------------------Yaya------------------------------------Silva
------------------------------------------Dzeko----------------------------------------------

Lineup 1b (Aguero):
------------------------------------------Hart-------------------------------------------------
Zabaleta-----------------Komp-------------------Mangala-----------------Clichy
--------------------------------Fernando--------Fernandinho-----------------------
Silva-------------------------------------Yaya------------------------------------Milner
------------------------------------------Aguero----------------------------------------------

Lineup 2 (no Fernando):
------------------------------------------Hart-------------------------------------------------
Zabaleta-----------------Komp-------------------Mangala-----------------Clichy
--------------------------------Yaya----------Fernandinho-----------------------
Navas-------------------------------Silva-------------------------------------Milner
-------------------------------------Dzeko/Aguero--------------------------------------------

assumption: Jovetic not fit to play, Fernando question mark

 

[thebodmaster]

First time going to the emirates. What pubs before/after are best?

If jovetic is injured it makes the decision to play 1 up top easier. If we only have 2 fit strikers I can't see them both being on the pitch at the start. Would love to see the trio of fernando/fernandinho/yaya in the middle, energy,power,quality. No team in the league could compete with those 3.

2-0 city.

Away pub is the Drayton but small and always rammed before the game. U can sometimes drink cans outside but it's hit n miss depending on the mood of the police.
We tend to drink round euston/kings cross before game then a short hop on the tube. After the game the Drayton is a lot easier to get into and is straight across the bridge where the away fans exit

Whats Station by the Emirates is for away fans.. Thanks in advance.

Highbury and Islington or hollaway road are the best staion's if your coming from kings cross or euston.

 

[carlos tevez is a blue]

Hope Milner starts instead of Nasri

Wow you cannot have seen Milner play in the last 12months then!!! I would honestly rather play with 10 men than have James Milner play.

That cross to Dzeko to make it 2-1 at Goodison.

 

[Stoned Rose]

Sczeczny
Debuchy - Mertesacker - Koscielny - Gibbs
Flamini - Ramsey
Sanchez - Cazorla - Ozil
Welbeck

Dzeko
Silva - Yaya - Milner
Fernando - Fernandinho
Clichy - Demichelis - Kompany - Zabaleta
Hart

Seeing Wellbeck in their team is fucking surreal.

 

[birchwoodgingerste]

May not be popular shared opinion but I would be tempted to play Mangala in this one.

i agree has to play i would play all the fast players for this one ... sagna mangala vinny clichy

 

[SrilankanBlue]

May not be popular shared opinion but I would be tempted to play Mangala in this one.

i agree has to play i would play all the fast players for this one ... sagna mangala vinny clichy

Zaba please

 

[asplund2]

Aguero
Nasri - Silva - Navas
Yaya - Fernandinho
Kolarov - Demichelis - Kompany - Zabaleta
Hart

Dzeko
Lampard
Milner
Sagna
Clichy
Mangala
Caballero