Arsenal vs City pre-match thread

Arsenal v City prediction

  • Win

    Votes: 164 56.4%

  • Draw

    Votes: 92 31.6%

  • Lose

    Votes: 35 12.0%
  • Total voters
    291
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cadds92 said:
Yep, as well as operation keep Wenger in a job.

Arsenal and Wenger would love the opportunity to beat City then tell the fans and shareholders the new contract is signed.
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So you've read the script as well cadds [emoji3]
 
cadds92 said:
Yep, as well as operation keep Wenger in a job.

Arsenal and Wenger would love the opportunity to beat City then tell the fans and shareholders the new contract is signed.
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I would love too see the reaction of the tarquins if we gave them a drubbing, surely a sight to behold.
 
argyle said:
On paper, given the state that Arsenal are in, we should win.

However you never know with City.

Over the years, whenever a team struggles for form or certain players have a run of bad games, City have always been obliging in allowing that bad run to end.
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Michael Owen for victimpool springs to mind at Maine road I think
 
Arsenals crowd reminds me of City in the 90's - a lot of frustration which gets turned on the team. Arsenal are liable to be either super-motivated or super-rubbish. I think this will be their last chance for top 4. They have to win this, or the gap will be too big. So expecting a difficult game. They are playing for their futures as well as their coach. Not clear if the players want Wenger to stay or not. They say positive stuff, but performances suggest otherwise.
 
Marvin said:
Ozil struggling with injury.
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Would rather he play to be honest.

Got bagged for his second half at COMS and doesn't have the mettle to put in a stout 90 minutes anymore for Wenger and will be off in the summer.

Sanchez and how he recovers from a critical World Cup tie on Tuesday against Venezuela ( last chance saloon for them ) is the key obviously.

he was fantastic for them against Argentina on their own patch and was stuffed after 94 mins of virtually running a one man show.

He means much more to Arsenal than Otimemdi and Ferny for us currently.

If he doesn't get any rest on Tuesday then all the better for us.

Wenger will be forced to play him from the outset after long flights to three countries.

Pity we aren't playing on Saturday (LOL) in the early kick off.

We should blitz them in the form they are in.
 
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argyle said:
On paper, given the state that Arsenal are in, we should win.

However you never know with City.

Over the years, whenever a team struggles for form or certain players have a run of bad games, City have always been obliging in allowing that bad run to end.
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I remember going there in April 2012 with the title to play for and we were woeful. Mario sent off, hardly had a shot, got beaten as usual and I thought any hope of winning the league had gone.
Then rags drop points to Wigan and Everton (who'd have thought that?), 8 points made up in 4 games and the rest is, as they say, history. Just shows though, that nothing is easy, not even on paper.....
 
aguero93:20 said:
Pablo has a grade 1 quad strain, can't see him being available.
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That's as mild as it gets unless their is a tear.

I am only going by the reports which say he should be ok but the medico's might err on the side of caution and they usually do with our players.

With Ferny a doubt after a long plane trip and Sagna a doubt as well Pep might roll the dice with Pablo.
 
Fernandinho will play right back.

I think it will be the same side that started against Liverpool. That's our best team at the moment.
 
mancity1 said:
That's as mild as it gets unless their is a tear.

I am only going by the reports which say he should be ok but the medico's might err on the side of caution and they usually do with our players.

With Ferny a doubt after a long plane trip and Sagna a doubt as well Pep might roll the dice with Pablo.
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Kev has picked up a knock too, missing Belgiums game v Greece.
 
cadds92 said:
Fernandinho will play right back.

I think it will be the same side that started against Liverpool. That's our best team at the moment.
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Only reason Toure started against Liverpool was because he was fresh, and he was still struggling and got subbed off. You might conclude that Guardiola doesn't rate our full backs, and doesn't rate Toure. Obviously sagna, Zab , Toure have been great players, but all struggling now. It is ridiculous that we go to Arsenal and will possibly be playing them with Sagna and Clichy. We mock Arsenal, but they've got Bellerin. Arsenal fans don't like him, because it looks like he's on his way along with all their better players next season.
 
Marvin said:
Only reason Toure started against Liverpool was because he was fresh, and he was still struggling and got subbed off. You might conclude that Guardiola doesn't rate our full backs, and doesn't rate Toure. Obviously sagna, Zab , Toure have been great players, but all struggling now. It is ridiculous that we go to Arsenal and will possibly be playing them with Sagna and Clichy. We mock Arsenal, but they've got Bellerin. Arsenal fans don't like him, because it looks like he's on his way along with all their better players next season.
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I think Toure only plays because he is the best at the build up play out of what we have, other than that like you see he struggles.

We saw Fernandinho's limitations in the build up against Monaco and I think Pep see's him more of a James Milner type player who can come in and do a job in a various amount of positions if needed be.

Yaya for me will leave this summer.
 
mancity1 said:
That's as mild as it gets unless their is a tear.

I am only going by the reports which say he should be ok but the medico's might err on the side of caution and they usually do with our players.

With Ferny a doubt after a long plane trip and Sagna a doubt as well Pep might roll the dice with Pablo.
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A tear and a strain are 2 different variants of the same thing mate.
117 M34 said:
Grade 1 is the 'best' he could have. Usually only out for a week or 2 with that I think
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3 weeks rest is the standard, although it's Zaba so don't write him off.
 
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