Arsenal (a) pre-match thread (Game given go ahead 1350hrs)

[The blue phantom]

Free hit for Arsenal this game zero pressure they out of getting in champs league and fans won’t be arsed if they miss out on europa!

Arsenal will turn up tonight and play far better than Sunday tough tough game this.

I keep hearing this. "They'll turn up for this and play a blinder"
So let me get this right, They were utterley abysmal in a cup final, and didn't give a fuck. But they will be well up for this PL game which makes no diference to their season?

 

[The perfect fumble]

 

[Deleted member 81382]

The 5% that voted for Arsenal to win by three or more goals need to put the bottle down.

 

[AlgarveBlu]

I keep hearing this. "They'll turn up for this and play a blinder"
So let me get this right, They were utterley abysmal in a cup final, and didn't give a fuck. But they will be well up for this PL game which makes no diference to their season?

Yes, because rat boys’ cunning plan of calling them all a bunch of walking, disgraceful, spineless twunts during commentary in a high profile game may have pissed them off. His opening line for pre-match analysis for tonight will be ‘even my brothers lioness team could beat these bunch of pussies’

 

[paulchapo]

I keep hearing this. "They'll turn up for this and play a blinder"
So let me get this right, They were utterley abysmal in a cup final, and didn't give a fuck. But they will be well up for this PL game which makes no diference to their season?

They played ok in the first half of the final. They have been hammered from all and sundry since then, kids crying the lot. They will be a totally different proposition tonight and kick us all over. They are also at home and like Anfield we never get much there.

 

[The perfect fumble]

The 5% that voted for Arsenal to win by three or more goals.....

 

[Fred_Quimby]

Yes, because rat boys’ cunning plan of calling them all a bunch of walking, disgraceful, spineless twunts during commentary in a high profile game may have pissed them off. His opening line for pre-match analysis for tonight will be ‘even my brothers lioness team could beat these bunch of pussies’

Your quite correct, his brothers lioness team could quite easily beat Arsenal.

 

[Gremlin]

Yes, because rat boys’ cunning plan of calling them all a bunch of walking, disgraceful, spineless twunts during commentary in a high profile game may have pissed them off. His opening line for pre-match analysis for tonight will be ‘even my brothers lioness team could beat these bunch of pussies’

With any luck they'll react by running around like a bunch of mad headless chickens until they run out of steam. At which point we will calmly despatch them as before.

 

[The blue phantom]

They played ok in the first half of the final. They have been hammered from all and sundry since then, kids crying the lot. They will be a totally different proposition tonight and kick us all over. They are also at home and like Anfield we never get much there.

We are so much better than them. Although i agree we just can't seem to do them at their gaff.

 

[Ric]

Not seen yesterday's press conference yet, but did Guardiola talk about who might replace Fernandinho tonight? Presuming it'll be Gundogan, but it'd be interesting to see if Stones could play as the pivot. The Barnsley Busquets, if you like.

 

[bumbleblue]

I am just concerned they will try their semi final tactic of booting us off the pitch. We could have done without this really. Hey ho hopefully it will be a point or three and no new injuries and another game gone!

 

[Exeter Blue I am here]

I keep hearing this. "They'll turn up for this and play a blinder"
So let me get this right, They were utterley abysmal in a cup final, and didn't give a fuck. But they will be well up for this PL game which makes no diference to their season?

Never underestimate the bitterness factor. It looms almost as large in gooner life as it does in the dippers. They’ve had an absolute hammering in the press and I’ve no doubt that Wenger and Wilshere and Co will be whipping the rest of the players up with talk of “revenge”. The crowd as well will be a factor. They’ll turn the place into a bear pit from the moment the first Arsenal player flies into a tackle. If we can see out the first 20 - 30 minutes, we should go on and win. One thing’s for sure though and that’s that we’ll need a strong referee, cos they’ve got some snide bastards in their team. I’d take a point and no injuries quite happily

 

[TBooksbluearmy]

That is what worries me bumblebee, that they will try the same tactics as last year's semi-final, where a weak Pawson as the referee for that game allowed that to happen. I just hope that Andre Mariner will not allow Arsenal to do that this time round. But if he does we will just have to put up with it.​

 

[chaddblue]

The crowd as well will be a factor. They’ll turn the place into a bear pit from the moment the first Arsenal player flies into a tackle.

There would have been loads giving it a miss even before the beast from the east arrived. Can see there being 15 to 20k empty seats. And the ones that do bother will be too cold to take their hands out of their pockets

 

[blueparrot]

Never underestimate the bitterness factor. It looms almost as large in gooner life as it does in the dippers. They’ve had an absolute hammering in the press and I’ve no doubt that Wenger and Wilshere and Co will be whipping the rest of the players up with talk of “revenge”. The crowd as well will be a factor. They’ll turn the place into a bear pit from the moment the first Arsenal player flies into a tackle. If we can see out the first 20 - 30 minutes, we should go on and win. One thing’s for sure though and that’s that we’ll need a strong referee, cos they’ve got some snide bastards in their team

A bear pit, this is Arsenal we are taLking about, never underestimate the fear factor for most of their players.

 

[Henkeman]

They’ll turn the place into a bear pit from the moment the first Arsenal player flies into a tackle.

It is the Emirates tonight, right?

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

Never underestimate the bitterness factor. It looms almost as large in gooner life as it does in the dippers. They’ve had an absolute hammering in the press and I’ve no doubt that Wenger and Wilshere and Co will be whipping the rest of the players up with talk of “revenge”. The crowd as well will be a factor. They’ll turn the place into a bear pit from the moment the first Arsenal player flies into a tackle. If we can see out the first 20 - 30 minutes, we should go on and win. One thing’s for sure though and that’s that we’ll need a strong referee, cos they’ve got some snide bastards in their team. I’d take a point and no injuries quite happily

To be honest I can’t see the crowd being remotely up for it in this weather. Wouldn’t surprise me if there aren’t 10,000 empty seats tonight especially after the cup final. They have nothing to play for. Top 4 is gone for them. They only have the Europa left. I actually think it’s a good time to play them.

We turn up, we win. They were abject Sunday. I can’t see how that united reject is going to make any difference to them.

 

[Leto]

They’ll turn the place into a bear pit from the moment the first Arsenal player flies into a tackle. I

A camembert pit maybe.

 

[mikemcfc123]

A quick look on Twitter shows an absolutely shed load of spares available from Arsenal fans - looks like a lot of them are binning it off!

 

[Exeter Blue I am here]

A bear pit, this is Arsenal we are taLking about, never inderestimate the fear factor for most of their players.

Fair point. I should have clarified. A ‘relative’ bear pit!