Arsenal (A) - Sun Oct 8th, 16:30 | PL | Pre-Match Thread

[Stoned Rose]

Packed the midfield as Alvarez will drop in as a 5th midfielder.

 

[heslops barnet]

Pep knows what he’s doing……

 

[Deleted member 77198]

Packed the midfield as Alvarez will drop in as a 5th midfielder.

And Gvardiol to step into it at times to make it 6

 

[kaz7]

 

[TrentGrisham]

You watch him in midweek?

Are you not cutting him even a little bit of slack that he was being asked to play as a holding midfielder?

It's a different world of football playing with your back to the opposition versus having everything in front of you as a traditional center-back.

 

[kaz7]

Good team

COME ON BLUEBOYS

 

[Cheadle_hulmeBlue]

Delighted to see Lewis starting. He was great midweek

Come on city!

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Packed the midfield as Alvarez will drop in as a 5th midfielder.

And also be close to Haaland when we go long to latch on to lockdowns to beat their press.

 

[Blu3m00n91]

Telling what?

I was wrong so doesn’t matter now ha.

 

[SWPISHOME]

Jinx!

Funnily enough I've been saying it for the last ten years about Arsenal.

Bottling cunts.

 

[bridgeno1]

You're a broken record fella going on about Oliver. Nobody gives a fuck about Saka and Martinelli either...

We have our own injury worries so get over yourself.

Just remember 18 year old Rico Lewis has more Champions League's than you're club...

Now kindly piss off.

Apologies, for some reason I thought this was a pre-match thread.

Anyway Saka now confirmed OUT of the squad today

 

[Blu3m00n91]

I’d of started Doku instead of Rico but it’s a v good team. No Saka or Martinelli also. Confident.

 

[Shaggy]

City,
mi buen amigo,
Esta campaña volveremos a estar contigo,
Te alentaremos de corazón,
Esta es la hinchada que te quiere ver campeón,

 

[Cheadle_hulmeBlue]

Glad he's managed to fit Phil in the side. Very surprised Akanji doesn't play.

Phil is one of the first names on the team sheet now. That was clear when he subbed him off earlier midweek

 

[Claytop]

Just Kev missing now, squad looks good.

 

[super_city_si]

Must be foden on the left?

Thought Grealish was a sure starter but we look very attacking. I like it.

 

[FantasyIreland]

Think our midfield will get bullied,unfortunately.

 

[Cheadle_hulmeBlue]

I can’t see Pep picking Foden today which will be telling.

Well he’s picked him…Telling in what way?

 

[OntarioBlue]

Good starting eleven. I know some are surprised that Akanji and Grealish are omitted but imo Akanji has been poor playing in that advanced role this season and Lewis will keep possession better. Grealish has just had a poor season so far and needs to work harder to warrant a starting role.

 

[Deleted member 77198]

Must be foden on the left?

Get him on Ben Orange.

Grealish was poor against him in the Community Shield.