Arsenal (H) - Sun 31st Mar, 16:30 | PL | Pre-Match Thread

[mancboy]

All i can say is its a good job pep and the players believe in themselves more than most on here do otherwise wed be getting relegated, its such a weird dichotomy the dippers and the tarquins really believe that they have the best players and backups in every position despite having fuck all to show for it whereas despite winning 5 out of the last 6 pls, winning a treble last year and still being deep in 3 comps our fans think we're shite, now i dont want us to be entitled fucks like them lot but every now and again it would be nice to have a bit of faith in the team and think u know what we aint half bad.

 

[BerkshireBlue]

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this is exactly why Arsenal have a minimal chance of winning the title, it doesn't; matter which scenario happens they're always going to lose

 

[BlueMoonRisin’]

I reckon Martinelli will be out. I think Arsenal will line up like this;

Raya

White. Saliba. Gabriel. Kivior

Jorginho Rice

Odegaard

Saka Havertz. Trossard


With White inverting into midfield. Odegaard playing slightly forward of Rice and Jorginho and Rice being less box to box and more holding as he'll need to neutralise Rodri.



Weak points are Jorginho if Rice can't hold off Rodri as Jorginho is lightweight in a defensive role. Kivior I'm afraid will get murdered by Foden/Silva. That's where City will get joy and Zinchenko can't be trusted in these games.

Havertz will play as he's an effective outball for Arsenal to play over City's midfield.

Possible alternatives are Tomiyasu instead of Kivior and Jesus instead of Trossard. If Martinelli is fit he starts as he's a threat on the break, else he'll come on after the break.

Partey isn't match fit but he may come on 2nd half to replace Jorginho.

I think you're gonna get bummed on Sunday, dry; )

 

[halfcenturyup]

this is exactly why Arsenal have a minimal chance of winning the title, it doesn't; matter which scenario happens they're always going to lose

If it wasn't all bollocks, of course.

 

[bridgeno1]

I think you're gonna get bummed on Sunday, dry; )

Don't bring my personal life into this please

 

[Kamaro011]

I want the match with either team walk as winner with three points, i don't want a draw result at all because that's the dippers wants.

The dippers winning the league will be unbearable so It's either us (I hope it will be us again) or tarquin must win the league by the end of season.

 

[Don Karleone]

 

[Don Karleone]

Fucking awesome

 

[rowarta]

the level of press questioning is just terrible

 

[citymad]

Fucking awesome

Yeh thanks wastecoat.

 

[kaz7]

Fucking england crap , we never get anyone back uninjured

 

[rowarta]

Manu is fit

 

[skillman]

**** Southgate. Hiding behind ‘well X national team played X player twice so why pick on me?’ - know your players. Stones shouldn’t be being played twice in a week in FRIENDLY games. What’s there to see? You know he’s a starter. Why risk him? Braithwaite on the bench for 180 minutes yet Stones is needlessly flogged. Prick.

 

[SWP's back]

Foolish to underestimate the Gooners you obviously haven’t watched them this season. How can you not think Rice and Odegaard is not a big upgrade on xkaka and Partey ?

Odegaard was their best player LAST season.

 

[jimharri]

the level of press questioning is just terrible

In other news; water is wet, and bears do indeed shit in the woods.

 

[citymad]

Odegaard was their best player LAST season.

And he's their best player THIS season too. Imagine him, KDB and Rodri in the same team..kinell.

 

[bridgeno1]

And he's their best player THIS season too. Imagine him, KDB and Rodri in the same team.

Probably just enough to handle Kobbie Mainoo.

 

[argyle]

I hate international football, more so considering players always come back injured.

Southgate shouldn't have played them.

However it's also on Walker and Stones for putting a meaningless friendly ahead of this game. Can't imagine Pep is happy with them both.

 

[CC1]

**** Southgate. Hiding behind ‘well X national team played X player twice so why pick on me?’ - know your players. Stones shouldn’t be being played twice in a week in FRIENDLY games. What’s there to see? You know he’s a starter. Why risk him? Braithwaite on the bench for 180 minutes yet Stones is needlessly flogged. Prick.

Stones needs to take more responsibility for his health

 

[BerkshireBlue]

If it wasn't all bollocks, of course.

It isn't bollocks its basic game theory. They can't overcome both City and Liverpool