Arsenal (A) - Sun 21st Sept, 16:30 | PL | Pre-Match Thread

[Kippax Street 1880]

That's the one change no one in their right mind would make.

What does Bernardo even do genuinely?
I swear everyone has been brainwashed into thinking his dropping between the centre half's doing a load of pirouettes and passing it sideways is somehow vital to the way we play and he's this linchpin it's a load of shite the minute he's dropped for someone who actually does something the better we'll be.

 

[heslops barnet]

What does Bernardo even do genuinely?
I swear everyone has been brainwashed into thinking his dropping between the centre half's doing a load of pirouettes and passing it sideways is somehow vital to the way we play and he's this linchpin it's a load of shite the minute he's dropped for someone who actually does something the better we'll be.

Unfortunately stayed a season to long …..great player in his prime, alas no more, thinks a snidey foul shows his commitment

 

[Kippax Street 1880]

Unfortunately stayed a season to long …..great player in his prime, alas no more, thinks a snidey foul shows his commitment

I found this statistic absolutely mindblowing. Only 17.4% of his passes go forward, for a guy who plays as an attacking midfielder or on the right wing that is abysmal!

 

[69FACUPfinal]

You sound like a teacher's pet.

Believe me I never was, not then, not now, not ever. But great minds an' all that....

 

[OntarioBlue]

Good time to play them with s few key players sidelined. Odegaard, White, Jesus, Saka and Havertz all missing today.

Quite frankly don't think they look the same team since Sterling left.

You’re right about Sterling - they look much better. I’d say they are the best team I’ve seen so far this season, certainly better than the Dippers.

 

[blueste41]

Love that the odds of an Arse win is evens yet nearly 50% of people voting on here have gone for a City win! No wonder there is so much fallout after a loss.

 

[lasereyes]

He’s still in his rehab phase.

Can take up to 18 months after ACL surgery for the knee to be at elite sport physical conditioning again and up to 24 months to completely ligamentise the hamstring tendon operated on to replace the original ACL.

He only got the injury 364 days ago today and only had the surgery six days later.

What is your source for this?

 

[johnny crossan]

What's the idea with standing in front of people waving a bloody phone about?

It seems a Chinese thing, maybe some sort of co-ordinated online group. Not good to see the team hijacked like this tbh - our security staff looked pretty unhappy with them.

 

[aka blue jambo]

Gonna be a proper physical shithouse game. Id be happy with a draw and no injuries here

Don't risk Rodri
They will target him again

 

[johnny crossan]

Haha it avoids the confusion with O'Reilly this way

"Gonzo" is certainly a better fitting soubriquet than "Speedy" ;-)

 

[Keepingthefaithsince1976]

There’s no such thing as luck. It’s a fiction of human imagination.

You make your own luck.

 

[.db.]

What is your source for this?

Should return to sport be delayed until two years after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction? Biological and functional considerations - PMC

Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears are common knee injuries sustained by athletes during sports participation. A devastating complication of returning to sport following ACL reconstruction (ACLR) is a second ACL injury. Strong evidence now ...

pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

 

[gingerprince]

Rodri was firing on all cylinders against Napoli, you catch that game?

Thankfully, Napoli were down to x10 men after 20 mins. Rodri was subbed after the hour mark.

 

[PragueBlue]

Don't risk Rodri
They will target him again

Pretty sure he won't be starting.

 

[johnny crossan]

Thankfully, Napoli were down to x10 men after 20 mins. Rodri was subbed after the hour mark.

Did you watch him in the first 20 minutes too?

 

[lasereyes]

I reckon we’ll see a 2018/19 Anfield performance - play for a draw and hope to nick a win. Which we would’ve done if Mahrez scored the penalty.

I am still hopeful that when the ball returns from outer space, it could sneak into the top corner

 

[ancoats]

I don't think we can hold them off and stop them from scoring today, Arsenal wide players will have a field day against our non-full-backs

Look, losing to Arsenal today means fuck all for the rest of the season. The damage can be repaired because it's early season, But I don't want to see players just turning off and taking a good beating. We must show fight and make them work hard for the points, then if we lose its ok the better team won

 

[GaudinoMotors]

What does Bernardo even do genuinely?
I swear everyone has been brainwashed into thinking his dropping between the centre half's doing a load of pirouettes and passing it sideways is somehow vital to the way we play and he's this linchpin it's a load of shite the minute he's dropped for someone who actually does something the better we'll be.

He keeps the ball, is intelligent and if there's an incisive pass on he'll spot it.
Even at 70% he's better than Lewis at all that.

 

[Leroy Leroy Leroy]

Big game today. Come on you blues

 

[Blu1]

We can lose and still recover in the 32 games to come - obviously much better if we don't go 9 points behind.

The city team of a few years ago I would agree but not this team sadly