Arsenal (A) | Pre-Match Thread

[vmsuhail]

Rest Bernardo, Foden, Rodri and Cancelo.

-----------------Ederson-----------------
Walker----Stones-------Dias----Zinchenko
-------------Fernandinho---------------
----------KDB----------Gundogan-------
Mahrez---------Jesus----------Sterling

 

[Greenjob]

Eddy
Cancelo
Dias
Stones
Zinchenko
Rodri
Gundogan/Bernardo
KDB
Sterling
Foden
Jesus

Looks good but for this game i would drop the weakest link. Replace Sterling (IMHO) with Bernado and push KDB further forward. ;)

 

[BerkshireBlue]

Personally I don't think Pep's eyes will be on the midweek game until the final whistle blows at the Emirates.
He'll play his strongest team with only minor rotation.
We've got a healthy lead at the top of the table and I doubt if anyone at the club wants to see that eroded by putting out under strength teams that could drop points.
I would like to see us win all the competitions that we are alive in but the Premier League is the most important for me and the bigger the gap between us and the red showers the happier I will be.

I beg to differ we've put ourselfs into a position where we can lose 3 more games and draw 3 games and still easily win the league. The time is now to concentrate on the champions league. Its where the money is and the club and Pep known this

 

[uwe rosler 28]

Ederson

Walker
Dias
Stones
Cancelo

Rodri
Bernardo
Gudongan

Sterling
Jesus
Foden

 

[vin]

I think Mahrez should keep his place and Phil rested. Foden has been the main culprit for unnecessarily giving the ball away in the last two matches, so I’ll put it down to tiredness.

Sterling..................................Mahrez
....................De Bruyne....................

........Gundogan............Bernardo.........
......................Rodri........................

Zinchenko.....Dias......Stones......Cancelo

.....................Ederson......................

Bench:
Steffen
Walker
Laporte
Fernandinho
Foden
Jesus
Aguero

On the ball:

Sterling...........De Bruyne...........Mahrez
............Gundogan........Bernardo

...............Rodri........Cancelo..............

Zinchenko...........Dias................Stones

.....................Ederson......................

This is spot on!

 

[lionheart]

Why is the poll closing on 22nd Feb when the game is on the 21st? Phil Foden, Raheem Sterling and Bernardo should be next for resting. We should easily beat Arsenal with one or two of them on the bench.

 

[Brad mcfc]

Not as worried about this game as the Liverpool, Spurs and Everton games, think we will win this one comfortably in my opinion.

 

[Goater10]

Pep always says that the focus/priority is the next game and given the strong teams he puts out against lesser opposition in the domestic cups....I believe him & its worked so far. It's daft to think about prioritising certain competitions, as soon as that happens concentration and the whole momentum is compromised. We're fortunate that we can rotate a couple of players each game and it does not effect how we play. Lets win as many as we can in the league and who knows, we may have it wrapped up before any potential semis or finals.

 

[Uncle Wally One Ball]

Cancelo seems to be the only player who cannot be rested. Pep occasionally puts him on the left cos a change is as good as a rest!

I think he will be for the next game. He took a hell of a whack right on the kneecap at the very end of the game and that will sting for a good while

 

[aguero93:20]

Why is the poll closing on 22nd Feb when the game is on the 21st? Phil Foden, Raheem Sterling and Bernardo should be next for resting. We should easily beat Arsenal with one or two of them on the bench.

So people can change their votes and pretend they were right all along.