Arsenal (A) - QF | Pre-Match Thread | Team on Pg 31

[LucahArchie10]

I can see Dias playing tomorrow with Laporte with Ake coming on for him 2nd half
Pep will want Dias or Stones playing no losing focus

Unfortunately Mendy will be back in oh dear oh dear

Big game for us just dont see Pep messing to much at the back with the way we have been defending

Changes will happen & players need minutes

Steffen
Dias Laporte
Cancello Mendy
Dino
Gundagun Bernardo
Mahrez Phil
Aguero

Carson
THB
Ake
Walker
Namecha
Sterling
Jesus
Kev

Night off for a couple

 

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

Dont call me mate, I could never get on with a negative, whinging soulless person like you. Your spoiled brattish comment that Pep will buy another 2 centre halves was fucking pathetic. I’ve really had my fill of you. The most joyless “Blue” in the world

I've had him on ignore since his comments in the postmatch thread after the United match, which were execrable. What's irritating is that if I'm not logged in the “ignore” function doesn't work. So I have to be logged in so as not to have to put up with his stuff.

 

[cleavers]

So Pep says we haven't the money to sign another striker in January, let's sign another two centre halves then we're only down to our last five now

Pep said months ago we weren't signing anyone in January, and we rarely do, so not sure why you are surprised ?

 

[cleavers]

Fuck sake that was supposed to be a joke, whoosh, because defenders are all we seem to sign at the minute, that's what I was getting at

Can Torres defend then ?

 

[itisrising]

You have to wonder how good Delape is when at a time like this we are crying out for a striker and he doesnt get a sniff.....with the one exception of last season when he impressed and scored. How much can Pep rate him then?

Pep values a certain skillset in his strikers. Ball retention, touch and pressing are all facets of the game Pep wants. Delap is more of a traditional number 9, he wants to get in behind and score.

 

[Stevieatlasblue]

Please seriously sign Haaland. Rant over .. city for the win. Come on blues. Arsenal are one of the hateful eight. Enough said

 

[GH64]

Pep values a certain skillset in his strikers. Ball retention, touch and pressing are all facets of the game Pep wants. Delap is more of a traditional number 9, he wants to get in behind and score.

All key points, provided they remind them that the ultimate objective of the game is putting the ball in the onion bag. Maybe Delap could be a coach if he can't get in the team.

 

[Withnail]

Steffen
Cancelo Laporte Dias Mendy
Dhino Gundogan Bernardo
Foden Aguero Mahrez

 

[MAG]

So Pep says we haven't the money to sign another striker in January, let's sign another two centre halves then we're only down to our last five now

Pep’s right ... the “striker” we need to buy is someone directly replacing Aguero ... so has to be better than Jesus? We’re talking Mbappe and Halaand category ... those are like £200m mark strikers and don’t become available in January unless we go in with £250-300 bid to take them out in January ... so there he’s right, we don’t have that kind of money to spend on a striker in January!

Unless your idea of a striker is to buy Bony or Ihinacho back or someone like that? Even them or likes of will cost £50+ in Jan.

 

[dickie davies]

..............Steffen
Cancelo Dias Laporte Mendy
..........Dino .... Gundogan
Mahrez.......Foden ...... Torres
................Jesus

Aguero to get 10/15 minutes at the end