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

[Scottish Cityzen]

Reading this thread the recurring feeling is Pep has lots of options and decisions to make….GOOD.

Great to know that regardless of the starting 11 he is going to have loads of options off the bench.

Last night’s performance and attitude, from Pep and players alike, has got me in a confident mood for Sunday.

 

[Black&White&BlueMoon Town]

Would you not start Alvarez?

The most important thing to me is that Pep will.

 

[eastmanc]

Maybe nunes in there, he's quick and has stature, or has Rico played himself into the team in front of kovacic? Quite a dilemma for pep.
Ederson
Walker
Dias
Akanji
Gvardiol
Nunes
Foden
Bernie
Jack
Erling
Alvarez

A good dilemma.

 

[kurteiz]

Ederson
Walker
Dias
Ake
Gvardiol
Lewis
Silva
Doku
Foden
Alvares
Håland

Rico is phenomenal in the middle, him and Bernardo should provide the best possible screen in Rodri's absense. Grealish isn't fit enough yet to get past defenders. Kovacic and Nunes are still settling in. Not sure that Stones is ready to start, but that would be very welcome indeed.

 

[Ducado]

It's going to be a tough game and a hard one to predict, Arsenal are one of the best teams in the league, and we are not really fully in top gear

 

[Ric]

I presume Saka must be fit again if he's been called up to the England squad?

 

[Rammy Blue]

I presume Saka must be fit again if he's been called up to the England squad?

My guess is that is mind games by Arteta, he’s not going to want us to know this early whether he’s available or not.

 

[TrentGrisham]

It's going to be a tough game and a hard one to predict, Arsenal are one of the best teams in the league, and we are not really fully in top gear

Bookies seem to think so too.

Arsenal at 3.00 to win and City at 2.45.

 

[kaz7]

O!ivar will be a **** , we will need to take the game away from him somehow

 

[Keeper!]

My guess is that is mind games by Arteta, he’s not going to want us to know this early whether he’s available or not.

I hope he plays, the tarquins will have no excuses when we beat them yet again, looking forward to the reaction of their

fans....

 

[kaz7]

What do we do to cover for rodders ? I genuinely dont know

 

[Ghostofmerlin]

What do we do to cover for rodders ? I genuinely dont know

If Silva is fit we might have to stick him back there.

 

[birchwoodgingerste]

What do we do to cover for rodders ? I genuinely dont know

Akanji or lewis for me they both he have recovery pace play in stones role put Bernardo alongside .

 

[kaz7]

Akanji or lewis for me they both he have recovery pace play in stones role put Bernardo alongside .

Thanks

 

[Chippy_boy]

Despite the fact we're not playing great, and Rodri is an ENORMOUS loss, I am quietly confident about this. We are big game players and Arsenal are big time bottlers. What's Pep's record against Arteta - isn't it like 8-0 or something? Anyway, I think we will win. The viking has to hit a run of good form sooner or later.

 

[domalino]

I presume Saka must be fit again if he's been called up to the England squad?

My guess is that is mind games by Arteta, he’s not going to want us to know this early whether he’s available or not.

I suspect Southgate picked the squad before last night's game and has no idea when Saka wll be back other than it's not too serious.

Arteta and Arsenal also won't know yet if he's going to be back in 2 days or 2 weeks, so they'll just pull him out if he's not fit by the international break.

 

[AlexWilliamsGloves]

What do we do to cover for rodders ? I genuinely dont know

Step up...Rodrico Lewis :-)

 

[bumbleblue]

Where is the poll it’s making me nervous I have a routine to bring us luck!! Lol ;-)

 

[super_city_si]

crazy we are better odds

 

[uwe rosler 28]

I presume Saka must be fit again if he's been called up to the England squad?

Let's hope so as he won't be intrested in chasing garvidol back