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

[Josh_D]

I hope he does well. Young players rarely play well twice in a row because they’re just so inconsistent due to their age/experience. Big day for him!

Indeed. Regardless, I won’t be irate if he doesn’t as I watch with then possibility that inconsistency is a big thing at his age. Regardless, there will be others to come on should it be needed.

 

[Blu3m00n91]

They’re playing in completely different positions. It’s like saying you’d play Haaland instead of Walker.

Bernardo plays where Rico is…. You could of worked that out don’t be lazy

 

[St.Pauli support]

Phil is one of the first names on the team sheet now. That was clear when he subbed him off earlier midweek

Akanji and Grealish were subbed even earlier.
How does that fit?

 

[Haaland94]

I wouldn't select Lewis against Arsenal away, but otherwise, I think it's a great team.

 

[Blu3m00n91]

I'd start grealish instead of Ake if positions don't matter anymore.

Again Bernardo plays where Rico is… duh

 

[OntarioBlue]

Very clever from Pep playing Bernie wide right. Zinchenko struggles massively with wide men making inside runs and runs in behind him.

Bernie will expose that.

Don’t you think Bernie plays in the middle alongside Kovacic ?

 

[BringBackSwales]

Funnily enough I've been saying it for the last ten years about Arsenal.

Bottling cunts.

Your last 2 words were more than enough sir

 

[Deleted member 77198]

Imagine if KDB and Rodri could play too. Ooooooo.

Ive only just realised that Rodri is really called Cascante!

I don’t know why we call him Rodri, he has Rodrigo on his back.

 

[heslops barnet]

Are you not cutting him even a little bit of slack that he was being asked to play as a holding midfielder?

It's a different world of football playing with your back to the opposition versus having everything in front of you as a traditional center-back.

Yeh, I take that……playing out of position did him no favours…..just thought he was slow and indecisive

 

[Kippax77]

There's goals in that team I tell thee

 

[Deleted member 77198]

Don’t you think Bernie plays in the middle alongside Kovacic ?

I reckon Lewis will play there

 

[youngbob]

Would have preferred Grealish in there, just because it's going to get pretty end-to-end this afternoon and he tends to shine in these big games by knowing exactly when to hold and when to go. But for all we know he might not be fully up to speed yet.

Big well done to Lewis for getting himself in the team for this, and I like the narrow and packed and scrappy midfield. Think we've come here to try and do a job on them like last time where we don't have much of the ball but try to hit on the break or win the ball back just inside their half.

Imagine our average positions will end up looking like:

 

[Gray]

I wouldn't select Lewis against Arsenal away, but otherwise, I think it's a great team.

Why not, I trust Pep.

 

[Blue Steel]

Should be enough to beat Arsenal.

Pep’s missed an opportunity to put Grealish in midfield today.

 

[RobinHood]

Why not, I trust Pep.

I trust Lewis after his last game.

 

[heslops barnet]

Would liked to have seen Doku...he would have completely destroyed Zinchenko.

Second half……72 minutes

 

[mccity]

 

[Haaland94]

Why not, I trust Pep.

I trust Pep as well. I just think Arsenal will target him, and it's an enormous pressure for an 18-year-old. Pep knows best, though, so hopefully Rico can handle it.

 

[FantasyIreland]

I reckon Lewis will play there

If we aren't square pegging.....

Walker-Dias-Gvardiol-Ake
---------Lewis--------Kova-----
------Bernie---Alvarez---Foden
‐--------------Haaland--------

 

[Gray]

Scruffy looking sod.