Arsenal (A) - Wed 15th Feb, 19:30 | Pre-Match Thread

[Indaparkside]

Leaving soon safe trip down and back blues come on city 3 points please

 

[Manchester33]

I had to look her up.


Thank you.

Just remember to clear your browsing history...

 

[Dial M 4 Mercer]

Just wondering who’s turn it is this time to play a non pressured misplaced pass in our half which potentially leads to Arsenal scoring.

 

[OccupiedPalestineBlues]

Hard to predict this one until I see the team news. My biggest worry is Ake coming back in and then our build up turns to shit again and Arsenal smother us. They will leave Ake free so the ball always goes to him, man to man on everyone else, then pressure him once the ball is going to him. We need to play Bernardo again if we want to escape their press. That in turn acts as defending, as we’re able to get up the pitch, making their attacks start from further away. It’s no different to playing Zinchenko there, and Arsenal aren’t going to hesitate in doing that. Pep needs to stay true to his identity and principles. Who is the bolder manager, Arteta or Pep? Come on Pep, show that it’s still you.

I beg to disagree.
IMO you’re being unduly harsh towards Ake as he’s certainly not a weak link and has been our best defender in a number of games this season.

Can he do what Bernardo does?
No, but, on the other hand, Bernardo can’t do what he does either. They’re just different players who who get used depending on Pep’s preferred system on the day, neither deserve to have shit thrown at them by our own.

 

[leo_city]

Something tells me both Gundogan and Bernardo will start today

 

[silvathechihuahua]

Just wondering who’s turn it is this time to play a non pressured misplaced pass in our half which potentially leads to Arsenal scoring.

That’s the spirit!

 

[leo_city]

Ederson
Walker Dias Laporte Aké
Rodri
KDB Gundogan
Bernardo Haaland Grealish

I suspect Bernardo will drop deep and it could even be Alvarez starting over Grealish. Hopefully it's a great game. I expect us to win.

 

[SSL2]

Ederson
Walker Dias Laporte Ake
Rodri
De Bruyne Bernardo
Mahrez Haaland Grealish

Play that & we win in my opinion.

 

[crystal_mais]

Tough Game - today but I'm hoping we can go out and win the battle in the middle of the park. Will need both full backs on it today. We need to keep Martinelli & Saka quiet. Martinelli is the big risk for us.

 

[Looby blue]

Everything that transpires tonight and the eventual result will be determined by the referee and I suspect there may be some significant payback coming Arsenals way because of the mass whining and moaning about the offside Brentford goal and also the fact that they're playing against the dirty Arab oil cheating bastards.