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

[wattle]

Fuckin hell we’ve got some experts on here again. The same experts that said Mahrez and Grealish won’t work a few weeks back. I for one am glad we’re not playing the same system as last time we played them because they dicked us for 45 mins

 

[Shaffer92]

Ake in for Laporte is a nod to their pace on the break.

Ake isn't that much faster than Laporte so it's worth not playing him at all.. but that's just my opinion.

 

[I'm Blue]

Just hoping a ‘Pep team’ turns up and If we can have a game without a silly mistake that’d be great.

 

[MadchesterCity]

Saka the happiest man in the world seeing that lineup. Had to be ake and laporte surely. Going to the league leaders with 3 defenders is suicide. Prove me wrong please city.

We have 11 defenders and 11 attackers, keep the faith

 

[BertTrautmann'sParachute]

Well, I'm confident even if no one else is.

 

[Jesus H Gabz]

I’ve Never been as relaxed for a so called big game like this, if we lose I still believe we will come back into it, and the Etihad return is a much bigger game, a draw is no disgrace & I’d take it if offered, quite happy with the line up, just hoping for no brain farts or refereeing/var abnormalities, for once can we just make it about the football & the players on the pitch

 

[BlueBlood84]

Weird defensive lineup again which will probably backfire again.

Think we'll see a lot more quick releases of the ball to kdb and the big man today built on that solid defence

 

[paulchapo]

Time to step up to the plate, show why we're champions and put the young pretenders back in their place.

 

[balotelli's back pocket]

Odd how Arsenal feel confident enough to line up how we used to: back four, three in the middle with one holding, front three. And yet, somehow, we can’t ever seem to do that anymore. Arsenal are top of the league doing that, but we can’t?

Ok, Pep is a genius and knows more than me but I truly cannot understand why we can’t line up in a normal shape.

Look at our full backs, then look at theirs.

 

[stonerblue]

I’m bracing myself for the worst with that line up. Very high risk
They will surely score.
We need Haaland to perform, otherwise we could get overrun.
Peps never predictable on the big occasion

inappropriate username

 

[Jesus H Gabz]

Everything was going so well…..then up pops that Eni Aluko

 

[PabZabb]

With Gundogan, Rodri and Bernardo in the side you’d expect us to keep the majority of the possession. High risk lineup but if we can play anything like the first half against Villa I’ll take it

 

[super_city_si]

Can see Peps thinking, personally would have gone flat back 4 with laporte and Ake and Gundo out. But I trust Pep so fingers crossed.

 

[alexmcity]

Saka the happiest man in the world seeing that lineup. Had to be ake and laporte surely. Going to the league leaders with 3 defenders is suicide. Prove me wrong please city.

You are wrong, ninja.

 

[balotellishaircut]

Just hoping a ‘Pep team’ turns up and If we can have a game without a silly mistake that’d be great.

Well this is it, we can’t blame Pep for silly mistakes ie; Spurs, the players have to take responsibility tonite and fucking stand up.

 

[balotelli's back pocket]

Ake isn't that much faster than Laporte so it's worth not playing him at all.. but that's just my opinion.

He's much faster and much more comfortable going out wide than Laporte.

 

[wolviedinho]

Everything was going so well…..then up pops that Eni Aluko

Nooooooooooooooooo -:)

 

[thanatos]

Good call! @SSL2

 

[GaudinoMotors]

Saka rubbng his hands.
Played right into them.

 

[I'm Blue]

City tv is like arsenal fan tv.
Showing loads of arsenal goals and us getting dicked.