Arsenal away pre match thread

[waspish]

Right OK,I'll ask you a simplistic question then,if you were a defender,who would you sooner face out of those 2 ?

Ours only Because we play open football Arsenal don't anymore take yesterday's game for instance 1 then 2-0 up they got behind the ball against one the worst teams in premier.

 

[KCblue]

I know everyone is wary of Manuel's team selection and tactics & deservedly so but do we know who Arsenal will be missing? They've had an injury bug as well.

I've heard Sanchez most likely won't be fit and obviously Coquelin, Wilshere and Cazorla will be out. That leaves their probable XI being:

Cech, Bellerin, Koscielny, Mertersacker, Monreal/Gibbs, Ramsey, Flamini, Walcott, Ozil, Ox/Campbell, Giroud

Even with the injuries we have if our centre mids can play well I like our chances. Yaya and Fern vs. Ramsey and Flamini will be a very big matchup

 

[bellsouth]

Arsenal will go into this game slight favourites and with all the Media hype and drool, so anything but a win for them will be a major disappointment. We need to exploit this and set up pretty defensively but with our pace on the counter attack we can do to them what others have done to us this season. The pressure is on them. Could just be our chance to nick it

 

[meeesh]

Ours only Because we play open football Arsenal don't anymore take yesterday's game for instance 1 then 2-0 up they got behind the ball against one the worst teams in premier.

Yea the mighty Villa lol,mind you they didn't score against us.....but neither did we unfortunately,it's Aguero over Bony everytime for me anyway

 

[Champions2012!]

Arsenal will go into this game slight favourites and with all the Media hype and drool, so anything but a win for them will be a major disappointment. We need to exploit this and set up pretty defensively but with our pace on the counter attack we can do to them what others have done to us this season. The pressure is on them. Could just be our chance to nick it

Fact of the matter is they are a point ahead of us and if we want to overtake them we will need to win

 

[Father Paul]

Hope Aguero is back,badly needed for this game

Not sure he will have much impact even if he does manage to make it back. He has only really played to halfs of football for us in the last year. First half against Chelsesa and second half against the Bar Codes. If only his injury concerns allowed him put in more performances like that we would be at lest 7-8 points better off at this stage and could easily afford to drop something at Arsenal. Realistically the best we can hope for is to get him back fit and firing for the last few months of the season. However, just as likely he will drift from one muscle problem to the next until May. Tragic really!!!

 

[Steve68]

Arsenal will go into this game slight favourites and with all the Media hype and drool, so anything but a win for them will be a major disappointment. We need to exploit this and set up pretty defensively but with our pace on the counter attack we can do to them what others have done to us this season. The pressure is on them. Could just be our chance to nick it

Only if we actually play like that. If we play the same way we played against Swansea or Stoke then it'll be a long game.

 

[93:20Blue]

Slightly O/T, what pubs will the travelling City supporters is in before the game? I believe The Drayton Arms / The Blackstock are away fans friendly as well as the Woodstore Bar and Grill being both home & away friendly.

 

[mancity1]

Arsenal will go into this game slight favourites and with all the Media hype and drool, so anything but a win for them will be a major disappointment. We need to exploit this and set up pretty defensively but with our pace on the counter attack we can do to them what others have done to us this season. The pressure is on them. Could just be our chance to nick it

Arsenal's results at places like Norwich and their will be more of those will ensure they will along with us struggle to break away from the rest of the pack.

Even against Villa and Sunderland who if they put away the guilt edged chances they created would have seen them dropping points.

If we had some steel and composure in the back we would be the Chelsea of last year with better attacking options.

If we turn up we will give them a real hard game remembering how brittle Arsenal can be if pressure is applied to them.

 

[onceabluealways]

I'd make Arse slight favourites as they are at home. It's time for players and pellers to step up to the plate.

I think we should setup similar to Seville away

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sagna Otamendi Managala Kolorov/Clichy

Delph Yaya Fernandinho

KDB Sterling Silva

Unless Komps / Aguero are fit obviously

Tell Yaya to play deeper just in front of Delph and Fernandinho, Tell Delph and Ferne that their prime responsibilities are to protect the back 4