Arsenal away pre match thread

[MadchesterCity]

BOOM

 

[blue ranger]

BOOM

Great idea - a game against probably our main opposition for league and we are going to trial a new formation. Ha ha

 

[Otamendi's Beard]

BOOM

Absolutely awful shout. Too many bad things to say about this to even get started.

 

[Chi-town blues]

Stop Ramsey and Ozil and we will give them a game.Come on Pelle.

 

[Eds]

Flood the midfield, make it difficult for them to pass their way through. Play down the side of Mertesaker with the pace of Sterling and Navas and bully them a little. Play it like a good European team plays an away game, keeping it tight, slowing the play down, winning free kicks etc and hit them on the break. Smash and grab the three points

 

[peoffrey]

I'll be at Arsenal on Monday. I began to boycott at silly prices but succumbed at half price tickets. It's a pleasant stadium to visit aside from the home fans inside.

 

[JoeMercer'sWay]

I'd expect Vinnie and Kun to be back, De Bruyne will have had 2 weeks off and Silva will have had a week in training to get him in better shape.

----------------------------Hart--------------------

Zaba/Sagna------VK(c)--------Ota-----------AK
---------------------------Yaya---------------------
-------------------Dinho--------Delph-------------
-------Silva-----------------------------Sterling---
---------------------------Kun-----------------------

I think we need to play 3 in midfield, I don't think Nando should play so I think Yaya needs to play that role, filling in as a 3rd CB in a deeper defensive line, and spreading the ball on the counter to Silva/Sterling, with either Dinho or Delph making up the 4th runner.

Sevilla away style for me, sit and then counter, difficult to leave KDB out but I just feel Sterling's pace at a weak Arse backline, and Silva's possession is what we need, De Bruyne can give the ball away far too easily and we need to keep it tight, not give the Arse midfielders the ball back repeatedly. AK in because Clichy doesn't defend properly either, and AK's set pieces and crosses could just lead to a chance that Clichy wouldn't provide. He gets first pick when Clichy is the way he is.

 

[Scouse Blue]

Was relatively calm. Just booked train tickets, and now my stomach is churning. Huge one this.

 

[Sergio Picasso Aguero]

Hart

Sagna/Kompany/Otamendi/Kolarov

Yaya Toure/Fernandinho

Sterling/Silva/De Bruyne

Aguero

 

[bellsouth]

A lot of folks very confident that Vinnie will be back for this game. Have to say I wouldn't be overly surprised if Friday's press conf we get the "Kompany will start working with the squad next week....hopefully" line.