Arsenal (H) - FA Cup - Fri 27th Jan, 20:00 | Pre-Match Thread

[snorky]

The question is what is considered our full strength team?
To me it is changing weekly and certainly a lot different from 3 months ago.

We need to get players match fit for the games to come, so barring injury i think these should start:

Walker
Dias
Laporte
Cancelo
Phillips
Bernardo
Foden
Alvarez
Palmer

9 men and no keeper
I like it! :)

 

[FantasyIreland]

The question is what is considered our full strength team?

I think with the exception of a couple of choices our full strength side,and formation,is an obvious one.

The tinkerman usually has other ideas though.

 

[Legal Alien]

I think with the exception of a couple of choices our full strength side,and formation,is an obvious one.

The tinkerman usually has other ideas though.

Is it? it's not obvious to me.
The players i listed seem to be on the outside looking in at the moment.

 

[applecentral]

9 men and no keeper
I like it! :)

It’s very brave.

 

[Jazzyblue]

The question is what is considered our full strength team?
To me it is changing weekly and certainly a lot different from 3 months ago.

We need to get players match fit for the games to come, so barring injury i think these should start:

Walker
Dias
Laporte
Cancelo
Phillips
Bernardo
Foden
Alvarez
Palmer

Foden and Bernie out of form, Phillips not quite up to speed, Palmer keen but inexperienced and Dias only just returning from injury...risky strategy, surely? I'm all for Alvarez starting but this game is a psychological marker. We have to show Arsenal we can beat them.

That means we can't leave out the players who've shone since the World Cup - like Grealish, Ake and Rico - and we can't leave out Haaland when he's just warming up again...

 

[Tangled up in blue.]

We might need too, its one way to stop Odegaard, Saka and Martinelli. Ederson to Haaland will work eventually.

I'd throw Gomez in as well, to be on the safe side

 

[FantasyIreland]

Is it? it's not obvious to me.
The players i listed seem to be on the outside looking in at the moment.

-----------Eddie------
Walker-Stones-Dias-Ake
----------Rodri--------
-------KDB---Bernie----
-Mahrez--Haaland--Grealish

 

[jimmygrimblesboots]

-----------Eddie------
Walker-Stones-Dias-Ake
----------Rodri--------
-------KDB---Bernie----
-Mahrez--Haaland--Grealish

That the correct team on current form/ability , only question mark for me would be Gundo in for Bernie although Bernie has more energy against a youthful Goons team , you can also guarantee Pep will not pick that team.

 

[CC1]

That the correct team on current form/ability , only question mark for me would be Gundo in for Bernie although Bernie has more energy against a youthful Goons team , you can also guarantee Pep will not pick that team.

so you question the team re Gundo but then criticise Pep for not picking that team????? Weird

 

[Fordyboy46]

That the correct team on current form/ability , only question mark for me would be Gundo in for Bernie although Bernie has more energy against a youthful Goons team , you can also guarantee Pep will not pick that team.

Bernie hasn't earned a starting place although Pep will, probably start him because he's relatively fresh. Been in no form at all for a long time now