Arsenal (H) - Sun 22nd Sept, 16:30 | PL | Pre-Match Thread

[Goater=Legend]

Yeah we need either Savinho or Doku on the pitch Grealish and Bernardo would just make it easier for their defenders.

 

[GaudinoMotors]

Yeah we need either Savinho or Doku on the pitch Grealish and Bernardo would just make it easier for their defenders.

And they might nake it easier for their midfielders and forwards. Swings and roundabouts - Pep got some big decisions.
Be tempted to put Kovacic in with Rodri.

 

[Manchester_lalala]

If its defense Walker every over Lewis everytime. Lewis as an attacking mid fielder great but in defense not good enough.

Walker was at fault for Brentford’s first goal on Saturday and looked shaky for majority of the game. Rico, to my knowledge, has never made an error leading to a goal yet. I’m still not seeing other people’s view that he isn’t a good defender.

 

[Manchester_lalala]

The thought of Bernado and Grealish out wide doesn’t really excite me to be honest. I’d rather at least one of Doku/Savinho play.

Play them both, go for their throats.

 

[skillman]

Prepare for another 90 minutes of a team sitting deep with 11 men behind the ball.

I remember when we went to the rags in 2011/12 - or Chelsea in 2017/18 - and we took the game to both of them and put our marker down. Tore them both apart in both games while they were reigning champions. Away from home, on their own patch.

That’s what Arsenal need to try and do if they want to ‘overtake’ us. Rather than the anti-football Arteta so often produces. But they won’t. He won’t. As evidenced away at Spurs last week.

 

[Blue warrior]

We need to score first, if Arsenal score first they will shut us out.

 

[SSL2]

only slight consolation is that arsenal play this evening and won't land back in London until early hours friday evening.

some of these games are won on small margins, not saying it will have a direct impact on the result but won't harm our chances.

Would start kova next to rodri as we looked wide open last night and I feel he is a player who brought calmness and composure to our midfield in the games he started in the first couple games of the season.

 

[Nevizade]

Foden looked sharp when he came on last night and was training throughout the international break. I think he'll start Sunday.

 

[dickie davies]

This is going to be a tough watch
We all know what Jose Mourinho's Chelsea Arteta's Arsenal are like

 

[Big Swifty]

Yes. Prepare for a display of the dark arts from the anti-fotball lot - time-wasting, feigning injury, their keeper holding on to the ball for ages, packed defence and lack of ambition.
They will have seen how we struggle to break down these defences, if they didn't already know. As someone just put it, if they score first, that'll be it.
It'll be anything but a classic, and no doubt Arteta will get all the plaudits for "outthinking" Pep.
I'm expecting a grim, grinding afternoon.