Arsenal (H) - Sun 31st Mar, 16:30 | PL | Pre-Match Thread

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bridgeno1 said:
I can say as an Arsenal fan if KDB plays I'd bite your hand off for a draw. If he isn't playing then I think there's a much bigger chance of us winning.

With KDB in the team and both sides playing to their maximum then City win. If he's not playing and both play to their maximum then that's maybe not the case.

If also worry about walker being unfit assuming Martinelli is fit as he is lighting fast and gives Arsenal an offensive out ball. Walker could neutralise that, not sure whoever comes in has the same ability to counter that threat.

Regardless I'd still bite your and off for a draw but if KDB isn't there then I'd expect it, if he is there then I'd hope for it if that makes sense!
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Be prepared for another mauling, 4-1 again would be good, but even better if 4-0, and let's face it, there's every chance it could be
 
If Walker has a hammy from the England game then we're in a bit if bother against Arse.
 
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bridgeno1 said:
I can say as an Arsenal fan if KDB plays I'd bite your hand off for a draw. If he isn't playing then I think there's a much bigger chance of us winning.

With KDB in the team and both sides playing to their maximum then City win. If he's not playing and both play to their maximum then that's maybe not the case.

If also worry about walker being unfit assuming Martinelli is fit as he is lighting fast and gives Arsenal an offensive out ball. Walker could neutralise that, not sure whoever comes in has the same ability to counter that threat.

Regardless I'd still bite your and off for a draw but if KDB isn't there then I'd expect it, if he is there then I'd hope for it if that makes sense!
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Offensive out ball ? Touchdown [emoji2357][emoji6][emoji1787]
 
BlueAnorak said:
If Martineli pulling out of the Brazil squad was a con then I'm not sure about that at all.
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He trained for Arsenal today. He had a cut from the game vs Brentford so it was just a case of letting it heal up.
 
meeesh said:
Be prepared for another mauling, 4-1 again would be good, but even better if 4-0, and let's face it, there's every chance it could be
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It’ll be a lot closer than you think. Arsenal are a different animal this year and so are we.
 
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citymad said:
It’ll be a lot closer than you think. Arsenal are a different animal this year and so are we.
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We shall re visit this next Monday, don’t care what different animal they are, they came to town with a swagger last season, thinking they’d won the league, and went scurrying back down south with their arses tanned, expect something similar
 
meeesh said:
We shall re visit this next Monday, don’t care what different animal they are, they came to town with a swagger last season, thinking they’d won the league, and went scurrying back down south with their arses tanned, expect something similar
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I like it Meesh! I really hope you’re right.
 
Arsenal fans were unbearable in that FA Cup game last season, on my way in saw a bunch of the posh twats chanting for some TV Camera "We are top of the league"

Was lovely when they then went on to bottle it and we won the lot.



Anyway, Will be tough this weekend, but powered on by Easter Eggs I think big Earl will back to his best, another KDB masterclass is due too.
 
meeesh said:
We shall re visit this next Monday, don’t care what different animal they are, they came to town with a swagger last season, thinking they’d won the league, and went scurrying back down south with their arses tanned, expect something similar
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They were crumbling well before they came to the Etihad last season. It will be a more difficult game on Sunday, perhaps a lot more difficult.

We are favourites for a reason, but favourites do not always win.

That said, I'm optimistic. Think the hysteria surrounding those 115 charges will help us to win something big again, and why not another Treble :)
 
meeesh said:
We shall re visit this next Monday, don’t care what different animal they are, they came to town with a swagger last season, thinking they’d won the league, and went scurrying back down south with their arses tanned, expect something similar
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That's absolute nonsense mate. When Arsenal visited the Etihad last season they were already in decline and had lost some key players to injury - Rob Holding was playing CB! We were absolutely expecting a hiding. There was no swagger as we'd lost 2 of the previous 3 games. We totally felt inferior to City.

That's not the case this season. We may still lose at the Etihad (bookies think that's most likely) but we believe we've closed the gap to City in terms of quality. Only one way to find out I guess.
 
bridgeno1 said:
That's absolute nonsense mate. When Arsenal visited the Etihad last season they were already in decline and had lost some key players to injury - Rob Holding was playing CB! We were absolutely expecting a hiding. There was no swagger as we'd lost 2 of the previous 3 games. We totally felt inferior to City.

That's not the case this season. We may still lose at the Etihad (bookies think that's most likely) but we believe we've closed the gap to City in terms of quality. Only one way to find out I guess.
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OK, let me put it a bit of a different way then from someone who was there that night then, to enable a perspective from a City fan

The apprehension was there for all to see, we was up against a team that had basically been leading the race more or less all season, and we all knew it was a must win game, and boy did we do just that, and I'm not arsed about lame excuses like Holding playing.

Easy to say now you was expecting an hiding, I think AFTV looked at it differently, with his war cry walking around the ground, what was the word banded about, oh yea that's it BELIEVE.

Well (mate), believe me when I tell you this, we will smash you to bits again, I fear fuck all from your bottling side

Fucking Rob Holding, so you are basically putting that defeat on his shoulders, don't come on here calling me out as speaking nonsense, just make sure you are on here next Monday, or Sunday night, whichever you prefer
 
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alexmcity said:
They were crumbling well before they came to the Etihad last season. It will be a more difficult game on Sunday, perhaps a lot more difficult.

We are favourites for a reason, but favourites do not always win.

That said, I'm optimistic. Think the hysteria surrounding those 115 charges will help us to win something big again, and why not another Treble :)
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Optimistic? Fucking hell man, we are Manchester City, not been a white flag around for ages, so no need for it now
 
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Honestly don't know why we would rush him into this fixture.

I think our best back four is the run-in four from last year -akanji - stones - Dias - Ake.
You can probably put gvardiol in for Ake? I prefer Ake but accept pep likes to alternate them

Walker is an absolute must for Madrid though. Save him for that. I feel like pep was clocking that walker isn't part of our standard best back four but is absolutely a part of our best back four when up against certain opponents... Now we have just defaulted back to walker as an undisputed starter.
 
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