Arsenal Vs City Pre Match Thread

[uwe rosler 28]

Arsenals defence really struggles against pace so I'd go in either 2 ways

1st
.........................................hart................................

zabba...............vinny..............mangala.............clichy

.........................fernando........yaya.............................

navas..............................silva............................milner

.........................................aguero..................................

2nd
..........................................hart........................................

zabba...................vinny..........mangala...........kolarov

.............................fernando.......lampard....................

silva.......................................yaya........................milner

..............................................aguero................................

 

[birchwoodgingerste]

Pace at the back needed for this game id go saga mangala kompany clichy

 

[birchwoodgingerste]

Pace at the back needed for this game id go saga mangala kompany clichy

 

[Questy]

Go straight for the Jugular on Saturday and put them in their place.

 

[tonea2003]

Good shout. I wonder if we have to go back to Hughesless days for that or even further back.

or we could go back to last year's CFC at Home and Norwich Away games...

:(

Seems I'd airbrushed that from history!

fair point i guess i meant it doesn't happen often

 

[bigbluekev]

Are all the players back tomorrow. (Edin playing tonight I think)
Pellegrini can start thinking what team he can put out dependant on injuries.

 

[york away to this!]

Internationals around the world midweek
arse away
my 50th on monday
Bayern away midweek
Chelsea home

crikey - hope all good news on injuries?

 

[Questy]

Internationals around the world midweek
arse away
my 50th on monday
Bayern away midweek
Chelsea home

crikey - hope all good news on injuries?

For you or the players ;-)

 

[Ric]

You wouldn't really want to give Mangala his debut away at Arsenal as it's a bit of a baptism of fire, but then you could say the same about Munich away or Chelsea at home and I can't see Kompany and Demichelis starting all three. Makes the decision not to give him a run out against Stoke all the stranger. I know Pellegrini said he wasn't match fit, but the only way to get that sharpness is to play games. It's a pity he didn't play for France the other night.

 

[andyhinch]

You wouldn't really want to give Mangala his debut away at Arsenal as it's a bit of a baptism of fire, but then you could say the same about Munich away or Chelsea at home and I can't see Kompany and Demichelis starting all three. Makes the decision not to give him a run out against Stoke all the stranger. I know Pellegrini said he wasn't match fit, but the only way to get that sharpness is to play games. It's a pity he didn't play for France the other night.

Some tough decisions to be made just now, glad I'm not doing it.