Arsenal Vs City Pre Match Thread

[neel]

Hart
Zabaleta
Kompany
Mangala
Clichy
Fernando(if fit else fernandhino)
Yaya
Silva
Milner
Navas
Dzeko (Assuming we start aguero vs Bayern)

If kompany is not fit then Mangala as CB and play MDM

 

[Luck95]

May not be popular shared opinion but I would be tempted to play Mangala in this one.

I'm with you on that one

 

[pikku]

This will be a cracking game as both the teams will be looking to attack .One of aguero or dzeko must start,with the trio of fernando,fernandinho and yaya in cm,provided fernando is fit.Also navas or milner with silva instead of nasri as he tends to perform poorly against arsenal.Must win game imo,as i don't have much hope for us vs chelsea.

 

[MSP]

We won't lack motivation for this one, we never do in big games.

It's tough one though, any result is possible there.

 

[Ireland_for_pm]

Hart
Zabaleta
Kompany
Mangala
Clichy
Fernando
Fernandinho
Yaya
Navas
Silva
Dzeko

 

[ake_stan]

Hope Milner starts instead of Nasri

 

[Ireland_for_pm]

Hope Milner starts instead of Nasri

Think Nasri should start a few games on the bench for me. Average performances so far and not affecting games enough. May be the kick up the arse he needs.

 

[Chippy_boy]

Personally I hope that the players are angry about the Stoke game. With themselves. And that they'll come flying out of the blocks.
You expect to take the three points for your home games, and a point for your big away games, but funnily enough, I suspect this could be 3 points at the Emirates for us and only 1 at the Etihad against Chelsea. That's what I suspect, anyway…

I have no idea how to call these 3 games.

I could see us winning all of them or losing all of them, or anything in between. Trying to be positive for a moment, Arsenal have not impressed. They were dead jammy to grab a late winner against Palace. Likewise the draw at Everton and then they scraped a win at home to Besiktas and drew with Leicester. And we *should* get a reaction from our players after the Stoke game.

Chelsea's scoreline against Everton has everyone talking like they are Champions elect, but Everton's defending was shocking and Chelsea conceded 3 themselves - hardly rock solid. And we are at home and will want revenge after last season.

So we could quite possibly win both of the above.

Bayern? Well they have lost to Dortmund already and dropped points at Schalke. So who knows. I genuinely believe if we play at our best we can win all of these games.

 

[sam-caddick]

Personally I hope that the players are angry about the Stoke game. With themselves. And that they'll come flying out of the blocks.
You expect to take the three points for your home games, and a point for your big away games, but funnily enough, I suspect this could be 3 points at the Emirates for us and only 1 at the Etihad against Chelsea. That's what I suspect, anyway…

The other way around for me.

In my opinion we have to beat Chelsea at home because if they get a draw at the Etihad and a win at the Bridge that's 4 points and for me that could see them win the league.

This season we have to take at least 3 points of Chelsea and doing that at home is our most likely destination.

In regards to Arsenal I would take a draw but I do think we can get a win.

Fernando and Jovetic could be out for this and with Fernandinho likely not going to be reporting back to training until Friday, with the game being on Saturday morning can we afford to play him with him not being 100%? We may end up being forced to play him.

I can see Lampard playing.

 

[Kenny - 111 Seatkicker!!!]

I have heard that despite what the M.E.N has reported Fernando has not trained at all since Stoke. More surprisingly is that Nasri seems to have an injury and also hasn't trained since last Saturdays game....

I think if the information is true perhaps a midfield of Fernandinho, Yaya. Milner and Navas out wide with Silva behind Aguero. Think we could really do with Fernando for this one, hopefully he is back in training this week