So I had to miss two days of a stag do because of work. I’ve arrived at what I ‘think’ is the destination, but no one is awake. I’ve let myself into a house with no number. So this could be the last you read of me if I’ve made a mistake and I’m camping out in some random MAGA fanatics house in Nevada.
Buuuut, while I’m here, why not pen a post?
Arsenal take on the mighty Chavs who were going to build a new stadium until their owner had his visa revoked. I mean, not that we can brag, our owner is currently prying shares away from Arsenal fans as he prepares to take the club offline as we move into the Silent Arsenal era.
I digress.
Big things to look out for today.
Cech: the manager stated he believes in his number one after a slightly erratic display on the opening day where he was pushed into taking the most touches of any keeper in the league (54 I think). Rumours are buzzing around the web that the club aren’t impressed with Leno, which is quite a sorry situation considering it was very well known he’d had a shite season. Anyway, it’s Pete at #1 again, let’s see how he rolls.
Midfield: Xhaka was pony against City, so were most of the midfield. Will Emery double down on his faith in that 11 or will we see some change? Torreira should come in, but who would move away? Guendouzi who we all forgave for school boy mistakes, or Xhaka who is absolute toilet?
There will also be questions around Ramsey, who was very ineffective outside leading the press. He was yanked on 54, will he get another chance tomorrow? If he does, will the manager rethink the role?
Strikers: Auba has tended to look a touch average against top teams. He’s easily nullified and he doesn’t have much of a hold up game. Will Emery persist with his vision of counter attacking football with one striker leading the line, or will he give us all Lacazette and Auba in an iteration of 4-1–2-1-2? We certainly looked more dangerous with two strikers than we did with one. We also probably look more dangerous with Ozil in at 10.
For me, anything above zero points would be nice. It’s too early in this project to feel hopeful of toppling an excellent Chelsea squad with a very good manager. Our main focus is how we take 24 points from the next 8 games. That’s our build up to a massive against Liverpool in November. By then we’ll have a realistic view of how good or bad our season is going to be.
It’s kind of odd how underwhelmed everyone is so early on in the season. The Wenger hangover is a three day one without doubt. That can either work really well for Emery, because expectations are so low, or it could go badly, because we’ll turn quickly. After reading around the web, it’s pretty clear that the one thing Emery lacks with the fans is an emotional connection. If results go badly, no one is going to fight the managers corner, which is why it’s incredibly important he gets some small wins in early and racks up a run. That might not come today, but it’s going to have to soon because the honeymoon feels like it finished at the airport.
Right, see you in the comments.
Xhaka again, really. Well I guess we’re used to playing with 10 men.
Lol victorious, what is it with that part of the world and flip-floppers?
You were a Ramsey fan a few weeks ago.
The Ramsey apologist here is disgracing himself.
He was dropped and xhaka should have been dropped too.
China Knock yourself out, you’re all over the place. It says so much about how SHIT Mustafi is that he’s expecting a manager to tell him to ‘STAY ON HIS FEET’ when putting in a tackle, I mean he is 25 and not a rookie, For all we know he might be bulshiting when he comes out with such balderdash unless you’re a fly in the walls of Colney, Mustafi should prove his worth and do his talking on THE PITCH instead of been a tissue having a did at the man who gave him a chance at the top… Read more »
The positive from the line up is, if we lose xhaka never plays again. If we win, we win
Sanmi,
Am afraid, we said this over 20 times last season, we are already saying it 2nd time this season,when we possibly be already be 6 points behind top 5.
Maybe he plays well in training and doesn’t replicate in real match.
Today’s result will put a big bearing on Emery and his selections.
Having 5 or so coaches and captains might even be a problem cos he might be taking conflicting advices ,who knows?
Iwobi!
LMFAO
My thoughts exactly Danny.
Only positive is Hazard not starting.He took over from Drogba at destroying Arsenal
I dont want to come across all moany after 2 games but that’s just about the weakest 11 he could have selected today. No Laca, no torreira, no ramsey, no Leno and no lichsteiner. whats going on? thank god Guendouzi is there because he gives us some chance along with Auba.
Good to see Monreal return though.
Difficult to understand how Xhaka starts over Torreira again.
Xhaka is a mistake but delighted about Ramsey being dropped
Trash lineup. We are getting beaten. Arsenal will finish 8th the way things are going on here. Mkhitaryan, Xhaka, Iwobi….you can add Ozil there and you have 4 pedestrians in a team. Why are Torerria, Lacazette, Lichtsteiner and Ramsey not playing? Emery just proving how shit manager he is. He couldn’t cut it at PSG….he can’t cut it here. For those expecting result today… good luck.
Looking forward to this.
Platforms set for Xhaka to show the world what he is made of.
Ramsey has outplayed Kanté in every match since 15/16 vs Leicester/Chelsea.
Paulinho
“Until Rambo signs the contract Emery will keep him on the periphery.”
Have to say that Emery has gone up in my estimation by discarding ramsey so soon.
Absolutely flabbergasted.
Same failing team again.
He must see amazing stuff and progress in training.
hmm..mby bet my house on a chav win
naah…in Emery we trust?!?!
Odd line up
Emery didn’t offload Xhaka in summer and now hands him a start once again…I hope and prey we haven’t recruited another manager who just shoehorns his favorites in the starting 11.
Torreira and Laca played well last week and yet find themselves on the bench again. And if Leno is not better than Cech then why did he spend 17M on him?
Really funny. The finnish viasat studio expert (pro coach) said he watched last weeks game twise to analyze and if he were the caoch ozil wouldnt make his squad.. said he simply doesnt give enough which was totally accurate 😀
Interesting to see if he gets anything done today 😀
If it’s abput the contract then I’m happy he dropped Rambo but we don’t know for sure his reasons. He’s dropped Lacazette and Torreira but it’s notging to do with a contract.
There is no way one can understand the line expect if we win then we can call him a genius.
It just looks like Wenger still.The reason why we craved changes was cos we wanna see changes bit it’s still all thesame.
Here we go.
All the best lads!
Pierre – If Emery bins Ramsey and it works I will have no problem with it. Can understand it as well if the contract is coming into his thinking.
Let’s see whether he – and the likes of you – are right and we become more instantly more solid.
We should be defensively rock-solid today and in the weeks ahead, if what you’ve over the last couple of years is correct.
And it’s Arsenal,
Arsenal FC,
We’re by far the greatest team,
The world has ever seen….
Micki might turn up today….my feeling
Not confident at all but still
Up the Arse !
*What you’ve said
Strange XI, IMO. Laca & Torreira should be starting. Xhaka & Mkhi should not.
Iwobi, Mkhitaryan, Ozil and Xhaka all starting a tough away game?
Looool
Fucking xhaka again. Why.?Can’t tackle can’t run, can’t read the game,average passing ability….shocking player. I thought Gus ceaser was shit but xhaka runs him close
Oh Jesus. I just saw that Iwobi is starting and Ramsey is not. Missed that before. What the fuck is Emery doing?
Alonso will prolly destroy Bellend and Mikhi by his own
The commentator just said it, Torreira is deemed not fit enough to start.
Tbh it’s not the strongest Chelsea team either. If it was they’d rip us to pieces.
I am extremely encouraging the way the pressing game is coming on
Come on Arsenal!!!
Not happy to see Xhaka start again but let’s see what happens.
I wonder what made Emery bench Ramsey?
Here’s hoping our boys stay switched on. Only thing I can see giving us the edge today is the pressing & tactics.
Didn’t realise cortious is playing striker for Chelsea
Bellerin sleeping on duty again.
Good ball from Jorginho there.
Wide open Barkley.
Need to close down Jorginho. Give him that much time and space gonna hurt you.
Xjaka has been making an effort so far give him that.
Chelsea regaining the ball too easily in Arsenal’s half.
Ooooooh
Close
Typical
Time to watch Iwobi run around clueless, anybody else as psyched as I am?
Fuck this shit
We are dead
Dead.
lol
We have hired a clown…no doubt
Of course it was Bellerin and Myki’s space
Fucking hilarious.
Mhkitaryan needed to track Alonso better, lazy git.
ops…did Alonso just do that??
Lol where is Bellerin?
I won’t comment
Mikki and Bellerin are so bad. I clearly said that Mikki should not play. You saw why.
Mikhi and the central defenders caught sleeping
Bellerin is fucking toilet
Bring back Jenkinson
Another good pass from Jorginho. He’s a player. 1-0, Chelsea.
Wtf was that? Even Wenger’s defense was better than this
Starting Mykhi and Ozil is damn stupid.
Starting Bellerin ahead of rich is damn stupid too.
Fuck, not the kind of start you want.
What the fuck was Bellerin doing??
We look dreadful here. Wide open at the back and clueless on the ball
*Starting Bellerin ahead of Lich is damn stupid too.
The keep showing us videos of training to make us see hardwork….
He picks a rubbish line up ..he plays rubbish tactics .The players at Arsenal aren’t built for his visions.
Monreal giving something positive to the team.
Been Arsenal’s best player for a while now.
One ball from Jorginho kills Arsenal.
Bellerin nowhere to be seen on the goal Big Papa looking like a pub player.
Why are we playing such a fucking high line… christ
Mikhi is a lazy fucker, the only player who hasn’t run and pressed so far and now costs us a goal. Ballerina nowhere to be seen either.
Bellerin at fault
He’s lost his extra yard and now he’s a complete liability
Ramsey was the best player on the pitch last EPL game we played on the bridge. Clearly people are being dumb by saying that he is benched because of his skills. He was a one-man team a year ago at this stadium.
Our pressing is uncertain and pathetic
This is what happens when you play an anus in defensive mid. How long do we have to suffer Xhaka the wanka
No Arsene, same shit. Bellerin needs to be sold.
Getting done with simple clip over the top time and again. Do we not track runners?
Where was Bellerin?
One of the problems we clearly have is we have two midfielders who want to receive really deep and than a total gap because we have a No.10 as a CAM.
Jesus, there is a lot of work to do with this team the problems we have are numerous.
Why is he playing Xhaka and not Torreira?
Ramsey is besneed for the contract issues
…and I LOVE IT. Hers not committed to the club, tell him to f*ck off.
Watching Cech try to play the ball out is sad and funny.
Players look like they’ve got no fucks to give about winning.
Starting Mykhi and Ozil is damn stupid.
Starting Bellerin ahead of rich is damn stupid too.
The manager himself is stupid. Very stupid
Mikki slow fatty
Bellerin missing
The press is not working for us but against us
Dear oh dear they are getting in far too easily now.
One ball again and in on goal.
Emery needs to sort it quick or it’s game over soon and more goals conceded.
What has happened to Bellerin’s pace? He actually looks sluggish.
The Chelski forwards are really pressing Cech… I’ve got a bad feeling that he will end up fucking something up later in the game at this rate.
The fucking high line… madness!
Mikki has been our worst player for every summer game yet he keeps starting EPL games. Fuck my life.
Whatever he’s playing or team he’s putting out doesn’t suit Aubameyang at all..
Good work with the lineup Emery.
Amazing how open we are in the wings/defence atm.
Mkhitaryan, Bellerin, Xhaka need to be dropped for anything to change
Gonna be a drubbing at this rate, 4 maybe 5 nil. Mihi is desperate to give the ball back to Chelski. Please get him out of here. For his occasional moment of brilliance, it is not worth shoehorning him into any lineup.
Someone on here told us Chelsea don’t press lol
Two teams with two new managers
One has clearly taken on the new ideas
The other clearly aren’t sure what they are doing or they just have no belief in his system
There are four players in the XI – maybe five – who should not be in the XI. I realize it’s only the second game, but maybe I’m beginning to have questions about Emery.
I think Emery has fucked this right up and we are in for a painful few momths.
The players can’t get the passing right. The defence is far from fixed. I don’t know what they are doing in training but the back line hasn’t got a clue what it’s doing.
As for pressing. If we are doing it I can’t see it. This is excruciating.
12 mins in, backs to the wall already. This could get ugly.
Chelsea are showing us how to press and pass, playing a way that Emery wants to but we are hopelessly behind.
Huge mistake no having Torreira on. Don’t care who takes off.
Bellerin that little piece of shit completely missing. Mikki can’t defend and hasn’t much pace…
Where’s the other CB so far off??
Btw, powder stuff in our attack. Whil Chelski is organised and aggressive, ours look mostly random events unfolding…
Hopeless so far…
Lichtsteiner was such a nailed on starter for this one, poor.
I don’t get Bellerin, he was elite at 20 and he’s fallen off a cliff. Happens with some players, he looks abysmal.
Banford the AKB, already doubting Emery…
OMG..in as much as we hate Mourinho…He is a top top manager.
NO SANE MANAGER PLAYS THIS MICKYTATIAN
Again, Xhaka and Geundouzi are about two feet from the CBs and when the camera pans Ozil is nowhere to be seen, totally empty central midfield.
The player swap of Myhki for Sanchez was a joke.
We should have taken the 60 million from city and used it to buy a player of our choosing..