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Unai Emery takes charge of Arsenal vs Newcastle this evening in a tense as you like battle that could see Arsenal LEAPFROG United AND Spurs. Imagine the banter lads and laddetes… Arsenal, going above Spurs. A team they said could no longer be deemed Spursy. Title challengers a mere two months ago. The GREATEST crop of players to ever have graced Shit Hart Lane… and we could go above them in a transition season.
A thought so appetizing, even Harry Kane couldn’t resist licking it. Watching Poch and his boys botch a point yesterday gave me so much joy. Imagine moving into your new toilet bowl under the ad headline of ‘THE NEWEST STADIUM IN THE EUROPA LEAGUE’… I am physically aroused at the thought.
There are some watch-outs this evening. Rafa B is a wily old fox. He’s always been a smart tactician and he’s literally rotting away at a Newcastle. That doesn’t mean he doesn’t have some secret weapons up his sleeve. Miguel Almirón might not have scored any goals, but be honest, when has a goal drought ever been a problem for a player coming to us? We are a gift for bad records. The guy was MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCERBALL hype over in the states where the speedy wide man would electrify 70,000 fans in Atlanta. He could be a nightmare for a defence that is extremely susceptible to the long ball over the top on the fast counter-attack.
The only other worry we have is that Arsenal have had a whole bunch of players out on international duty, whilst Newcastle will have had 2 weeks to plan and practice a strategem to stifle us.
The game being at home helps, but I truly hope we don’t come back lethargic. We need to fly out the traps like we have done in the last few games. As Mike Tyson once said, ‘everyone has a strategy until they get a smack in the mouth’… the football equivalent of that is an early goal.
Emery, who came to his senses this year when he decided to bring Ramsey and Ozil in from the cold has doubled down on what good players can do for your systems.
“I think we are taking a good performance using a different system and different players,”
“For example, we started the last two matches playing 3-4-1-2.
“But we finished it playing 3-4-3, with players helping us in the 90th minute with a different system and different positions.”
“At first I used information from last year or the last two years. Mesut can play like a No 10 player, or starting on the right or left, in a different system, and he has a good mentality.
“And also Aaron Ramsey can play in a system with two or three midfielders, getting more in the opposition box.
“I used this information with this player and I think this player’s mind is very open to help us, to play in different positions and give us a big performance. He has a very good attitude to do that.”
Amen Unai… the big worry for the summer is how we replace Aaron. It’s not just a talented player we’re losing, it’s someone who understands a North London Derby, a player who knows what the shirt is all about. But fuck it, that’s a worry for another day.
We need a big performance this evening. Newcastle are an easy switch off side, they’re not sexy, they have a poor reputation and complacency could be a problem.
… but the players MUST be tasting Champions League bonus money by now. So let’s hope Emery and his coaches have them firing on greed cylinders.
BIG MATCH, see you in the comments. x
Boooooom!
AMN need to calm down.
Looks like he’s getting too confident lol
Juve are paying £300,000 pw for someone who scuffs every shot.
Kola looks like he drinks homemade alcohol made in a car radiator.
Socrates looked a bit lightweight there.?
Kolasinac has been particularly bad tonight. Very static he might as well be napping. Everyone very slow with their passing. Credit to Ramsey he’s trying to add some much needed impetus
“Socrates looked a bit lightweight there”
Nope
Rondon is just built like a battle tank.
Lacazette has a body to leg ratio of 90/10%
Tiny little baby legs. Looks odd.
Sokratis.
Ramsey is playing at such a high octane that he has to be subbed off in the 67th minute or so.
Mustafi strikes again
Should’ve chest that down instead of that weak header.
Iwobi runs like he’s negotiating a land mine field.
Iwobi unimpressive
Like Walcott he’s a sub v tired legs only
And then of course he suddenly plays well
Ramsey the opposite of Wally in every way. Already secured a huge contract, yet still playing out of his skin.
Quality football in last 10 minutes or so
Laca takes too many touches in the box. Bang the ting man!
Iwobi with some good link up play there
Kolasinac been poor.
Ramsey is playing at such a high octane that he has to be subbed off in the 67th minute or so.
Would you stop
Kolasinac is so bad. The thought of a Grimaldo or Tagliafico playing on the left gets me rock hard
Do my eyes deceive me or did Socrates just turn in the afterburners for 2.5seconds?
Remeber the famous Ron Atkinson quote about Carlton Palmer?
Interviewer “Carlton has an engine, covers every blade of grass during the game”
Ron “that’s because his first touch is so shit and he’s always chasing the ball”
ANN isn’t helping Mustafi at all
Kola is a no finesse lump.
How ??
Iwobi with the tricks
Ozil, Ramsey and Lacca on a roll, loving the combination play.
Laca really unlucky there
Marlo
Why do I need to stop?
You’re dreaming of some other team players giving you night emissions yet you’re dissing a very good play we have in Ramsey
Ah lads
How good was that?? Lovely football
Ozil looks like his old self
Some beautiful stuff
Wengaball is back!!
Pretty football today.. Up the Arse
Kola was poor first half
unlucky laca great turn n shoot
Kola’s pass is off today. Iwobi isn’t doing much. I want Mkhitaryan to reply Iwobi.
Marko
Reign it in you paddy bell end
Bout wrong with kolasinac tonight
He over hit a pass
Woooo
Go masturbate over your pet Ajax or benfica left back on their pages. Snotty little arse wipe
Ramsey is quality and had the potential to be a top quality player.
Injuries then Wenger ruined/limited/handicapped his career.
Look how he has become the complete definitive midfielder under Emery.
Damn shame he is leaving.
Guns
Hahah
Too form tonight mate
Really funny
More of the same after the break please!
Wouldn’t it be absolutely delicious if Spurs finish 5th? Financially, it would be an absolute gut punch.
kolac, iwobi, amn, mustafi arent on form
LG
It was his lack of s regailsr position and coaching in that position which held him, Theo, ox and jack back along with injuries
They could have been an awesome quartet
I like iwobi ge doesn’t hide and alwqys works his socks off, but he isn’t good enough.
We need another winger. Maybe zaha preferably someone with proven end product though.blackout
Un
Really not sure how you can even defend Kola today. He has had 1 maybe 2 passes that actually found feet and weren’t hospital balls or complete miss hits. Totally poor showing thus far in that aspect of play.
AMN has to make himself available for Mustafi. He has to move back when Mustafi has to ball.
Arghhhh.
Two months ago, Ramsay was a twat. Now, the next Michael Laudrup.
He’s rubbish but better than what we have but that still doesn’t make him good…just better than crap.
Juve will eat him alive and he’ll be back in the premier league with Everton in two years.
Un
I deffo agree the constant chopping and changing of their position and roles meant they never became a master but rather a poor jack of all trades.
As soon as Ox locked down a position at Liverpool before his injury he was seemijg to he progressing well.
Lg
They all had so much talent
All of them. Theo could have been a 25 goal a season striker for us in the right set up
Ox jack and Rambo could have been world class
Wenger let them go for his idealistic interpretation of total football
As much as I’ll alwasy love what he gave us in the early years, the sword falls on him for their careers and lack of progress for me
Zimmie
He’s worked hard
His final ball hasn’t come off
Don’t be so harsh
“PedroApril 1, 2019 16:48:58
Valentin, you don’t have to prove yourself, you write great stuff that is consistently on-point.“
This! Well said Pedro. Too many nonsense contrarians on here.
Valentin do your thing, ignore them. Same folks every time with different people they don’t like to agree with either way
Man I can’t wait for new game of thrones
Gonna change my name to un Cersei naaai
AMN’s position is all wrong. He is too far upfront.
Amn out
for a while seems
AMN looks injured. Not what we really wanted to happen right now. Sigh….
What are we going to do about Mustafi, he’s sorry thick.
Is this the best playing acting from AMN? He deserves an oscar!
That was not a foul by monreal
Worst officiating
The ref is a numpty
At last Iwobi off
Ugly game we definitely need a second go pretty quick here
Iwobi problem is that he tries actually to hard. needs to relax in situations, the work ethic is there.
Ozil been good tonight.
Ramsey injured
Like I said, Ramsey’s temp has been very high
He nes to be taken off to preserve him.
Let’s see what Suarez has in his kitty.
Mo help us
Our ridiculous bad luck could come back to haunt us here.
El freaking Neny come on
Emery just wants to defend?
Is mikki hurt?
Dissenter – He’s probably done his thigh again and will be out for a few weeks at least.
Ugly
Game
Paulinho
It’s hard to say that he’s injured
It could just be that he felt a strain and went down as instructed by the manager. They know he’s not 100%
Officials are shit. Its almost like they are trying to prove a point against the big team after the shocking decisions that gifted the Chavs a win against Cardiff. On Iwobi, I thought he actually looked pretty decent tonight… Somebody above said Ozil has had a good game…He was shocking in the first, at least he kind of woke up after half time. We sure are gonna miss Ramsey (I admit to calling him Ramshit for about 2 years), but he was. Ramshit, that is is. TBH I forgave him when he scored that dinked goal against Spurs. Atos in… Read more »
You can see it was around the 60th minute when Ozil really stopped trying
You can see around 2005 when marko really stopped supporting
Monreal needs to go. Cannot use his right leg whatsoever
There comes the Newcastle dive merchant
This game isn’t over until we get a second goal
We need a striker that can contest for crosses and hold the ball.
It’s gonna be a long final 10 minutes…..
I like Guendozi, buuut, he needs to learn how to tackle better in 50, 50s. He rarely wins the ball
Guendouzi has been poor this game
THis fucking ref has given us NOUT all night…
Fuck yeah
What a goal
WHO CARES! Fucking love that!
That was terrible goalkeeping.
At … fucking … last!!!! Nice goal from Lacazette!!! Cone on Arsenal!!!
Laca must be very good in the sack
That goal celebration should be called the “smoocher”
Yes yes yes yes
3rd with 7 to go, who would’ve believed this back in August!
Mind the f#*!#?#g Gap….
Looks like another silly decision, this shiny head cunt has had a game to forget
Another one disallowed and that one was a clear goal.
I get it now, this ref is worried about our GD…SPurs or Chelsea fan . No doubt.
This ref is utter bullshit
Auba needs to grow some longer legs!!!! Aaargh!.
Wtf? … goal?! Or not…..
Lol the Tottenham obsession is massive from the he Emirates crowd.
Officiating is getting poorer and poorer
Thomas.
A chav clearly showing his Arsenal knowledge. Which is none.
Haha. Ozil. MoTM…….Smith you fucking plank. He played well for 10 minutes out of 90.
Guendouzi is a decent talent but he goes forward and has no idea what to do once he gets there. He then usually moves out wide in a panic to give it to the full back.
Ramsey was quite clearly MOM.
Smith is such a mong.