Here we are, match day blog time.
Mikel Arteta has finally caved to Martinelli in the starting 11. All the noise I hear is that he’s been electric in training. He needs to channel some of that ESR mentality. Play like you belong, don’t give an inch to the manager, and take the chances afforded.
Nicolas Pepe has also been rewarded after his cameo on Thursday. He’s another one that needs to keep showing that he can be relevant for 90 minutes. He needs to take his chances, impose his bag of madness on a weak defence, and be decisive.
Main point of concern for the game is the the lack of creativity. Ceballos, Xhaka and Partey doesn’t scream fast breaks and threaded balls. Dani really needs to show up, he has to move the ball fast, and he has a rescue a reputation that’s in the gutter. If he’s shite, I’d love to see Azeez given a bit of a role.
Overall, this game has ‘WHY AM I PLAYING’ vibes about it. This squad of whiners switches off all too regularly when there’s nothing on a game. I really, really, don’t want to see another slow start and another shite performance.
Let’s see what we get…
See you in the comments. x
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Do you remember when we all laughed at Wenger for saying this was a trophy. Now it’s a fantasy
Why is Azeez not given a start rather than play the outgoing Ceballos? I would be much more interested in the game if it were so
Here we gooooo
Martinelli does a number and MA has no choice, come on you dynamic young beauty, tear them a new one!
We should have binned Auba off to barca or anyone in the summer and replaced him with Danny Ings. More goals, more effort, less prancing about aimlessly and a saving of about 200kpw.
Come on Gabi !
Ceballos is the massive weak link here. I’d prefer either Pepe or martinelli at number 10 with another winger such as Nelson playing. Ceballos will be lost out there.
Fricking hell. Ceballos again. Can’t they just send him back already
11th… where we sadly are!
No concerns here.
We have the most exciting capable young manager in european football and this on it’s own should be enough to take care of already relegated Sheffield United.
Pedro
I respect your blog but why post a new post 15 mins before a game starts? Doesn’t make sense. Kills off the post game banter completely.
Can’t you post a few hours before the game starts?? This would allow everyone to gather together before the game starts.
Hey y’all… … game time I guess.. Not sure why I keep tuning in but there you go.. Life of an Arsenal fan.
Lineup we probably should have started in Europa.. so .. see what happens..
As much as it pains me to see Ceballos starting these, realistically it’s the only option with our injuries..
Martinelli, take your chance with 2 hands kid! Us fans need you to make yourself undroppable from here!
Saka doesn’t lineup as LB.
Come on The Arsenal!!!!!
Blue kits with pink letters.. not really a fan of that.
What’s all the noise from the sidelines for? Irritating
Chance for Saka.. early..
More of it, gab – saka
Saka playing the number 10
Marko
“he’s out of the death spiral ”
Come on now you know you must use the words Unai Emery before any mention of death spirals.
The Unai Emery death spiral.
Thank you.
I can hear Arteta screaming “Go Dani, Go Dani, Stay Dani” all the way in North America.
Chambers ehnn, he shouldn’t be at arsenal, plays like a mummy
Quality Pepe
Links well with Odegaard and Saka
Arteta should try Pepe as a 9.
Might just blossom there
Vickingz
This also applies more aptly to Mo Elneny. He is by definition a player who shouldn’t be playing at The Arsenal at all. Another player who got very lucky and who definitively plays like a mummy (thank you AW).
Saka almost did an assist for Sheffield
Saka and Pepe combining very well.
If mcgoldrick scores Diet Pep should ride a bicycle back to London butt naked
I prefer circling the drain… to death spiral as far as descriptions go.
Just sayin… haha Looks like pretty fluid positions.. might as well.. let Saka roam..
Martinelli back on defense.
Good defending by Martinelli but that’s not what’s he’s on the pitch for!
You can see that the Sheff Utd keeper absolutely hates keep having to play like an infield player keeping on receiving the ball from his players.
But teams still isn’t they must do it. Expansive you see.
Pepe and Saka are in the mood and linking well
Weight (and timing ) of our passing just isn’t good enough
Ceballos playing the Arteta cone position ?
Ceballos nearly costs us from another high ball.. though he’d have learnt from the Olympiacos game
Asoa and user Oz
We are playing well with purpose. Hold your whining for now ladies eh?
I’d like to go to Colney and slap each one of these cunts who can’t take a fucking corner in the face really hard. Absolutely unbelievable that they can’t do his consistently well. It would be like Spieth not being able to use a driver. It’s a fundamental skill of the game. It beggars belief we have no one of sufficient quality to take corners. S United will be fancying this the longer it goes on 0-0. We look toothless.
Play at slightly better pace but still way too much back and side passing
Our first half in the home leg of this fixture was probably the worst ever barring the Pool game..this one doesn’t look promising either
Sheffield very confident with the ball at the back
TBM
You can add throw-ins to that.
Professionals apparently…
That’s not a foul lol he won the ball Pepe
Martinelli scurrying around. Arteta like to put Coneman and let the next player support/ protect him.
Perverse person
Great football there
Awwww side netting… looked better at first glance then it was.
We are playing well with purpose. Hold your whining for now ladies eh?
No goals yet. Seen rhis all before.
Looks like a 4-3-3 with Ceballos and Saka either side of Partey.
Pepe’s first touch is shit
That build up to Martinelli’s shot was so haphazard but it somehow worked out in the end
If we score a goal, this will be more down to SU being crap than The Arsenal playing pretty football. That much is obvious.
Wig. I say what and how I see it. U don’t like it don’t read it. Thank you.
When I see Martinelli listed as a “left winger” and see him playing wide it just doesn’t seem right or ring true with me.
CF as far as I’m concerned.
Pepe is such a wimp, a weakling
I kind of agree with the no need to whinge all the time mantra
UserozApril 11, 2021 19:30:00
Wig. I say what and how I see it. U don’t like it don’t read it. Thank you.
User Oz
Fair play. Me too. I see it as, you’re a bit of a dick head
Brazilian not at his best but better than anything Wilian could possibly have to offer
We will score soon we are in total control
Great foal
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Brilliant team goal !
Excellent finish by Laca.
And we still cant score!!!! Wtf????
Some typical online holigans on le Grove unfortunately
Laca!
Great goal.
Great touch by Ceballos
Great goal another flick fiom Ceballos
Laca Saka and Pepe all good.
Good goal.. the no, number 10.. no, number 9…. formation works.
nice one!!
Yeaaaah
Quality
That’s how arsenal play
Useroz 🤔
Shut yo damn pie hole
Saka and Laca still have good chemistry.
Ceballos has those little tricks.
Arteta seems irritated at Martinelli and Laca embracing after the goal
Ceballos has been very inspired so far. All his back heel flicks were successful.
Should have been a second
Ha ha Ha!!! I had to say we missed and then see us score.
Yes!!!! Here we go. It was about time.
Nice goal by Laca.
Sheffield united bottom of the league expect us to smash them.
That’s about the 3rd time Ceballos had done that little backheel layoff this game. Great touch.
That was a well worked goal.
Laca gets far too much stick on here.
CF has never been Arsenal’s greatest problem area when you have Auba and Lacazette as options.
Wenger’s back coaching?
Nice goal.
Recalcitrants usually resort to name calling etc.
What a miss by saka
Nice to see some pace, Pepe martineli saka bringing energy
Arteta is a handbrake.
Martinelli makes things happen… bottom line.. Willian not so much.. I really wouldn’t mind never seeing him play for us again.. to be honest.. but I know that won’t happen.
Great goal, great flick.. he’s still shit 😂
That’s where Ceballos likes to play – not in our own box FFS
Don’t play the older players we play well no more willian please
Thats why I like Laca better at CF than Auba..is more confident in link up play and tight spaces…both suck at one on ones though
Samesong
So do I. Losing to a team bottom of the table would have been a total shambles.
I expect us to win this game today.
This is a must win game
Marinelli doing well given few starts….may cut in more and shoot
Mari looks calm with the ball.
Laca didn’t anticipate the pass from Martinelli. Just to show ,players need to play for a period to gel.
Not Williams. He is a gone case who had too many chances
Laca is undoubtedly the type of striker needed for CF, no idea how anyone can watch some of his involvement and claim Auba is the type needed instead.
Laca’s issue is consistency, it’s not been nearly good enough. The gold standard for that role is a Benzema imo who can finish and link to incredible effect.
Auba as top earner is such a blow to confidence in recruiting, I just don’t get the thinking.
I kind of see why Arteta snubs Martinelli, very poor decision making so far.
Ceba takes too many touches, indecision is one of his major problems
Strange how arteta got brave trying something else against an already relegated team. Shit his pants against Prague. Sign of a rookie manager lacking confidence.