Well good morning to you ALL! It’s so damn good to be rolling into the start of the new season with SIX new players all 23 or under. I cannot WAIT to see what they can bring to the table today.
Today IS the new table after Christmas.
Arteta doesn’t have much fan love left in the tank. Today is a mini-run to a North London Derby against Nuno’s Spurs. We have to see a result today, there’s no more time for flapping around with process, we need to see some delivery.
I am not overly nervous about the result, the team will pull something out of the bag today. What I am concerned about is the football. I really hope Arteta didn’t spend £150m on new young players only to play a more secure version of very boring possession-based football.
We need to see a dominant style of play. I want to see our midfielders do more than control the ball, because now it’s time to see rapid-fire penetration. I want to see delicious movement from our front three, because we have the players to dazzle. Particularly of interest is the resurrection of Auba. It’s time for him to show us that he’s still top of the pile when it comes to finishing.
The fans need a huge lift today, Arteta needs to find that sparkle again, and the cloud over north London needs to show some signs that it can lift given time.
We need a performance.
Performances give you time.
Arteta hasn’t delivered one in a very long time.
The weather is decent today, the 3pm kick off is conducive to good vibes, let’s see what he has.
See you in the comments.
Why is Odegaard starting ahead of ESR. ESR has been the best Arsenal player in the three games so far. What formation is this is it a 3-5-2? I see Gabriel, Tomiyasu,White,Tierney and AMN are starting And here comes the relegator to do his stuff. Leno should never sit on the bench for Ramsdale. That is football sacrilege.
I don’t trust Leno in goal with his current form. He’s too slos the game down way too much. Let’s see how Ramsdale does.
Weagle
There were also sone US baseball curses affecting the Chicago Cubs and the Red Sox but they both been lifted in the last decade or so. You never know but we could be undergoing one ourselves with this numpty of a manager. I’ve seen 2 or 3 different line ups so far. Anyone know the real one?
Gaelic played properly and at high level must call for extreme levels of fitness. I’m looking forward to it. I assume you favour Mayo over Tyrone too?
I think the one man holding midfield is back. Only this time it’s poor Lokonga as the DM
Subs: Leno, Tavares, Cedric, Mari, Chambers, Partey, Smith Rowe, Martinelli, Lacazette
Lol which is the XI ffs? Assuming our websites one?
Come on AMN!
Show us what you can do man!
Hakuna Matata!
AMN in midfield. Hahaha. I don’t mind it per se. But AMN goes from banished to a starter somehow. What is going on with Arteta? So confused…
Mew , ESR has been ill.
Ramsdale, Tomiyasu, White and AMN as DM – Too many players to keep an eye on 🙂
“Why is Odegaard starting ahead of ESR. ESR has been the best Arsenal player in the three games so far.”
Same reason Willian started every game start of last season., Arteta will always back his own signings. Same reason Ramsdale is starting today, the only crime Leno is guilty of is making saves to ensure we did not lost the last three games by bigger margins, i know he is not rated on here.
WE,
I always check Twitter for confirmation.
https://twitter.com/Arsenal/status/1436676934222688258?s=19
Looking forward to seeing Tomi.
Palace 2: Spuds 0 made my day.
Vieira’s first win is Vs Spuds. The guy is special!!
Hahaha Edouard one touch goal, hello Premier league.
That’s some debut
Kroenkephobe
Yep, definitely pulling for Mayo. Anecdotal but I used to work at Croke Park back in my late teens and Tyrone supporters were by some distance the biggest bunch of wankers we had to endure in the HT bar.
Also love Mayo the county, used to go there on holidays quite a bit.
Arteta is not messing around Ramsdale , Tomiyasu AMN all start . Exciting to watch them all .Also Lets take a moment to laugh at Spurs haha
OMG! Odsonne Eduard. 27 secs on the pitch. What a legend!
Spurs getting rightly destroyed , they won’t shit this season with this negative football mindset Nuno introduced.
Is it a 3-4-3?
Arteta needs to be right about his signings or they and the fans will end him.
Edouard could be the bargain of the season, went for less than £15m.
Nothing more valuable to a side fighting for survival than a goalscorer.
Zaha carves open Spurs again to set Up Edouard for second goal
Charlie no doubt got the tissues out for that Zaha salvo.
Have to say Emery got Zaha right though… then club went out and shelled big on Pepe.
Eagle
I tee’d that one up for ole CC.
Trollmiester Sal.
Sad day for Arsenal fans when your team plays patently the worst football of the 20. lets see what they do today
I think AMN will play WB on the right in a 3-5-2 or 3-4-3.
Tony
ESR is on the bench. He’s fit enough to start.
Only a fool does not know Ramsdale will cost us big time.
Wow Spuds are imploding!!!!
It’s a front 3 of Pepe, Auba and Saka for sure. I’m guessing it’s a 3-4-3 with Tomi, White and Gabriel defensively.
Palace 3 Eduardo a brace
Eduard
Edouard…….A star is born
Edouard putting the dagger in, love it.
Have to think PV4 revelling in this.
Were we not linked to Edouard in the summer ?
Palace dodged one with Edddie, imagine if Eddie had agreed terms with them,
Sal
You provided an assist of King Benz vs Atletico Madrid proportions for old Charlie boy there.
I mentioned Connor Gallagher couple of weeks ago. Kid looks very exciting. Great decisions in the last third. You can hardly teach that.
Edward with 2 on his debut. Well done, lad.
Thanks PV4 for gifting us a bit of happiness.
Paddy’s a saucy guy. Will be a tasty game playing them on their form today.
Vieira….. OHOOO!
Gallagher seen him a few times now. Looking good!
Palace skimmed the best of the relegated sides; Gallagher and Anderson
Wonder why they wasted all that time pushing Eddie, the player they got is better built for the league, of course Spurs were rubbish today but even at that
Edouard cost £14m.
Would that not have made more sense than rejecting 12m from Palace only to banish him to the same basement dwelling as AMN last season never to see the light of day?
Of course. It is too obvious being exactly the issue.
I’m glad Vierra is off to a winning start
Hope he does well so he can come to Arsenal at some point.
For Eddie*
Rap was just going to say the same. We need a kid like that.
Ronaldo starts at Old Trafford of course
Good morning.. Y’all, I See Palace put the beatdown on Spuds.. Hopefully we can draw some inspiration from that.. So glad the International break is over.. Guess we get to see what the Japanese dude is all about, today..
Pressure on me today I wanted Ramsdale to start so you can all slate me if we get battered.
I will not go into hiding.
I do not understand how we will score today. I can’t see how a goal will be manufactured by the players. Too many decisions that make no sense and the players know in too.
Edourd and Pepe would have been electric
Djokovic using an old tennis racket would struggle against the tennis greats of the past.
Ramsdale the relegator won’t feel any pressure starting for the team placed last on the league table
That’s one advantage he offers now.
Ronaldo will score 2+ today, book it.
Viera what a legend!
Spurs top with a GD of Zero says it all
Damn Patrick Viera continuing his legacy of not losing against Spurs , had a tear in my eye .
The league missed one opportunity to get record ratings
They should have moved the second debut of Ronaldo to a late kick-off, the viewership would have been off the charts.
I fancy a win for Norwich should they bring their title winning Championship form to the table.
Samesong
Don’t worry, Arteta will take the bullet for you.
WengerEagle
Ronaldo against the might of Joe Willock , nice battle that .
Japhet TangangaNhad that red card coming
He’s acquired a reputation for recklessness masquerading as ‘no-nonsense’ defending.
One of the many red cards he’ll get this season.
Pedro,
No one loves Arteta except for you and a couple of Hare Krishna type devotees, and his kids. I’d say his mrs thinks she’s in a coercive controlling relationship. The players are going to tank today to get from under this dictatorship. We are in the death march and that music you hear is the Imperial theme from Star Wars.
Ugh.. I see Nbcsports is making me do the Premier League … dance switch channels about 4 times.. every half hour. Got the Ronaldo hype turned up to a million already as well. Great.
I am actually very excited to see what we can do with this lineup. Back 3 at home but this is Artetas progressive defensive unit so will see there.
Where is partey at?
Also odergaard a bit deeper is very interesting. Was thinking that a lot last season instead of xhaka next to partey.
Sambi gets a chance to show what he can do.
I’m keeeeen
Not gonna lie, looks an interesting line up
Honestly it’s hard for me to write crap about any other team right now.
Can’t be throwing stones in a glass house.
Spurs are shit but we are shittier under Arteta.
I am already sick and tired of Ronaldo hype and he hasn’t even played a minute yet, going to be a tough 12 months for me.
Agree Dissenter, odd choice to have it as a 3pm KO.
Maybe the decision was made before he signed for them?
TR7 applauding your commitment to loathe Ronaldo.
Don’t really get it but can’t fault the levels you’ve gone to.
You hate Ronaldo TR7 haha.
I will join you while he is back in a Manc shirt now though. He is going to score home and away against us no doubt at all.
A must win game so early in the season against cannon fodder Norwich is a sackable offence in itself
Geez… So the first question to Steve Bruce is… So we know nobody cares about Newcastle.. so what do you think about Ronaldo?
Really enjoyed Spuds being completely bossed out of it by Padraig Vieira.
Can even forgive their fans singing “Are you Arsenal in disguise?” in the last 10 mins.
Let’s hope we can assert that kind of dominance and competitiveness this afternoon.
Sal
Messi die hard, think TR7s love for him surpasses most Argentines even.
Ronaldo the only credible rival.
With Ronaldo’s return to United
I don’t have the previous animosity for him anymore, he’’s a great player who;s bigger than any club he plays for., same as Messi.
I would be itching to watch Messi regardless of who he plays for.
Love TR7 honesty about Ronaldo. Great player but all this hype is killing me! I suppose United Penalties go up with him and Penandez the worst moaners on the pitch also.
“Can even forgive their fans singing “Are you Arsenal in disguise?” in the last 10 mins.”
You cannot even fault that, peak banter.
Messi in an Argentinian shirt is not worth watching
Dissenter: You really are an old misery, you’re no Arsenal supporter slagging off a new signing before he’s even played a single minute
Goobergooner
Odegaard cannot play deeper. That is clear to anyone but Arteta. Serious PL midfielders like Bissouma, Fernandinho etc will eat him alive. The slow, one footed, passive, weakling he is. He is only useful when he hides into the little inside right pocket next to Pepe where they pass the ball a million times between them before restarting the horse shoe. Starting him ahead of ESR in a game that a high tempo might be key for a win is just Arteta.
Ronaldo makes one’s job easier now
You won’t get bigger characters in any dressing room.
Mee, fair points haha. What do you think of the rest of the lineup?
Penandez no more!
Doubt he is thrilled about that. His goal return like Rashford’s before will take a hit.
Half decent line up today. Prefer Saka on the right as I don’t rate Pepe. (He’ll score a hat-trick now, just watch)
I can see a Caitlyn Jenner just waiting to burst out of Ronaldo.
bottom of the league battle coming up!
Matt B
Pointing out that Ramsdale is in a familiar environment isn’t a dig at him.
Who appointed as the blog’ s witch catcher
Haha Red.. Your on a roll today.. Ya crazy fucker.
“I do not understand how we will score today”
Come off it Mee, if we do not score at least 2 goals against this Norwich team the players should bury their heads in shame, this isn’t even about the coach for me, just do your jobs on the pitch.
I’m with Red… give me Maradona all day every day.
“I am already sick and tired of Ronaldo hype and he hasn’t even played a minute yet, going to be a tough 12 months for me.“ Cavani got 10 goals and 3 assists in 1366 PL minutes last season for them and I seriously doubt Ronaldo will better that production ratio without taking pens into account. And if he is taking them, that will mean Fernandez goals tally will dry up some. All this to say the hype surrounding Ronaldo’s return as a transformation point for this United squad is probably too over the top. I don’t think he makes… Read more »
Surely not another Messi/Ronaldo/Maradona debate.
Weagle will wear you down all by himself 😉
NO… don’t get Red started on another goat debate. I agree Tom.
Any streams?
Looking pretty empty with 5mins to K.O.