I don’t think it is an understatement to say that this is one of the most important games of the last 5 years.
This is bigger than a Europa League final. This is more important than an FA Cup. This game represents bragging rights for the next year and it is probably the most consequential game we’ll have from a future-facing perspective in a long time.
For Spurs, this game is mission-critical. If they lose, things might unravel fast. Antonio Conte could exit, a new manager will need funds to rebuild, that will likely mean major sales and a lot of short-term pain.
For Arsenal, we’re in good shape however the season ends, but really, you want Arsenal to be kicking on with 3 games to go. The upside is tremendous. The confidence of taking something from a beastly away game will be immeasurable, and our extremely young squad will be able to fast-track the learning experience in the toughest competition in the world next season.
Let’s be real though, this game won’t be easy, we could be sending out a starting 11 that is missing 4 key player in Ben White, Bukayo Saka, and Kieran Tierney. That is some serious spine missing from our squad and the fact no one is really talking about how damaging that could be shows you how far we’ve come. I’m expecting us to be very competitive tonight with Tomi at left back, Big Mo in midfield, Eddie up front, and The Smith, Odegaard, and Martinelli supporting.
The psychology of the game is tantalizing.
Every Arsenal fan I speak to is predicting doom.
Every Spurs fan that contacts me is predicting doom.
We are all a bag is nerves and fear.
We are a joke.
I have no predictions.
My strategy would be to sit deep, counter the Harry Kane midfield problem, make them come at us.
The worst thing that can happen is an early goal for them.
The longer the game goes, the more openings we’ll get, this is a test of patience… and nerves. Spurs has more experience than us.
So we’ll see where we go!
IT IS WITH THE GODS NOW!
ENJOY.
ON THE WHISTLE AFTER x
1st
Let’s
Win
Tr4phy
Tonight!
Stopping Kane by our midfield.
Trouble is Xhaka losing his cool, they will wind him up for sure.
Attack them get the first goal
We have to hope artetas outrageous luck continues so he doesn’t get schooled by a proper manager
Huge, huge game. This is what we have missed in recent years.
Nervous!!! Feels like cup final day
‘War it is Pedro and war it will be, let’s fuckin’ finish them off! COYG!
Let’s get ready to rumble !!!!
I’ve been so restless for the past few hours.
Hate to be the killjoy here but with what’s going on in Ukraine, maybe the word ‘war’ is an overreach.
Massive game though and the most nervous I’ve been as an Arsenal fan since going down 2-0 to Hull in the F.A Cup final we desperately needed to win.
They have to win-any of the three possible permutations and it is still in our hands.
Would love a 3-1 victory for our boys.
It is all about dealing with the pressure,unlike Leeds last night.
Lots of technical fouls and general shithousery by our chaps will do very nicely thanks.
Most amazing compliment of our recent form is that we’re going into a massive game against Spurs with an Elneny-Xhaka midfield axis and no-one is moaning about it!
I’m unhealthily jittery and it ain’t the 3 cups of coffee. Cramming in a days worth of work by noon pacific so I can drink to the arsenal
We need Aaron to make 2-3 big saves today. Can’t be having spurs score two on 3 shots on target.
Red Card odds prediction (in order of likelihood
1. Dier
2. Xhaka
3. Romero
4. Gabriel M
5. Davies
Was going down to the pub to watch the game. Tested positive for COVID 19 this morning. Feel like shit at the moment 😕 a win will lift the spirits but I will have to follow the game via text’s as I’m confined to sic bed 😪
“we could be sending out a starting 11 that is missing 4 key player in Ben White, Bukayo Saka, and Kieran Tierney”
Math isn’t my strong suit admittedly but there seems to be something wrong with that sentence.
Nerves getting to Pedros abitlity to count, use your fingers mate;)
@Bacary.
Fair point. Sport War?
Teams will be out next 15 mins or so.
Being reported Saka and White are both in the squad.
Same here Pedro both sides are shitting themselves I don’t know a spurs fan or an Arsenal fan that’s confident tonight
Come on you Gunners! I was nervous this morning then confident and now I’m bricking it. I think I’ll just tune in around 10 to see the final outcome.
It was an analogy, if you’re offended by an analogy, then you’re a giant pussy….
I’m confident because Spurs have to attack attack attack. They have been at their best when other teams foolishly over commit against them, enabling them to counter to devastating effect. As long as we keep it tight and don’t do anything stupid early on, I think we will be just fine, and as they have no choice to commit bodies forward late on, we can counter attack ourselves. We won the league there twice, 2 delicious meals. Winning the 4th place trophy and St.Totteringhams days there is a side dish in comparison, but it would still be a very tasty… Read more »
Bakaryisgod.
I see Gabriel a very likely candidate for a red in a high pressure game
Like this probably with a tackle on SON..
JUST HOPE HE IS COOL A 2-2 is my take..
My big worry is that Xhaka is our most experienced player for the big occasion and has one of the biggest jobs tonight – and yet he is the most likely to blow up and do something stupid or get sent off.
I just hope that the kiddies have a naive ‘no fear’ attitude that carries us through. A draw would leave us needing one win from two games.
Rest up TT. Maybe listen to the game on 5Live?
Here it is:
Starting XI: Ramsdale, Tomiyasu, Holding, Gabriel, Cedric, Xhaka, Elneny, Saka, Odegaard, Martinelli, Nketiah.
Subs: Leno, White, Lacazette, Smith Rowe, Pepe, Tavares, Lokonga, Swanson, Patino.
Man mark Kane.
Nobble Son.
Do. Not. Lose.
Come on you rip roaring Reds………
White is on the bench!
@Rich
I was just trying to be nice. So god favours us Arsenal fans.
Sanchez in for Romero is huge as the former doesn’t fill anyone with any confidence. We can do this.
Romero out Sanchez in that’s good for us.
I wanted meaningful matches in May this year….and that’s what we have tonight. I’ve been hyped all week for this one. If we can go to Chelsea and get a result, we’re more than capable of doing the same tonight. COYG!
Im.not an Arteta supporter but I’m an Arsenal supporter and nights like these we march together..Come the fuck on Ya CL bound sexy Gooners!!!!!!
Just think if Eddie bags a hat trick tonight, Pierre will need oxygen and go into Eddy-post hyperdrive for the next 3 months and no one will mind.
I’m confident for the win, as I think it’s a game Arteta will pull out of the bag and set us up to win, not draw. My only caveat is if Arteta uses the handbrake, it could well go tits cup for us.
Early morning KO for junior and me, but a game that has to be watched in real time.
LETS GOO !!!! So pumped up ! Lets smash the living daylights offf this bunch and their fancy Italian Managerrrr .
Tony Pierre can photoshop a pic of him and Eddie in bed together for all I care if we win tonight
Mr Serge
Photoshop?
Let’s slap wiggly up he is jealous of tets great hair line
Freddie lol
Too bad Ben White isn’t ready. They showed him and his lady friend on the Leeds match in the stands, the chaviest couple that ever chavved. You know White isn’t scared of Spurs when he’s like dat.
Quite fitting we are playing this on a Thursday , where we need to win to avoid playing on a Thursday . Champions League it boys !
Yeah white is a super chav lol
More worried about Son than Kane. If an earthworm farts he falls over. Need a strong ref tonight.
Looks like Arteta wasn’t kidding when he said he’d go for it. We’re lining up with a 4-5-1 rather than a back 3. I would have preferred the latter but what do I know. Shitting myself over here.
Eddie should be able to have some fun with Sanchez.
Cedric’s gonna be handling Son… Wow! Now I’m nervous
It’s cool let’s do this lads come on
Last time we had Tomiyasu shutting down Son. I wonder whether Arteta will play Tomiyasu as RB or LB. I don’t trust Cedric against Son.
Let’s just hope they all got round the olive tree earlier. COYG
Romero is a huge miss for spurs. We can get at Dier and Sanchez. Their right side was decent because of Romero. Now Martinelli can beat them. Same for Saka. If we avoid giving them space to run in behind, we can win this. I hope Tomi is playing on the right though. We need to nullify Son.
Le Sauce don’t set Nigel off. Be positive: it could be worse, it could be Xhaka handling Son. Cedric has been poor recently, I’m sure Arteta has a plan for Son and Kane in his tactical plan. Well hopeful at any rate.
Arteta’s in-game management is going to have to be executed well.
China
I’ve been so restless for the past few hours
Me to!!
I am so nervous yet excited and, for some reason, confident we can do something.
I will become a nervous wreck once the whistle is blown!!
Hope Pepe can be an impact sub for us. If he’s off at the end of the season, Pepe scoring the decider will be a nice way to be remembered.
Good lineup with no Galaxy brain selection.
Very glad to see Saka starting!!!
And I am sure ESR will be subbed in.
When we lose the ball in the midfield that’s the time the team has to regain the compactness quickly to prevent the counter…Liverpool make a living from exploiting that and Spuds a poor mans version of Pool in that aspect…i firmly believe that’s the biggest weakness our squad has – to quickly regain defensive shape
Chika not China.
Sorry Chika. Bloody autocorrect!!!
What I am hoping for in the line up is Tomi at right center back, with Saka being the Right wing back when we defend plus Cedric being the left wing back.
When we attack Tomi can go to right back with Cedric at left back and Bukayo pushing up to be the right winger. The same thing we did against Chelsea but Tomi in for white and Cedric in for Tavarez. I think we can win that way.
I am both excited and Nervous. Same as every Arsenal fan.
Tottenham’s stadium looks like it was designed by Thomas Crapper. Let’s hope, in the old Skool spirit, the away fans lift the lid there & The Arse shit all over the place 😂
No complaints with the line-up. We looked balanced and dominant against Leeds until their red card and we relaxed. No danger of that today!
To be honest, I can hardly breathe with every passing minute as the game approaches. But, my guts keep urging me to trust in the team.
Patience is the key, if we are able to keep our nerves and keep then at bay, the longer the game goes on the better our chances of winning. How I wish KT isn’t injured so Tommy could be behind Saka!
Well, the Spuds are even in a worse shape, every nerve in them will jangle and creak. If there’s any match we’d needed to win or draw,its this one. COYG!!!!
Gnarley, that was really funny!!! Nice one!!
Let’s see if we can do it!!
Hug ya mother, brother and lover! We got this. ❤❤❤❤
Yesssssssss let’s do it!!!! Chicken and spuds for dinner tonight boys!
Stay strong boys and let the healing begin.
Here we go Grovers!
See you in the pod Pedro!
Here’s a link guys:
https://m-sports-live.blogspot.com/2022/05/tottenham-hotspur-vs-arsenal-preview.html?m=1
Odegaard over ESR is the only mistake for me.
Expect us to play more of a counter-attacking game today and ESR is better suited to that than Ode.
Up the Arse ! 2-1 to the Good Guys with Saka and Martinelli on the scoresheet.
Let’s go!!! We are ready!! COYG!! Tonight we feast at the toilet (ewww).
Onya Benny! I’ve got a subscription but good to see a link posted before the game haha
COME THE FUCK ON YOU GUNNERS
Hahaha mystic now you say it like that 😂
“Looks those cunts in the eyes boyo… ”
Lee Dixon
Ground looks packed
C’MON ARSENAL!!!!!!
BEAT THEM DOWN TO THE MARROW BONE.
LETS BATTLE HARD AND FINISH THIS TONIGHT.
Conte looks like a villian out of a batman movie
War it is…
C’mon boys 🦵🦵🦵
COME ON THE ARSENAL!!!!!!!!!!
And it’s Arsenal,
Arsenal FC,
We’re by far the greatest team,
The world has ever seen…
I feel excitedly sick.
Weird feeling.
4 min in and most Spuds haven’t touched the ball i
We’ve started really well and look like we’re up for the fight
I just worry we’re walking into the Spurs counter attack
Cmon arsenal
jwl
Nice to see you back.
Miss your great Friday jokes!!
Gabriel better not.dilly dally on the ball or could get caught
We’ve got ourselves into a position where we can draw and be in such a good position!!
Hope we’re smart with this
Eddie needs to stay in his lane and stop trying to be so clever with his touches…thankfully the cross was tragically miscued
That’s some nice shithousing from Holding.
That was a wasted cross by the Spuds.
Lolz.
Son now knows Holding is there
Cmon. Did Son use his elbow?
Son is a pathetic little w@nker…
Son is crying already the little shit
Holding needs to be careful
Fk the spud scum!!!
Scrappy start by both sides, Gabriel did very well to stop Son in his tracks on that break.
Keep your shape take your time lads the longer it goes like this the more tetchy they will get
I’m overjoyed that we’re not just sitting back and absorbing, as they look the more nervous of the two teams
So far so good right
Saka lowkey strong haha.