Very interesting line-up by Arteta. No Jesus says it all. Arteta doesn't trust him to be the threat the we need, ie score that goal with the little chances that we will have.
It does look like Arteta is banking on a smash and grab with hopefully what will be a defensive masterclass.
My son said the game was at 630am. I believed him. He will pay for this mistake. Could not fall back asleep but now pumped up on coffee for this match!
Love how Cala drives the ball forward, I think his partnership with Martinelli can lead to good things today. He moves up so high, allows Martinelli to move in more maybe
Love the look of the team. Would have preferred Sterling to Marti but it is what it is. About time Martinelli gives Mikel a win after keeping faith with him for so long. For the first time in a long long while I'm not scared to play city. Let's fucking turn them over!!!
Nah, Sterling should come off the bench. I know Martinelli hasn't been good going forward but he will shut down Savio and Walker. City are looking to stretch the game. And that is the main threat to drag the CBs out wide to allow space for Haaland. Martinelli is the right player today. Had it been anyone other than City though, he should have been on the bench.
We really need Havertz and Trossard at their best today, if we have any chance of winning. Attacking will depend on whether they can pass it well, hold the ball up and make threatening movements to allow Saka and Martinelli to have chances too.
White has a minor knee issue apparently. The replacement though couldn't be more perfect. If we had as good a depth as we have in defense, we would be unstoppable.
Wrong uns? Whats are you? Some teenage wannabe gangsta? 😂 Think JWL has marked your card.Now jog on back to your spuds blog like a good little boy & leave any serious discussion to the grown ups.There,there.
I think in games like this you have to play a wild card. Both sides will be prepared to the max, which results in the kind of deadlock we saw last year. Arteta will probably stick to this plan and play cautious, so another draw on the cards. But if you want to win, you can take a calculated gamble which will unsettle the opposition.
Step up, Raheem Sterling, your time has come. It would be perfect to let him loose in a free role buzzing around the City defence, scoring or laying a killer pass on. Come on, Mikel, don't be such a control freak that you kill the game in favour of a draw, play to win.
Look at our great captain Vieira on US tv. Man, they dont make em like that anymore.
Very interesting line-up by Arteta. No Jesus says it all. Arteta doesn't trust him to be the threat the we need, ie score that goal with the little chances that we will have.
It does look like Arteta is banking on a smash and grab with hopefully what will be a defensive masterclass.
Let's see what the boys have in store for today!
Good to see you ready today Guns!
White out too, f me, damn can AFC catch a break, the right side is totally disrupted.
However, Timber is good, but Tomi would have been optimal, where is that guy? We all know.
If we get a point today, then all hail the Master Mikel!
Let's go.
My son said the game was at 630am. I believed him. He will pay for this mistake. Could not fall back asleep but now pumped up on coffee for this match!
White is on the bench. He will be fine. It is just a precaution.
Love how Cala drives the ball forward, I think his partnership with Martinelli can lead to good things today. He moves up so high, allows Martinelli to move in more maybe
And he is a good defender. We shouldn't be having any of the mistakes Zinky usually makes.
Love the look of the team. Would have preferred Sterling to Marti but it is what it is. About time Martinelli gives Mikel a win after keeping faith with him for so long. For the first time in a long long while I'm not scared to play city. Let's fucking turn them over!!!
Nah, Sterling should come off the bench. I know Martinelli hasn't been good going forward but he will shut down Savio and Walker. City are looking to stretch the game. And that is the main threat to drag the CBs out wide to allow space for Haaland. Martinelli is the right player today. Had it been anyone other than City though, he should have been on the bench.
come on smash and grab, martinelli to score- break out of the funk
calafori!
We really need Havertz and Trossard at their best today, if we have any chance of winning. Attacking will depend on whether they can pass it well, hold the ball up and make threatening movements to allow Saka and Martinelli to have chances too.
coyg
4-4-2 being the setup-- with Tross and Kai up top-- looks to be a defense-first mindset.
Soft pressing, push the flow to the side where our D is most resilient.
Bukayo Saka captains Arsenal today. So proud of this kid. Arsenal through and through.
Partey the only worry in that lineup for me. We don't have other weaknesses defending in there.
White has a minor knee issue apparently. The replacement though couldn't be more perfect. If we had as good a depth as we have in defense, we would be unstoppable.
White out.
………………..Raya
Timber Saliba Gabriel Calafiori
…Saka…Partey Rice ..Martinelli
…………Havertz Trossard
Need a statement win at their place.
Does Arteta have the cojones to go for it?
Pretty sure Mikel's testes dwarf your pathetic pair...
lol😂😂😂
Here comes 68 year old HIV Positive Pete using laughing emojis like a teenage girl.
Wrong'uns.
Wrong uns? Whats are you? Some teenage wannabe gangsta? 😂 Think JWL has marked your card.Now jog on back to your spuds blog like a good little boy & leave any serious discussion to the grown ups.There,there.
You pitiful little shit.
You're a nonce.
You're a troll... piss off.
Nah, quite like it here.
I'll keep winding you wrong'uns up and YEW'LL DO NUTTIN.
Pull your thumb outta' your ass punk...
You'll realize how much your shit stinks.
🤣🤣🤣
Calafiori starting, excellent!
What a fixture to be thrown in for his first competitive start…
2 high volume dribblers in Savio + Doku start for City..
My first impressions are that he’s going to become a cult hero pretty quickly, the journey can properly start today!
Is it his good looks that give you this impression Bob?
It’s all right, we understand.
I think in games like this you have to play a wild card. Both sides will be prepared to the max, which results in the kind of deadlock we saw last year. Arteta will probably stick to this plan and play cautious, so another draw on the cards. But if you want to win, you can take a calculated gamble which will unsettle the opposition.
Step up, Raheem Sterling, your time has come. It would be perfect to let him loose in a free role buzzing around the City defence, scoring or laying a killer pass on. Come on, Mikel, don't be such a control freak that you kill the game in favour of a draw, play to win.