FA Cup Final, Arsenal v Chelsea III, 17:30 BST (01/08, BBC1/BT Sport)

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Originally Posted by AFC Leveller

After the City game, I felt confident going into the final. But seeing us produce that shit show against Watford, I am seriously worried now. Chelsea have a very good attack/midfield and with Giroud, you know he loves a goal in these kind of games.

Holding has mare against Watford and will need to sort himself out on Saturday.

Head says 2-0 loss. Heart says 1-2 win.

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I fancy us to concentrate / fight harder against Chelsea than I did against Watford or Villa, but even at our (current) best there's still a chance that any one of 4 or 5 players could self-destruct at any moment.

That's just what we have to work with right now, though, so not much point in fretting over getting the selection right - there's going to be at least one or two land mines in there.

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Originally Posted by I am invisible

But what if we cut that yellow / orangey hair of his off and stuck it on his face like a beard?

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We'll he'd also have to practice making suicide tackles, giving away pelanties and then blaming the goalie afterwards....

BBC build-up on iPlayer (Football Focus will be on BBC1 I am sure too though):

https://i.imgur.com/zYNga6L.png

Got a bad feeling we're going to get turned over.

I honestly can't call it.
City I thought we were in for a pasting. Play like that we did that day again though and we have a real chance. But will we?

That was such a random performance. A total anomaly to what we’ve seen all season. Pray we can replicate that again.

Usually I’m nervous as fuck ahead of finals but I just don’t expect much anymore from Arsenal, so I’m fairly chilled about this.

i just don't want it to be as embarrassing as the EL final

anyway - lineups?

mine would be


Martinez

AMN Sokratis Holding Tierney Saka

Torreira Ceballos

Pepe Laca Auba


much as I hate playing Auba on the left i think Saka should be at LWB with Tierney in the left of a back three, plus Laca's started to show some kind of decent signs lately - plus I've just given up hoping Arteta will ever not play Auba on the left

I know people will say Xhaka should play but he's just too prone to getting into trouble, especially with Taylor being the ref, and also just being too slow against the likes of people like Pulisic

I'd also have Ozil and Guendouzi on the bench but i know there's no chance of that

and I've already put £5000 on Willock coming on with twenty minutes to go...

Can’t see Sok playing. Think it’s obvious Arteta doesn’t fancy him.

I reckon we’ve seen enough to know who he prefers from this ramshackle lot.

Sure, I know Sokratis won't play, which is a shame but as you say Arteta doesn't like him, no doubt he 'doesn't train hard enough'

So Arteta thinks Luiz is worth the risk, after all what can go wrong when's he's easily wound up, playing against his old club and got sent off at Stamford Bridge...? :rolleyes: