Arsenal v Vitoria SC, 20:00 BST (24/10, BT Sport 2)

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Come on Tierney, Bellerin, Holding and Martinelli. :bow:

[dazthegooner]

Think we will win tonight with whatever team is picked then Emery will go back to his tried and trusted for Sunday (well he trust them) I have on confidence in him and judging by this comment you can probably see why.
"When I arrived, this team needed to be more competitive. Arsenal, in their history, were winning 1-0 and being very competitive, but it was not enough. Then the process of being competitive and with improved creativity. When I arrived here, the creativity was more or less good, but being competitive was worse.

It was not enough. I think last year I started to improve being competitive, also with some very good matches playing with creativity. We are being competitive. There are a lot of supporters with different opinions. Some want more creativity, some want maybe more intensity, more energy"

I want both. My way is both.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Not sure how that fits in to Monday night then. We had neither.

[dazthegooner]

Emery could have the pick of the top 11 players in there position in world football and he probably would still pick Xhaka.

[Mac76]

Tonight will be the mixed blessing of seeing a team with Tierney, Bellerin, Holding etc and no Xhaka - which will no doubt put in another entertaining performance - and then it will the same old sh*t on Sunday

[Blink 1nce Quince 2wice]

I'm hoping I see an indifferent line up tonight to give me hope he actually picks his best players Sunday.

[dazthegooner]

He will probably play more or less the same team that started on Monday though think Laca might start.

[Blink 1nce Quince 2wice]

He will probably play more or less the same team that started on Monday though think Laca might start.

Not a chance he will play the same team. He will rotate the good players in....Tierney, Hector, Holding, Torreira.... and yes maybe Laca.

[dazthegooner]

ARSENAL TEAM NEWS

Team to play Vitoria: Martinez, Bellerin, Holding, Mustafi, Tierney, Torreira, Willock, Maitland-Niles, Smith-Rowe, Martinelli, Lacazette.

Subs: Leno, Chambers, Kolasinac, Guendouzi, Pepe, Saka.

No Ozil again maybe Emery's saving him for Sunday :unsure:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Our team. :cloud9:

[Mac76]

ARSENAL TEAM NEWS

Team to play Vitoria: Martinez, Bellerin, Holding, Mustafi, Tierney, Torreira, Willock, Maitland-Niles, Smith-Rowe, Martinelli, Lacazette.

Subs: Leno, Chambers, Kolasinac, Guendouzi, Pepe, Saka.

No Ozil again maybe Emery's saving him for Sunday :unsure:

All totally predicatble and it means we'll get served ip the usual crock o' shite on Sunday as almost none of these guys will now presumably start

I reckon the Palace game might be Emery's last :rose:

[Blink 1nce Quince 2wice]

That’s definitely wishful thinking.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Vitoria Guimaraes: Miguel Silva, Garcia, Frederico Venancio, Tapsoba, Hanin, Almeida, Agu, Poha, Edwards, Duarte, Davidson.
Subs: Douglas Jesus, Pedro Henrique, Leo Bonatini, Rochinha, Al Musrati, Andre Pereira, Pepe.

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Pepe swap at half time? :ninja:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Female co-commentator. :faint:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Oh it's Arsenal legend Karen Carney co-commentating. :bow:

Will ignore the Chelsea part of her career.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

0-1 Edwards.

Wake up boys.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Tierney had a shocker there tbf.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Lacazette scuffer.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Martinelli roughing them up. :bow:

[Mac76]

Jeez even these guys are playing badly now...

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Acres of space in midfield. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Lovely turn from Smith Rowe.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

AMN on the ball. :lol:

Just athlete ball it mate.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

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N_Q. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Good cross from Bellerin, Martinelli couldn't get a touch on it.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sexy turn from Lacazette.

[GP]

MARTINELLI!!!

This guy

[McNamara That Ghost...]

MARTINELLI!!!!!

GOAT! :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

ESR shot just deflects wide.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Mustafi with a ridiculous cynical foul.

He's back!

Booked.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

1-2 Duarte.

Shocking play from AMN.

[Thierrymon]

1-2 :doh:

So easy for them.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Martinelli drags his shot wide.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Oh Ainsley.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Just wide from Davidson.

Midfield is an absolute sieve.

Everybody jacking it in. :rose:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Arsenal 1-2 Vitoria, HT.

Boos ring out, unsurprisingly.

An absolute mess mainly.

[Mac76]

All in all an uncoordinated mess - I get the sense Tierney and Bellerin have been told not to go forward as much, there's been a lot of the pointless passing back we saw on Monday

Emery's manaaged to suck the life out of these guys

Time to go Unai

[Mac76]

The fans near the dugouts were singing the Ozil song in the first half too

[Blink 1nce Quince 2wice]

Bellerin and Lucas look more themselves today but pretty average to poor from the rest.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Willock and AMN hauled off for Guendouzi and Ceballos.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Poor header down from Mustafi.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Martinez stops to save it being 1-3.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Smith Rowe scuffer, Tierney did well.

[Thierrymon]

Embarassing from Laca.

[dazthegooner]

Maybe the players are playing this badly purly to get Emery out (wishfull thinking I know)

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ceballos tries to play Lacazette in but too much on it.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Martinelli. :cloud9:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Lacazatte boots it out of play rather than put it in the box for some reason.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Worst freekick off all time from Ceballos.

[Ralpheroo72]

Emery knows

[Thierrymon]

We hve barely created anything. Certainly dont look like scoring.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

I missed Lacazette being hauled off for Pepe.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

PEPE!!!! What a man. :bow:

[GP]

PEPE!!!!!!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

And we nearly give it away again. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Martinelli should have scored.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Mustafi. :haha:

Annihilates the goalposts in frustration.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Holding header, saved.

Good delivery from Pepe.

[Globalgunner]

Time to get my Wenger out placard and book a flight to Blighty. Ive had enough of this crap.

[GP]

PEPEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

PEPE!!! Another freekick!!!

:bow:

[Maestro]

wow, just fucking wow

2 brilliant free kicks and the match is won. well done Pepe and Martinelli ws great again tonight.

[dazthegooner]

3-2 FT still Emery out!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Arsenal 3-2 Vitoria, FT!

Maybe we did body swap our Pepe with theirs. :ninja:

Well done to him.

Martinelli MotM as always.

[Globalgunner]

Time to get my Wenger out placard and book a flight to Blighty. Ive had enough of this crap.

Ok. Ive cancelled my booking. Emery still out however

[AFC Leveller]

Pepe showed what he can do on a number of times the way he just dribbled past players as if they are not there. Two good goals and an all round very good cameo.

[dazthegooner]

Ok. Ive cancelled my booking. Emery still out however

:gp: