Arsenal v Liverpool, FA Community Shield, 16:30 BST (29/08, BT Sport 1)

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Hopefully Liverpool are still drunk, don't fancy a hammering first game of the season really.

[GP]

3-0

[Mac76]

We just need to come out if it injury-free, that's all that matters.

Knowing Arteta, he'll risk all our best players as usual and tell them to really go for it

[dazthegooner]

Well the spuds think it’s a major trophy so it’s a must win :unsure:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Well the spuds think it’s a major trophy so it’s a must win :unsure:

How would they know?

[Letters]

How would they know?

Oi! None of that. You're talking about the Ipswich Hospital Charity Cup Winners: 1951/1952 (joint)




:haha:

The fact that stuff like that is on their official site honours page still makes me lol every time.
EDIT: And they actually do list the Charity Shield under "Major Honours" :haha:
Ah Spuds, don't you ever change.

[Marc Overmars]

To be fair across Europe their Super Cups are seen as an honour worth winning. It’s only here really that it’s seen as a glorified friendly.

Winning or losing it doesn’t mean much granted but you actually have to win something in order to compete for it, so for me it’s always a nice bonus to add to the trophy cabinet.

[Letters]

Oh sure. I quite like when we win it but don't really regard it as a trophy.


Oh go on then, one more.
Spurs have won the FA Cup 8 times in their history. Since they last won it we have won it 9 times :lol:

[GP]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQ4PIzuwxrg

[McNamara That Ghost...]

The Women's Community Shield is on before this.

That means we'll probably be playing on a fucked up pitch.

[dazthegooner]

Depends we might be able to get the women to iron the pitch when they've finished :ninja:

[I am invisible]

Man, I really don’t know if I’m ready for football again yet? Feel like I need another 3 or 4 weeks off...

[Marc Overmars]

Depends we might be able to get the women to iron the pitch when they've finished :ninja:

:haha:

[Marc Overmars]

Man, I really don’t know if I’m ready for football again yet? Feel like I need another 3 or 4 weeks off...

Pretty much full on into next summer with the Euros as well.

Hopefully fans are allowed back soon.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

We're playing in our White atrocity for some reason.

Guess it's to troll the Spuds that they won't be in this match for some time.

[I am invisible]

Pretty much full on into next summer with the Euros as well.
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Hopefully fans are allowed back soon.

Jesus, really?

I might have to force myself to have a month off at some point, where I just don’t check anything. Maybe November? November always sucks ass when you follow Arsenal.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

November is the new October this year, I hope.

[I am invisible]

But... that means Christmas is the new November!

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Anything less than a repeat of last years' Carabao game will be a disappointment.

[I am invisible]

Got a horrible feeling this is going to be a massacre - really wouldn’t be surprised if they did us for 6 or more. Even with everyone available, this Arsenal team is horribly unbalanced, so I’m really not holding out much hope with so many players still filtering back from their holidays - really have no idea what we’re going to have to work with today.

Plus Liverpool are weeks ahead of us on their preseason, whereas we’ve had 2 training sessions!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

2-0 win tbf.

[I am invisible]

Is it preseason rules on how many subs you can make?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

6 usually for the Community Shield:

Arsenal: Martinez, Bellerin, David Luiz, Holding, Tierney, Maitland-Niles, Elneny, Xhaka, Saka, Nkeiah, Aubameyang.
Subs: Leno, Cedric, Saliba, Kolasinac, Olayinka, Willock, Nelson, Smith Rowe, John-Jules.

Liverpool: Alisson, Williams, Gomez, Van Dijk, Robertson, Fabinho, Milner, Wijnaldum, Mane, Salah, Firmino.
Subs: Adrian, Keita, Grujic, Jones, Minaminio, Tsimikas, Brewster, Elliott, Koumetio.

[I am invisible]

Interesting... Martinez and AMN both keep their places.

That “midfield” though.

[I am invisible]

Any chance Mo has turned into the second coming of Vieira since he’s been in Turkey?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Martinez starting probably is just to dupe him in to staying.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

BT's programme starts at 4pm.

[Mac76]

Martinez starting probably is just to dupe him in to staying.

it worked with Saka - i think this is the first time he's started since signing that new contract :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

RAWK says Arteta has a serial killer look.

They have Klopp though. :wacko:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

BT Player keeps giving me notifications for Egg Chasing scores. :sarcy:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Will Auba get another chance to lift the FA Cup today then?

:trophy:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Advert for Amazon's Spud documentary. :haha:

Looks hilarious.

[I am invisible]

Cancelling Amazon Prime subscription...

[Mac76]

i've only just seen the Liverpool lineup :faint:

this will be a massacre

[I am invisible]

The fact that this is genuinely our strongest midfield combo right now really should send the owners and execs a message...

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Come on Arsenal. :bow:

[I am invisible]

Come on Mickey! Tactic the shit out of this!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

We'll be hoofing it long for Auba to chase in this game anyway so it probably won't be all that much of a standout issue.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Why do Liverpool have a white trim?

Dunno what goes through these kit manufacturers heads.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Tierney with a Holding tribute act.

[Mac76]

Van Dyke offside :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

David Luiz. :lol:

Obvious foul.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Disallowed goal for Van Dijk. :lol:

[Mac76]

Aubaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[GP]

RWANDA FOREVER!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

AUBAMEYANG!!!! WHAT A GOAL!!!


Great team goal too.

[I am invisible]

Totally counts as a trophy!

[I am invisible]

Right, get it into the corners - time to kill this game off.

[GP]

Brilliant play, almost 2.

[Master Splinter]

Saka is so impressive.

Every touch and pass is meaningful.

[Mac76]

they just said on the radio that Holding's going on loan to Newcastle once Gabriel arrives - poor bastard - going from Arteta to Steve Bruce is like going back to the stone age...

[McNamara That Ghost...]

they just said on the radio that Holding's going on loan to Newcastle once Gabriel arrives - poor bastard - going from Arteta to Steve Bruce is like going back to the stone age...

If Newcastle can somehow get to Wembley though, Holding will win them the Cup. He turns in to prime Adams there.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Nketiah does not emulate Auba.

[GP]

Anyone else find it weird that Elneny is playing? Feels like he left years ago.

[I am invisible]

Anyone else find it weird that Elneny is playing? Feels like he left years ago.
Yes.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Thought that was gonna be a pel.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Anyone else find it weird that Elneny is playing? Feels like he left years ago.

I always kept the faith. Hence why I did not change my profile picture (got nothing to do with the fact we didn't have the Euros).

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Hit it you morans!

[GP]

Hit it you morans!

Overplayed it, should have scored!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Holding owned Mane there.

[Master Splinter]

Could be 3 or 4 up here.

We've had all the chances apart from Milner's header.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Robertson. :lol:

Tierney would've had an assist there.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Gomez. :haha:

Covid saves him from committing murder.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

David Luiz gave it away, although he was trying to play a killer pass so I won't hold it too much against him.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Xhaka smothering Mane.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

How didn't that get to Van Dijk? :lol:

[I am invisible]

Fair play to Arteta - even if we don’t hold onto this, he’s got this bunch of misfits and offcuts looking like a team again, and we’re giving them a decent game. Really hope he gets the players he wants in the next few weeks...

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Saka is everywhere.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

1-0. HT.

Well done, very good work so far. Shame Eddie couldn't finish.

[GP]

HT

Fully deserve the lead. Been the more dangerous side. Could have 2 or 3.

[Master Splinter]

Fair play to Arteta - even if we don’t hold onto this, he’s got this bunch of misfits and offcuts looking like a team again, and we’re giving them a decent game. Really hope he gets the players he wants in the next few weeks...

It actually looks like the players know what to do in each area of the pitch. And most importantly, they're doing it with conviction and some personality as well.

Before, the defence, midfield and attack were seemingly on different planes and when one occasionally worked, the others couldn't muster anything of note.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Guendouzi will be in quarantine, Darke.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Bad David Luiz was there for 80% of that action, Good David Luiz came in at the end though.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Milner, you clumsy oaf.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

AMN combs it, not close.

Great move up the pitch again though.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Firmino fucks it. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Auba. :lol:

Woeful cross.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Elneny comes back as the best Egyptian Premier League player of all time.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Pub football from Van Dijk.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Mane was offside.

Martinez. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Milner booked, scrote.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Bellerin off, Cedric on.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Williams off, Minamino on.

Milner hauled off, Keita on.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Keita. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

AMN. :bow:

GHEL.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Brilliant from AMN.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Keita murders Nketiah.

[Master Splinter]

Eddie would have been off for that.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Well struck from Minamino, Big Em plucks it out of the air though.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Saka deflected effort.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Clumsy from Cedric.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

That was not a foul from AMN.

[Mac76]

damn

[McNamara That Ghost...]

1-1 Minamino.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Saka falls over.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Martinez denying Mane. :bow:

[Mac76]

Kola on to lose the game

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Saka off, Willock on.

Nketiah off, Nelson on to win it again.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Tierney off, Kolasinac off as mentioned.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Firmino off, Jones on.

[GP]

Joe Pillock :doh:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Willock fucks it up.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Played well from 83 minutes onwards. :lol:

[I am invisible]

Played well from 83 minutes onwards. :lol:
That’s fine - I’ll take that after 2 training sessions and no investment.

[Mac76]

pelanties

:popcorn:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

1-1 FT. On to pelanties!

Good showing.

[I am invisible]

How’s Emi on pels?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Is Martinez being shown the Arsenal calendar?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

How’s Emi on pels?

No idea.

Which means I know he is better than Cech.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

I'm going to be way behind on this thanks to the BT player. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

1-0 Salah.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

1-1 Nelson. :blink:

Hammered it.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

2-1 Fabinho.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

2-2 AMN. What a game he has had.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Brewster hammers it over, off the bar!

:haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

CEDRIC!!! 2-3 we lead!!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

3-3 Minamino.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

4-3 DAVID LUIZ!!! :bow:

Wow.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

4-4. Jones slots it in.

[I am invisible]

I FUCKING LOVE WINNING!!!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

AUBAMEYANG WINS IT!!! Of course.


We win the Community Shield!!!!

Arteta, trophy hoover. :bow:

[Mac76]

Auba! we win!

another trophy :trophy:

Auba :bow:

Arsenal :bow:

Arteta :bow:

Klopp :haha:

Brewster :haha:

Scousers :haha:

[I am invisible]

Again, totally counts as a trophy.

[I am invisible]

2nd year in a row Liverpool lose the community shield to Arteta.

[GP]

Got a horrible feeling this is going to be a massacre - really wouldn’t be surprised if they did us for 6 or more. Even with everyone available, this Arsenal team is horribly unbalanced, so I’m really not holding out much hope with so many players still filtering back from their holidays - really have no idea what we’re going to have to work with today.

Plus Liverpool are weeks ahead of us on their preseason, whereas we’ve had 2 training sessions!

:)

[I am invisible]

:)
Shows what you guys know.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

How will Auba fuck up this trophy lifting? :lol:

Redcafe mocking us for celebrating it. :doh:

[Letters]

Again, totally counts as a trophy.

:gp:

They might as well hand us the title now tbh

[I am invisible]

:)
Seriously though, I’m a little bit amazed by that. And delighted.

I mean, you hope that all the good work and progress that you saw would carry over into the next season, but after the last 10 years your faith is shot to pieces.

Please back this manager, Arsenal - I really think this one might know what he’s doing.

[I am invisible]

:gp:

They might as well hand us the title now tbh
I concur.

If we can a third on that, I think we can present our case to the prem.

[Master Splinter]

Liverpool's first XI outplayed by Arteta's b-team.

Flopp :haha:.

Brewster's taken millions off his price tag with that pelanty miss.

[Letters]

4-3 DAVID LUIZ!!! :bow:

Wow.

Tell you what, that was a brilliant pel.

[Master Splinter]

Seriously though, I’m a little bit amazed by that. And delighted.

I mean, you hope that all the good work and progress that you saw would carry over into the next season, but after the last 10 years your faith is shot to pieces.

Please back this manager, Arsenal - I really think this one might know what he’s doing.

It's even more impressive with all the players injured/quarantined/playing Fortnite and not having any new players on the pitch.

[Globalgunner]

Is there no competition this team cant win.?. Is it to late to register with the NBA?. Formula one?

[Mac76]

Is there no competition this team cant win.?. Is it to late to register with the NBA?. Formula one?

:lol:

[Niall_Quinn]

Is there no competition this team cant win.?. Is it to late to register with the NBA?. Formula one?

We could beat Ferrari. And does Kroenke own an NBA team? We could at least draw 0-0 with that.