Sheffield United vs Arsenal 04.03.2024 - KO 20:00

[HCZ_Reborn]

There’s always the potential to make heavy weather of these kind of fixtures, but champions league blip aside we’ve managed to win games with plenty to spare lately.


I don’t think necessarily resting players is a good idea but hopefully it’s a case of having the game won before mid way into the second half and can bring a lot of players off.


Vieira, Smith Rowe, Tomiyasu, Jesus and Partey all need a run out. Regardless of what happens with some of these players in the summer, they need minutes if we are going to make any money from them


Anyway 0-3 Brian Deane hat trick

[Marc Overmars]

Sheffield Utd are absolutely shit and one of the worst teams I’ve ever seen in this league. If we don’t win this game then end the season now.

[Letters]

It kicks off at 4am tomorrow morning here (here being Hong Kong, the second and last leg of my work world tour).
Every morning here so far I've woken up to frustrating football results.
If I do tomorrow I'll find the nearest skyscraper and jump off. There's plenty to choose from.

[HCZ_Reborn]

It kicks off at 4am tomorrow morning here (here being Hong Kong, the second and last leg of my work world tour).
Every morning here so far I've woken up to frustrating football results.
If I do tomorrow I'll find the nearest skyscraper and jump off. There's plenty to choose from.

Was a bit confused because when I was in Hong Kong it was only 7 hours ahead, but of course that was during June so totally different consideration.

I was there during Euro 2016, so the only time I watched a game was if it was mid afternoon kick off


HK also feels like it’s much more expensive (especially bars and restaurants) than a lot of other parts of south east Asia

[Mac76]

Vieira, Smith Rowe, Tomiyasu, Jesus and Partey all need a run out

great plan, shame most of them are injured





Anyway 0-3 Brian Deane hat trick

so he's going to come out of retirement and score a hatter for Arsenal ? :unsure:

[Mac76]

I'm not even going to joke about a Sheff U hatter this time, we absolutely should trash that excuse for a football team and leave the Sheff U board no choice back to sack Chris Wilder

five goals iminimum

[HCZ_Reborn]

great plan, shame most of them are injured



so he's going to come out of retirement and score a hatter for Arsenal ? :unsure:

Yes…and he was literally the only retired, ex Sheffield United player I could think of. Well it was a toss up between him and Sean Bean’s character in When Saturday Comes but thought that might be a bit left field

[McNamara That Ghost...]

MMF is on now.

Henry on it. :bow:

[HCZ_Reborn]

Partey is at Bramall lane

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Same as v Newcastle

[HCZ_Reborn]

Team unchanged from against Newcastle.

Partey on the bench

The concerning thing is how thin we are in terms of numbers at the back. Cedric only defender on the bench

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sheffield United: Grbic, Bogle, Ahmedhodzic, Trusty, Robinson, Norwood, Souza, Hamer, Davies; McBurnie, McAtee
Subs: Foderingham, Baldock, Brereton Diaz, Osborn, Arblaster, Larouci, Peck, Osula, Brooks

Arsenal: Raya, White, Saliba, Gabriel, Kiwior, Rice, Jorginho, Odegaard, Saka, Martinelli, Havertz.
Subs: Ramsdale, Cedric, Vieira, Partey, Smith Rowe, Nelson, Trossard, Jesus, Nketiah.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Team unchanged from against Newcastle.

Partey on the bench

The concerning thing is how thin we are in terms of numbers at the back. Cedric only defender on the bench

Arteta wants that record win in the league. :ninja:

[HCZ_Reborn]

Arteta wants that record win in the league. :ninja:

I think Its also clear that Tomiyasu and Zinchenko aren’t fit.

I think Tomiyasu has been good when he’s played this season but I don’t think he’s ever managed to stay fit for more than 50% of the time.

But at same time I don’t want us spending all our summer transfer money on defenders when we clearly need a striker, a right winger and a midfielder.

[HCZ_Reborn]

Henry talking about the difference between Man and Zonal marking as if it’s a distinction that no one has ever previously been aware of.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Come on Arsenal! :bow:

[Mac76]

Come on Arsenal! :bow:

:gp:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Saka hit the woodwork, Martinelli shot saved!

[Mac76]

Havertz misses a tap in

[HCZ_Reborn]

Odegaard scores

[McNamara That Ghost...]

ODEGAARD!!!

[Mac76]

Odegaaaaaard!!!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

What a pass from Odegaard.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

BOGLE OG!!!!

[Mac76]

2-0 :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

MARTINELLI!!!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sheffield United bringing subs on already

[Mac76]

people leaving :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Fans emptying. :haha:

[Marc Overmars]

This is brutal :haha:

[HCZ_Reborn]

people leaving :haha:

If they are that easily discouraged, makes you wonder why they bothered coming in the first place

Are we trying to outdo Newcastle’s 8-0? With goal difference possibly being important end of the season…certainly no reason not to go for it

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Havertz. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

HAVERTZ!!!!

[Marc Overmars]

Has to be a record win in this for us surely if we want it.

[Mac76]

0-4

that player should get booked for that foul on Martinelli

[HCZ_Reborn]

I see Wilder reverting to a back five has stemmed the tide :haha:

[Mac76]

Terrible free kick by Rice

[HCZ_Reborn]

Terrible free kick by Rice

Unacceptable he should be subbed

Mainly because fuck it why not…can sub martinelli, Saka and Odegaard whilst we are at it

[McNamara That Ghost...]

RICE!!!!

[Mac76]

Rice! 0-5

[Mac76]

we still haven't ditched the dumb short corners entirely it seems

[McNamara That Ghost...]

0-5 HT. :haha:

[HCZ_Reborn]

Totally unacceptable, we had a chance to set a new record by being 6-0 up at half time and we bottled it :fury:

[Mac76]

a pity, one more would've been a PL record

Arteta will be able to mix things up a bit and give others minutes again anyway

[Marc Overmars]

It was like playing a Sunday league team. Never seen a half more dominant than that.

Get Jesus, Partey and Trossard on.

[HCZ_Reborn]

A different premier league record is up for grabs, no side has lost by five goals in three consecutive home games before. Always nice to do our part :haha:

[Mac76]

In all seriousness I thought Saka could've been given the ball just a little more often, it more often gets passed out to the left but to say he has his defenders on toast is an understatement

and me saying that has nothing to do with his being my FPL captain this week of course... :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Saka off, Vieira on.

[Mac76]

Saka off

:ilt:

[Mac76]

Baldock should get at least a yellow for that it was a really deliberate hit to the face

[HCZ_Reborn]

Saka off, Vieira on.

Vieira playing on the wing? Not exactly Bernardo Silva is he

[Mac76]

Vieira playing on the wing? Not exactly Bernardo Silva is he

he did pretty well there before Martinelli spooned the shot

[McNamara That Ghost...]

WHITE!!!

[Mac76]

0-6 White screamer

[Niall_Quinn]

Well, looks like I was completely wrong about this Hertz rentacar guy. Looks like a totally different player.

[Mac76]

Cedric coming on - the final insult for Sheff U

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Martinelli off injured.

[Mac76]

doesn't look good for Martinelli

[Mac76]

Doesn't look like Trossard will get a runout today - Arteta needs to keep a sub spare for when Partey breaks down

[Niall_Quinn]

doesn't look good for Martinelli

Broken fingernail. The boy needs to man-up.

[Letters]

five goals minimum
:gp:

[Letters]

HK also feels like it’s much more expensive (especially bars and restaurants) than a lot of other parts of south east Asia
It is, although Singapore is the same if not worse (haven't been, but I've heard).
HK is brilliant, has a kind of Manhattan vibe to it.

[Marc Overmars]

Brilliant performance, absolutely slapped the shit out of them. Didn’t give them a moment to breathe.

Chance to go top on Saturday. Don’t balls that up please.

[HCZ_Reborn]

It is, although Singapore is the same if not worse (haven't been, but I've heard).
HK is brilliant, has a kind of Manhattan vibe to it.

HK is visually stunning. Not sure I’d call its vibe Manhattan like, to me it still had far too much of the former British dependency about it.

It also feels like a real life version of a free roaming city that you’d get on Grand Theft Auto.

The way driving around you get from heavily built up areas to rural and mountainous areas very quickly

If not for what Beijing is doing to it, I’d definitely go back there or even try to move there

[Mac76]

:gp:

:) well it wasn't a radical predoiction, I should have said ..."before half time"

btw did this board go down last night - i couldn't get into it for a while?

[Letters]

Yes, the board went down for a bit.
Not sure why.

[HCZ_Reborn]

Yes, the board went down for a bit.
Not sure why.

Like with all sudden systems failures it was a front for a coup

To alleviate any panic, Letters still appears to be in charge but he is in fact a puppet, a Quisling if you will for the true rulers.

This is a temporary measure to secure and consolidate power, after which time Letters will be liquidated

The business trip was a front so that he would be out of the country and prevent any confusion. If he tries to return, the HK authorities will confiscate his passport

[WMUG]

Don't be so ridicul...

ALL HAIL MACCY :bow:

[The Wengerbabies]

We're pretty good atm

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Brilliant performance, absolutely slapped the shit out of them. Didn’t give them a moment to breathe.

Chance to go top on Saturday. Don’t balls that up please.

The return of Ramsdale. :bow:

[Niall_Quinn]

It is, although Singapore is the same if not worse (haven't been, but I've heard).
HK is brilliant, has a kind of Manhattan vibe to it.

A Manhatten vibe? You mean shit piled upon shit piled upon more shit? Doesn't sound like much of a compliment.

You were there too? At taxpayer expense no doubt.

Me so generous.

[Niall_Quinn]

HK is visually stunning. Not sure I’d call its vibe Manhattan like, to me it still had far too much of the former British dependency about it.

It also feels like a real life version of a free roaming city that you’d get on Grand Theft Auto.

The way driving around you get from heavily built up areas to rural and mountainous areas very quickly

If not for what Beijing is doing to it, I’d definitely go back there or even try to move there

HK is obviously a giant shithole now the dinks have taken charge. But I went when it was still civilised. And agreed, amazing place. Such a shame.

[Letters]

At taxpayer expense no doubt.
Incorrect, as usual.

:)

[Letters]

Don't be so ridicul...

ALL HAIL MACCY :bow:

Maccy is treating me very well and I have not been harmed.