Partey and Jesus out for a few weeks. :rolleyes:
Shouldn’t really have much trouble here as long as we apply ourselves correctly. Though I’m sure there will be some careless shit happen like it usually does at home.
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Partey and Jesus out for a few weeks. :rolleyes:
Shouldn’t really have much trouble here as long as we apply ourselves correctly. Though I’m sure there will be some careless shit happen like it usually does at home.
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That will be much less likely if Ram and Tomi play instead of Raya and ZinQuote:
Originally Posted by Marc Overmars
0-3 McBurnie hatter
oh and saying Partey's injured is like saying the Pope's Catholic, it really isn't necessary ...
I think this will be a tricky game, not necessarily that we won’t win. But I can see this being a struggle because they will play 11 behind the ball from the off.
I would rather have Havertz play up front because he can hold up the ball well allowing space for others and Edward is just not making the runs at the moment.
I would probably drop both Saka and Odegaard for this game. One because he’s clearly not fully fit, the other because he’s been poor.
My 11
Ramsdale, Tomi, Gabriel, Saliba, White, Rice, Jorginho, Vieira, Martinelli, Havertz and Trossard
Arsenal: Raya, White, Saliba, Kiwior, Zinchenko, Rice, Havertz, Smith Rowe, Saka, Martinelli, Nketiah.
Subs: Ramsdale, Tomiyasu, Gabriel, Jorginho, Elneny, Vieira, Odegaard, Nelson, Trossard.
Sheffield United: Foderingham, Bogle, Robinson, Trusty, Thomas, Norwood, Souza, Hamer, Slimane, McAtee, Brewster.
Subs: Davies, Baldock, Fleck, Archer, Traore, Osborn, One, Larouci, Brooks.
Raya and Zin start :rolleyes:
Meritocracy :bow:
Interesting line up, not what I’d have gone for, but not what I’d have expected Arteta to go with either
Kiwior and Smith Rowe both probably deserve some game time
And Saka deserves a rest but we all know he isn’t going to get it :lol:
He clearly doesn't like Gabriel (whatever you say) and is still trying to prove we don't need himQuote:
Originally Posted by HCZ_Reborn
And starting with Raya, Zin, Eddie and Havertz is an open invitation for Sheff U to win the gam3
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Originally Posted by Mac76
Well your joke McBurnie prediction died in the crib, he doesn’t even make the bench
I would check to see if he’s injured but I don’t care all that much. Whoever we played and whoever they played…I can see a dull grind of trying to break them down. And because my predictions are so spot on, we will probably get a goal fest
I almost feel like playing Raya is a form of punishment for him, looks like he has PTSD
Zinchenko? Well I suppose one explanation is that he’s a better player to have when you’ve got a team that will play for a draw and stick 11 men behind the ball. Where as Tomiyasu more effective when actual defending needs doing and more space to work in.
I think I’d definitely rather have the latter against Newcastle as Zinchenko was awful when we played at St James’ last season
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Originally Posted by Mac76
Yes and he also drops his Captain in the same game. If he was trying to prove he doesn’t need Gabriel why would he have started the last six games and only benched today against a team where he thinks he can rest players (like Jorginho, like Odegaard and possibly yes Tomiyasu)
Most of these disagreements start because of your insistence on using words like clearly when even you know it’s not the most plausible of explanations. But you wouldn’t be the only person to discount things that don’t fit your theories
NKETIAH!!!
NKETIAH!
Edward opens the scoring. Have to admit I thought this was going to be a 0-0 at half time game
Must admit well controlled and lovely finish
NKETIAH!!! again
:bow:
EDDIE HATTRICK!!
Edward hat-trick 3-0
Nketiah hat-trick. :bow:
I think I’m correct in saying that’s the first hat-trick scored by any player for us since February 2021 (Auba vs Leeds)
Saka is subbed
Next the blind will see and the lane will walk :haha:
From what I can tell White, Martinelli, Saka, Smith Rowe all been taken off
Vieira, Nelson, Trossard and Tomiyasu are all on
Who is watching this and on what channel?
I know it's not on Sky and the other one.
You can hear a pin drop now.
Arsenal should be going for more goals but I they are waiting for SU to get one.
Pelanty to Arsenal!
VIEIRA!!
Why do we keep letting all and sundry take penalties. I don’t know why but it annoys me. Edward had three, let him get a fourth. Shouldn’t be a charity event for people who can’t score from open play
Dreadful penalty, but it went in.
Elneny on.
10 mins IT.
TOMIYASU!!! :bow:
Ah that one made me smile….good for him, glad he’s finally got a goal for usQuote:
Originally Posted by McNamara That Ghost...
Lovely stuff
Havertz hits side netting at last knockings :lol:
Still though. Nice comfortable win, and looks like decision to rest players vindicated
Sheffield Utd are clearly hopeless :lol:
But you can, as they say, only beat what’s put in front of you so nice to see us doing that confidently today. A nice goal difference boost.
When looking at their resultsQuote:
Originally Posted by Letters
Losing 1-0 to Palace, 2-1 to Forest, 2-1 to City, 2-1 to Spurs, 2-0 to West Ham, 3-1 to Fulham, 2-1 to United
Despite all these losses they’ve only been hammered by us and the Geordies
They are terrible, but in a way I feel bad for them because the club is in a huge mess. They lost their two best players after promotion and they’d already resigned themselves to relegation before a ball was kicked (the money they got from promotion was all about clearing the clubs debts)
I thought today might be a bit of a struggle given we haven’t always fared well against teams that play with 11 behind the ball. And they haven’t capitulated apart from to Newcastle. And first twenty odd minutes it did look that it would go that way, really not creating anything but we created a chance took it and never looked back. Everyone knows Edward is not good enough for us, but if that boosts his confidence enough that he can pop up with more useful goals than it will be a good thing (especially if we decide to sell him and get a good asking price for him)
Two clean sheets back to back in the league at the Emirates as well. First time in almost two years
The goals from Edward are very good.
First goal lovely control, turn and finish. Second good poacher’s instincts after flap from Fotheringham and third is a lovely on a hat trick blast from outside the box (definitely should be goal of the month contender)
Sure. I’m not downplaying our result.Quote:
Originally Posted by HCZ_Reborn
They’re a team we should be beating, to hammer them was nice and puts our GD in a good place.
I didn’t say you were downplaying it. I was largely just using your post to expand uponQuote:
Originally Posted by Letters
P10 W7 D3 L0
Same start as The Invincibles.
It’s ON!
Very pleasant game to be at yesterday, certainly after we scored the first
Wasn't sure about our lineup beforehand but actually given the opposition it worked well, even the Zin thing made sense given he didn't really have to defend
If Arteta can now start alternating some players more, especially Zin and Tomi, we could really be on to something - still need a striker though, as said above, nice to see him get a hatter, but Eddie's still not good enough
I didn't mind Vieira taking the pel - he 'won' it and it's good to get different players on the scoresheet - though it wasn't a great strike and he was lucky the keeper guessed wrong
I expect Raya enjoyed having a quiet game where he couldn't mess up too much, I think we'll see Ram at W Ham in the week though and hope he does well
One thing I’ll give him is that I think Arteta has rotated a lot more already than he has in the previous 2 seasons. Doesn’t feel like players are coming in from the cold as much, everyone seems to be involved where possible.
Thought Raya should why he's in the team, tbh. A couple of times he came out and claimed a cross and instantly hit excellent passes out to start a counter. One in particular should've been a goal when Martinelli laid it off...but the chance went to Sakashite which is where they go to die.