Sevilla v Arsenal. 24th Oct. 20:00

[Marc Overmars]

Big game really in the context of the group. Definitely need to give a better account of ourselves after that shit show at Lens.

Would like to see Ramsdale in for this but I guess that’s unlikely.

[Mac76]

Big game really in the context of the group. Definitely need to give a better account of ourselves after that shit show at Lens.

Would like to see Ramsdale in for this but I guess that’s unlikely.

no chance, we're all sailing on the good ship Raya for the foreseen future

3-0 En-Nesyri hatter

[HCZ_Reborn]

Raya is the epitome of how stats are misleading and ultimately meaningless. Numbers can’t change what you see with your own eyes, and what I see with my own eyes is that he’s shit….he’s playing at a level he’s not competent to be playing at and it shows

[HCZ_Reborn]

Not to Labour the point but our record in Spain is not particularly great, last 25 years


UCL - Barcelona 99/00 - 1-1 D
UEL - Deportivo 99/00 - 1-2 L
UCL - Valencia 00/01 - 0-1 L
UCL - Mallorca 01/02 - 0-1 L
UCL - Deportivo 01/02 - 0-2 L
UCL - Valencia 02/03 - 1-2 L
UCL - Celta Vigo 03/04 - 3-2 W
UCL - Real Madrid 05/06 - 1-0 W
UCL - Villarreal 05/06 - 0-0 D
UCL - Sevilla 07/08 - 1-3 L
UCL - Villarreal 08/09 - 1-1 D
UCL - Barcelona 09/10 - 1-4 L
UCL - Barcelona 10/11 - 1-3 L
UCL - Barcelona 15/16 - 1-3 L
UEL - Atletico Madrid 17/18 - 0-1 L
UEL - Valencia 18/19 - 4-2 W
UEL - Villarreal 20/21 - 1-2 L

[HCZ_Reborn]

Tomiyasu in for Zinchenko (which I guess is an improvement of sorts) otherwise unchanged from Saturday. Arteta doesn’t really get the concept of picking a side dependent on who the opponent does he. He’s like I’ll do that once in a blue moon and if it works I’ll play the same team again

[Mac76]

Tomiyasu in for Zinchenko (which I guess is an improvement of sorts) otherwise unchanged from Saturday. Arteta doesn’t really get the concept of picking a side dependent on who the opponent does he. He’s like I’ll do that once in a blue moon and if it works I’ll play the same team again

it's more of an improvement than 'of sorts' - Zin is a ticking time bomb so for Arteta to leave him out is really positive, OK Tomi isn't ideal at LB but he's not as much of a disaster area

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sevilla: Nyland; Jesús Navas, Ramos, Gudelj; Acuña; Sow, Soumaré, Rakitić; Lukebakio, En-Nesyri, Ocampos.
Subs: Dmitrovic, Gattoni, Pedrosa, Suso, Jordan, Mir, Mariano, Kouassi, Lamela, Torres, Bade, Sanchez.

Arsenal: Raya; White, Saliba, Gabriel, Tomiyasu; Ødegaard, Jorginho, Rice; Saka, Jesus, Martinelli.
Subs: Ramsdale, Smith Rowe, Nketiah, Kiwior, Cedric, Trossard, Vieira, Nelson, Elneny, Havertz, Hein, Zinchenko.

[HCZ_Reborn]

it's more of an improvement than 'of sorts' - Zin is a ticking time bomb so for Arteta to leave him out is really positive, OK Tomi isn't ideal at LB but he's not as much of a disaster area

Disagree. Tomiyasu is better defensively but still too slow to be of any real use, and any (albeit slight) attacking advantage Zinchenko gives us is nullified so it’s kind of like for like in my eyes

[Mac76]

Disagree. Tomiyasu is better defensively but still too slow to be of any real use, and any (albeit slight) attacking advantage Zinchenko gives us is nullified so it’s kind of like for like in my eyes

Tomi wil be more disciplined in the LB position plus he doesn't give the ball away in EVERY game in a dangerous position like Zin does - so it's as much an absence of a very big negative as much as anything

[Mac76]

Disagree. Tomiyasu is better defensively but still too slow to be of any real use

Great effort from Tomi there who used his pace to get forward and have a shot