We've got Michael Oliver for this. We had him for the Spurs win (in the PL) and the Utd game.
He's generally quite competent and should be fair to both sides.
We've got Michael Oliver for this. We had him for the Spurs win (in the PL) and the Utd game.
He's generally quite competent and should be fair to both sides.
Liverpool trio Agger, Johnson & Sakho ruled out of Arsenal clash [Goal]
Kolo will probably play then,
> Lucas and Enrique are also out.
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How has your season gone so far and where do you expect or hope to finish?
Better than expected, although we are pretty much continuing a run that stretches back to last March, so maybe we shouldn't be so shocked? Obviously hope to finish top, but expect to finish 3rd.
· How do you feel about Wenger regarding recent transfers and recent lack of trophies?
I'm a little more irked about the lack of transfer activity than the lack of trophies (which I've never been that fussed about), but I'm happy enough in general. Wenger seems to have been making an effort to address a lot of the ongoing criticisms we've had over recent years (he's freshened up the coaching set-up, seems to be more open to new ideas, there's more focus on defence, more leaders in the side, a much better collective work ethic, more discipline, we're not getting bullied or kicked about any more, there's a better balance between youth and experience, more of a british core, we've shown we're willing to spend big, etc, etc), so all in all I think we're heading in the right direction again. Still a few more problems to address, but all in all it's a pretty exciting time to be an Arsenal fan at the moment - we've quietly been putting the core of a good side together for a couple of seasons now, and we're about to have a lot of new money flood into the club to finish the job.
· What is your opinion of LFC's season so far and where do you think we will finish?
You're doing great this year, and I think you're a cert for the CL places. Difficult to make a proper assessment while you're not having to play midweek European football though? I think next season will tell us more about what sort of Liverpool side we're now looking at.
· Which of your players should we look out for?
Difficult to say really? At the moment, someone new has been stepping up every game when we've needed someone to, so it's quite hard to predict. I'm gonna go out on a limb and say Cazorla though, for no particular reason?
· Which LFC player(s) are you least happy about facing?
Suarez.
· What do you think your probable line-up will be and how do you expect to set up tactically?
Honestly? Whoever's still fit (and with enough experience) will play. And we don't do tactics - everybody knows that.
· How do you think you can be successful in this game?
Same way we've approached most games this season - work hard, keep things tight, and don't let ourselves get too carried away with ourselves. This Arsenal side seems to know that it's not so good that it can afford to take any game lightly, and they seem to be doing better than previous Arsenal sides, who have arguably had more star names, because of it.
· What is your prediction for the match?
All our games are two-nil, so two-nil to The Arsenal.
No worries, Podolski is here
Seriously, he's such an upbeat player, always smiling and he genuinely likes being here (you may think who wouldn't on £100k+ ) but he makes sure he's always around the club in some manner. Eg I saw an article of him at a reserve game a few weeks back !
That ghost in the window.![]()
I am fairly confident about this game in the sense that I don't think we'll lose. A point would not be a bad result, 3 points would put out a statement that we mean business.
If we can keep S&S quiet then I think we'll give ourselves a great chance of grabbing 3 points.
If we sit back like we did against Southampton, we will lose, no if's ands or buts
I don't expect Wilshere to start even if he is fit, so would like to see a midfield of Arteta playing deep, Cazorla and Rosicky in the centre, Ox on the left and Ozil on the right (think Podolski was diabolical against Palace so he should be benched as well)
If we play Monreal at left back i expect us to conceed, he's been atrocious of late and think Gibbs needs to start