Girona vs Arsenal 29.01.2024 - KO 20:00 GMT

[HCZ_Reborn]

Not quite a rubber stamp fixture but almost. I had to look up where this place even was in Spain (Catalonia about 30-40 miles up the road from Barcelona)

Basically the Spanish equivalent of Blackburn Rovers in the mid 1990s (without the title win of course)


Havertz hobbling about at the end against Wolves, so if possible we should avoid playing him (stick either Martinelli or Trossard up front, no they aren’t strikers but neither is Havertz)


I’d rest Saliba, Partey and if he’s come back from illness Odegaard for this game as well


Raya, Timber, Gabriel, Kiwior, MLS, Jorginho, Rice, Nwaneri, Trossard, Martinelli, Sterling

[Marc Overmars]

Definitely need to shuffle the pack here with City on the weekend.

Girona have lost 6 out of the 7 games so I don’t imagine this will be the sternest of tests. Hopefully we just kill the game off early and most importantly, don’t pick up any injuries.

[Niall_Quinn]

This is classic Arsenal banana skin territory. A beyond belief fuck up here, everything going against us elsewhere and a loss and wave goodbye to the title on Sunday. Season over.

We've done it in the past, so great care and attention required here. Professional job required, not some second squad jolly.

[Niall_Quinn]

And don't discount Oliver finding a way to send MLS off in this one either. Isn't he the ref that booked him before he'd made his debut? Fucker is creative, I'll give him that.

[Mac76]

3-0 Stuani hatter

[Niall_Quinn]

3-0 Stuani hatter

Never heard of him, are you sure we've been linked with him in this transfer window?

[Mac76]

Never heard of him, are you sure we've been linked with him in this transfer window?

he's on the bench so maybe they're protecting him from injury for a sale

[Mac76]

Arsenal: Neto, Partey, Kiwior, Gabriel, Calafiori, Jorginho, Merino, Odegaard, Nwaneri, Sterling, Trossard
Subs: Setford, Porter, Timber, Zinchenko, Lewis-Skelly, Tierney, Saliba, Rice, Salah, Martinelli, Butler-Oyedeji, Havertz.

Girona: P. Lopez, Martinez, Yaakobishvili, Juanpe, Frances, Martin, Romeu, Asprilla, Danjuma, Tysgankov, Ruiz.
Subs: Gazzaniga, Danso, Comas, Herrera, Solis, Clua, Kim, Artero, Portu, Miovski, van de Beek, Stuani.


Some sensible rotation there

We've got someone called Salah on the bench - secret new signing...?

[HCZ_Reborn]

Anyway sooner this fixture is done with, the sooner I won’t have “My Sharona (Girona)” playing in my head, I don’t even like the song

[Mac76]

Anyway sooner this fixture is done with, the sooner I won’t have “My Sharona (Girona)” playing in my head, I don’t even like the song

Thanks for putting in our heads too - much appreciated

NOT