Whether I will bother to watch depends on our starting lineup, if as is likely Holding and Zinchenko both start I simply won’t bother.
Whether I will bother to watch depends on our starting lineup, if as is likely Holding and Zinchenko both start I simply won’t bother.
No win at anfield since 2012, only two points in last 9 visits there the last being in 2016.
Since that game we’ve conceded 22 goals and scored 4.
This is almost the toughest game of the season given our appalling record there and a point would be huge. A win could be title winning but I think this one is a don’t lose game rather than a must win.
And it’s mad how worried we are (rightly so) given Liverpool are 30 points behind!
Sadly Liverpool are still a very different proposition at Anfield to the one who’ve stunk the place out on the road this season.
I’m nervous as fuck. The title is so close but because of these games it still feels so far away.
If Arsenal win then the confidence it will bring will be massive.
If Arsenal lose then confidence will drain away.
A draw is not bad but not good enough.
Holding will play as there is no-one else.
I also expect a much improved display from Liverpool.
I'm a bit disappointed we haven't addressed the Saliba situation better.
I've been one of Holding's biggest fans ever since he joined the club but the gulf in quality since he stepped in is just too massive to be ignored by any smart opposition manager.
After the first game when he struggled I expected Arteta to have tried something different, pushed White back there and look for a makeshift rightback, which to me would have been better than gambling with such a pivotal position as CB
Now we are playing one of the best teams in the world ( though they are playing terribly) with an obvious weakness.
Well I can only hope Holding finds the player he use to be and Liverpool's attack continues being clueless.
Last edited by 21_GOONER_SALUTE; 09-04-2023 at 11:33 AM.
Christ there's an ice cream van outside playing the MotD theme, there's no escaping it today is there![]()
In some ways it feels like this is our biggest game since the CL final, so much riding on it, we need to grab the game by the balls and not let go, forget Holding, everyone else needs to do their job to perfection
I really wonder if this is the right game for Zin though, given the gap he leaves at LB, but I'm resigned to him playing, there's zero chance he'll play Tierney instead
Zinchenko is essential in this one overloading the midfield in a way Liverpool could not deal with Stones doing it.
It's a risk no doubt but I think one we must utilise.