Man ure V Arsenal, FA cup QF Monday 9 March 7:45

[Injury Time]

I was going to avoid watching this tonight but I know I'd regret if we somehow did manage to win.

Come the fuck on Arsenal.

It used to be will good or bad Diaby turn up , now please Arsenal I want to come home horse from singing, not moaning about a donkey on the pitch

We all follow the Arsenal...

I'm upper tier with red n white scarf, I'll give you a wave and Rooney the

[adzzzbatch]

The BBC keep showing that giggs goal

[Letters]

Can see Wellbeck fluffing our chances on his comeback and Man U sneaking a 1-0 win with Rooney scoring.

it's depressing how likely that is to happen. Although will Welbeck play?

[AFC Leveller]

What stupid ways will we use to fuck this up?

Conceivable possibilities, silly sending off, tragic team selection, tragic formation, suicidal high line, sitting on a lead, making defensive subs when we have the upper hand, missing a penalty, having 97% of the possession and creating 63 chances but missing all of them and then conceding on the break 1 minute into stoppage time at the end of the first half, starting so slowly we are 2 goals down in the first 10 minutes, failing to sub an injured player and conceding as a result, silly and unnecessary handball in the box, lazy backpass that sets up a goal, keeper throws it in his own net, Santi assigned to man mark Fellaini in the box, endless other possibilities.

It's the inconceivable possibilities I'm more worried about. The new and surprising ways we can find to fuck it up.

What would be nice is if we go our and play a high tempo attacking game to exploit their shitty defence. A bonus would be Bif wearing his shooting boots so we can avoid his anguished looks to heaven. Pick the right team and the right formation, attack them with pace, keep the pressure on for 90 minutes, straightforward win. Slow tippy tappy sideways backwards bullshit, guaranteed loss. Care and attention to details, doing the simple stuff well, our chances are good. Careless, crappy passing, tricks and flicks, eye of the needle 900 pass moves culminating in a wasted final ball, no chance. Avoiding pathetic attempts at crossing the ball, can only help.

It's down to Wenger. The team has shown it can do the business if Wenger can do his job properly.

I've highlighted what i think will probably happen. Its beyond belief how likely any of the above will happen.

[Master Splinter]

If we play well, we'll miss chances and be fucked over by the ref and lose.

If we play moderately, it should be enough to beat this United, but the ref will have done his work already and United will take their two chances.

If we play poorly, they'll score from their two hoofs and the ref will throw in a free pel.

We're completely doomed tbf.


What will definitely happen tonight:

-We'll miss a handful of sitters
-De Gea will make a handful of great saves
-We'll be booked for our first foul
-And the second, third and fourth
-United will be booked for their 875th collective foul in the 98th minute
-Rooney will dive
-The ref will give them a non-pelanty
-Fellaini will smash someone in the face without punishment
-We'll be denied three clear pelanties
-They'll score a scuffed, four-time deflected fluke on the break following a hoof downfield after we've been building momentum with our 68th useless corner of the game
-Rooney will dive again
-No logical subs will be made

[Master Splinter]

Prediction 1-3.

(If WUMger somehow, miraculously, defying all known patterns of behaviour, picks a sensible team and we actually score the chances we make).

[Dein-machine]

As predictable as we are, United under LVG are just the same. However, we have proved we can be unpredictably good - they haven't. 3 at the back would normally make opponents play 2 wide men to try & drag their centre backs out of position. The ball in between the right & left sided CB's & the wing backs is the ball to play but only if you have pace. We know we have the players to win this game because Utd really are poor at the moment but I'm afraid this is a game where Managerial tactics will make the difference & thats where we will lose it. Wenger has an issue with playing at O.T., he needs to remember he's not playing Fergie anymore - they have a manger who is sneaking pub wins by having to resort to long ball football to Felani's head by-passing the likes of Rooney, Mata & Di Maria. If we take the lead & they struggle to break us down we know whats going to happen. Lets hope Merts knows he should mark Felani & hope that he's practiced jumping this week.

[Niall_Quinn]

Wenger has come out today and said we'll attack.

So expect nine bombing forward and Coquelin left at the back on his own.

[Gooner23]

Wenger has come out today and said we'll attack.

So expect nine bombing forward and Coquelin left at the back on his own.

And that will just be the first 5 mins.

The Man City game should be the blue print. Let them do the tippy tappy shit and we counter with speed. Just feel that performance wasn't down to any kind of instruction, and it's a complete lottery if it will happen again.

God I want to win this one badly.

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

2-0 to United

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