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Arsenal 2 - 0 Newcastle (Carling Cup) - 25/09/07


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Didn't see a thread for the game..

 

I'll go with:

                                      Given

 

                      Beye  Faye  Taylor  Enrique

 

                        Milner  Geremi  Emre  N'Zogbia

 

                                  Smith  Martins

 

 

On form Arsenal facing..us, and apperently Van Persie was rested just for our game so they might mix the first team with the youngsters, expecting this to be a very tough game on BSA and the team, our first real challenge of the season.

 

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                Given

Beye  Faye  Taylor  Enrique

Milner    Butt    Smith    N'Zogbia

          Viduka  Martins

 

If we want to win silverware, the Carling Cup is the best shot at the moment, and this is a tough test. Might as well put a strong team forward, and if Owen is facing time on the sidelines, we need to get the Viduka / Martins partnership going.

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                                      Given

 

                      Beye  Faye  Taylor  Enrique

 

                        Milner  Geremi  Emre  N'Zogbia

 

                                  Smith  Martins

 

think I totally agree with that selection. Can't believe we're playing on Tuesday though! Only a two day gap between two matches.

 

This game is a great chance to do these things against decent/strong opposition:

- Play Smith up front

- Start Martins (should start the next league game anyway)

- Start Enrique

- Get Taylor back in the centre for a game

- Have one of Geremi or Butt replaced by a more offensive minded player

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Hopefully we can pick up a shock victory

They wont play all of the young'ens

                 Given

Beye     Taylor   Roz   Enrique          (CACAPA INJURED?)

Milner    Faye  Smith   Zoggy

          Martins  Viduka

 

We need Barton in the midfield! he back for city?

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* Give Given a game

* Play Beye and Enrique as full backs

* Drop Geremi

* Play Smith up front with Martins

* Go for a mid-field of    N'Zogbia  - Butt - Emre (if fit) - Milner

 

The mid-field needs somebody to give it a bit of life but without Barton, there's no one really left in the squad to do the job... A place to strengthen in jan

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- Have one of Geremi or Butt replaced by a more offensive minded player

 

Who?

 

NF cited Emre, if he's fit (which having now checked nufc.com I see he might not be) then him of course. Otherwise yeah, forget it :lol:

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Eek, Van Persie's starting? Probably Da Silva alongside him aswell then; doubt they'd play both RVP and Adebayor...

 

Harper

 

Beye  Rozehnal  Faye  Enrique

 

Milner  Geremi  Butt  N'Zogbia

 

Viduka  Martins

 

Drop Viduka? Are you mayyyyyd? Also, i wouldn't drop one of Butt or Geremi, cos if they both play well, they'll assist us in setting up shop (which we'll need to go against such a good, offensive team). I'd have Faye starting at the back cos he's a big motherfucker and will hopefully combat the aerial threat of Da Silva/Adebayor, and Rozehnal who's tall aswell, who should also counter the pace of Van Persie or whoever.

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Given

Beye Roz Taylor Enrique

Milner Butt Geremi Zoggy

Martins Viduka

 

We're not going to need any sort of "creative spark" in midfield for this game because: 

1) Hopefully we'll be playing against some youngsters

2) We're at Arsenal so we might be up against it most of the time. (aka more defensive minded if they don't play all youngsters) 

3) We'll have to hit them on the break with Viduka to hold it up as Martins runs past him.

 

Roz to hit most of the headers but Taylor to cover if it goes through on the ground.  Butt and Geremi in midfield to hold the experience over the (hopefully) Arsenal youngsters.

 

Somehow I doubt we'll be getting as weak of an Arsenal team as we all hope.

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(tactic's - KICK THE FKERS AS OFTEN AS POSSIBLE!)

 

-----------------Given

 

Beye----Taylor-------Roze------Enrique

 

Milner---Geremi------Faye------Zoggy

 

------------Smith----Martins

 

BENCH

Harper

Butt

Emre?

Smith

Viduka

 

 

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going to the game (but having to sit in the arsenal end), i reckon Allardyce's going with:

 

Given

Beye - Taylor - Rozenthal - N'Zogbia

Smith - Faye - Geremi - Milner

Martins - Viduka

 

But i'm hoping that Allardyce gives Enrique a game and pushes N'Zogbia to his best place of LW to give Newcastle more attacking options...

 

Milner - Smith - Faye - N'Zogbia

 

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