Chicane Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 Yooooou're Tauvain, I bet you think this song is about you Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Recoba Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 Looking forward to this. Hope to see Thauvin and Mitrovic link up. They did a massive hug duing the substitution last night. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haz Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 I think we can win this one. Against the dippers I've never seen such a pedestrian Arsenal. Watch me hex it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 Looking forward to this. Hope to see Thauvin and Mitrovic link up. They did a massive hug duing the substitution last night. I guess Thauvin didn't wanna die just yet so he did what he had to. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 I think we can win this one. Against the dippers I've never seen such a pedestrian Arsenal. Watch me hex it. Don't know what Arsenal side you were watching man. They didn't score, but they still looked extremely dangerous. It's going to be a tough game for our defence. But we've got players to threaten goals against them too. It'll be interesting that's for sure. Just hope we can compete, and see the best of our players. Then we'll be in with a chance of getting something from the game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 This is the usual moment, where most of us have some hope of getting something from the game, and pretty happy with things in general compared to before. This is when reality strikes in, when someone pulls away the carpet beneath you and everything crashes for the moment and we're back to being negative as fuck again Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 As long as we play well and actually compete i don't mind what the result is, would need to beat West Ham and Watford though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stottie Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 Would take a draw right now. Hopefully they'll still have Koscielny and Metresacker missing although the latter was only ill l think. They looked much softer in the center without them against Liverpool, and less of a threat from corners etc. In the stats, Arsenal have conceded more shots than the three teams we've played so far, including shots on target. Callum Chambers in the middle vs. Mitro sounds pretty tasty. Even more so than Swansea, Arsenal are a throughball team, so you have to press them hard and stay alert to all the runners. Otherwise they'll be in behind within 10 minutes like Swansea were. Though we are improving, I think this fixture has come a bit too early for us. Giroud is pretty good in the air too, so maybe 2-1 to them. I thought Ayoze looked the part against Man U, so assuming that Thauvin comes in for Obertan, he'll be unlucky if he misses out to bring Sissoko back in. In the coming weeks, I hope Gini or Sissoko can show enough positionally/defensively to be played further back in place of Colback and Tiote, even in difficult games. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 Mbemba has to start at CB and Janmaat at RB. I don't wanna have two slow CB's against Arsenal. Would be a bit surprised and disappointed if McClaren didn't drop Taylor despite having a decent game against Man U. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xLiaaamx Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 I've never seen a team look so different to when we play them at home to when we play them away as Arsenal. At the Emirates they dominate but when they come at here they always look shaky at the back Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
timeEd32 Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 Sounds like Koscielny is out and Mertesacker is still being reported as a doubt, but you'd think he'd have recovered by Saturday. Wilshere and Welbeck still out as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 If they are both out i will start to get a bit excited tbh Chambers looked absolutely horrific against Liverpool. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
timeEd32 Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 I think it will be Mertesacker and Gabriel. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
binnsy Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 Be amazed if Kosceilney and Mertesacker both miss out, fully expect both to play. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Altamullan Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 Yooooou're Tauvain, I bet you think this song is about you Witty. Suspect wor Flor (Andy Caps to the match?) needs a bit of adoration to do his thing, so to avoid counter productive lip-on (score=get piss taken) we'd need a sense of humour check first. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowlingcrofty Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 I'd go: Krul Janmaat Mbemba Coloccini Haidara Anita Wijnaldum Thauvin de Jong Perez Mitrovic I think SMc will go: Krul Janmaat Mbemba Coloccini Haidara Anita Colback Sissoko Wijnaldum Thauvin Mitrovic Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colos Short and Curlies Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 Two things for certain... Giroud will score and Walcott will score Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 Yooooou're Tauvain, I bet you think this song is about you Witty. Suspect wor Flor (Andy Caps to the match?) needs a bit of adoration to do his thing, so to avoid counter productive lip-on (score=get piss taken) we'd need a sense of humour check first. Don't worry, he wouldn't have a clue what it was. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 Mbemba has to start at CB and Janmaat at RB. I don't wanna have two slow CB's against Arsenal. Would be a bit surprised and disappointed if McClaren didn't drop Taylor despite having a decent game against Man U. The possibility didn't occur to me, playing Mbemba at RB long-term would be stupid. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 Yooooou're Tauvain, I bet you think this song is about you love it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFEE Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 Yooooou're Tauvain, I bet you think this song is about you love it. Warning: tried it for Marveaux and it never caught on Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sugoinufc Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 I'd go: Krul Janmaat Mbemba Coloccini Haidara Anita Wijnaldum Thauvin de Jong Perez Mitrovic I think SMc will go: Krul Janmaat Mbemba Coloccini Haidara Anita Colback Sissoko Wijnaldum Thauvin Mitrovic I like your first line up. Probably swap Sissoko for SDJ...depending on fitness. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 The way we were under pressure against Man Utd for long spells, sadly Arsenal will muller us. It doesn't mean we're not on the up, but it might be a severe beating. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ElCid Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 McClaren actually has some tough decisions to make for this match. f***ing weird. Obviously hope he does by next Wed as well :-). It is starting to look much stronger in attacking sense and can't argue much with the work being done so far but defensive mid and defence needs sorting / organised to give us a solid base. Not many teams below top 6 have ability we have going forward but we need to show it. Mitro, Cisse and Perez surely have 20-30 goals in them and then we have Thauvin,De Jong, Wijnaldum, Sissoko, Aarons that should produce around 20-30 goals as well. Hope our defence can improve Still think he is a better option than either Anita and Colback but let's say your right only one of Anita or Colback should be playing (out of the two I would choose Anita) but I put money on now that if Sissoko is fit it will be Perez who is dropped and the continuation of 5 - 10 yard balls being played sideways and backwards. It's so obvious to see also and we would be a 10x better team without both playing so if I can see it (and just about everyone else also) then why can't McClaren? - we will see on Saturday but I bet I'm right. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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