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I’m happy to go with Bunce’s recommendation again. We evidently have professionals in place now who are perfectly capable of assessing and managing a player’s ability to play and perform at the required level. Once again, if Sven is fit to play he should, seeing as that gives us the best chance of a good result in this important game.

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3 hours ago, SUPERTOON said:

Still think he could have done better for their goal, but having watched it back, have to give credit for the delivery and finish. It was a brilliant goal.

 

Botman was not himself for the first ten minutes or so, which included when (and why) Spurs were able to score their goal.

 

You could see the fractional difference in his speed of reaction, which is VERY understandable after so long out injured.

 

After that first ten minutes Botman was (amazingly) pretty much back to his normal very high defensive (and other) standards.

 

 

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So we think he starts again Arsenal?

 

I'm assuming he does, but that's a quick turnaround and considering he came off with cramp it does cast some doubt. So I'd not be surprised to see Kelly instead.

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Just now, Mazzy said:

So we think he starts again Arsenal?

 

I'm assuming he does, but that's a quick turnaround and considering he came off with cramp it does cast some doubt. So I'd not be surprised to see Kelly instead.

 

Most definitely, I have a lot of faith in Bunces judgement, and also I saw what I saw of Botman after the first ten minutes against Spurs.

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I think we are all forgetting that this isn't the first time Botman has been incredibly sluggish in a match where he is making his first competitive appearance for a while. He's definitely had a match or matches in the past where he has looked like a cumbersome oaf and then later in the game snapped out of it. 

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1 minute ago, David Edgar said:

I think we are all forgetting that this isn't the first time Botman has been incredibly sluggish in a match where he is making his first competitive appearance for a while. He's definitely had a match or matches in the past where he has looked like a cumbersome oaf and then later in the game snapped out of it. 

 

Even in that first ten minutes against Spurs, he never looked like that!

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39 minutes ago, Mazzy said:

So we think he starts again Arsenal?

 

I'm assuming he does, but that's a quick turnaround and considering he came off with cramp it does cast some doubt. So I'd not be surprised to see Kelly instead.

No full game Til March

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On 01/01/2025 at 03:25, Crimson Cardigan said:

Even as poster renowned for “unusual” takes over the years this is right up there. No. He’ll be nowhere near ready to start a premier league game after 9 months out. Obviously.


Hello. 

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To play like that, twice in 4 days, after 10 months out. 

 

Missed this absolute monster.

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