Kid Icarus Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 3 minutes ago, Rich said: Martinelli rejoined that session soon after, apparently. Good tbh, he's been absolutely honkin' for ages so having Trossard in his best position would have improved them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HayDen Traces Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 Rice is their main man. He's such an athlete, without him I see us winning the mf battle. With him I think they edge it with big Joe missing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 Rice is indeed a terrific player and I’d be almost confident of a win with him missing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groundhog63 Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 Rice might be a terrific player but he's not averse to being a dirty **** Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 They aren't motivated at all, not even against us. They only reason they got a draw at Anfield is because Liverpool went 2-0 up and got the slippers on. Will they play for pride? I highly doubt it. Not unless we allow them to. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HalloNUFC Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 Lemme guess, Villa & chekski would win their respective match on Friday followed by our defeat at Emirates. Thus the euphoria of a chance to be 2nd will turn into an anxiety of missing UCL spot. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRL Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 As with every game against the Sky 6, the coverage (at least that I’ve seen) is all about Arsenal getting second and having the squad back and how they could win the league next year. I hope this is being relayed to our lot in similar terms to the Manc game a couple of years back. If we actually do pull it out the bag and end up second then the narrative has to change. Conversely a tiny bit of me thinks that Eddie, if he could pick with no risk of missing out, might prefer us in 4th or 5th and another season a tiny bit more under the radar. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattoon Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 Been checking the Arsenal forums to see how they're feeling, not entirely confident tbh. One thing that stands out across all the forums is a deep seated hatred for us and some misplaced feelings of injustice. Win and they cement 2nd place, but looks like they aren't confident with their current injury woes, up front being the major issue. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Likelylad Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 1 hour ago, PRL said: As with every game against the Sky 6, the coverage (at least that I’ve seen) is all about Arsenal getting second and having the squad back and how they could win the league next year. I hope this is being relayed to our lot in similar terms to the Manc game a couple of years back. If we actually do pull it out the bag and end up second then the narrative has to change. Conversely a tiny bit of me thinks that Eddie, if he could pick with no risk of missing out, might prefer us in 4th or 5th and another season a tiny bit more under the radar. I kinda enjoy not being the story. We just go about our business and take care of it quietly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colos Short and Curlies Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 It's the thick end of £10m difference finishing 5th and 2nd, a significant difference for us but not for Arsenal or indeed City. Club motivation may well play a part on the next 2 hames Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketsbaia Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 Lots of confidence in here! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordiekris Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 Yeah I'm not confident at all. If this was at home or we weren't missing key players e.g. Joelinton, Trippier/Hall fair enough but I just don't see a win down there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
54 Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 With Botman potentially being injured, I would go back to the 4-3-3 and play this: Pope Krafth Schar Burn Tino Miley Tonali Bruno Barnes Gordon Isak Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 5 hours ago, geordiekris said: Yeah I'm not confident at all. If this was at home or we weren't missing key players e.g. Joelinton, Trippier/Hall fair enough but I just don't see a win down there. Is Trippier definitely out? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paully Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 I’m sure footballers can’t play for a week after an injection and with Joelinton randomly having one last week, I wonder if he’ll start? Seems very odd for him to have one? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mosstef Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 31 minutes ago, 54 said: With Botman potentially being injured, I would go back to the 4-3-3 and play this: Pope Krafth Schar Burn Tino Miley Tonali Bruno Barnes Gordon Isak I would just swap Krafth for Botman and still go 5-4-1 with Tino and Murph on the flanks. No reason to leave out Murphy with the form he's been showing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 This could be classic Howe mind games. We have no idea on the fitness of Trippier, Botman, Willock or Joelinton. The team could be anything really. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lush Vlad Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 15 hours ago, Mattoon said: Been checking the Arsenal forums to see how they're feeling, not entirely confident tbh. One thing that stands out across all the forums is a deep seated hatred for us and some misplaced feelings of injustice. Win and they cement 2nd place, but looks like they aren't confident with their current injury woes, up front being the major issue. Their fans have been like this with a lot of teams for a while. Their players have become insufferable, too. I wonder what the common denominator is? Could it be they are reflecting the whiney, waxwork cunt in the dugout? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 2 hours ago, The Prophet said: This could be classic Howe mind games. We have no idea on the fitness of Trippier, Botman, Willock or Joelinton. The team could be anything really. Mind games how? He hasn’t said anything about their fitness since last weekend, when Tripps, Willock and Joelinton missed out with injury, and Botman came off with a knock? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superior Acuña Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 (edited) Changing to their new home shirt. Rattled. Edited May 15 by Superior Acuña Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 2 hours ago, The Prophet said: This could be classic Howe mind games. We have no idea on the fitness of Trippier, Botman, Willock or Joelinton. The team could be anything really. Could also be you wishing for what you would want. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BennyBlanco Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 17 hours ago, PRL said: If we actually do pull it out the bag and end up second then the narrative has to change. I’ve already seen the narrative in certain WhatsApp groups and on twitter. This is the worst season ever apparently. The quality of football has been poor and Liverpool romping it by 20 odd points is an indicator of that. Purely coincidental that this narrative coincides with Us, Villa and Forest rocking the boat and United and Spurs basically finishing bottom of the table. . . . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 9 minutes ago, Ikon said: Could also be you wishing for what you would want. Obviously I'd prefer us to have more bodies available, but I think we'll give them a game regardless. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 38 minutes ago, Ikon said: Could also be you wishing for what you would want. Waiting for Arteta’s excuses if they get beaten in it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HalloNUFC Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 7 hours ago, 54 said: With Botman potentially being injured, I would go back to the 4-3-3 and play this: Pope Krafth Schar Burn Tino Miley Tonali Bruno Barnes Gordon Isak What if we go with 3 in the back again but with lascelles instead of botman? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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