If we click, we can win this. I don’t feel Arsenal are as good as their form suggests. Have played a lot of bottom half sides of late. If Antonio is on it (plus Benrahma, Bowen etc) we will cause them loads of problems.
Perhaps we should have a new rule that if the heading is not up to our high standards .then that person gets a red card and cant do another game thread for 3 games win loose or draw .of course they could appeal in which case we all get to vote And yes i am drinking
Or we should just ban the chuckle brothers from making threads
If I’ve got time to consider posting about the next game, not find a thread, go make a tea, come back and decide I’ll have to start the thread, then it’s on all of you lot, to be honest
All signs point to a loss. Their form. Our form. Alderz doing the thread.
I've actually just done what you did and went through my match threads, and it turns out we draw a lot when I do match threads. Of my 18 match threads (in 11 years, by the way), we've won 8 (44.4%), drawn 7 (38.9%) and lost 3 (16.7%).
All signs point to a loss. Their form. Our form. Alderz doing the thread.
I've actually just done what you did and went through my match threads, and it turns out we draw a lot when I do match threads. Of my 18 match threads (in 11 years, by the way), we've won 8 (44.4%), drawn 7 (38.9%) and lost 3 (16.7%).
According to the Athletic Aubameyang was given permission to fly to France on Tuesday and was supposed to return on Wednesday but didn't come back until Thursday. He will probably be in the squad on Wednesday
Apart from Kolasinac (injured on international duty three weeks ago) no notable absences
I suspect that Norwich would prefer us to rest Antonio on Saturday after he put 4 past them last time we met. I thought he was ok yesterday and would start him against Arsenal.
I think the front three of Bowen - Antonio - Benrahma needs a shake up. Vlasic & Fornals in. Bowen up front. Antonio & Benrahma impact subs off the bench.
I was thinking the same, in the last few games Antonio has not done enough ,Having said that the Arsenal game could be his type as they will let us play and come on to us which means he could get more space to do some damage
Armstrong Okoflex was not in today's U-23 squad. Injured or being readied for the bench for this game? We need more players who could come on and make a difference. May be Okoflex over Yarmalenko to give us more offensive possibilities.
Yeah the whole summer the talk was we needed to keep him fit, forgetting the fact he also needs to be in form.
Quite a few of us stated both fitness and form as concerns with Antonio. We all know that he tends to blow very hot and cold, so barren spells and ineffective performances were always likely, which makes the decision to not bring in an alternative all the more frustrating.
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Apart from Kolasinac (injured on international duty three weeks ago) no notable absences
Coufal, Dawson, Diop, Cresswell
Soucek, Rice
Fornals, Lanzini, Masuaku
Bowen
Train 055, 7:26pm - 9:33pm, coming through Stratford eastbound around 9:28pm
Coufal - Dawson - Diop - Cresswell/Masuaku
Rice - Soucek
Vlasic - Fornals - Lanzini
Bowen
I thought he was ok yesterday and would start him against Arsenal.