Arsenal (A) Saturday 4th October 3pm not on TV

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Here's hoping I can keep my run going through the International break.

Come on you IRONS!
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  • stevesteve
    Is one draw a run ..just asking =)
  • buffybegoodbuffybegood
    Nuno's first presser coming shortly.
  • buffybegoodbuffybegood
    Earthy out for 4-6 weeks still, Todibo and JWP haven't been excluded and are part of the training squad this week, AWB has trained this week. Everyone bar Earthy available.
  • Jorderz_Moyes_will_be_MoyesJorderz_Moyes_will_be_Moyes
    Hello loss, my old friend
  • alderzalderz
    buffybegood said:

    Earthy out for 4-6 weeks still, Todibo and JWP haven't been excluded and are part of the training squad this week, AWB has trained this week. Everyone bar Earthy available.

    And Soucek is unavailable still.
  • FortuneseekerFortuneseeker
    Doesn’t Soucek also slow the midfield dynamism down?
  • claretandblueskyclaretandbluesky
    He can, but he does also bring goals and threat in the box when getting forward. I see Soucek as being used to bring extra defensive strength if seeing out a game and also being introduced to seek a goal when needing one. He may not start as often as he used to but I do think he will be valuable.
  • alderzalderz
    Fortuneseeker said:

    Doesn’t Soucek also slow the midfield dynamism down?

    What do you think?
  • FortuneseekerFortuneseeker
    @alderz, Haven’t we been here before? Yes he does IMO & for someone who is in the team mainly for his ability to not only get on the end of our crosses but also help the defence repel corners he hasn’t excelled at doing that. It’s a shame we can’t bring him on in a special teams capacity, JWP could come on to take our dead ball situations.
  • claretandblueskyclaretandbluesky
    JWP has done very little to enhance his legend as a dead ball specialist since joining us, zero free kick goals and so many near post corners that were found wanting. Even the commentators have got tried of recounting the David Beckham stat as they have been waiting two and half years for him to score one.
  • ASLEFshruggedASLEFshrugged
    edited October 3
    On the bright side we've won our last two trips to the Emirates

    On the not-so-bright side they've only lost once this season, at Anfield, the only game where they failed to score, and they've only drawn once, at home to City, the only team to score at the Emirates so far

    They've got a few injuries but due to the depth, and quality, of the squad it doesn't seem to have bothered them

    Up front Havertz and Gabriel Jesus are both recovering from surgery so Viktor Gyokeres (£55m Sporting) has started every game apart from the Carabao Cup win over Port Vale

    Madueke (£48.5m Chelsea) suffered a knee injury against City but they have Eze (£60m Palace) Saka, Martinelli and Trossard to call on

    Odegaard is back from a shoulder injury while Martín Zubimendi (£51m Real Sociedad) has replaced Partey (Villarreal) in central midfield with Christian Norgaard (£15m Brentford) left on the bench

    At the back Gabriel had to come off against Olympiacos on Wednesday but Arteta thinks he'll be fit for Saturday and if he isn't then Cristhian Mosquera (£13m Valencia) will take his place

    Best Guess

    Raya
    Timber Saliba Gabriel Calafiori
    Odegaard Zubimendi Rice
    Saka Gyokeres Eze

    A draw would be marvellous...
  • BubblesNeverDiesBubblesNeverDies
    ASLEF, what's with the negativity - massive WIN. You heard it here first.

    Coat please, miss - it's the Crombie over the back there. =)
  • SlackerSlacker
    Well Nuno has had them for a week to try and get it right so………..
    Yeah, I’d take a point now.
  • LukerzLukerz
    edited October 4
    I predict a spirited performance with lots of positives to build on, but ultimately a one or two goal loss.

    I am going 1-0 Arsenal (not from a corner).

    I think as long as we avoid a thrashing, we can move forward to the next run of games. But I hope the players go there with the aim of winning. I am sure Summerville & Diouf can cause issues.

    I’d probably go same 11 as Everton (despite Füllkrug’s lack of anything).
  • PengemanPengeman
    I am sure Nuno will filed an unchanged team unless there are injuries but I get jitters every time Mavropanos gets the ball at his feet. He could be replaced but Todibo has never looked fit and Igor may need time to bed-in.
  • thornburyironthornburyiron
    How do you bed in someone without playing them.
  • buffybegoodbuffybegood
    Mavropanos has a lot of what it would take to be a pretty decent CB, but he's always got that capacity for a complete howler at any moment.
  • buffybegoodbuffybegood
    edited October 4
    Areola, Wan-Bissaka, Mavropanos, Kilman, Diouf, Magassa, Fernandes, Paquetá, Bowen ©, Summerville, Füllkrug
    Subs: Hermansen (GK), Walker-Peters, Scarles, Igor, Potts, Rodríguez, Luis Guilherme, Marshall, Wilson

    AWB in for KWP.
  • stevesteve
    good to see Wan-Bissaka back
  • jay_in_cptjay_in_cpt
    edited October 4
    steve said:

    good to see Wan-Bissaka back

    Although harsh on KWP who IMO has done well....
    Anyway, COYI
  • buffybegoodbuffybegood
    Fullkrug has to do better with that header.
  • BubblesNeverDiesBubblesNeverDies
    Fullkrug held down when he could have easily got his head on the corner.
  • buffybegoodbuffybegood
    Mavropanos has got a cut after a clash of heads.
  • chicagohammerchicagohammer
    Is it just me but in the last couple of games when defending a corner or close free kick, our defenders literally bounce up and down in anticipation of making a jump up, I reckon they must have have been drilled to do that as previously they had remained rooted to the spot.
  • buffybegoodbuffybegood
    Might be they're using it as a "key" to get their jump in.
  • buffybegoodbuffybegood
    Not sure how they didn't score there.
  • buffybegoodbuffybegood
    jay_in_cpt said:

    steve said:

    good to see Wan-Bissaka back

    Although harsh on KWP who IMO has done well....
    Anyway, COYI
    Arsenal are the new Stoke, so maybe AWB's physicality compared to KWP was a factor in the decision.
  • chicagohammerchicagohammer
    buffybegood said:

    Might be they're using it as a "key" to get their jump in.

    Not saying it is a bad thing, it is just a thing that I recall being drilled into us as schoolboys……

  • BubblesNeverDiesBubblesNeverDies
    Every time Kilman has the ball I get nervous.
  • buffybegoodbuffybegood
    BubblesNeverDies said:

    Every time Kilman has the ball I get nervous.

    Every time West Ham have the ball I'm nervous, as well as every time the opposition has the ball.
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