Ten games into the season and we should now accept the fact that Tottenham is doing exceptionally well and might just provide the third axis to the title challenge. I almost puked saying that. I’m sorry. At the very least, they are going to disrupt things. Ange is doing well with that shite and a bit of luck is favouring them too. They won 2-1 against Crystal Palace with ‘only one shot on target’.
Anyway, to hell with them. We are playing Sheff United in a 3 PM kick-off at home. A crucial game to get all three points and also to improve our home performance.
In team news, Thomas Partey is unavailable due to injury. Gabriel Jesus is out too (again) for few weeks due to muscle injury he picked up during Sevilla game. Timber is out for long anyway, rest all are fit. Jesus injury makes thing difficult for us because we are playing 2 games a week and Eddie Nketiah has failed to convert the chances he has got till now. I have been asking to put Trossard at CF because Havertz was not clinical in front of the goal while playing at Chelsea and he is not going to be clinical at Arsenal.
Will we start with a midfield of Odegaard, Jorginho and Declan Rice again? There’s a lot wrong with this. First, Rice should be the DM. Second, Havertz / Vieira provides a better attacking play at LCM. Third, Odegaard needs some rest and ESR should be given some games as he is fit now and is a direct threat. Playing ESR provides something different to our play from the wings strategy. It will happen eventually because Mikel has noticed Ode form but again, why wait till something goes wrong!
Our defence is stable. Tomi again at LB is we all want to see, and he should start ‘if’ performance is the parameter. He was superb against Chelsea in that LB role and it won’t be long before he develops a brilliant chemistry with Martinelli.
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Right, a short one today. I would love a 4-0 score line, with couple of goals from Martinelli and Saka each. See you during the game.
Invincible watch – After the spuds self-inflicted meltdown last night, only two unbeaten teams left in the top four divisions. Pompey and Mansfield.
You’re burning the midnight oil (or burning something…) this evening Tony. I bet it’s still warm and humid where you are. Winter has arrived in the northern Hemisphere!
Poor Win – you can imagine him simpering while chained in a kennel at London Colney all on his own listening to a continual loop of ‘good old Arsenal’. I hope he gets a chance to cock his leg on Arteta’s perfectly pressed trousers at some point. Canine karma.
Oh dear! Newcastle list to Dortmund tonight. The house of Saud will be sharpening the bone saws in case they don’t qualify.
Was just a last post before sleep took me, KP.
I’m up to my eyes in planning and writing film treatments. In-between those 2, I’m working on a 30 to 45 second advert to open the blog. I’ve found the blogs theme music, so very slowly piecing it all together, as there are only a few weeks before the end of the sale saga.
Just to get the blog off the ground successfully it’s going to take 8 months at least with trips to the UK and America with film crews to kick it off with an international flavor.
This takes me back to my music biz days but I digress.
As you can imagine I missed the Spuds fiasco against the Chavs; only read about it and saw some highlights I half watched with my head not really in the game.
Good to see the bar codes all but the shouting out of the CL. I don’t think God will be endorsing any Saudi Newcastle miracles any time soon.
Sevilla 3am tomorrow morning will see me happily sleeping, as I’ve vowed to not mess the next day up watching Arsenal under Arteta’s management. I can watch it in the morning with coffee and a relaxing vape.
Got no idea how we are going to set up but, with it being Burnley at home Saturday, I’d imagine he’ll play all his pets even if carrying knocks. Home and crowd advantage should see us run out a tough fought win or draw. We’re bereft of creativity past the halfway line, so we’ll have to see.
New post!