I will eat the humble pie after the match if I am wrong, but what in the real world is Mikel doing in team selection? We are playing Fulham away in 30min, team sheet is out and Thomas Partey starts at RB. Gabriel, White, Zinchenko and Calafiori are not even on bench due to injuries but you have Tierney and I am sure he can fill IN as a LB against the likes of Fulham. Thomas is having a great season but putting him at RB puts him at a risk and the midfield is brazen of his skills. Jorginho is filling up in the midfield. Playing Partey at RB also mean we are weaking our right side because Timber is now going to play at LB. I don’t understand this infatuation to have a midfield in defence, I’m sorry. If the idea is to play the game virtually with 3 defenders and allowing Partey to move into the midfield during the play, I don’t understand that as well. You are better off in a 3-4-3 set up if that’s the case.
Martinelli makes way for Leandro Trossard because of his poor form. The games are coming thick and fast and it shouldn’t be a problem, he will get minutes to compete and displace the Belgian. Mikel Merino sits on bench, Jorginho gets to start ahead of him. Gabriel Jesus can’t replace a non-performing Kai Havertz, which tells a lot about him.
We dropped 5 points against Fulham last season, and we certainly would be hoping to do better than that. Manchester City dropped points yesterday, and we could go 4 points ahead of them if we win. We have 3 ex-gooners playing for Fulham, ESR whom we wanted to succeed at Arsenal, Leno – who was also a fan favorite during his time at Arsenal and Alex Iwobi, who is in great form for Fulham this season.
Craven Cottage is a tough place to visit and Fulham is having a good season so far. I don’t see it as an easy game and the likes of Jorgi, Kiwior, Trossard and Havertz would have to show their importance today.
I am expecting a tough game, but hoping we would win 2-0 with Saka and our captain on the scoresheet. I will keep it short today, do let us know if you are happy with the team selection and if it could have been better.
See you in the comments section in 30 min.
Will our stale tactics ever change?
With Liverpool’s match being called off yesterday we have the chance to close the gap on them.
We lose today and it’ll be another time Arteta’s bottled it when things were in his hands.
If that isn’t given as offside we’ve got away with one.
We are singing SET PIECE AGAIN lol
Ambarish
Its a great thing to have in your armory but we really need to up our goals from other areas.
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Had to move to my an iPad with same problem as Hoopah with my iPhone
Am watching it on TV using my data as hotspot.
Ambrish Bangalore is where I was born and bought up. I have my extended family there. So I see my retirement place there. I have my apartment and another house where my parents are living. I work for Wipro by the way and my client is in Solihull. I mostly work with Utility companies.
just catching up on some interesting reading…bean counters and number-crunchers have truly won the day, to no one’s advantage but those who needed it the least…as of right now a purge seems far more likely than an eat the rich mandate, unless an organized assault on the next Bilderbergers meeting is in the offing…charge!!!
are they creative enough to score without a set piece??? as of right now the answer is a resounding NO…so far we’ve created close range chances for no one except those who’re least likely to score, like Havertz and Rice…the latter is so convinced of his scoring prowess that he tried to take a first touch crack with his weaker foot when there was space available to do something far more likely…the fact that Ethan can’t find minutes in this blunt instrument of a side speaks volumes about our little Pulis
I’m sure Jesus will score a league goal one day I just wouldn’t want to bet its today.
WTF Jesus instead of Ethan
I would imagine Havertz’s agent is on the phone with the club at this exact moment
Until we give Martinelli (and Trossard but to a lesser degree) real support and an overlap he really won’t be half the threat he’s capable of.
maybe just maybe this will open eyes re the stupidity surrounding a variety of MA’s little side projects, such as Rice as a forward, Havertz as a Striker, Timber as a left-sided player and Partey as a RB…although I highly doubt learning is a highly-valued trait of any MA-led regime
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Raul does like playing us ever since he got his head caved in…he should have kept the whole mask gig as it was his best chance to get on camera due to his very spotty goalscoring record against everyone but us
Looks tight.
good to see two of our non-MA participants linking up to score a real goal…could be offside though
4 minutes to get 3 points
finest of margins…time to release the bulls into the china shop I guess