Well, it’s going to be a tough day.
Southampton didn’t do us a favour and allowed Manchester City to bring the point difference to 5 points. We are visiting Anfield, one of the worst place to play at. Klopp, in his previous game against City, benched Salah, Trent, Robertson and Gakpo; four players who are well rested and eager to prove a point today!? Worst of all, Liverpool are sitting at 8th, and are in a battle of Champions League spot. They are wounded and Klopp with all this negative press against him will be eager to prove the doubters wrong.
But hey, we have one of the best teams on the planet currently, playing some wonderful football and on any given day, we can cause trouble to any team. It’s a title race for us, much important than what Liverpool’ is playing for. Arteta and the players wouldn’t have forgotten the embarrassment from our last visit and Martinelli is going to cause havoc today. And we have Trossard, who scored a hat-trick against Liverpool with Brighton, so you never know.
Saka is back from the illness which didn’t allow him to start against Leeds last week. We still have doubts about Eddie Nketiah and William Saliba, Arteta refused to provide any specific details about their injuries, it could be either tactical or the situation hasn’t improved yet. I don’t care about the Pool’s players.
It’s going to a battle of the midfield. We were stronger defensively if Saliba was available but then VVD is doubtful too, which makes it even. Our front three is better than them, though Salah is world class and has knack of scoring against us. We have a functioning midfield in Odegaard, Partey and Xhaka and if they play to their forms today, we could come up with a point at minimum from Anfield. I want to see us winning though, we haven’t won in our last 7 visits and we need to change it. TODAY.
Right, so what are we excited for? We are top of the league. Bukayo is back and he loves to score / assist against top 6. Gabriel Jesus is back and scored couple goals. Ben White is playing some delicious football, Gabriel is a monster and Zinchenko is a nuisance for any manager. Partey is our dark horse, no non-sense football, don’t care about limelight and don’t need the praises – just let me do my work and go back to sleep. Xhaka made me eat a humble pie, I hope he makes the size of that pie a bit bigger today. Our captain is in form, Martinelli will eat Trent for breakfast. Only concern for us is Holding v Nunez. If Holding can keep it calm today, we are winning guys.
I don’t see much changes with Jesus starting at top with Martinelli and Saka on the wings. A midfield of Partey, Odegaard and Xhaka will do. Ben at RB, Gabriel and Holding pairing for CB and Zinchenko at LB.
We have a strong bench of Trossard, Vieira, Tierney, Nelson. Tired legs will be replaced but that’s all on the game progress. I see us stealing a 0-1 win today, breaking the Anfield curse and reaching a bit closer the trophy.
See you during the game. #COYG
“This is Pedro’s post readying excuses and alluding to say it’s ok if we lose because CL was the target after almost 4 years. Pedro always setting the scene to fail to save his hero’s face.”
Guy’s got to be the biggest twat to ever support Arsenal – what’s the point of Arteta and sauce if he’s not going to win things – especially in a season that has seen so many big teams off form.
Killroy
Bang on.
C’mon the Arsenal!
Tony-I read your response on the previous thread, as always thanks for the complimentary words…I’m forever worried that I will invest a good chunk of time into a more lengthy post only for it to be lost in the shadows when a new thread emerges shortly thereafter, as my day is frequently coming to a close as yours and others on here are conversely readying for a brand new day…as to your above reflections regarding Pedro’s carefully crafted “out clause” narrative, I couldn’t agree more…his bravado has always been intimately linked to the fact that he’s both proprietor and bouncer so he never has to truly show his mettle; in many ways, he’s the digital equivalent of someone who stuffs the biggest sock he can find into his tighty whities but never, ever ventures into the outside world, so no one can call his bluff
KP-spot on, as whomever dominates in the midfield will undoubtedly win the day…that said, I’m more than a little concerned that this will be the day that Holding is finally exposed…we can’t win it, if we’re timid
Our speedster does it sgain
Get in Martinelli.
No fucking excuses now!
Fucking yes, yes, yes. Tudo bem. 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷
It’s just the catenaccio cortex in my brain, but I think it’s a mistake to open the game up so soo.
KP-that 5-1 thrashing by Palace, on the road, in a relegation battle of considerable import, takes a bit of the shine off our supposed dismantling of the same opponent and certainly doesn’t flatter Vieria, as a Roy-lead team manufactured more in 90+ minutes than he could conjure up in his last month or so in office…Vieira will continue to struggle until he can find a way to become a more balanced tactical manager…I can only hope he gets another opportunity to prove his managerial worth, although I fear he will find it difficult to land somewhere will he’ll have the financial capacity to do so
always a good sign when Marts gets on the tally sheet…that should open things up a bit, which has been Pool’s defensive kryptonite thus far this season
Liverpool playing TAA in midfield is nuts but very generous of them.
Does anyone know why Saka has holes / gashes in the back of his socks? I’ve noticed it before and I assume the club can afford to buy him a new pair.
I think Martinelli’s goal puts to bed any doubts about his suitability as a CF in future.
Marc it’s a daft fad. Extra ventilation/coolness for the calves? Darn idiocy if you ask me. No more sewing puns I promise.
Jota pushed Holding there. Shdve been a free kick.
Get in.
Just perfect
Kroenke
It was a great bit of defending.
VVD on the other hand is finished no way we score that second goal a couple of seasons ago.
Scouse fans gone quiet.
White and Holding have to be on point today, so long as we continue to press so high, as Pool could play a shit-ton of long balls
that could be a very important goal for us today—so pleased to see Jesus back in the fold on a regular basis now
O jogo bonito. Gooooooooool. 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷