Arsenal (A) - Sun 27th Oct 2024 (4:30pm)

[Trumo]

For weeks now, much of the media discourse around our start to the season has centred around the idea that we've played nobody of any note yet. While it's true that the likes of Milan and Chelsea in particular had far stronger teams many moons ago, it's not like they've suddenly turned into pub sides. We now face one of the league's strongest sides in Arsenal, and much of the media discourse makes it sound like they'll end up fielding their under-10s for this one, such is their injury list. Basically, if we do get a great result we'll be damned with faint praise.

 

Arsenal do indeed have a number of players out, but on that front much of their progress over the last couple of years is due to how little compared to others they've been impacted by injury. They've also got knocked out of all the cups pretty early, giving them ample time between matches too. It's about time they had some shitty luck with injuries. Obviously they are not shit, and we've seen before how they can really get on top of us when we lack concentration or energy. Odegaard's missed a couple of months or so now, and he is a key figure in their engine room. Saliba is suspended, and they apparently have question marks over the likes of Calafiori. Saka's another who is apparently nursing an injury, but he dies about 10 times every game only to recover like Lazarus, so take it with a pinch of salt that he won't be available. Our keys to handling Arsenal come down to making sure players like Trossard and Martinelli don't do what they've done to us previously, and that we remain steadfast when defending set-pieces.

 

As I write, I don't know of any fresh fitness concerns among our squad. Ali and Harvey are still out. Not sure about Conor, and we can assume that Fede will be absent as he acclimatises to Slot's demands in training. Hopefully Diogo is at least a bench option and that his rib injury is just bruising. Macca took a real cracker to the knacker in Leipzig, so hopefully he can stop walking around like John Wayne by Friday at least! We can go to the Emirates and do what we did in the cup back in January, but we'll need to make sure we cut out the mistakes, deal with all the shithousery and be clinical with everything we create. A great result doesn't yet signify how the rest of the season will pan out, so all we need to do is focus on one game at a time and see how we go.

 

How have our previous managers got on in their first away fixture against Arsenal? It's not that bad actually.

 

Souness...31/01/1993...Arsenal 0-1 Liverpool (Barnes pen)

Evans...26/03/1994...Arsenal 1-0 Liverpool

Houllier...09/01/1999...Arsenal 0-0 Liverpool

Benitez...08/05/2005...Arsenal 3-1 Liverpool (Gerrard)

Hodgson...N/A

Dalglish...17/04/2011...Arsenal 1-1 Liverpool (Kuyt pen)

Rodgers...30/01/2013...Arsenal 2-2 Liverpool (Suarez, Henderson)

Klopp...14/08/2016...Arsenal 3-4 Liverpool (Coutinho 2, Lallana, Mane)

 

I don't ask for much. Maximum motivation, control, application, attitude and concentration from minute one. 3 points please. Get it done!

 

 

[Rushies tash]

Nailed on we get fucked over by a refereeing decision on Sunday.

[AngryOfTuebrook]

Obviously the hardest match of the season so far.  Just think how good it would feel to smash these my-shit-don't-stink gobshites.  Just think of their sad little faces.

 

Just get these beat, Reds.

[Rushies tash]

A bit of this would be lovely:

 

 

 

 

 

 

but a dull as fuck 1-0 win would do as well.

[AngryOfTuebrook]

 

[Solsbury Hill]

29 minutes ago, AngryOfTuebrook said:

 

What a finish that was by the way ! Boss. 

[Shitty Arse]

46 minutes ago, Rushies tash said:

A bit of this would be lovely:

 

 

 

 

 

 

but a dull as fuck 1-0 win would do as well.

I fucking love that goal. What a way to announce yourself. 

[manwiththestick]

47 minutes ago, Rushies tash said:

A bit of this would be lovely:

 

 

 

 

 

 

but a dull as fuck 1-0 win would do as well.

I'd love to have a prime Mane back just to unleash havoc on these soft shites.

[VladimirIlyich]

7 hours ago, AngryOfTuebrook said:

 

Did we forget to pack our away kit shorts and socks for that? Not a great mix.

[Anubis]

Just win.

[The wanderer]

A nice 1-0 courtesy of an og by Ronseal will do for me.

[Creator Supreme]

Wheels off!

[gkmacca]

 

 

 

How many twats does it take to change a lightbulb? Anyone?....Anyone?...Only me! That's the answer! Just ME!! Are you taking this in? IT'S ME, I TELL YOU - ONLY ME!!!!!

[Bobby Hundreds]

Win takes us 7 points clear of them i think that makes it obvious enough we won't win, plus they are a better side to be fair.  I'd take a draw there but Arsenal to be on the receiving end of some massive injustice to back up their belief bad decisions only happen to them.

[Kevin D]

Not looking forward to this.

 

Think it will be very tough. I know we’ve started well, but I just don’t see a way to deal with Neville being on Sky and Warnock being on the USA network.

 

It’s too much.

[Jairzinho]

I'd really quite like to us to absolutely fuck the shit out of these cunts. 

[John102]

A win, with the vidiprinter having to spell out our goals.

[Megadrive Man]

Kelleher

Trent

VVD

Konate

Robbo

Gravenberch

Mac Alister

Jones

Salah

Nunez

Diaz

[Mook]

Any sort of win here would be absolutely fucking brilliant. 

 

I think we'll need to go up a couple of gears though, hopefully we have it in us.

[elvis]

1 hour ago, Kevin D said:

Not looking forward to this.

 

Think it will be very tough. I know we’ve started well, but I just don’t see a way to deal with Neville being on Sky and Warnock being on the USA network.

 

It’s too much.

Supersport south Africa if you're on the unmentionable 

[The wanderer]

4 minutes ago, elvis said:

Supersport south Africa if you're on the unmentionable 

Could lead to you being Beglinned.

[elvis]

5 minutes ago, The wanderer said:

Could lead to you being Beglinned.

Yes , it's a real ball ache finding the lesser of the evils 

[sir roger]

I want us to bum them so hard that Salt Bae ends up sitting in a pool of shit and tears in his wanky restaurant.

[TheHowieLama]

No Diogo.

[gkmacca]

It needs cooler than usual heads rather than hotter ones. Arteta is more an emotional than a tactical coach. He thrives on anger. Keep very calm and very clinical, wind them up, and pounce when the moment is right. It's the one thing they're not primed for.