Arsenal away - match thread

[Spy Bee]

Soto is suspended.

At least that leaves us with 11 men.

[Ted]

The dog's.

[llego]

I'd go with

 

- - - - - - - - - - Pepe - - - - - - - - -

Degen - Agger - Kyrigiakos - Carra

- - - - - - - Lucas - - Aurelio - - - - -

- - - Kuyt - - - - Yossi - - - - - Babel

- - - - - - - N'Gog - - - Pacheco - - -

 

Degen is injured, the Greek is suspended, Yossi is injured, Babel starting with no Masch and no Gerrard... And to top it off, 12 men on the field.

 

Is this possibly the worst suggested line-up of all time?

[Son of L8]

The dog's.

 

Oh, well that's alright then. For a moment there I thought you'd gone peculiar.

[Hazel Motes]

Degen is injured, the Greek is suspended, Yossi is injured, Babel starting with no Masch and no Gerrard... And to top it off, 12 men on the field.

 

Is this possibly the worst suggested line-up of all time?

 

Haha. Just trying to top Woos suggested line-up.

[overthe]

Gerrard will dominate this game. I dreamed about it last night. I also dreamed that I won the lottery. I won £15 on a scratch card today.

 

out of interest, how many scratch cards did you buy...?

[TheBitch]

This game is made for Aquilani and Maxi, Arsenal aren't gonna kick lumps out of us in the way Everton did.

But this game is also made for Rafa to play Lucas and Mascherano to break up Arsenals 'free flowing football'.

 

If Aquilani doesn't start against Arse I fear he has no future at our club because if a £20m attacking player can't get a start at the Emirates where can he get a start?

[Fowlers God]

This game is made for Aquilani and Maxi, Arsenal aren't gonna kick lumps out of us in the way Everton did.

But this game is also made for Rafa to play Lucas and Mascherano to break up Arsenals 'free flowing football'.

 

If Aquilani doesn't start against Arse I fear he has no future at our club because if a £20m attacking player can't get a start at the Emirates where can he get a start?

 

He will be back in Italy for 12m in the summer.

 

I will take 4 points from the Arsenal, City games and I dont mind in what games the points come from as long as we do not lose them. I think Rafa will take that approach. Therfore 8 defenders on the field will be the formality of the next two games.

 

At least we get a rest this weekend when City will be playing. Arsenal may have their eye on the FA cup also as Wenger knows that he has critics out at the moment and needs a trophy.

[Manny]

He will be back in Italy for 12m in the summer.

 

I will take 4 points from the Arsenal, City games and I dont mind in what games the points come from as long as we do not lose them. I think Rafa will take that approach. Therfore 8 defenders on the field will be the formality of the next two games.

 

At least we get a rest this weekend when City will be playing. Arsenal may have their eye on the FA cup also as Wenger knows that he has critics out at the moment and needs a trophy.

 

Pity for him that Stoke knocked them out.

[hamstrung]

Pity for him that Stoke knocked them out.

 

Wenger is a genius. He'll find a way.

[Dracco]

We will win this.

 

I am not trying to predict the lineup, because there are many posibilties ain almost every position. It is nice to have this kind of troubles, with Benny, nando and Glen still injured.

 

I would go with ( but Rafa won´t):

 

--------------Pepe---------------

 

Carra--------Skrtel----Agger-------Aurelio

----------------Masch----------------

 

Maxi-------Aquilani--------Gerrard------Riera

-----------------Kuyt-----------

[Fowlers God]

Pity for him that Stoke knocked them out.

 

Good Shout, was just testing the FF

[TheBitch]

 

I would go with ( but Rafa won´t):

 

--------------Pepe---------------

 

Carra--------Skrtel----Agger-------Aurelio

----------------Masch----------------

 

Maxi-------Aquilani--------Gerrard------Riera

-----------------Kuyt-----------

 

I like the look of this team and think it would be good enough to win if the players were playing well together and had a run of playing together. Obviously we aren't playing particularly well and players haven't had a run of playing together.

 

That said if Masch plays as well as he has done lately I still think this team could nick a win and would be more than capable of getting a draw.

[Monster Masch]

Arshavin to score anytime 7/4. Just a comfort bet if I have to see that stupid fucking smile.

 

Kuyt to score anytime 23/10.

 

Is Yossi playing? The bookies seem to think so with the first goal-scoring chart.

[Antynwa]

We are going to beat Arsenal and then win everything

[silverlining]

I'd go with

 

- - - - - - - - - - Pepe - - - - - - - - -

Degen - Agger - Kyrigiakos - Carra

- - - - - - - Lucas - - Aurelio - - - - -

- - - Kuyt - - - - Yossi - - - - - Babel

- - - - - - - N'Gog - - - Pacheco - - -

 

That's the team I would play.

 

If I sawed the top of my head off, tipped the contents out, and replaced my brain with pencil shavings

[RedinSweden]

I'd go for

 

Pepe

 

Patches

 

 

Rest everyone else as we don't even need subs as they are both made of titanium.

[gkmacca]

 

 

Oi! Gimme my dog back!

[shaunstrudwick]

If Aquilani doesn't start against Arse I fear he has no future at our club because if a £20m attacking player can't get a start at the Emirates where can he get a start?

 

erm... at Anfield?

 

i think we will see Aquilani start and Ngog/Babel dropped

[TheBitch]

erm... at Anfield?

 

i think we will see Aquilani start and Ngog/Babel dropped

 

I think you know what I meant, they aren't the kind of team to go kicking lumps out of him.

[zigackly]

I think you know what I meant, they aren't the kind of team to go kicking lumps out of him.

 

This is not aimed at you, but that's the lamest of lame excuses not to play someone.

 

We should never have bought him.

[ZonkoVille77]

I really hope we go for them big time. Their defence is muck this season and if we counter attack with some gusto we could easily get a win. They've conceded a fair few on the counter and that will play to our strengths.

[TheBitch]

This is not aimed at you, but that's the lamest of lame excuses not to play someone.

 

We should never have bought him.

 

 

Agree entirely.

[silverlining]

I really hope we go for them big time. Their defence is muck this season and if we counter attack with some gusto we could easily get a win. They've conceded a fair few on the counter and that will play to our strengths.

 

Our quick counter-attacks you mean?

 

Where's the "quick" bit, exactly?

 

By the time Kuyt/ Maxi/ Riera/ Aqui/ Lucas, Aurelio/ Insua wheeze towards the penalty area, it's usually summer

[RedinSweden]

 

Manuel had a nagging feeling that the increasingly myopic Arsene was maybe not the best person to ask "Do I look stupid in this?".