It’s going to be a tough day at the Emirates, as we take on champions Man City.
Even a point today would feel like a good result, so let’s hope the lads are up for this one.
Here are the official line-ups.
Arsenal: Leno, Maitland-Niles, Chambers, Sokratis, Kolasinac, Torreira, Guendouzi, Ozil, Martinelli, Pepe, Aubameyang
Subs: Martinez, Luiz, Willock, Nelson, Smith Rowe, Saka, Lacazette
Man City: Ederson, Walker, Fernandinho, Otamendi, Mendy, Gundogan, Rodrigo, Foden, De Bruyne, Sterling, Jesus
Subs: Bravo, Zinchenko, Angelino, Bernardo, Mahrez, Cancelo, E Garcia
A fan is our coach; this is the lineup we were all going for in the current circumstance. Let’s just hope it’s rewarded in the end. #COYG!
This do the 1st time this season the strongest available line up has been picked. Well done Freddie for doing what a normal manager should always do. And Man City team looks weak with players like Fidel and both Gundogan and Rodri starting.
strongest includes both Auba and Laca. things haven’t worked with poor form and managerial deployment and instructions but let’s not quickly forget how those two got us where we ended up last season.
Fans quickly forget the man they voted their player of the season or even dismiss him already.
How weak did City look…
Best team bar full backs… bring it on!
Can we do what we did at West Ham? Or can we just do something that gives us the 3 points? Whatever we do, I believe in us.
COYG
PS: Mr. Blogs got his line-up prediction spot on today.
If we play as we did for the first hour against West Ham we will be slaughtered. The only hope is to show positivity from the start.
That’s a spicy team selection. Like it. COYG!
Its the best we have but you still have 3 very bad defenders in there….
A point or 3 will be awesome. Even a confidence boosting performance will be good.
Well at least Freddie is going for it!
Well done for being brave.
What’s being brave about choosing the strongest possible team?
Is that not the team that you selected in the morning blog Blogs?
We’re gonna smash ’em… Hopefully!
Well there’s nothing wrong with the attack
Prob best team available at the moment
That’s what we were expecting….
To be fair, when’s the last time anyone “expected” a line up and got it right? It’s a welcome change of pace from “why the fuck has he (not) done that?!”.
No complaints about the selection, let’s see how they get on.
We’re going to concede at least 2, so our only chance is to go out there and score more.
Rather see us go down fighting than just roll over at least
Really hoping Chambers can lead this back line and come up big today, he’s got a chance to show he can do it against the very best now.
Freddie must read arseblog, that’s two in a row that blogs has pegged after going 0-for-everything prior.
COYG. PLAY WITHOUT HANDBRAKES PLEASE
Is Xhaka hurt?
Concussion rules he was hit by ball so out for this and next game and hopefully more if this midfield works.
This could be a fun game. We know we’re getting played off the park today. But Pepe, Martenilli and Auba, and Ozil right behind, MUST scare them. They have. That’s why Pep is playing more CMs. They are scared of our transition.
Hope we give them terrors.
No Luiz thank god
Worried about that midfield but there’s not many alternatives right now
I just like that someone has the balls to drop Luiz.
Crucial test for the Torreira/Guendouzi pairing. Can they click and give an aggressive but intelligent performance — shielding the back line while transitioning well on attack?
No, no they could not. Not. Even. Close
How many will they get?! I’m hiding beings the sofa watching this one.
Behind*
Took us all of 2 minutes to give up a goal.
No one was within 20 yards of DeBruyne. Why would anyone think to try to stay near that guy? LOL.
97 seconds -and yet again a clusterfuck piece of defending. Pepe’s effort was utterly shit, our defense was as usual nowhere there they should have been and Martinelli should have closed down De Bruyne before the shot.
First 2 goals Pepe made no effort to put in a challenge or close down the ball. So lazy.
First 2 goals Pepe made no effort to put in a challenge or close down the ball. So lazy
After 15 minutes the game is over.
Arsenal are so fucking useless.
They don’t deserve the support they get…
Pretty sure the support this team is getting is close to zero this season ?
The way this has started, we could end up allowing a LOT of goals. Yikes.
A new manager soon as possible.
£300 million to rebuild this defence (if you can fucking call it a defence)
That will NEVER happen.
So the next god knows how many years of this garbage.
I think that second goal just sums us up. Five red shirts two black shirts. 0-2
Poor Kolasinac a man not scared to take on an armed moped mugger but ducks at a side foot shot.
That would have taken his head off though…
I just love that it literally takes 3 passes for the opposition team to be one on one with our keeper after starting in their own box.
Jamie Carragher
“Arsenal have just got really bad defenders”
No shit.
Say what you want about Kolasinac, at least he is a professional left back. Now that he is out, we’re going to have to play an 18-year-old forward there, against Sterling. This just keeps getting worse and worse.
Just laugh..
They don’t deserve anyone’s support
They don’t even acknowledge it…
I hope the new manager puts all of these players – except Martinelli and a few of the youngsters up for sale.
These players are an absolute disgrace.
Three nil.
Jesus christ TRY at least.
DO FUCKING SOMETHING !!!!!!
Bastards Bastards Bastards !!!!!!!!
Fucking rot !!!!!!
Seriously, my brother and I are watching the match and the majority of this team should find a new team or just fucking retire.
Pointless fucking ‘team’. So many passengers.
I know Guendouzi’s young but Jesus Christ he’s so lazy and his dive was pathetic.
We are the best team in the world at marking space.
Men v gender fluid youngsters. Fouls conceded by AFC 2 Mcfc 12 . Townsend the difference between Ozil and debrynne is oceans.
That’s it! TV turned of because continue to watch is a serious health hazard. Can’t stand the spineless moroons who disgrace the club and the shirt.
As we have seen from his Calvin Klein ads Freddie does have testicles. Ozil off
I’d sell/bench this entire team and just play the kids for the rest of the season. At least they look bothered.
A new coach or no new coach there is only one evident thing. If we have players with the determination and desire of Martinelli then we can talk about progress. Simple as that.
Well, glad that is over. Relegation fight here we come.