Should be a fine day’s sport. Arsenal, a respite and then England/Wales in Cardiff.
The damage of the last two losses is in the past, the players have to show why they earn squillions and give us a reason to believe (sounds like a song). We are at home against a struggling team much the same as Watford (gold and black kit).
Do you think Silva’s Hull have the courage to do a Watford and attack from the start? I certainly hope so but as Silva is known as “Clean Sheet Silva”, the chances are high that we will see Hull PTB early. “Clean Sheet Silva”, sounds like a porn star name but the man has certainly improved Hull. Clean sheets against both Liverpool and MU in his last two games is testimony to manager who can organise his team.
Our boys need a boost, an early goal would provide one. Anything will do, an OG, a wicked deflection, in off the woodwork, anything. My fear is that if Hull score first the whole ground will become a venomous environment. Arsenal have millions of fans but far less supporters.
My Team:
Cech
Bellerin Squillaci Koscielny Gibbs
Ox Coq Ozil
Walcott Perez Sanchez
Why not? Perez at CF? A front three that can all pay at CF? Ideally I would like to see Danny start, he is so great to watch. This is a very small front 6 who will have to do do loads of running about (in a tactical way).
With BM midweek I can envisage a much changed side and this is just a punt.
There is a genuine threat that the Top 4 could escape us this season, it is time to get back onto the winning horse.
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Excellent, BR.
Completely delusional but excellent nonetheless. 😮
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Thanks Erik
While I like your team, and it also makes sense with the Bayern game around the corner, I still can’t see Arsene starting Lucas, and I don’t know why not.
I think that although there’s only a short gap between games, Danny would be too ring rusty for Bayern if he didn’t play 60 mins today, so for that reason, I’d have him lacing up from the off
Indeed about a great day’s sport, and I’ll be tuning in again for the rugger later
why not indeedy? Start Perez and see how he gets on, there must be a reason why we bought him for thirty five effing millions. Pounds.
Maybe alongside Welbeck? Try this combo for a change?
After all there is not much to lose now, we won’t w
Thanks for another top drawer pre-match BR.
I still think that Monreal and Iwobi will start.
comment posted itself before I finished 🙂
we won’t win the league and even 4th spot seems distant now, so sod it, risk it all and bench Walcott, Giroud and maybe even Ozil
And don’t let Xhaka anywhere near the bloody pitch
Thanks Raddy, I think Squillaci has a thigh strain otherwise I really like your team … but maybe that is the team we should play against Bayern and we should give the team that lost to the chavs a chance to regain their confidence?
I agree LB
Morning all
It’s match day!!!!! 🙂 Could be a tad warmer but hey ho, just waiting for the train. Will read the PM when we m sat down
Xhaka still banned.
Perez £17.1 m
Complete Unfounded Bollocks in full swing. 😊
ha ha ha ha ha, I knew you’d jump out of your tight skin 🙂 🙂
never fancied you anyway, psssshhhhhh
Iwobi, forgot about him, good lad, let’s start him
Did you forget how to spell Mustafi BR 😉 Sorry I’ve got lots of clothes on so it’s a bit tighter than normal in my pocket, breathe in chaps 🙂 🙂 🙂
Eddie
Everyone knows you talk utter drivel on here just to wind others up. 😅
At least you have tight skin Chas
I quite like getting better, while still technically sick, as you can lie about doing nothing. I foresee full recovery taking the whole weekend 🙂
Excellent news Micky 🙂
What kind of ko time is 12.30 anyway???? I’m going to be in the ground with half an hour to spare.
It’s such a lovely day for a walk maybe I’ll take a detour to the KH after all ……… just in time to walk with the Vines’ to the ground
No, not quite enough time for that 😦
A Bovril in the ground then ……. Highbury memories 🙂
Great routine Peaches
Finsbury Park. East Stand Highbury. Sigh. Ems. Bovril.
fine then. I won’t talk anymore. Bye
Eddie
One hour and we’ll sit together
We need a 6-0 to go 2nd
Can you still buy Bovril? Hot chocolate otherwise with an extra stir 🙂
Cech, Bellerin, Mustafi, Koscielny, Gibbs, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Coquelin, Walcott, Ozil, Iwobi, Alexis.
Subs: Ospina, Monreal, Gabriel, Elneny, Lucas, Welbeck, Giroud
Yip, he hates Lucas 🙂 Love the team though
Yes Rasp
Not from the fat food counter, there’s a little trolley that sells Bovril
Great to see Bell in the side
Oh, thanks Micky … why have I never seen it?
Rasp
If you leave through the entrance of the block where Peaches and The Sensible Brother sit, then food is left, trolley on other side by the glass
Get away … I’ll sample some next time I get to a game 🙂
Right, here we go. Six needed. Just for starters.
Come on you Gunnnnnners
Right. In the chair.
Good to see our defence is as porous as normal. Makes for a more exciting game
We’re putting in maximum effort … just a bit nervous in the final third
The Ox has been out best player so far, I hold he starts in that position again against Bayern
At last …. alexiiiisssssss
Really enjoyable half so far and made more so by the goal
In my post “Anything will do, an OG, a wicked deflection, in off the woodwork, anything”
In off the hand
Who cares 🙂
Hand of god…
We must maintain the intensity, not let it drop off after going ahead
🙂 TH14 discussing deliberate handballs in the box 😕
now that was an exciting first half
the paint has almost dried
Rasp. I agree about the intensity especially at the back.
I guess the disadvantage of playing attacking FB’s is the space left on the wings. Twice we have escaped thanks to poor finishing.
Up front, loving it especially Iwobi.
And Ox had a cracking half.
It was one of those halves where I don’t really know what I thought
Maybe I’ve overdosed on lemsip max
Good to see our defence are trying to even up the game.
Come on boys, shape up
Straight red
he he he 🙂
We’re getting stuck in now Raddy …. the Ox outmuscling Huddleston despite giving away about 2 stone
Sometimes it seems as though Hull have more players than us.
Did I miss a sending off?
Hopefully Hull will run out of steam in the final 10 and our supersub will punish them
Phew, not the substitution I feared 🙂
We need that second goal ……
We’ve dropped off again … not good …:
Good subs .. the Ox and iwobi tiring
that’s better from Arsenal: 14 attempts on goal 5 on target and 1 hand ball, we are moving in the right direction
make it 2 hand balls
Never in doubt
Stubborn minnows
Essential three points, although not pretty to watch
Phew…:. We now need the dippers to beat the scum 5-0
I’m impressed with the Hull manager 🙂
4-0 and we rightly go ahead on alphabetical order 🙂
Rasp
I was thinking what a miserable bastard he looked 🙂
🙂 Micky … it was a comment for Eddie 🙂
Hull covered more ground than us ….. the 10th time this season we’ve been out worked … I think that is where our major problem lies
My only meaningful contribution is that perez is a better option than walcott.
It was easy to see why Hull beat with L’pool and drew with MU, they were very good and could easily have taken the points.
There has to be a major improvement before BM or we will get smashed.
That said, 3 points in the bag. Happy days.
Not a great performance but the was the most important thing. Big focus on the handball, but surely it has to be intentional – look at Clucas’ handball in the first half when it struck him in the penalty area. That wasn’t handball either (rightly).
OMG that was cold 😦 but three points is a great result even though it wasn’t particularly fabulous.
Still don’t understand was Perez could have done wrong.
Is Danny only going to play 10 minutes forevermore?
Theo got nicely riled up by their no5 🙂 pulled his sleeves up but then kept largely out of his way lol
Player – Goals (Penalty)
Alexis Sánchez – 17 (2)
Romelu Lukaku – 16 (0)
Diego Costa – 15 (0)
Zlatan Ibrahimović – 15 (1)
Jermain Defoe – 14 (5)
Harry Kane – 14 (4)
Kun Agüero – 11 (3)
Dele Alli – 11 (0)
Eden Hazard – 10 (2)
Christian Benteke – 9 (2)
Sadio Mané – 9 (0)
Michail Antonio – 8 (0)
Olivier Giroud – 8 (0)
Llorente – 8 (0)
Roberto Firmino – 8 (0)
Gylfi Sigurðsson – 8 (3)
Theo Walcott – 8 (0)
Peaches. It looked a bit parky. I am sure the Hull manager wished he had brought a scarf.
My thoughts on the game are that for all the skill and ability that Ozil possesses it’s only on display occasionally and I believe that he should be sat out. His defensive play is abysmal and his energy levels are not up to scratch Just why Perez only gets a few minutes a game is beyond my comprehension I would use him in place of Ozil.
We sorely miss a creative midfielder and our season is less than the sum of our parts due to the absence of one and not having Cazorla has left us with a huge hole.
Today we were lethargic and as usual, at least on TV and according to the commentators, the crowd was not fully supportive and sighed every time a pass was misplaced.
We are not firing on all cylinders and need a few doses of inspiration.
Wow, the rugger puts things into perspective
Very entertaining. Not dull at all.
GN5,
Sadly, I agree about Mesut, but I like watching him so much I created my away to Bayern formation to include him, while relieving him of the No10 role.
Can any bright sparks here read anything into today’s line up, and substitutions, ahead of Bayern?
Poor spuddies. 2-2 would do us.
It’s about time spuds got smashed 🙂 but knowing L’pool they could still let them in.
Come on the draw 😉
Chas Peaches
Is it a good game?
It’s always good if spuds are losing 🙂
Liverpool’s attack is quick and their passing is crisp
Just realised that we go there next. Nah they’re not that great lol
Quick and crisp eh
Spuds losing is excellent news
The little glimpses of the rugby I’ve had, it seems like England are being overrun. Is that true?
How were the moaners near you today chas? The two in front of me missed the pen, they’ve missed so many goals this season #sillybillies
JKRowling and Piers Morgan having a spat on Twitter – very funny
Peaches
You know the arsehole who Gary Neville called an idiot. He sits in our row 5 seats away.
Just watched the last 15 mins of the rugby.
Superb.
Have you seen the clip with Jim Jefferies telling Morgan to eff off and giving him the finger?
Superb again.
Absolutely amazing game of rugger
Brilliant game of rugby. So exciting.
Yes chas, jkrowling posted a tweet about that interview and piers Morgan retaliated
Did England win the rugby?
Yes
Is the guy with the banner a bit of a celebrity now?
so much for me supporting spurs, useless so and so’s
in the 6 top mini league we are bottom, not good in big games.
oh well, nobody is perfect I suppose
Supporting spuds?????????? Are you nuts Eddie, only time they get any support is when my baby spud is playing and they its only for him cos he’s such a sweetie.
https://twitter.com/_ArsenalFc1886_/status/830489879985475589
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