So we go and face Aston Villa in a few hours – a team that is certainly improving under Emery and is full of good players with Martinez – Mings – Luiz, Buendia – Watkins to name a few only. They are scoring more regularly and are conceding a bit less than before but they can still be unpicked. We know how the team will play: fast attacking transitions once the ball has been recovered but also keen to absorb some pressure but against talented wingers, it may back fire…
I can see a tight game for us but we have to WIN, no choice. We need to show a signal that we can bounce back quickly and are ready to fight for the EPL crown till the end…
We missed Partey and we are starting to miss G. Jesus too now…We know that the team we will play against will be nicely set-up so we need to be good on the ball and also NOT make any mistakes…This is a game to be tight and effective, rather than flamboyant. We need three players to really step up their games: our full-backs and Xhaka.
Here is the predicted line up:
Ramsdale – White, Saliba, Gabs, Zinchenko – Jorginho, Xhaka – Saka, Ode, Martinelli – Nketiah
Here is the line up I would have liked:
Ramsdale – White, Saliba, Gabs, TIERNEY – Xhaka, Jorginho, ZINCHENKO – Saka, TROSSARD, Martinelli
I know this requires a team formation change but I think that Odegaard needs a bit of rest and so does Nketiah. We need that extra impetus going forward, solidity in the middle and high-press against Villa…
I can see us grab a disappointing draw at 1-1 or 2-2 with Martinez haunting us with some world class saves and D. Luiz showing us why he would be a great addition to our squad.
COYG! Prove me wrong and go unpick A.Villa to win the game!
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Our team:
Ramsdale – White, Saliba, Gabriel, Zinchenko – Jorginho, Xhaka – Saka, Odegaard, Trossard – Nketiah.
Trossard comes in for Martinelli while White reclaims his RB spot.
Villa Team:
Martinez – Cash, Konsa, Mings, Moreno – Kamara, Luiz, McGinn – Buendia, Watkins, Coutinho.
Goal A. Villa…O. Watkins, him again…we don’t learn sometimes
Defend going forward not backwards
The good thing is that we still have 87 minutes to get smt out of the game
We need to regroup…our defense is looking shaky
Saka-White should be able to create some chances for Nketiah, Trossard and Odegaard…They need to apply more pressure on this side.
And there you go…Saka to the rescue (yet again!) We are level 🙂
White’s cross, poor clearance and the ball falls off to Saka for a screamer in the roof of the net! COYG!
Odegaard totally anonymous so far
We really need Jorginho-Xhaka to cover better our back line…We get exposed far too easily. Jorginho is off today and Xhaka can’t do it all alone
Saliba also looking far from his best. He needs to settle and focus again.
If we go in front, I think Holding will be called in to shore things up as part of a back 5…
I think this is a game for ESR to do his magic too…
Damn Coutinho scores again against us! WTF! We are conceding too easily!
We re defending like amateurs – even Xhaka looking out of sorts defensively…Where are Jorginho, Gabriel and where are Ramsdale’s saves? My goodness
Besides Saka, is there anyone else in the team who gives a damn about winning this game? Seems it is a one-man-show…Odegaard, Trossard and strangely Zinchenko are MIA today
I think we need to bring in Tierney for Jorginho or Odegaard and allow Zinchenko to move in midfield
Actually both Jorginho and Odegaard can be replaced…bring in Tierney and ESR
Kamara is bossing the midfield around…
Kamara, McGinn and Watkins have been great for Villa…We need to find a way back into this game…There must be another player that can help Saka out today
Time for Arteta to change things up. Bring Zinchenko as part of a midfield three.
Bring in ESR.
Ramsdale – White, Saliba, Gabs, TIERNEY – Xhaka, Jorginho, Zinchenko – Saka, Trossard, ESR
No changes at the break…
Rc78 and his reverse psychology eh
Nice to see ESR and Nelson on the bench hopefully dey can give us productivety of the bench in the games to come
It worked 🙂
So relieved
The better team in the second half. We played with courage and intent….and got rewarded despite a few hairy moments.
Ramsdale – 6
White – 6
Saliba – 5
Gabriel – 5
Zinchenko – 6
Jorginho – 6
Xhaka – 6
Saka – 8
Odegaard – 6
Trossard – 5
Nketiah – 6
Tomy – 6
Martinelli – 6
Worrying for 65 minutes from a defensive unit set-up…but we managed to create goals in the end…
COYG!
And City draws! TOP OF THE LEAGUE AGAIN!
Great stuff RC.
I’m only just starting to calm down.
We all need to keep cool but what a dramatic win…and to cap it off, Man City drew…
On another note, PSG may go back to Tuchel or bring in Mourinho…I hope for Tuchel…or Wenger
Wenger???????????????????
Qatar loves Wenger…and Wenger any day over Mourinho
I’m sure Qatar loves Wenger but does Wenger still love management?
True but the lure of managing Messi, Mbappe, Neymar and being in Paris may be hard to resist…
Well, we needed that.
And as for Forest… 🙂
Rocky,
Hear hear.
Let’s get ESR and Partey back, along with Jesus in time, and bow out of EL, and see what can happen!
Yah, Rocky, good to see your name there.
Thanks LB – nice to see some regular ‘faces’ on here.
Life gets busy sometimes so I haven’t been able to get involved but have continued to enjoy reading.
RC doing a great job.
So Arsenal was down 2-1 and then managed to win 4-2 in the last minutes of the game vs Villa
So PSG was up 2-0 and then was down 3-2 vs Lille with less than 10 minutes to play…and we end up winning 4-3…
Games like this make football so much fun 🙂
PSG keen on Kolo Muani, M. Thuram and M. Kone…If we get Muani and Thuram, we are sorted up front…
Mbappe, Thuram, K.Muani
————Messi————
—–Verratti,Caiceido
Mendes, Marquinhos, Skriniar, Hakimi
———-Donnaruma———-
That team would be tough to beat…I think that this is the plan for next year…After that Mbappe and Messi will leave PSG
Can’t imagine having an interest in a team that has Mbappe and Messi in it — must be fun.
hi AAer have a question really hope someone would give me some advice
coming up to london in march but for some reason i cant get ticket on arsenal website for the crystal palace game, anyone knows an alternate site to purchase tickets from
or should i try and get from a scalper on the day of the game
thanks in advance
Are you still in London for the Leeds game?
no unfortunately
only games i would be around are Fulham, Europa League match and Palace
hi fellow londoner another quick question
C2C trains does it also use the normal oyster card or do i need somethin else to travel on it thanks
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wow, all quiet here after pulling apart Everton
GOYG 🎶🎂❤✨👏✌😁
It is not VP,
Many are super excited to see this amazing turn around this year! Long may it continue.
Let’s smash Bournemouth…
Can’t wait, team is jelling, so many players doing their absolute best, with talent and skill.
Mikel and company are proving their worth this year for sure.
COYG
Hey Aaron, we just did that 🙂
So so sweet to score the winner at the last minute!
Nelson for Admiral!
And Benny Blanco for president!
Anyone taking I’m the game in a pub this today
11 games to go…We need 10 more victories to reach glory…Trossard not a bad signing in the end so far
One down, ten to go! We beat Palace as they deserved.
Sucking PV just before this game was the stupidest idea they could have. I hope they go down…
TOTL with 8 points gap and only 10 games to go, I can’t help I started dreaming.
Las,
I hear ya!
However, more enjoyable to take each game as a stand alone result, but we all know hope creeps in.
Just get everyone back, Saliba especially, and let’s get ready for Leeds.
Shout out to Rob Holding for an excellent game, yet I know if not for Ramsdale’s early save it could have gone a different direction- I think.
COYG