Ok not too difficult to predict seeing as half of us travelling to the game on Sunday will probably bring our boots (well it's the best chance I'll ever have of getting a game for the gunners!)
From press conference JD and LK are fit, as is TR and TV is "a little doubt" surely that is just Arsene trying and failing at playing mind games...
I think usual 4-3-3
WS
CJ - TV - LK - BS
TR - JD
- AR -
TW - RVP - AA
I can't get it to line up properly but you're all big and ugly enough to know how it's meant!
If TV isn't fit it gets tricky I'd say JD slots into defense and personally I'd give Eastmond another go or bring Coquelin in (if available to be picked?) Baptism of fire yes but at least they will battle and sit back?
Hopefully whoever gets the nod I'm praying Arsene lines us up in a more 4-5-1 as even their kids will walk through our middle 3, AR is not a holding midfielder and I think recent criticism is unfair as his natural role is "in the hole"
Only other option for me is have AR and TR holding, AA in the hole and let theo and the ox scare the shizzle out of their full backs? (even if we get thumped at least we can say we turned up and attacked!?!?!)
Whoever gets a game I'll be singing for them as we're going to need a lot of support. COYG!!!
Sunday Line up
posted on 26/8/11
Kossy's fit?? Are you sure???
posted on 26/8/11
I'd play this team:
---------------------Szczesny
Sagna----Djourou-----Vermaelen------Traore
-----------------Koscielny------Rosicky
---------------------------Ramsey
Walcott--------------------RVP--------------Arshavin
posted on 26/8/11
http://www.arsenal.com/pressconferencedigest
posted on 26/8/11
Eastmond isn't fit, Vermaelen is available, Koscielny looks to be available too.
Can Lansbury fill in as a DM ?
posted on 26/8/11
i reckon we should bring Coquelin in for this game and then give him the rest he needs afterwards. he's just played for france u20 (i think, or was it u21) + the full season at lorient, he's bound to be exhausted. but for one game he should be fine. i watched one game he played in (in the world cup) and from what i saw his distribution was excellent. he really pinged about a few balls and his defence work was pretty good. that said, he was playing alongside kids. anyway, as for the team, i'd like to see:
------------- szcz
sagna-- kos-- verm-- traore
---------- coq--rosicky
theo-------- rambo---- arshavin
---------------- rvp
posted on 26/8/11
We will lose 3-0
posted on 26/8/11
Traore will get skinnned alive by whoever gets the nod for them at rm though...
Agree re Coquelin though, even if I can't say his name without picturing the Le Coq Sportif logo (no idea why!)