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There's a couple of reasons I think we will win.
Firstly, their priority is the league, they want promotion badly and know they aren't going to win the FA Cup.
Secondly, we are at home. If we had to go to Ewood Park, I'd say it would be another tough one.
At home though, I think we'll be fine.
Hopefully we'll rest a couple of players, maybe bring in Miquel and one of Eisfield or Gnabry.
Pete
I wish I shared your bizarre sense of humour.
I think we'll win this relatively comfortably. Have to note though, we won't put on a strong side either. We'll have Bayern on the weekday so we need to keep our strongest lineup fresh.
I can see a few of next years hopefuls get a runout. Miquel and Gnabry are the obvious two, but i would love to see what Akpom and Bellerin could do.
I hope we win it, we are good at home in cup competitions. Plus it's realistically the only chance this season of winning a trophy!
Sadly Bellerin is injured, missed out last night and unlikely to be available for Saturday.
Miquel will have to start imo. He was poor last night, but needs game time and this seems the ideal opportunity.
Cannot see Gnabry or Akpom getting game time. We have the likes of Rosicky, Oxlade-Chamberlain and Gervinho who don't get many games and will be used before either Serge or Chubs.
Eisfeld is a mile away from deserving a start.
Maybe a couple will get on the bench but I don't see them getting on.
Oh. Right. So it'll be the Wenger 'rotation' system of playing the full strength side then!
I think we should rotate, but not enough to risk the performance and game.
Let's be honest, we *almost* certainly aren't going through in the CL, so whether we are 100% fit or 95% fit won't make too much difference.
I think we'll see
Szcz
Sagna
Miquel
Mert
Monreal
Arteta
Diaby
Ramsey
Oxo
Giroud
Podolski
Have a feeling we will struggle, our passing will be inconsistent, blackburn will defend deep and close us down quickly. Although if arsenal get an early goal it will be game over.
Should be a walk in the park, so....
Arsenal 1-2 Blackburn
HenrysCat you got it the wrong way round.....
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posted on 12/2/13
There's a couple of reasons I think we will win.
Firstly, their priority is the league, they want promotion badly and know they aren't going to win the FA Cup.
Secondly, we are at home. If we had to go to Ewood Park, I'd say it would be another tough one.
At home though, I think we'll be fine.
Hopefully we'll rest a couple of players, maybe bring in Miquel and one of Eisfield or Gnabry.
posted on 12/2/13
Pete
I wish I shared your bizarre sense of humour.
posted on 12/2/13
I think we'll win this relatively comfortably. Have to note though, we won't put on a strong side either. We'll have Bayern on the weekday so we need to keep our strongest lineup fresh.
I can see a few of next years hopefuls get a runout. Miquel and Gnabry are the obvious two, but i would love to see what Akpom and Bellerin could do.
posted on 12/2/13
I hope we win it, we are good at home in cup competitions. Plus it's realistically the only chance this season of winning a trophy!
posted on 12/2/13
Sadly Bellerin is injured, missed out last night and unlikely to be available for Saturday.
Miquel will have to start imo. He was poor last night, but needs game time and this seems the ideal opportunity.
Cannot see Gnabry or Akpom getting game time. We have the likes of Rosicky, Oxlade-Chamberlain and Gervinho who don't get many games and will be used before either Serge or Chubs.
Eisfeld is a mile away from deserving a start.
Maybe a couple will get on the bench but I don't see them getting on.
posted on 12/2/13
Oh. Right. So it'll be the Wenger 'rotation' system of playing the full strength side then!
posted on 12/2/13
I think we should rotate, but not enough to risk the performance and game.
Let's be honest, we *almost* certainly aren't going through in the CL, so whether we are 100% fit or 95% fit won't make too much difference.
I think we'll see
Szcz
Sagna
Miquel
Mert
Monreal
Arteta
Diaby
Ramsey
Oxo
Giroud
Podolski
posted on 12/2/13
Have a feeling we will struggle, our passing will be inconsistent, blackburn will defend deep and close us down quickly. Although if arsenal get an early goal it will be game over.
posted on 12/2/13
Should be a walk in the park, so....
Arsenal 1-2 Blackburn
posted on 12/2/13
HenrysCat you got it the wrong way round.....
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