Loss PL: Brentford 2 - 0 Arsenal | Friday, August 13 | KO: 20:00 BST | Sky Sports

[Arsenal1508]

Expect a loss if Auba, Laca, and Bellerin start.

 

[Mitch]

I hope to see our strongest side play:

Gk: Leno
RB: Chambers
CB: Holdini
CB: Gabriel
LB: Tierney
Cm: White/Lokonga
Cm: Willock
Acm: ESR
Rw: Pepe
LW: Saka
CF: Lacca

However I fully excpet White at CB, Xhaka, PEA and Bellerin to start. At the expense of Holdidni, Willock, Chambers and Pepe.

 

[Tomb Bombadil]

I hope to see our strongest side play:

Gk: Leno
RB: Chambers
CB: Holdini
CB: Gabriel
LB: Tierney
Cm: White/Lokonga
Cm: Willock
Acm: ESR
Rw: Pepe
LW: Saka
CF: Lacca

However I fully excpet White at CB, Xhaka, PEA and Bellerin to start. At the expense of Holdidni, Willock, Chambers and Pepe.

Gabriel was injured and we want to play out from the back, that's why we bought White.

I would go with the same forward line but I think it will be the same lineup we had against Tottenham. The only change I really see is Chambers/Bellerin and maybe (i hope not) he will bring in Elneny for Lokonga

 

[Sapient Hawk]

Mari has no chance against this man

Not if he's running at him trying to impersonate a deranged moose

Having said that, we'll definitely struggle, given the occasion.

First match of the new season against a club that hasn't been in the top flight in a long time & coming off two friendly losses.

Also, Arteta's still cosplaying as manager.

It's not looking good for Friday, but stranger things have happened!

 

[Rimaal]

Also, Arteta's still cosplaying as manager.

 

[GoonerJay24]

They both play their best at RW, Pepe should never play LW and I don’t want to see Saka there either. Playing on the same wing as your foot is dated too.

A smart coach would have them regularly rotate in game

 

[Hunta]

Season starts in 2 days and there’s zero excitement for me. Good chance we start a new season with Bellerin, Mari, Elneny and Lacazette all starting for us. 55 goals scored last season and the same bums get to lead us out.

 

[GoonerJay24]

Season starts in 2 days and there’s zero excitement for me. Good chance we start a new season with Bellerin, Mari, Elneny and Lacazette all starting for us. 55 goals scored last season and the same bums get to lead us out.

Apart from Bellerin none of those players consistently played in our bad run last season.

 

[Oxeki]

Not if he's running at him trying to impersonate a deranged moose

Having said that, we'll definitely struggle, given the occasion.

First match of the new season against a club that hasn't been in the top flight in a long time & coming off two friendly losses.

Also, Arteta's still cosplaying as manager.

It's not looking good for Friday, but stranger things have happened!

We're generally good at dispatching this league newcomers, no?

I cba to check but we have excellent record against league newcomers apart from that Wolves season.

 

[Sapient Hawk]

We're generally good at dispatching this league newcomers, no?

I cba to check but we have excellent record against league newcomers apart from that Wolves season.

One can hope so. But we'll find out soon enough. Friday's not far off

 

[Sapient Hawk]

I knew you'd appreciate that line

 

[GDeep™]

Bit depressing, no? At the end of last season and start of the summer window I kept posting the starting line up for the start of this season will be mostly the same as last season.

 

[Oxeki]

Bit depressing, no? At the end of last season and start of the summer window I kept posting the starting line up for the start of this season will be mostly the same as last season.

So you haven't give up hope then?

 

[krengon]

Bit depressing, no? At the end of last season and start of the summer window I kept posting the starting line up for the start of this season will be mostly the same as last season.

The team we start this season with might legit be worse than what we ended last season with...

 

[Rex Stone]

Bit depressing, no? At the end of last season and start of the summer window I kept posting the starting line up for the start of this season will be mostly the same as last season.

People actually thought the club would care that we had no Europe.

Letting Mikel keep his job shows there’s no standards.

 

[GDeep™]

So you haven't give up hope then?

I have. I’m just saying there was no overhaul, it was all bs. Our team this season will be the same as last season.

 

[Riou]

If you actually believed them when they said they would be a massive overhaul, then you deserve to be disappointed, tbh.

Everything about Arsenal these days is very average, so I don't know why anyone expected anything different

 

[bingobob]

Points are gonna be dropped left right and centre the first few weeks. We simply have to win this one we cannot fall behind whilst playing Brentford.

 

[Rex Stone]

Got to say the PL isn’t quite the English game anymore.

Heavily dominated by London. No space for Forest, Derby or Sunderland but a West London bus stop can make it in.

 

[Rimaal]

This forum on Friday will be fun.