PL: Arsenal v Newcastle United | Sunday February 16 | KO: 16:30 GMT | Sky Sports

[Wagwaan]

You definitely made some mistakes in that formation.

I highly doubt this is the formation or players that Arteta would go for but it's what i would like to see. I think Luiz could be a gem in midfield with his passing. A midfield trio of Xhaka-Torreira-Luiz SHOULD have a more defensively solid look to it. Give Bellerin & Saka more of a licence to bomb forward. It also puts more emphasis on the front 3 to create in the final third rather than have the outside forwards spending the majority of the game doing the defensive duties. Mari would be a gamble, but Newcastle are a game that hopefully that gamble wont be punished severely if it goes pete tong.

 

[OnlyOne]

The serious posts about Luiz in midfield is just another reason this forum is a boring chore to me. Can’t take anyone seriously.

Come on you Magpies.

 

[rich 1990]

Not sure people are taking the idea of relegation seriously enough

 

[MikeVinna]

Not sure people are taking the idea of relegation seriously enough

If we don’t beat this Newcastle side I’ll seriously start to dread it.

I’ve no doubt Laca will partner Auba. Out of Pepe, Martinelli and Nelson I feel Pepe is best suited for our RW but I’m really not sure what Arteta will do there.

Leno

Bellerin Sokratis Luiz Kolasinac

Torreira Xhaka

Pepe Özil Auba

Laca​

 

[Riou]

...anybody else remember the ridiculous criticism Santi got, for doing a Paneka against their young keeper...think Richard "smells his own farts" Keys said it was one of the most disrespectful things he had ever seen...

No Richard, what is truly disrespectful is cheating on your cancer stricken wife, with one of your daughter's mates...you absolute scrotum of a "man".

 

[Tourbillion]

...anybody else remember the ridiculous criticism Santi got, for doing a Paneka against their young keeper...think Richard "smells his own farts" Keys said it was one of the most disrespectful things he had ever seen...

No Richard, what is truly disrespectful is cheating on your cancer stricken wife, with one of your daughter's mates...you absolute scrotum of a "man".

Imagine any of our current lot involved in that second goal.

 

[Riou]

Imagine any of our current lot involved in that second goal.

...current team's first touch, versus Santi's touch on his goal would be something!

 

[Makingtrax]

We've got to win these next couple of home games now or it's bottom half stuff.

Never thought I've ever say that.

 

[Blaziken]

Leno, Bellerin, Mustafi, Luiz, Kolasinac, Torreira, Xhaka, Ceballos, Pepe, Auba, Martinelli

 

[nick gould]

If we don’t beat this Newcastle side I’ll seriously start to dread it.

I’ve no doubt Laca will partner Auba. Out of Pepe, Martinelli and Nelson I feel Pepe is best suited for our RW but I’m really not sure what Arteta will do there.

Leno

Bellerin Sokratis Luiz Kolasinac

Torreira Xhaka

Pepe Özil Auba

Laca​

Socratis will not start. He is now behind Mustafi in the pecking order. And we have a new defender

 

[Rex Stone]

This was one of my lowest seasons as an Arsenal fan but even that is different banter to these last two.

Look at us ripping teams to shreds ffs, joga bonito compared to the struggle we have these days.

 

[boxerumble]

On the verge of tears watching old clips of our glorious football.

Anyway, this should be a win but never count out DrawFC.

 

[YeahBee]

The serious posts about Luiz in midfield is just another reason this forum is a boring chore to me. Can’t take anyone seriously.

Come on you Magpies.

It was a popular train of thougght back in Kolos day.

We have Chambers to who was dm most of last season.

Pep has pretty much done the reverse in all his clubs

 

[IchirotoV2]

We've got to win these next couple of home games now or it's bottom half stuff.

Never thought I've ever say that.

You say this line in every match thread nowadays

 

[freeglennhelder2]

...anybody else remember the ridiculous criticism Santi got, for doing a Paneka against their young keeper...think Richard "smells his own farts" Keys said it was one of the most disrespectful things he had ever seen...

No Richard, what is truly disrespectful is cheating on your cancer stricken wife, with one of your daughter's mates...you absolute scrotum of a "man".

I read there is an increased chance of men cheating if one of their parents has died, their partner is pregnant or partner is ill.

You’ve totally undersold what Keys did - he left his wife for his daughter’s mate

 

[Makingtrax]

You say this line in every match thread nowadays

I know, and I never thought I'd ever say that.

 

[Big Poppa]

Arteta has improved our defensive organisation but our attacking play has been dog turd. Put Auba back at CF ffs and Ceballos/Willock should be getting more minutes in midfield.

 

[Riou]

...a Romford Pele hat trick on my 9th birthday, nice!

 

[Ashybashy86]

If we don’t beat this Newcastle side I’ll seriously start to dread it.

I’ve no doubt Laca will partner Auba. Out of Pepe, Martinelli and Nelson I feel Pepe is best suited for our RW but I’m really not sure what Arteta will do there.

Leno

Bellerin Sokratis Luiz Kolasinac

Torreira Xhaka

Pepe Özil Auba

Laca​

Arteta needs to give Auba a chance up top. That front 4 is not vibing at all.

 

[roz]

4-0. Expecting 3 wins on the trot before we take a point at Man city.

The ship has steadied, time to set sail.