EPL | Middlesbrough vs Arsenal | 17th April at 20:00 (GMT)

[DanDare]

Yes, Benefits is a wonderful thing.

Why southerners feel the need to deride the north is beyond me.

 

[AVENTUS]

Why southerners feel the need to deride the north is beyond me.

You have got a point in all honesty. New date shows South of England is the true spongers..

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/www.mi...ritains-real-benefits-capital-top-6555088.amp

 

[mm76]

Yeah, but our defence nowadays resembles a meme

 

[Linson]

Martinez
Bellerin-Mustafi-Holding-Gibbs
Chamberlain-Ramsey
Welbeck------------Özil------------Iwobi
Alexis​

I think this has the right balance between mobility, strength and counter attacking ability. We are wounded animals right now and Middlesborough are going to have the scent. We should seek to calmly control the game and let them over commit to expose themselves on the break.

I'm fed up of seeing Gabriel in an Arsenal shirt, he needs to be let go in the summer (along with a whole host of other players). Let Holding show his class now.

A bit of an experiment with Ramsey and Ox in the middle I know but I'd hope with Ox next to him Ramsey would show responsibility and sit a little. Xhaka needs to calm himself down, he's a ticking time bomb and as ungentlemanly the conduct is, if I were the opposition manager I would seek to get him sent off ASAP if I saw him lining up against us.

 

[Notorious Big]

We'll smash us.

 

[mm76]

Xhaka needs to calm himself down, he's a ticking time bomb and as ungentlemanly the conduct is, if I were the opposition manager I would seek to get him sent off ASAP if I saw him lining up against us.

Me too, i'm surprised teams haven't tried to wind him up more - even Sutton didn't do it and they were fairly dirty and virtually had free reign from the 'ref'.

Still prefer him to Ramsey though, and with respect, I also can't understand how anyone could prefer Gibbs to Monreal

 

[Impact]

Mertesacker or Holding in for Gabriel. Chamberlain for Elneny.

 

[Linson]

Yeah I can understand that. I have a soft spot for both Ramsey and Gibbs I'll admit. I know a lot of people on here think Ramsey is a fraud but I still believe he has a massive amount of potential. We can't live off the fumes of the past forever but what we all saw in 13/14 was a guy who could almost run a midfield by himself, granted, he has lost his way since but part of me thinks he can get back to that!

 

[regniw]

No Welbeck, that's all I'm asking

 

[Ted_Lasso]

Martinez
Bellerin-Mustafi-Gabriel-Nachoman
Ox-Xhaka
Walcott---Özil---Welbeck
Alexis

​

 

[Hyruga]

lol the same old players will play.

 

[sexpanther]

We're going to win this by scruff of our necks. Boro are f*cking sh*t at the moment and we have a knack of f*cking up against f*cking sh*t opponents but losing against Boro is bordering f*cking impossible at the moment even if we score two f*cking own goals.

I hate f*cking Boro with a f*cking fiery passion. Everytime I hear their f*cking name, I can't forget the f*cking savage memories of Abel Xavier, Mendieta, Pogatetz and f*cking Franck Quedrue playing us off the park ala f*cking Man Utd in Fergie days. And don't make me start on f*cking Mark Schwarzer. F*cking f*cker suddenly becomes Buffon and Casillas rolled into one whenever he plays us at that f*cking Riverside sh*thole. The best part? F*cking Shteve Mclaren was their f*cking gaffer. F*ck the f*ck off!

Nevertheless, come on you Gooners! Mind your language lads and please be civilised.

Bloody hell, you have made my day. Spot on about Schwarzer

 

[Hunta]

Mertesacker or Holding in for Gabriel. Chamberlain for Elneny.

Mertesacker AND Holding in for the clowns at CB. That's what a proper manager would do.

 

[bojed]

Bloody hell, you have made my day. Spot on about Schwarzer

What a f*cking username.

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

We need some changes defensively at this one bring on Debuchy Holding in for Gabriel and Bellerin (who need some time off) also in attack Welbeck need to get benched and let Alexis play as striker and play either Iwobi or Ox as left winger.

 

[DesiGooner]

Our key players need to find some form before the FA cup semis next week so wouldn't make too many changes to the lineup. Maybe Ox for ElNeny and swap Alexis and Welbeck.

 

[Considering His Options]

We need to keep losing.

 

[Goon-Ger]

If we can't keep a clean sheet and beat Mboro i think it's time to turn out the lights.

 

[CHOPS]

We'll win this one I'm sure (can't stop laughing) Sanchez hat-trick what's the problem we're back crushing lesser teams, and if you believe that...................

 

[rich 1990]

Why southerners feel the need to deride the north is beyond me.

Works both ways. You think we're soft, we think you're weird. You've got GDeep in Birmingham so that's all that needs to be said.