NZgunner
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Country: New Zealand
this is obviously going to be a strange game - even more unpredictable than the first game of a new season as there aren't even friendlies to get the players on the same wavelength
it should actually be a good indicator of Arteta's ability to coach, manage and prepare - and a measure of the feeling in the squad
in many respects this game will be determined less by raw footballing ability and I think we are going to see all sorts of interesting results in the first round
we might not have a good recent track record against City, but to be playing them away in the first game back is probably a really good fixture as it wouldn't have been one we thought we'd get anything from in normal circumstances - and these circumstances will be as far from normal as could ever have been imagined
it should actually be a good indicator of Arteta's ability to coach, manage and prepare - and a measure of the feeling in the squad
in many respects this game will be determined less by raw footballing ability and I think we are going to see all sorts of interesting results in the first round
we might not have a good recent track record against City, but to be playing them away in the first game back is probably a really good fixture as it wouldn't have been one we thought we'd get anything from in normal circumstances - and these circumstances will be as far from normal as could ever have been imagined