FA Community Shield: Arsenal v Liverpool | Saturday August 29 | KO: 16:30 BST | BT Sport

[MikelHadADream]

Expecting a bit of a spanking here. Liverpool have had a weeks extra training and it seems all of their big players will play. We've had 2 sessions and one friendly, and half of the team is missing.

Good job its rhe community shield, meaning its a friendly if we lose.

 

[Sanchez11]

So this game isnt on the beeb either? What a shower!!

 

[Tosker]

Expecting a bit of a spanking here. Liverpool have had a weeks extra training and it seems all of their big players will play. We've had 2 sessions and one friendly, and half of the team is missing.

Good job its rhe community shield, meaning its a friendly if we lose.

I hope we don't risk anyone we need to destroy Fulham - a loss there would be far far more significant than being spanked today

 

[wolfkidultman]

Leno

Soares
Saliba
Luiz
Tierney
Saka

Xhaka
Maitland-Niles

Pepe
Aubameyang
Nelson

Would like to see that. We really need to see if Maitland-Niles is capable in midfield. We’re short there and he may be convinced to stay if he has the opportunity to play there but he needs to prove that he’s of the required standard.

 

[OnlyOne]

Leno

Soares
Saliba
Luiz
Tierney
Saka

Xhaka
Maitland-Niles

Pepe
Aubameyang
Nelson

Would like to see that. We really need to see if Maitland-Niles is capable in midfield. We’re short there and he may be convinced to stay if he has the opportunity to play there but he needs to prove that he’s of the required standard.

Don't think Luiz and Pepe have been training.

 

[Sniper Mik]

Leno

Soares
Saliba
Luiz
Tierney
Saka

Xhaka
Maitland-Niles

Pepe
Aubameyang
Nelson

Would like to see that. We really need to see if Maitland-Niles is capable in midfield. We’re short there and he may be convinced to stay if he has the opportunity to play there but he needs to prove that he’s of the required standard.

It'll be Nketiah upfront, Auba left, Nelson/Saka right.

 

[wolfkidultman]

It'll be Nketiah upfront, Auba left, Nelson/Saka right.

Ok.

 

[Makingtrax]

Why on earth did Wenger buy Elneny?

Another Gazidis statDNA selection to match Gabriel, Perez, Mustafi etc. But apparently when the scouts were looking at Griezmann and de Bruyne the computer said 'No'.

 

[OnlyOne]

Another Gazidis statDNA selection to match Gabriel, Perez, Mustafi etc. But apparently when the scouts were looking at Griezmann and de Bruyne the computer said 'No'.

Still think it's mental a man of Wenger's footballing knowledge gave the go a head for all those players.

 

[Makingtrax]

Hope Emi is out of isolation now. He deserves to play. It was largely down to him and Auba that we're in this match.

 

[drippin]

Why on earth did Wenger buy Elneny?

Wenger was held at gun point to give approval. Simple.

 

[Tir Na Nog]

Another Gazidis statDNA selection to match Gabriel, Perez, Mustafi etc. But apparently when the scouts were looking at Griezmann and de Bruyne the computer said 'No'.

What's funny is that Wenger literally just stopped playing most of these players too. I think it's a clear indictment of just what he thought about them. Like with Perez he barely played him at all, he tried to sell Mustafi a year after we got him. Elneny played the odd game but then in the 16/17 season he fell down to being like 5th choice in terms of CM's and only played when he had to. Kolasinac similar, when we switched back to a back 4 he just never trusted him. If this isn't evidence that perhaps the signings we were making weren't with the total backing of Wenger then I don't know what is.

 

[Oxeki]

We won the community shield with a starting XI worse than this 2 years ago.

Have faith guys

 

[bingobob]

What's funny is that Wenger literally just stopped playing most of these players too. I think it's a clear indictment of just what he thought about them. Like with Perez he barely played him at all, he tried to sell Mustafi a year after we got him. Elneny played the odd game but then in the 16/17 season he fell down to being like 5th choice in terms of CM's and only played when he had to. Kolasinac similar, when we switched back to a back 4 he just never trusted him. If this isn't evidence that perhaps the signings we were making weren't with the total backing of Wenger then I don't know what is.

Elneny was accidentally scouted. We were watching someone else who played for Basel and Elneny caught the eye of the scout.

I think we are in for a strange team selection today.

 

[Makingtrax]

Still think it's mental a man of Wenger's footballing knowledge gave the go a head for all those players.

Yep, and Ferguson buying Kleberson, Djemba-Djemba, Bellion, Forlan, Veron, Alan Smith, Anderson, Obertan etc . . .threw away millions.

If only these top iconic coaches had had your experience playing on Championship Manager, they'd have known beforehand instead of looking stupid in hindsight.

 

[bingobob]

https://www.foottheball.com/leagues/epl/mohamed-elneny-arsenal-basel/

elnenys story.

 

[Makingtrax]

We won the community shield with a starting XI worse than this 2 years ago.

Have faith guys

Worse than what? Where is our starting XI?

 

[BobP]

Hearing Elneny in a back three, Arteta looking to inject some ball playing skills into the defence.

 

[BigPoppaPump]

What's funny is that Wenger literally just stopped playing most of these players too. I think it's a clear indictment of just what he thought about them. Like with Perez he barely played him at all, he tried to sell Mustafi a year after we got him. Elneny played the odd game but then in the 16/17 season he fell down to being like 5th choice in terms of CM's and only played when he had to. Kolasinac similar, when we switched back to a back 4 he just never trusted him. If this isn't evidence that perhaps the signings we were making weren't with the total backing of Wenger then I don't know what is.

Arsène said himself he didn’t know we signed Welbeck.

 

[Oxeki]

Worse than what? Where is our starting XI?

The players available to start for us vs Liverpool are better than the ones that won the community shield in 2017. Alexis and Özil were missing. Giroud, Elneny, Xhaka, Welbeck and Iwobi all started.