Play the kids and bin this. Don't show our hand until we play them Feb 15th.
Prediction
Man city 2-1 Arsenal
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That's true and than we can play Trossard against Everton.And I would've started Trossard against any other team but I think we'll need Martinelli's pace on the counter.
I care. First, I want the double; second, throw this game, even with total B squad and morale goes down. Arteta will play to win and so he should.actually think Mikel will put out a reasonably strong team/bench, as we don’t play again till the following Saturday, but tbh who cares.
We won doubles under Wenger when we were plainly the preeminent team - I was there to see it. That’s not where we are presently as a club, brilliant as our football this season has been. It’s so much more competitive. Since those teams did it only equally preeminent teams - in Chelsea and City - have emulated.I care. First, I want the double; second, throw this game, even with total B squad and morale goes down. Arteta will play to win and so he should.
No chance Arteta goes this weak. He wants to win this game so he isn't going to leave out Gabriel, Zinchenko, White, Partey, Saka and Martinelli. That is 6, actually 7 if you count Ramsdale of the starting 11. Not sure we made even that many changes against little Oxford.Turner
Tomi Holding Saliba Tierney
Lokonga Xhaka
Ode
Vieira Eddie Trossard
Rotation whilst maintaining most of the spine except Ramsdale + Partey.
I expect City to rotate the renegades - Walker, Cancelo, Bernardo.
If that happens the game goes up in the air. The pressure is on City for this game. They need to put doubt in our heads. Theyll need to win by more than 2 goals which I don't see happening. It gives us a free hit and in truth id settle for a one nil loss and City having extra games and distractions. The league then the Europa is the priority for me.
I care. First, I want the double; second, throw this game, even with total B squad and morale goes down. Arteta will play to win and so he should.
The home PL fixture against city itself is a midweek fixture on a Wednesday. And we travel to Villa on Saturday for early lunchtime kick off.I think Arteta will try to win all 270 minutes against City, given no midweek PL games.
Last year Arsenal had no UEL. This year it looked like Arteta risked dropping out of Carabao Cup, which surely was the right decision, when you look at United's fixtures while they got those Barcelona matches in addition.We'll play pretty much our strongest 11. Maybe your Turner's and KT's coming in. That's about it.
I remember last year Arteta was putting out virtual first 11 sides against bvm teams in the early League Cup games.
No way he's not going very strong here with a week until our next fixture.
Hi, this is an Arsenal fansite.Hope we lose