Loss PL: Newcastle 2 - 0 Arsenal | Monday 16th May | KO: 20:00 BST | Sky Sports

Time to rally the troops.

No time to be down since we have a chance of redemption right here.

None of this sitting back or reactive tactics, please. We need to play on the front foot, hold the ball and silence the crowd. City bouncing back after their CL exit should be the blueprint for Arteta as they remained focused and did this to Newcastle:



It’ll be a lot tougher as they’ve only lost one game in 2022 at home and that was against Liverpool but WE CAN DO IT.

Remember the last time we had to secure CL football at St James Park? Well, we got the job done and I don’t see why we can’t do so here.

Let’s remain positive, win this one and move on to Everton.



COYG

 

[Sapient Hawk]

Gotcha...

"A congenital heart defect has apparently felled the entire Newcastle team, moments before they could step onto the pitch"

Force Majeure. Pretty much the only reason we're getting 6 points from the remaining 2 matches

 

[Riou]

Honestly, I have no idea what we do here, in terms of formation.

Even best case scenario, with Gabriel and White fit to start...it's still Cedric v ASM, which is bad.

We could go to a back 5 (which we should have done last night) which would give us more defensive cover (especially with so many key defenders out) but I am not sure we even have the available players to play that formation...

Ramsdale
Tomi-White (?)-Gabriel (?)
Cedric-Elneny-Xhaka-Saka
Ødegaard
Gabby-Eddie
​

...I don't know, guess this is the best we could do...fullbacks are massive red flags right now.

All I know, is whoever is 4th after this game, will get Champions League...both teams will win their last game, this game week is it.

Please Arsenal, please

 

[Oxeki]

If we win this, we'll get 4th easily. Can't remember the last time we failed to win our last game of the season. Then again, Mikel might just obliterate that record.

 

[Monstar-Gunn4r]

Honestly, I have no idea what we do here, in terms of formation.

Even best case scenario, with Gabriel and White fit to start...it's still Cedric v ASM, which is bad.

We could go to a back 5 (which we should have done last night) which would give us more defensive cover (especially with so many key defenders out) but I am not sure we even have the available players to play that formation...

Ramsdale
Tomi-White (?)-Gabriel (?)
Cedric-Elneny-Xhaka-Saka
Ødegaard
Gabby-Eddie
​

...I don't know, guess this is the best we could do...fullbacks are massive red flags right now.

All I know, is whoever is 4th after this game, will get Champions League...both teams will win their last game, this game week is it.

Please Arsenal, please

Gabriel done his hammy,

Ramsdale
Cedric White Tomi Tavares
Ode Elneny Xhaka
Saka Nketiah Marti
is my guess

 

[Tom Mix]

If only we had 2 out of 3 to choose from Chambers, Mavropanos and Saliba. Hell! If we even had fcuking Pablo Mari! But no, we were very clever and saved a few pennies and now it might cost us a few tens of millions of pounds.

Still... play whichever fit centre-back you have and go for three at the back with your best two defensive wing backs in midfield.

Win however and you end up 4th. Newcastle are far from the finished article. We don't need to put 5 past them like City, 1-0 will do.

 

[Riou]

Lets get back to some football like this on Monday...

 

[El Duderino]

Odds on him starting Xhaka at left back?

 

[lamby22]

If we win this, we'll get 4th easily. Can't remember the last time we failed to win our last game of the season. Then again, Mikel might just obliterate that record.

We drew 1-1 with Brighton at home in 2019. We missed out on CL qualification due to that result. Sp**s pipped us to 4th place. That was the last Arsenal game I attended. The bad news is I'm going to the Everton game.

 

[ArsenalInMyHeart]

I have a dream Burley will beat Sp**s and we win against Newcastle

 

[Sapient Hawk]

If we win this, we'll get 4th easily. Can't remember the last time we failed to win our last game of the season. Then again, Mikel might just obliterate that record.

He's yet to meet a horrible record he hasn't loved to break

 

[Sapient Hawk]

We drew 1-1 with Brighton at home in 2019. We missed out on CL qualification due to that result. Sp**s pipped us to 4th place. That was the last Arsenal game I attended. The bad news is I'm going to the Everton game.

 

[Sapient Hawk]

Our defence is going to be even more hilarious in this one.

Seriously, visualise how you think we can win.

We allowed Barton to net two penalties, let in a Tiote shoot & pray effort & gifted a goal to one of the power rangers. I honestly fail to see how more hilarious it can get?

 

[A_G]

Burnley are not beating Sp**s, they usually get battered in that fixture. They’re good at Turf Moor but can’t do it away from home.

Should win this though and make that result irrelevant.

 

[Oxeki]

We drew 1-1 with Brighton at home in 2019. We missed out on CL qualification due to that result. Sp**s pipped us to 4th place. That was the last Arsenal game I attended. The bad news is I'm going to the Everton game.

Our last game of 2018/2019 was Burnley. We beat them 3-1.

 

[Sapient Hawk]

Burnley are not beating Sp**s, they usually get battered in that fixture. They’re good at Turf Moor but can’t do it away from home.

Should win this though and make that result irrelevant.

Underestimate Michael Jackson at your peril. He's going to moonwalk all over Conte's expensive toupee before it's all said & done.

 

[lamby22]

Our last game of 2018/2019 was Burnley. We beat them 3-1.

Na, it was Brighton. The stadium emptied before the team took their lap of honour. Xhaka gave away a penalty.

Edit: I meant last home game, sorry I didn't read your post properly.

 

[Sanchez11]

Win or die for Tets shame he got his extension

 

[Oxeki]

Na, it was Brighton. The stadium emptied before the team took their lap of honour. Xhaka gave away a penalty.

A simple google search could help you out boss. Can't believe you refused to check it out for yourself

 

[lamby22]

A simple google could help you it boss. Can't believe you reguesd6to check it out for yourself

See above edit, I didn't read your post properly

 

[Riou]

Feel we have to play a back 5 in this, the more I think about it...we have too many injuries, we need to add another defensive player.

Even if it means Xhaka/Mo at CB, if Gabriel isn't fit...we absolutely can't have Cedric and Nuno v ASM and Almiron, we can't have that in a back 4... don't trust our players mentally right now either, they need a little extra protection.