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Match Day Thread Arsenal vs Manchester City Match Thread.

Discussion in 'Arsenal' started by TheBear, May 8, 2016.

  1. TheBear

    TheBear Well-Known Member

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    ...Well somebody had to do it.


    Neither Arsenal or City have lived up to expectations this season and both sets of players owe themselves and their managers a performance today.

    ARSENAL TEAM NEWS

    Starting XI: Cech, Bellerin, Gabriel, Koscielny, Monreal, Elneny, Ramsey, Welbeck, Iwobi, Sanchez, Giroud.

    Subs: Gibbs, Wilshere, Ospina, Walcott, Cazorla, Campbell, Coquelin.


    MAN CITY TEAM NEWS

    Starting XI: Hart, Sagna, Mangala, Otamendi, Clichy, Navas, Fernando, Fernandinho, De Bruyne, Iheanacho, Aguero.

    Subs: Sterling, Caballero, Bony, Delph, Demichelis, Toure, Tasende.


    Spuds have just lost to Southampton so a win today could possibly see us beat them to a 2nd place league finish.
     
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    West Kent Saint Well-Known Member

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    Right, Saints have done their bit. Get the points in!
     
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    PINKIE Wurzel Gummidge

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    Great to see Cazorla back in the squad. Let's hope we can get 3 points today and then better the Spuds result next week. <ok>
     
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    Here we go

    Come on you Gunners !
     
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  5. TheBear

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    Thank **** for that! Giroud does do that well.

    This game is crazy.
     
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    1nil down already... bunch of bottlers
     
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    1-1 Fighters
     
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    Rubbish defending so far.
     
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    Koscielny and Gabby are too ****ing lightweight. They are getting bullied by little Sergio Aguero.
     
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    Our defending has been shocking so far. Need to get much tighter and close players down, we're giving them far too much time.
     
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    Somebody needs to get back and support Monreal. He's getting overrun down our left.
     
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  12. TheBear

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    We need Coquelin on. They need some protection
     
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    Agreed, Coquelin for Ramsey. But only if we score again.
     
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    Be good to get to HT in this game and regroup. We've been poor at the back and we're a bit lucky it's only 1-1
     
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    Its been eventful but the quality has been terrible from both sides IMO.
     
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    I'd like to see us press Navas and De Bruyne on the flanks a bit better, because they aren't offering much through the middle. If we can nullify their wide men then we should see much more of the ball and have to do less defending.
     
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    Absolute s---e defending again,seen pub teams do better than that,complete and utter stagnation,team going absolutely nowhere.
     
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    FFS Nobody closing down De Bruyne again !
     
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    Gabby and Koscielny = worst pairing ever.

    They just don't work.
     
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    Campbell on please
     
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