Could be a case of who blinks first on Sunday, two teams misfiring, two sets of new signings not quite geling, two sets of fans feeling let down and two managers under fire, despite the messages of support from above. Lets not kid ourselves, Arsenal may be below par but they are still a good team full of very good players and will see Sunday as a 3 point target. They will be big favourites and hopefully that will take some pressure off our players and let them relax and play well. Arsenal seem, like us, to be a little toothless so I expect our defence to be on form and stay strong, but will it? We all know that its up front we have problems, not helped with our best striker out, step up Ji, I would love to think so but cant see it. If Bruce insists on Sess being out lone striker we badly need our midfield to click and get forward, I know, tell you something you dosnt know. I cant say Iâm looking forward to a relaxing day watching Sky, relaxing and watching Sunderland dosnt go together but who knows, we should lose so may well win.
Some of the performances recently have been dire - I don't mind losing this one so long as we play well and PLEASE BRUCE don't park the f---ing bus again!
Arsenal will see this as a game where they have a chance to put things right. A good performance from them is what i expect to see, even though they are going to be playing against the odds, (don't mean Arsenals team either) Due to suspensions, ineligble player, player banned, poor selection etc etc etc.
Arsenal will probably still have quite a bit of bite. They aren't doing anywhere near as well as they usually do, but they still have 6 wins in all competitions this season, so it's not like their falling into an endless pit of doom. No matter how low they're feeling, an opposing team just needs to take their foot off the gas for one second to give players like Van Persie, Gervinho and Walcott a chance to strike. A big part of it will also be Sunderland's confidence on the road in away games imo, and so far there has only been one point gained away (strangely enough against Liverpool at Anfield - the toughest match of the season for you guys so far without a doubt). Depends on how much the Emirates crowd gets behind Arsenal, and how much it hampers the confidence of Sunderland on the day.
