Schalke 04 vs Arsenal: Match Thread.

Podolski wide left again

 

Arteta, Wilshere, Walcott, Cazorla, Podolski, Giroud.

That's a very attacking team

 

At least Vermaelen will stay at the back and won't allow Farfan to stray behind him like Santos did in the first game, still Podolski will have to put in a shift and support Vermaelen.

We need to play more direct, otherwise Schalke's defence will keep us out with ease again.
Still embarrassed by the fact we didin't have single shot on target until Gnabry in the very last minute.

 

Better hope we don't need to make changes- what an uninspiring bench.

 

Ray Wilkins kept calling Santos, Carlos for some reason.

 

To be honest, it's probably Arsenal87's fault we havnt won a trophy in nearly 8 years.

 

Cross between Cazorla and Santos

 

We get Wenger back on the bench this game.

 

On paper it looks that way, but Podolski, to put it bluntly, has been quite useless in so many games this season, and Giroud is hot and cold as well, has been in games where he's just not effective at all, and for Cazorla, well as good as he is, if there's no player to give the ball to up front, then there's not much he can do.

So hopefully the likes of Pod and Giroud step it up tonight.

 

Bring him on for the last 5 mins

 

Now that ****er Hoddle is at it. We had easy games at the start of the season apparently. Stoke away,Liverpool away and City away. Very easy, indeed.

 

I know we've been **** recently but the media really do hate us and like to exaggerate our problems.

 

The three experts now reckon we need 'angry' players. Get in Lee Cattermole, asap.

 

I think we're too foreign for the media. Wenger has made us very european, which i actually like.

 

Hoddle: 'Walcott isn't a young man anymore - he's 23'

 

Joey Barton school of thinking, of course it will work

 

I sort of agree about the 'angry' comment.

We certainly lack of bit of fight. Diaby and Wilshere can help us with that though.

 

I do not. We simply need BETTER players.

 

Le Boss has said he has faith in the squad, so don't expect any new players.

 

Why are we wearing the yellow away kit when Schalke played in their home kit at the Emirates?