Match Day Thread Arsenal vs. Manchester City: FA Community Shield Official Match Thread

[Tiddler]

I'm expecting a dull draw. Too many of our boys were far from 'match ready' during the Emirates and I can't see how one week is going to improve them. I am relying upon our defence to keep us in the game as I don't see us scoring more than 1, if any.

 

[Paulpowersleftfoot]

Caballero
Clichy Boyata Nastasic Kolorov
yaya fernando
Nasri Jovetic Silva
Dzeko

Would be my guess at our starting X1
Clichy played RB on the US tour a couple of times and played really well,I think he'll be preferred there to Richards

 

[Not PC enough]

In my opinion, there is no way that sonogoals should start any game ever for the Arsenal.

silly , just silly .

and what do you base that assessment on .

How many games has he played for us and you have already decided that ....

Crackers !

 

[The Bonstar Wandit]

I'd fancy beating that City lineup. I can see Arsenal having: Chesney, Debuchy, Chambers, Kos, Gibbs, Arteta, Ramsey, Cazorla, Sanchez, Giroud, Ox.

 

[Smirnoffpriest]

In my opinion, there is no way that sonogoals should start any game ever for the Arsenal.

Why dont you think that a 19 year old cant ever improve on an injury struck 1st season?

 

[Smirnoffpriest]

Bleacher report put forward an interesting possible lineup - szczesny, debuchy, chambers, kos, gibbs, flamini, arteta, sanchez, ramsey, oxo with Sanogo upfront.

I can see the reasoning as flamini and arteta would protect chambers and the tesm is the freshest available - flamini, arteta, ramsey, sanogo, oxo, chambers all missed the world cup.

But personally id still like the class of cazorla in and sanchez upfront


http://m.bleacherreport.com/article...-how-gunners-will-line-up-in-community-shield

 

[EmirAleks]

.. and Abu Diaby, who had apparently a perfect pre-season, can not play, because he is, guess it, INJURED. This is not even funny. Wenger is the most patient manager on Earth.

 

[afcftw]

.. and Abu Diaby, who had apparently a perfect pre-season, can not play, because he is, guess it, INJURED. This is not even funny. Wenger is the most patient manager on Earth.

Any source? Only thing I can find is an espn article using a French article as it's source.

Isn't this whole hip injury thing the same injury people said he had last week and wenger said he wasn't injured?

 

[Murray]

Metro running a story that we'll be playing Sanchez up front tomorrow.

 

[afcftw]

Metro running a story that we'll be playing Sanchez up front tomorrow.

If so then a team something like:

-----------------Szcz----------------
Debuchy---chambers--Kosc---gibbs
-----------Arteta---Ramsey---------
Oxocube-----rosicky-----Cazorla
--------------Sanchez---------------

Subs: Martinez, monreal, flamini, wilshere, Campbell, giroud, Sanogo

Maybe diaby on the bench if the rumour of his injury isn't true.

Since we have no Germans and no Walcott and vermaelen is off to barca.

 

[Smirnoffpriest]

I quite like that team (except swapping cazorla and rosiky) as its got pace in oxo and sanchez, energy in ramsey and rosiky and trickrty in cazorla.

 

[TheOXOCube:5pur2]

Szczesny, Debuchy, Koscielny, Chambers, Gibbs, Arteta, Wilshere, Ramsey, Alexis, Cazorla, Sanogo

 

[TheOXOCube:5pur2]

subs: Martinez, Monreal, Flamini, Campbell, Rosicky, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Giroud

 

[SpursDisciple]

subs: Martinez, Monreal, Flamini, Campbell, Rosicky, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Giroud

Is Martinez a Centre Half?

 

[Arsenal87]

Is Martinez a Centre Half?

GK.

 

[afcftw]

Is Martinez a Centre Half?

No.. A gk

 

[SpursDisciple]

So injury to Chambers or Koscielny and Monreal takes over?

 

[Gooner]

Michael Owen commentating, now there's a t**t I'd dearly love to see at the wrong end of a vicious hammer attack.

 

[SpursDisciple]

Pat Rice clearly doesn't want to shake the City player's hands

 

[Not PC enough]

we look like a team of Hobbits