Match Day Thread Arsenal vs. Tottenham Hotspur Official Match Thread

Good to see new players to England wanting to win the derbies.

 

gents,
Will be in Islington soon, where do you recommend for a light lunch.
Any challenging seafood restaurants , non farmed oysters are a fav washed down
with a little fizz that's has a balanced cut. North African is in vogue , tagine maybe .
Asian oriental fusion not my thing .
Good luck to all, l will raise a glass in the new spirit of brotherhood.

 

My dad will be going to the game in my place today as I'm not in the country, great way for him to experience the Emirates! Funny thing is, he used to fancy Spurs back in the day!

 

Yawn

 

Szczesny, Chambers, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Gibbs, Wilshere, Arteta, Ramsey, Ozil, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Welbeck
Bench: Ospina, Coquelin, Flamini, Rosicky, Podolski, Cazorla, Alexis

 

Looks like we're going back to the 4141, with Ozil on the wing. Don't think it will work, but you never know

 

Interesting to see Sanchez isn't starting... Might change my goal scorers on the prediction thread!

 

What is Wenger thinking with that line up.

 

Trying too hard to crow-bar Wilshere into the team.

 

Personally I'd have Cazorla and Sanchez on the pitch over oxo and wilshere but it's a decent line up

 

Decent isn't good enough for a derby. Does Wenger not want the 3 points?

 

I do think wenger is trying to give wilshere the chance to really develop this season but he doesn't have a natural fit in the team as he is a jack of all trades whereas Ramsey/ozil are better suited to the cm and am spot.

 

When Walcott is fit again surely wilshere will find himself out of the team though. No chance ozil is getting dropped.

 

On sky they are predicting ozil will play centrally, wilshere out wide.

 

Shezny, Chambers, Kos, Mert, Gibbs, Arteta, Wilshere, Ramsey, OXO, Ozil, Wellbeck

No Sanchez, what the ****?

 

Emirates have done me proud... Awesome seats right by the block 96 entrance.

 

Why are we spending over 30 million on a world class player who has been our best attacking player so far and not playing him in a game like today? I hope it's not to give him some breathing time because of that stupid Capitol One Cup game he should've never started in the first place.

 

Sol, bless him, is a terrible pundit. Cliche ahoy.

 

This decision MAKES NO SENSE unless Sanchez is slightly injured, the guy has scored in his last 4 appearances, why leave him out? And if he's carrying a small knock, then all the more stupid to have played him in that useless cup game in mid-week, as I said, no need to play key players for the cup.

 

Sanchez has scored goals, but he is also very careless on the ball and turns it over, a lot. That just invites us to get countered. I think Wenger wants him sharpen up that aspect of the game. Personally, I would have played him because I think we can deal with Spurs and their counters because they are no Dortmund, but I am not surprised that Wenger dropped Sanchez.