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Match Day Thread Arsenal vs. Hull City (FA Cup) Official Match Thread

Discussion in 'Arsenal' started by TheOXOCube:5pur2, Jan 3, 2015.

  1. TheOXOCube:5pur2

    TheOXOCube:5pur2 Pride of North London

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    Venue: Emirates Stadium
    Sunday, January 4th 2015

    KO Time: 17:30 BST
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    Head to Head Against Hull City:
    Played: 15
    Wins: 11
    Draws: 2
    Losses: 2
    Goals For: 30
    Goals Against: 13
    Goal Difference: 17


    Last 6 Meetings:
    Arsenal 2-2 Hull City
    Arsenal 3-2 Hull City a.e.t. (FA Cup)
    Hull City 0-3 Arsenal
    Arsenal 2-0 Hull City
    Hull City 1-2 Arsenal
    Arsenal 3-0 Hull City

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    Starting XI:
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    Bench:
    Martinez
    Debuchy
    Koscielny
    Zelalem
    Oxlade-Chamberlain
    Maitland-Niles
    Akpom
     
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  2. Arsenal87

    Arsenal87 Well-Known Member

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    Can see Hull beating that team. Our back ups don't give a sense of confidence at all.
     
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  3. PattyNchips2

    PattyNchips2 Well-Known Member

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    We (Hull City) are getting better.
     
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  4. Tuckin

    Tuckin Well-Known Member

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    You'll be up against our back-ups anyway - bet the Beeb will be delighted to be showing a prime-time reserve match!
     
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  5. Sanj

    Sanj Well-Known Member

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    That team is so bad, it's untrue. If we started with that team, I would place serious money on Hull. This is our only shot at a trophy, so we need to play our strongest possible team.
     
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  6. Treble

    Treble Keyser Söze

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    Smirnoffpriest Well-Known Member

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    According to bbc Ospina and Walcott will start. Hope Walcott comes through it ok - def can't say we've rushed him back!
    Good to see Ospina back.

    They mention that Ozil is close to a return
     
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  8. The Bonstar Wandit

    The Bonstar Wandit Well-Known Member

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    Ospina / Martinez must start. Chesney needs to be dropped after Southampton. This needs a solid performance, there can't be much rotation with Welbeck and Giroud out other than Rosicky & Theo coming in to give Cazorla a rest and allowing Sanchez to play up top. Farcical injury situation really. Sanchez is in danger of burnout but what choice do they have?
     
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  9. The Bonstar Wandit

    The Bonstar Wandit Well-Known Member

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    Game day!! Who's excited!? I'm heading down the smoke for this one, hoping for plenty of goals as it's absolutely freezing.
     
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  10. Smirnoffpriest

    Smirnoffpriest Well-Known Member

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    I'm very interested to see who starts for us - in light of Chambers being a bit burned out and merts having played every game (and not being on form) - I'd go for a backline of
    -----------Ospina (if fit)-----------
    Bellerin, Debuchy, Kos, Gibbs

    midfield and upfront is another question, as we will either leave ourselves too weak to win or play players who desperately need a rest (Sanchez I'm looking at you!)
     
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  11. The Bonstar Wandit

    The Bonstar Wandit Well-Known Member

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    Quiet on here today...I'd go Ospina, Debuchy, Chambers, Kos, Monreal, Coq, Flam, Rosicky, Theo, Sanchez, Campbell / Ox
     
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    I think I'd probably go for something similar.

    I'm also hoping ozil makes the bench today. He is such a wonderful player to have available.
     
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  13. Smirnoffpriest

    Smirnoffpriest Well-Known Member

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    That seems like a sensible side - though I worry about the creativity of that midfield! I suppose that Oxo should def start as if Walcott comes through this game then Oxo would be the one to make way (and hence get rested in the next game)
     
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    Yeah I'd have oxo starting if Walcott is as Walcott once back to fitness replaces the Ox in our starting line up.

    It's a shame our injury problems are so bad that we can't properly rotate at the moment.
     
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    Is the game on sky or BT?
     
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  16. The Bonstar Wandit

    The Bonstar Wandit Well-Known Member

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    It's on BBC. FA Cup rights are with BBC. I'd like more creativity in mf but there aren't any players available. On the train at the moment, almost everyone here seems to be going to the game / talking about football. Also, big up Shef Utd - they're average in the league but deadly in the cup!
     
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  17. Smirnoffpriest

    Smirnoffpriest Well-Known Member

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    It'll be nice seeing it on BBC rather than BT (who seem to slip in a slight against us every 2 mins). I thought the Wrexham game was on BBC TV as well, but all I can find is the radio...
     
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  18. Mantis

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    Manchester City are losing already. Anyone got teams or lineups?
     
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  19. afcftw

    afcftw Well-Known Member

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    Ah brilliant, the BBC it is!
     
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  20. Trumpton Tiger.

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    Your lucky, thanks to the BBC to catch the only available trains back to Hull after the game you would have to leave about 30 minutes before then end of the game.
    No thought at all to the visiting supporters.
    You'll probably win with a controversial goal in injury time.
    And Wenger will be whinging about something.
    Hope I'm wrong.
     
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