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Match Day Thread Club Brugge vs Arsenal - Matchday Thread (Champions League)

Discussion in 'Arsenal' started by BrunelGunner, Dec 6, 2025 at 9:32 PM.

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    Venue: Jan Breydel Stadium
    Date: Wednesday 10th December 2025
    KO time: 20:00 GMT

    There can be no head-to-head record because these two teams have never faced each other in a competitive fixture.

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    Genuinely couldn't give less of a **** about this game. My focus is exclusively on Wolves.

    Need to rotate as much as possible, but at the same time, need to keep players sharp as possible in preparation for that Wolves game.

    If it were up to me, this would be my team:

    Kepa

    White (play for one half, then one of Josh Nichols/Brayden Clarke plays in the second half - I'm so serious).
    Saliba (if he's back fit, play for one half then bring on Timber for second half)
    Salmon (bring on Hincapie for second half)
    Lewis-Skelly

    Norgaard
    Merino
    Nwaneri

    Madueke
    Gyokeres
    Dowman

    No chance of this happening whatsoever, but it's what I'd do.
     
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    Calafiori might as well play the full 90mins now given he’s got a 10 day rest afterwards before the Everton game.
     
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    Yeah - feel the same way about this game... except for one thing... it is a chance to get back some confidence.
    On the flip side following up a loss against Villa with another loss would not be good.

    I am not really buying any claims of tiredness and if I hear it from managers or players I read it as a very bad sign - looking for excuses.
    I didn't see Villa players slowing down late in the match - and their other players have played just as many minutes as ours.
     
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    Brugge manager Nicky Hayen has been sacked ahead of the Arsenal game <yikes>

    That's quite a big surprise as he was quite revered by the fans and, judging by the reaction online, their fanbase are not happy with that decision at all.

    Appears as if it'll be an interim manager in charge ahead of this one.
     
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