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Match Day Thread Arsenal vs. Norwich Official Match Thread

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  1. TheOXOCube:5pur2

    TheOXOCube:5pur2 Pride of North London

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    Venue: Emirates Stadium
    Saturday, April 30th 2016
    KO Time: 17.30 BST
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    Head to Head Against Norwich City:
    Played: 51
    Wins: 23
    Draws: 19
    Losses: 9
    Goals For: 93
    Goals Against: 51
    Goal Difference: 42

    Last 6 Meetings:
    Norwich City 1-1 Arsenal
    Norwich City 0-2 Arsenal

    Arsenal 4-1 Norwich City
    Arsenal 3-1 Norwich City
    Norwich City 1-0 Arsenal
    Arsenal 3-3 Norwich City

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    Arsène Wenger has revealed the latest team news ahead of Saturday's Premier League fixture against Norwich City:
    on the team news...

    We have no big problems injury wise and there is not much time to go. The players are all available now. It looks good for the [European Championship].

    on his view on having all players fit for the Euros…

    It is good. Ideally, the players are not injured. Their injuries are accidental and traumatic injuries. It is good they have hope to go to the European Championship.

    on his team selection…

    It is difficult and easy because all the players are at a good level. Any decision will be good, and any decision will be is bad as well because you have to leave a good player out.

    on if he knows when he last had a fully-fit squad…

    No, I don’t know because between you have some players who make their place in the team like Iwobi and Elneny who we brought in January so there is more competition for places now.

    on Oxlade-Chamberlain...

    It's Oxlade-Chamberlain's first week in full training now, so I don't think I will select him this weekend.

    on Cazorla...

    Santi might be in the squad this weekend, I don't know yet. He is available. Everyone is available, but maybe Oxlade-Chamberlain is not competitive yet.
     
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  2. TheOXOCube:5pur2

    TheOXOCube:5pur2 Pride of North London

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    Finally got my laptop fixed so I can make the actual good quality threads again
     
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  3. Arsenal87

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    As I said, the game nobody gives a **** about.....

    Fighting to secure top 4 again, yay, so exciting.
     
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  4. cini65

    cini65 Well-Known Member

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    Pivotal match. We should be going all out for the win, scoring more goals than the opposition whilst trying to concede less goals than them. And if we lose that would also be a great result as it would really gee up our players for the crunch game next week.
     
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  5. TheOXOCube:5pur2

    TheOXOCube:5pur2 Pride of North London

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    If you guys don't care about the match that's your prerogative. As long as I breathe I'll cheer and support every single match with enthusiasm regardless of how "worthless" it is or not.
     
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  6. Arsenal87

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    yayyyy, this isn't a Disney movie. Go cheer your lights out at fighting for top 4, the jokes on you, with the clown joker Wenger laughing at you.
     
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  7. Gooner91

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    This game will have the most toxic atmosphere, Wenger made sure of that with his presser this morning.

    I didn't think it would be important, but a win could put some pressure on Spurs. As bad as this season has been, under no circumstances do I want to finish below that lot.
     
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    Shouldnt Santi be back for this?
     
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  10. TheOXOCube:5pur2

    TheOXOCube:5pur2 Pride of North London

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    I'll cheer the team regardless of how we're doing and criticize when appropriate and without going into hysterics. That's what being a supporter is. Jokes on me? How? I'm happy living my life. I don't let myself get mortally depressed or mind numbingly angry when Arsenal play below par. Life is good. But yeah jokes on me alright.
     
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    Your depressing you need to find a hobby as footbal is clearly bad for your mental health
     
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  12. PINKIE

    PINKIE Wurzel Gummidge

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    We should be winning this game and I think we will. Spurs have a tough trip to Stamford Bridge on Monday, so we could be 2 points behind with 6 to play for by then.
     
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  13. Diego

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    With a massive deficit in goal difference.
     
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    PINKIE Wurzel Gummidge

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    Yep that GD is worth an extra point
     
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    Agreed. We should really be aiming to score more goals than the opposition and conceding less goals than them would help too. Hopefully if we win we'll get the full three points. Vital that we go for the win because winning gets you more points than drawing and losing. Pivotal.
     
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    Tiddler Hoshu-tekina

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    <applause>

    Most sensible post you've made all season.

    <party>
     
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  17. Arsenal87

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    It's pivotal we get top 4, so we can go into Europe next year and get knocked out in the last 16, and fight for top 4 again, this is vital, absolutely vital for us.
     
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  18. cini65

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    I've also just realised that drawing is better than losing as you get one more point for drawing than you do for losing. Which means your points total moved up at a faster rate by drawing games than losing games. Pivotal that our team understands this and really goes for the win which I think we will do so that we score as many points as we can. Do you think we'll go for the win as Piskie says or go for the narrow loss instead?
     
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    remembercolinlee Well-Known Member

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    Who supports that unbelievably stupid 12th minute protest? Not that I have made up my mind <laugh>
     
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  20. cini65

    cini65 Well-Known Member

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    Looked to me like half of them didn't know whether 12th minute meant from 11:00-11:59 or from 12:00-12:59!
     
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