Go there and have a go today boys. i'm hoping for a 2-1 scoreline to us again. I expect both Jake and Hudd to start, this is the chance to show Woy how good you are, get the better of Wilshere. Harper Chester Dawson Davies Elmo Robbo Jake Hudd Diame Jelavic Hernandez If either Diame or Hernandez dont start then i expect Ramirez to get the nod.
Assuming Diame is fresh enough to start, I think Brucey's only decision is between Hernandez and Ben Arfa. Unless he throws a curve ball and asks Quinniesta to do the running behind Jela.
Agree, I feel this is the best chance we'll have of being able to really have a go at Arsenal on their own patch. I'd like to see Ben Arfa start, but I don't know how likely that is.
The 7th Premier League match against Arsenal and the only result missing in matches between us is a draw and that is the result I favour today. 55 years ago plus a day, I lived in North London and made my only ever visit to Highbury to watch them play Preston North End in the much hyped match at the time billed as the" Battle of the Tom's". Tommy Docherty for Arsenal(who previously played for Preston NE for 9 years) and Tom Finney a legend playing his last season for Preston. Finney's team hammered them 3-0.
I cant see him jumping ahead of Ramirez. Much as I like what ive seen of Ben Arfa i dont think he's for us. We just arent able to carry a luxury player like him. I'm hoping he plays and bangs a Geovanni type goal in now I've said this.
On his day he's unplayable. I've seen him at Sid James Park several times and when he receives the ball the atmosphere changes notably. He is truly capable of the astonishing. My first thought when we signed him was this is unbelievably brilliant. My second thought was where the hell are we going to play him? I just think that he has got to be given a chance or why did we sign him? He's not a young, inexperienced kid like Tom Ince. He's an experienced, established world class player. Get him on the pitch!
Quinny and Meyler will be on a massive high so i hope they can play a part today, it sounds like Diame might need a rest going on Bruces comments about his travelling so maybe a chance for one of them.
Ben Arfa gets his first start (from Club Facebook page): Hull City: Steve Harper, James Chester, Curtis Davies, Tom Huddlestone, Jake Livermore, Mohamed Diame, Nikica Jelavic, Michael Dawson, Andrew Robertson, Ahmed Elmohamady, Hatem Ben Arfa. Subs: Eldin Jakupovic, Liam Rosenior, Alex Bruce, Abel Hernandez, Robbie Brady, Gaston Ramirez, Stephen Quinn.
Arsenal 01 Szczesny 39 Bellerin 04 Mertesacker 18 Monreal 03 Gibbs 20 Flamini 10 Wilshere 15 Oxlade-Chamberlain 19 Cazorla 17 Sánchez 23 Welbeck Substitutes 07 Rosicky 08 Arteta 16 Ramsey 26 Martinez 28 Campbell 34 Coquelin 37 Ajayi Hull City 22 Harper 05 Chester 06 Davies 21 Dawson 27 Elmohamady 08 Huddlestone 14 Livermore 17 Diamé 26 Robertson 34 Ben Arfa 18 Jelavic Substitutes 02 Rosenior 04 Bruce 09 Hernández 11 Brady 16 Jakupovic 25 RamÃrez 29 Quinn Ref: Roger East
Excellent starting line up and the one that I would have chosen. Great to see Ben Arfa get his first start up front and he must be raring to go. Against a weakened Arsenal team we have a great chance of getting a point or winning this one. Hope Diame can go most of the game but we have a strong bench. Good luck lads...bring home the three points!!
