Moring all! I have to say I'm still in shock after Saturday. We were awesome especially in the first half. Part of me wishes we didn't have a 2 week break but at least we hopefully have the pleasure of seeing 3 Saints players on the pitch for England on Friday! So what happens next? We go to Highbury and it's the first time for many years when I've felt confident we can get a result. Arsenal will definitely be without Flamini and I think our high pressing game will cause them real problems. Am I deluding myself? I'm really starting to believe that we are not in a false position and can have a real go at getting into that top 4! What do the rest of you think? Will we get our come uppance or come away from Highbury with 3 points?
Watching the PL has shown that unexpected results can happen...look at Sunderland yesterday...but the difference is now that I don't think Saints beating Arsenal would be a huge surprise. No one could truly regard it as a shock result, which shows how far we have come. Arsenal at home must be favourites, but I don't see them as massive ones. However, we must also remember that a loss doesn't mean the end of the world...we dust ourselves off and start again.
Flamini being out is a big one, he is key to the defensive side of their game. If Ozil and Ramsey decide to show up though, it could be a long afternoon..
If Liverpool fail to beat Everton in the lunchtime game, imagine the motivation our lads will have for beating Arsenal, which would, if they win by a couple of goals, put us top of the league!
Filthy talk It would be great fun to be top at least once, but quite soon I'm going to start wanting teams like Everton and Spurs to lose...forget the top spots but give us some wriggle room so that we don't drop places when we lose the odd game. Too close together in the top half for my liking.
The Emitates Stadium is less than half a mile from the old Highbury Stadium, close to Highbury and Islington tube station. So yeah, Arsenal still play in Highbury.
I just hope we give them a good game! I was proud of the game against United but we hardly tested there goal. So that's the improvement I would be looking for, with any luck we can give them an almighty shock!
It's almost certain that we will give them a game. If we get in there faces and stop their midfield from dictating, the crowd will get tetchy. It will be interesting to see how they approach us. I'm going to this game, so very excited.
I think Walcott will be back by then I must say I have been very impressed by your defence this season, and our game aside, I hope you do well this season. Pochettino has got you playing football the right way and you have some attacking players that can really hurt the opposition. We will need to be at our best to beat you lot.
It's going to be tight, I expect Arsenal to Win but It's not out of the question that we could nick it if we keep a blank sheet. Just the right moment to Boruc to make good on his promise to atone for the Stoke goal, and I wouldnt bet against that.
I'm a bit worried that the secret is out - teams no longer look at us as 'Struggling Saints', but as 'Super Saints'. All this praise is dumped on us by the media to set us up for a fall. Well that bit of negativity out of the way, if the 'new' Saints turn up I can see us sneaking something
