ender4 Posted April 12 Author Share Posted April 12 5 hours ago, OutByEaster? said: I think there's a case for five at the back, Duran and Watkins up top and hitting long balls - without Kamara, Ramsey and Luiz we're going to be really struggling in midfield and we might have to make the game about something else. Haven't we usually been terrible when Emery has tried 5 at the back? Do we even have 5 defenders fit to play 5 at the back? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomaszk Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 I've had a sudden feeling he's going to go really strong. Almost the same team three games in a row. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferguson1 Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 Sounds like Cash and Lenglet will be back in the squad for this, which is a real boost. Whether either are fit enough to start remains to be seen but it’s encouraging news. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ender4 Posted April 12 Author Share Posted April 12 6 minutes ago, ferguson1 said: Sounds like Cash and Lenglet will be back in the squad for this, which is a real boost. Whether either are fit enough to start remains to be seen but it’s encouraging news. That would be great news. Digne - Pau - Konsa - Cash 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WakefieldVillan Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 I think we will require another Emi masterclass to get anything from this tbh, even if they rest a few they will still field a really strong side and our defence a lot of problems. I wonder if we will go stronger than we might have now, due do the disappointing coefficient results last night?! Issue is we are so stretched with the squad that we can't make wholesale changes even if we wanted to. Probably just about managing players best we can. Depending on fitness levels, I'd go; Martinez Cash Konsa Lenglet Moreno McGinn Tim Tielemans Rogers Diaby Watkins Start strong and see how it's going first 45, if we're getting blown away, start replacing a few with Lille on the horizon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted April 12 Moderator Share Posted April 12 1 hour ago, ender4 said: Haven't we usually been terrible when Emery has tried 5 at the back? Do we even have 5 defenders fit to play 5 at the back? I'm not sure, I think we have - I guess the problem is that we are going to struggle to find two midfielders to play in the pivot - perhaps Iroegbunam and McGinn, but our squad at the moment isn't suitable for the ways in which I feel the manager would like to play - so he'll need to find ways to play that suit what he has - just at the moment, life has given Unai lemons, he's pretty good at making something tasty out of them. We'll see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Rossi Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 Be nice to do the double over these ***ts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreveryoung Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 Sorry boys, this'll be a loss, our defence won't manage. Saka goal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wedge Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 (edited) Really not sure I can bear to watch this, haven't felt this pessimistic about a game since UE took over. Please don't get me wrong though, even if we lose 7-0, we are still in absolute dreamland compared to where we were when he first arrived and I'm loving it! Edited April 12 by wedge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bose Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 8 hours ago, Stevo985 said: I don’t think Tim is anywhere near ready. He was really poor against City and even struggled last night when he came on. Big future ahead of him, but right now he’s miles off it Nah he’s not ready to be a starter I agree. Thought he was decent against a tough city midfiel though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ender4 Posted April 12 Author Share Posted April 12 I think we have a 1% chance of a win, a 10% chance of a draw but most likely a routine win for Arsenal. If we had all full squad available we could have given them a game. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troon_villan Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 Arsenal away without Luiz and Kamara. Lolz no thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCDAN Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 Genuinely wouldn’t mind resting some for this, just don’t see us getting anything whoever plays and we should prioritise games we can win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinker Posted April 12 VT Supporter Share Posted April 12 Same team that started at man City, hopefully we can keep it tighter for longer ( I would swap Konsa for Carlos and give kesler and chance, nothing to lose tbh) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zhan_Zhuang Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 7 hours ago, foreveryoung said: Sorry boys, this'll be a loss, our defence won't manage. Saka cheating masterclass. Sorry had to edit... I agree, also think this could be a heavy defeat....Villa just look tired and depleted. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlobalVillan Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 3 hours ago, tinker said: Same team that started at man City, hopefully we can keep it tighter for longer ( I would swap Konsa for Carlos and give kesler and chance, nothing to lose tbh) Absolutely no way! We can get something here. Go full strength and pick up a 2-2 draw. We may need to finish 4th as 5th is too dicey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WallisFrizz Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 15 hours ago, WakefieldVillan said: Start strong and see how it's going first 45, if we're getting blown away, start replacing a few with Lille on the horizon. This is what I’ve been thinking too. My only concern is if we actually do ok for 75 mins (so don’t make early subs), run our strongest line up into the ground and then concede late goal(s) anyway we’ll have knackered our best team ahead of the Lille game for nothing. Reality though, I can’t see anything but a comfortable win for Arsenal. They were very good against us at VP but we held on for the win, now we’re much weaker and they’re stronger. Hopefully they rotate a bit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben1505 Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 Anyone confident of getting anything from the game? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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