Draw PL: Arsenal 3 - 3 Southampton | Friday, April 21 | KO: 20:00 BST | Sky Sports

20:00 kick off, so no sunlight in this for Casper to go missing as every dog in the PL will be watching this game closely on a Friday night after a long week at work:

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If Saliba isn’t fit then I’d start with this:

Trossard
Martinelli Ødegaard Jesus
Zinchenko Jorginho
Tierney Gabriel White Partey
Ramsdale
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Partey can invert during the game next to Jorginho with Tierney playing in a 3 at the back similar to what Pep is doing. We’ll have more bodies in the middle of the pitch and dominate the game imo which we’ve been lacking in recent games.

This is our best time to try something different and be creative before we go to the Etihad.

Arsenal 4-0 Southampton

Let’s FOGGIN DO THIS!!!!!!

 

[quattro]

I'm not even sure I can cope with watching the game on Wednesday to be honest. Haaland will have an absolute field day with this back 4.

nah, watching the game Wednesday will probably be less nervy than this one given that we go there being absolute underdogs, which to be fair, is probably what we actually have been throughout the season relative to City despite showing uncommon consistency over 30+ games.

 

[Batman]

no, it was already injured. His next game would have caused the problem no matter what competition it was in

So that would just reinforce my point. If it was already injured then playing an already injured person in a meaningless game makes even less sense.

 

[SomGooner]

F*ck Citeh and their **** & godless owners.

 

[blaze_of_glory]

So that would just reinforce my point. If it was already injured then playing an already injured person in a meaningless game makes even less sense.

From what I read the didn't realise the extent of it until it went out completely.

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

Just like benge saying his players not enjoying the pressure they struggling mentally even tho they doing all they can but nowhere near of first half of season the 2nd half of season the mistakes did grow not being discipline defensively too

 

[freeglennhelder2]

This defeat is 90% on ramsdale and partey combined

Why does it have to be “on” someone? They win together, they lose together.

 

[SA Gunner]

Right, it could have. But it didn't. I would rather lose a player in a match that matters than in a match that doesn't matter. Just the same as if I get struck by lightning I would rather it be on my way to somewhere nice than on my way to watch a Sp**s match.

Bro, we would very likely be in the very same position now, and you’d feel better because he broke down in a legit game.

He wasn’t tackled or injured by a specific action on the pitch, he just broke down and walked off. I don’t know why we believe he would be ok today had he not played that game.

The dude was clearly carrying something for a while for it to just happen like that.

 

[Batman]

From what I read the didn't realise the extent of it until it went out completely.

Frankly the whole medical staff at Arsenal strikes me as fools. The women have lost their 3 best players to ACL injuries in the span of 4-5 months and we've had 2 serious knee injuries and apparently mismanaged or misdiagnosed a back injury to our most important player in the span of 3. That seems beyond just hard luck.

 

[Sniper Mik]

Just like benge saying his players not enjoying the pressure they struggling mentally even tho they doing all they can but nowhere near of first half of season the 2nd half of season the mistakes did grow not being discipline defensively too

Was saying the same thing before the West Ham game but it's too late for this message now.

 

[blaze_of_glory]

Just like benge saying his players not enjoying the pressure they struggling mentally even tho they doing all they can but nowhere near of first half of season the 2nd half of season the mistakes did grow not being discipline defensively too

Very young team. They have to learn to deal with the pressure, always unlikely they handle it properly the first time out.

We'll be in similar circumstances over the next few years, this is just the first time out.

 

[Paperino]

They had the same amount of goaks on target as we had apparently. Never felt like it.

 

[blaze_of_glory]

Frankly the whole medical staff at Arsenal strikes me as fools. The women have lost their 3 best players to ACL injuries in the span of 4-5 months and we've had 2 serious knee injuries and apparently mismanaged or misdiagnosed a back injury to our most important player in the span of 3. That seems beyond just hard luck.

How can medical staff prevent ACL injuries? Also aren't those a lot more common in the women's game?

 

[Riou]

Zinchenko is an unbelievable attacking player, don't think we could have signed any other player to help us dominate games like him, certainly zero that would have joined a Europa team at the time...but defensively he's very poor reaaly.

Having a backline with 3 quality CBs in it basically, allowed us to carry him perfectly...especially Gabriel and Saliba, who are absolute titans of defenders, their mere presence seems to demotivate attackers....they really are the regen of Campbell-Toure (and despite how great they were in 03/04, still gutted we only barely got 2 years of that partnership before Sol's injuries in early 2005 saw him decline a little...think that would be seen as one of the best Prem pairs ever with more time in their prime, they really had everything) they were the key to this.

Not surprised we are struggling without William, backline is carrying too many below par pure defenders for a title fight.

 

[Paperino]

Very young team. They have to learn to deal with the pressure, always unlikely they handle it properly the first time out.

We'll be in similar circumstances over the next few years, this is just the first time out.

Sp**s had the youngest team when they bottled it 15/16. Nobody tried to excuse them, especially not here. The young team excuse was not acceptable last season and is not acceptable now.

 

[The_Playmaker]

Frankly the whole medical staff at Arsenal strikes me as fools. The women have lost their 3 best players to ACL injuries in the span of 4-5 months and we've had 2 serious knee injuries and apparently mismanaged or misdiagnosed a back injury to our most important player in the span of 3. That seems beyond just hard luck.

Maybe you should pay more attention to the women's game and the problem with ACL injuries in general rather than blaming the medical team. Tomis injury was innocuous. Jesus got injured at the World Cup and they have done well to get him back. Nobody actually knows what is wrong with Saliba.

 

[blaze_of_glory]

Sp**s had the youngest team when they bottled it 15/16. Nobody trued to excuse them, especially not here. The young team excuse was not acceptable last season and is not acceptable now.

Here's the thing with that: Sp**s are ****

 

[Batman]

How can medical staff prevent ACL injuries? Also aren't those a lot more common in the women's game?

They are because the ACL is a fairly weak ligament relative to its job and it is more common in women because of the width of their hips but 3 on one team at one time is almost unheard so I think it's fair to ask when a club has 5 serious knee injuries at once if there is something going on with the training or the surfaces that is a contributing factor.

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

They had the same amount of goaks on target as we had apparently. Never felt like it.

We were doing nothing 2nd half to be fair just hopless shooting until Ødegaard goal. They had one chance at 2nd half and scored.

 

[Batman]

Maybe you should pay more attention to the women's game and the problem with ACL injuries in general rather than blaming the medical team. Tomis injury was innocuous. Jesus got injured at the World Cup and they have done well to get him back. Nobody actually knows what is wrong with Saliba.

I wasn't speaking about Jesus, I was speaking about Mo and I have forgotten more about anatomy and biomechanics than you will ever know in life. You're the same guy who thinks that praying at a mosque puts the same pressure on the back that professional football does. Bugger off now.

 

[bergholt]

Frankly the whole medical staff at Arsenal strikes me as fools. The women have lost their 3 best players to ACL injuries in the span of 4-5 months and we've had 2 serious knee injuries and apparently mismanaged or misdiagnosed a back injury to our most important player in the span of 3. That seems beyond just hard luck.

How does a medical team give someone an ACL? That's the conditioning/fitness team if anyone, having not enough leg strength around the knee.