Win Premier League: Arsenal 3 - 1 Manchester United | Sunday 3rd September | KO: 16:30 BST | Sky Sports

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[Fabregasm]

For once I'm glad they came from behind to beat Forest. This will create the delusional ground that they are doing great where in actual fact their game play is in total mess. Truly expect us to turn up like most of last season big games and whip them 3-0 at least

 

[Batman]

Dropping points to this lot would be absolutely pathetic and unacceptable. No reason not to smash them with any lineup. The concern is that the only way they can score goals is through exactly the kind of mistakes we're making a habit of.

 

[sergio_giorgini]

Most of AM demanding and fully expecting a win then. Usually doesn’t bode well.

 

[Fabregasm]

Most of AM demanding and fully expecting a win then. Usually doesn’t bode well.

Red cafe's reckon they are going to beat us for sure. Pretty much equalized for jinxing

 

[Mitch]

If we continue with these tactical shenanigans of playing useless Partey at RB and not putying Gabriel back in the team, then we will lose to Utd.


If we pick the following team, then we will beat the easily.

GK: Ramsdale
RB: White
CB: Saliba
CB: Gabriel
LB: Zinchenko
Cm: Rice
Cm: Vieira
ACM Ødegaard
Rw: Saka
LW: Martinelli
CF : Jesus

 

[Tourbillion]

We last lost at home to these wankers in 2014. The McNair on Wilshere assault.

 

[Red London]

Rashford down Partey’s side…lol

 

[Black Noir]

Definitely. Seeing the double pivot. Here . Plus the normal back four!!.

 

[Nunowoolmez]

No matter what our attack does, if we play TP at RB & leave Gabi M on the bench again, we're asking for trouble.

If he continues down this tactical wormhole we're gonna get f*cked by the better sides. We only just scraped a draw against 10 man Fulham.

I wonder how far he'll be allowed to go down the wormhole, clusterf*cking our season before Josh thinks something is wrong ?

 

[Batman]

No matter what our attack does, if we play TP at RB & leave Gabi M on the bench again, we're asking for trouble.

If he continues down this tactical wormhole we're gonna get f*cked by the better sides. We only just scraped a draw against 10 man Fulham.

I wonder how far he'll be allowed to go down the wormhole, clusterf*cking our season before Josh thinks something is wrong ?

Thankfully Josh and Stan are not kneejerk individuals. That's why every other major club they own has won something in the last 2 years because they're patient enough to understand that little bumps in the road don't mean you burn the whole thing down. Had they not been patient with all 3 coaches of their NHL, NBA and NFL teams as well as the core of those teams, they would not have won anything. Instead they've stayed the course through the little hiccups and had probably the best 2 years of any owners in sports.

 

[Nunowoolmez]

Thankfully Josh and Stan are not kneejerk individuals. That's why every other major club they own has won something in the last 2 years because they're patient enough to understand that little bumps in the road don't mean you burn the whole thing down. Had they not been patient with all 3 coaches of their NFL, NBA and NFL teams as well as the core of those teams, they would not have won anything. Instead they've stayed the course through the little hiccups and had probably the best 2 years of any owners sports.

Well I guess the proof will be in the pudding, as they say. I just hope you're right, Bruce.

I'm not convinced. He's so rigid in his selections & tactical judgements, he will persist with things even if they are to the detriment of the side. I think he is blinded by his own ego a bit.

ESR for instance. Had a really good u'21 tournament & was in the groove. Havertz is not doing the business. Will ESR get a chance ? Not on your nelly.

 

[Batman]

Well I guess the proof will be in the pudding, as they say. I just hope you're right, Bruce.

I'm not convinced. He's so rigid in his selections & tactical judgements, he will persist with things even if they are to the detriment of the side. I think he is blinded by his own ego a bit.

ESR for instance. Had a really good u'21 tournament & was in the groove. Havertz is not doing the business. Will ESR get a chance ? Not on your nelly.

The system requires that you can press with intensity in that position. Havertz can do that even when everything else is going poorly. Vieira can do that. Even Trossard can do that. ESR doesn't have the engine to do what needs to be done defensively there and he often does very little in our general play. He's not a good fit for this system which I think is his problem. My issue with Arteta there is that he should have sold him while he still has some value if he's not going to use him.

In terms of his rigidity, I agree on certain things like never taking Saka off or not giving certain players game time but 3 matches into the season when the only wounds have been self inflicted by the players, I think he deserves a bit more time to settle into what he wants to do this season. The issue is our finishing and our concentration defensively. We're actually controlling the game very well. We just need to get back to being clinical and focused defensively which is what got us to the top of the table for most of last season. I think that can be done but it's on the players. He can't finish sitters or defend corners for them.

I also expect him to set up differently against United and other teams that have more to hurt us vs the way he has set up against these 3 teams that don't have as much threat. I think we'll see the system we saw against City but with Jesus, Trossard or Nketiah up front instead of Havertz and Rice in the Xhaka role, particularly if Zinchenko is ready to start.

 

[RandomHero84]

I believe we are going to see a narrative changing response beat down. I'm going 3-1 Arsenal.

I could see us conceding a ****ty Bruno goal or something, and feeling like we should score more. Our teams better than theirs, and if we play the right line-up it should be ****ing obvious.

 

[Sammy1887]

United 2-1 if Arteta continues to have his brainfarts.

With last season's settled team we beat them 3-1.

 

[LookingForEric]

Ramsdale
White - Saliba - Gabriel - Zinchenko
Rice
Ødegaard - Havertz
Saka - Nketiah - Martinelli

Is what I want to see.

 

[Nunowoolmez]

Ramsdale
White - Saliba - Gabriel - Zinchenko
Rice
Ødegaard - Havertz
Saka - Nketiah - Martinelli

Is what I want to see.

I'd play the same but play TP as the 6 & put Rice next to him. No Havertz.

 

[freeglennhelder2]

Red cafe's reckon they are going to beat us for sure. Pretty much equalized for jinxing

They say that every season.

 

[TH14shahriar]

They say that every season.

We're not good at Old Trafford, not that strange really.

 

[Paperino]

Thankfully Josh and Stan are not kneejerk individuals. That's why every other major club they own has won something in the last 2 years because they're patient enough to understand that little bumps in the road don't mean you burn the whole thing down. Had they not been patient with all 3 coaches of their NHL, NBA and NFL teams as well as the core of those teams, they would not have won anything. Instead they've stayed the course through the little hiccups and had probably the best 2 years of any owners in sports.

Some absolutely absurd propaganda. Stan Kroenke (Josh have zero power) dont care about titles. For him they are just a bonus. This has been known for years. If Kroenke cared about titles he would have sacked Arteta a loooong time ago. Stop acting like Stan Kroenke is something he never has been.

 

[Oxeki]

Fun Fact: This fixture last season was the most watched league game in US history.