PL: Bournemouth vs Arsenal | Thursday 26th December | KO: 15:00 | Amazon Prime

[UpTheGunnerz]

Im just hoping Lacazette will have good game and him not to violate others players legs with his humping.

No one liked your earlier post, no need to try again

 

[Mo Britain]

Could be the most important Arsenal win in years, a loss and it's hard to see these players do anything for the rest of the season.

Let no-one doubt hyperbole is alive and well in the 21st century.

 

[A_G]

Tyson Fury bought the word 'bum' mainstream the last two years.

 

[Taylor Gang Gunners]

People so quick to call him lazy though. Think I know why but I won’t say.

If I speak...

 

[Garrincha]

No one liked your earlier post, no need to try again

My bad @hydrofluoric acid . Its liked now.

 

[UpTheGunnerz]

My bad @hydrofluoric acid . Its liked now.

Fair play

 

[GoonerJeeves]

Re Özil starting, Arteta says: “He has been training really good, so let’s see how he can perform and what he can produce.”

 

[kraphtous]

Re Özil starting, Arteta says: “He has been training really good, so let’s see how he can perform and what he can produce.”

“Özil doesn’t train hard” crew in tears.

 

[Taylor Gang Gunners]

Big vote of confidence for Nelson btw. Go out there and seize your ****ing chance.

 

[hydrofluoric acid]

I think it hold hand in hand the less humping we see the better football we will get! Hoping for the best but preparing for the worst!

 

[bojed]

I can't wait to see how Saka and Torreira will fare against Bournemouth.

Both were good against Everton, especially Saka.

 

[Mo Britain]

I'm stuck in an airport lounge.... spare some streams please.

 

[OnlyOne]

I'm nervous and have heartburn

 

[pigge]

“Özil doesn’t train hard” crew in tears.

Bit Early, havnt started sulking om the field yet.

 

[freeglennhelder2]

How long before one of the usuals start ranting at Laca on this thread because he is breathing too loud or his hair is not combed properly or he isn't manically grinning like the Joker.

I’ll give it a maximum of 3 minutes from kick off. Over to you gentlemen.

COYG!!!

 

[yybecause]

Who would play wide out on the left? Saka is the obvious choice but it looks like he is filling in at LB again which leaves no proper wide choice.

Saka won't be playing anywhere but on LB until we get Kola back, probably even then.

433 or 442, We'll see a lot of Özil drifting, leaving Auba space to basically play as a striker
Nelson on the left, hopefully

 

[hydrofluoric acid]

I wonder how careful footballers are with their web browsing. Gylfi Sig always striked me as someone who has something to hide.

Not anything bad. But just some weird stuff.

 

[Football Manager]

Who would play wide out on the left? Saka is the obvious choice but it looks like he is filling in at LB again which leaves no proper wide choice.

Because the goal is in the middle, so the middle of the pitch is the most dangerous area. But it will also be the most congested area.

That’s why you need width to open it up. But too many players on the flanks are not good, since the wide areas are not the most dangerous areas.

So Guardiola will put a maximum of one wide player as wide as possible, hugging the touch line on each flanks, to provide width and passing options (only one player on each side).

There are two ways that he would achieve that:

1 the wingers stay wide, the wingbacks tuck in as central midfielders, and central midfielders push up to attack the half space. OR

2 the wingers drift inside to occupy the half space, the wingbacks stays wide, moving up and down vertically, and the central midfielders stays as central midfielders.

3 a combination of 1&2

Interesting to see which way Arteta will choose. Which wide players he would pick will depend on that.

 

[tap-in]

Can you imagine the carnage and stress on the emergency services if that many Londoners did that on Brighton beach? You Cornwall man are made of some raw materials g.

Actually I'm made in Surrey but I've had 30 years to acclimatise

 

[OnlyOne]

Because the goal is in the middle, so the middle of the pitch is the most dangerous area. But it will also be the most congested area. That’s why you need width to open it up. But two many players on the flanks are not good since wide area are not the most dangerous areas.

So Guardiola will put a maximum of one wide player as wide as possible, hugging the touch line on each flanks, to provide width and passing options (only one each on each side).

There are two ways that he would achieve that:

1 the wingers stays wide, the wingbacks tuck in as central midfielders, and central midfielders push up to help the attack occupying the half space. OR

2 the wingers drift inside to occupy the half space, the wingbacks stays wide moving up and down vertically, and the central midfielders stays as central midfielders.

@GDeep™