EPL – Arsenal vs Chelsea – 12:45pm – 29/9/12 - SS2

[ferrarif50hunt]

Arsenal vs Chelsea

---------------------------------------------- Emirates Stadium
--------------------------------------Saturday 29th September 2012
----------------------------------------------Kick off – 12:45pm
--------------------------------

My Preferred Lineup:

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Mannone
- Jenkinson - Mertesacker - Vermaelen - Gibbs
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Diaby - - Arteta
- Walcott - - - - - - - - - Cazorla - - - - - - - -Podolski
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Giroud

Bench: - Martinez, Koscielny, Santos, Coquelin, Ramsey, Gervinho, Chamberlain


My Score Prediction

- Arsenal - 2 - - - Chelsea - 1
- Giroud - - - - - -- Hazard
- Podolski

 

[Giroud]

Hoping Kos stays in the starting XI alongside Mertesacker. Front three of Gervinho, Podolski and Walcott/Ox.

 

[Tourbillion]

Let's hope that cannon blasts that lion's head off.

 

[RandomHero84]

We have so many options to choose from right now. My front 3 for this game would probably have to be Podolski Giroud Gervinho. I would like to fix Ox in there, but despite his shakiness, Gervinho is hard to defend against. Giroud i think will offer a much needed physicality, and he has a bit of momentum, and Podolski is a sure starter.

 

[jmsmtthw28]

Wenger on Giroud: 'I expect him to take that confidence into the Champions League'

looks like he wont be starting against Chelsea

 

[Tranquil]

Gervinho deserves to start imo. Walcott can bench warm important games till he signs the contract.

 

[ferrarif50hunt]

Walcott surely has to start this guys, he always plays well against Chelsea.

 

[dysphoria]

I think wenger will start with ramsey in midfield as he did against city, so far this season, chelsea have been most dangerous during counter attacks so with more bodies in the center of midfield, i hope we keep our discipline and maintain our shape.

Really hope gervinho takes his chances here, hopefully he'll be able to exploit terry's lack of pace, either way, i feel that it will end up as a 1-1 draw which, is a decent result.


Does anyone know who the ref is going to be? Hopefully it'll be a strong ref because i can see chelsea adopting a very physical approach here, i hope we can get an early goal and then play on the counter because i think with the options we have for pace on the bench(theo and the Ox), we could really do some damage here.



Head says 1-1, heart wants 2-0.

 

[DiamondGooner]

Wenger on Giroud: 'I expect him to take that confidence into the Champions League'

looks like he wont be starting against Chelsea

This but I'd prefer Ox over Ramsey if he's on form, then saying that maybe start with Ramsey to sure up our physical stability in midfield then turn to Ox if we need some more flair.

 

[Tourbillion]

If this was an away game I'd favour Ramsey wide right again. But Walcott or Ox should be fine on the right in this one.

 

[leo_ense]

----------------------------Mannone------------------------------
-Jenkinson-Mertesacker-Koscielny/Vermaelen-Gibbs-
----------------------Arteta----------Diaby-----------------------
----Ramsey---------------Cazorla--------------Podolski----
-----------------------------Gervinho----------------------------

Is what I think we will see. Strong bench for attacking options aswell: Martinez, Koscielny/Vermaelen, Santos, Giroud, Walcott, Chamberlain, Coquelin. Need a big performance to win, 3 points will send out a strong signal to the rest of the league.

 

[Segway]

Main danger: Hazard. Give Torres all the time he wants but careful with this guy.

 

[Bossa]

I'd play Theo on the right. He loves to score against the Chavs.

Mannone
Jenkinson Mertesacker Vermaelen Gibbs
Arteta Diaby
Walcott Cazorla Podolski
Gervinho

Martinez Koscielny Santos Ramsey AOC Arshavin Giroud

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

Mannone

Jenko Kosh/Tv5 Per Gibbs

Diaby Arteta

Walcott Cazorla Poldi

Giroud/Gervinho

I put walcott in my line up cuz he always destroy Cashley, so i expecting he destroy cashley again.

jenko need to be careful with hazard if kosh start he will put torres in his pocket like always. and also oscar is dangerous player we need mark him.

i will be happy if we win this. so i hope will be 1-0 to the arsenal.

 

[Revolution]

Think Walcott will play this one. Got a respectable record against the Chavs.

 

[mavelous]

Lolcott loves tormenting Chelsea though. Not only it forces Cashley into a conservative role, diminishing his offensive contribution. but he almost always has the better of him in physical battles and cashley has to work his arse off non-stop to make sure theo doesn't run away from.

could force them into a deep line regardless though. with ox, gervinho and poldi we have enought pace. di matteo probably will look to counter, especially at emirates. let's hope our defensive improvement includes dealing with oppo breaks. they do have clever players like mata, hazard and oscar who can think quick, run quick and pick a sublime pass.

on the offensive front, i'd say we have the upperhand through the sheer quality of cazorla. in fact our entire midfield, diaby and arteta are very good players in their own right, but together they form a very balanced midfield than can both play keep-ball or look to release FWs on a fastbreak. plus we usually control the midfield against big sides with a playmaking winger coming inside/dropping deep. unless of course their name is barca. individually they have more talent and depth, but i think we have started clicking sooner than they did, seeing as both teams rebuilt.

 

[jones]

Hopefully it'll be a strong ref because i can see chelsea adopting a very physical approach here

You think so? Hard to see imo, besides Mikel and maybe Terry who do they have who'd be able to outmuscle, say Poldi or Diaby? This has to be the most lightweight Chelsea squad in at least a decade I think, don't rate them much anyway, were very unconvincing this season so far.

Gervinho against Sideshow Bob and EBJT spells trouble for them, Poldi should get something out of Ivanovic, would give Theo a run out against Cole, tormented him regularly in the last years. Hope for an early goal as you said, if we get one I think this one could end ugly for the Chavs.

 

[leo_ense]

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They don't seem confident about this game.

 

[Buhry]

I kinda want theo to start this game on the right. Chelsea looks suspect defensively, I think he could do something against them.

They are a bit **** in the central positions, and tbh I've watched their last 2 or 3 games and they haven't looked good at all, especially against stoke they were crap.

I'll be disapointed if we don't win this one. I expect us to dominate posession and general play, the question will be if we can be more clinical in the last 1/3 of the pitch.

With players like Hazard and Mata and their notorious lucky last minute goals they are always a threat though, we'll need to take our chances this game. I'm confident though, we've looked a lot more solid than them so far, especially in midfield I think we'll dominate them.

 

[silent_shadow]

They've looked shaky so far, think we should beat them at home.
Lot of raw talent in their team though. Would just be typical if one of Hazard/Mata/Oscar scored a wonder goal... Overall though I genuinely believe we're the better side.