SingmeasongSong
Right Sometimes
Shame we didn't get Chelsea or Utd. They both would have rested lots of main players.
ManU would get 3 pens and all VARs against us though !
Shame we didn't get Chelsea or Utd. They both would have rested lots of main players.
This’ll be a dry bumming.
Bring in Mustafi and Kolasinac so they can enjoy it.
Do not delude yourselves. Not a cats chance in hell.
This is going to be such a tough game. We need Auba to run behind their defense and play the ball over the top or through and hope our clowns at the back keep it together.
I'm not sure what I want regarding Pepe. Could be useful in a game where there is space behind but he's so goddamn frustrating at times.
That ball is on every single time against City but we never use it. If we had anyone young Cesc tomorrow Auba and Saka would wreak havoc.
I think a long diagonal ball trying to get behind the city defence on the left wing where Auba is normally playing on wont come to much. City will probably play Walker at rightback, it is his bread and butter to clean up those kind of balls, hes also very quick and not easily pushed off the ball. In the last match against them we tried more than a few times to play that diagonal and nothing came of it, maybe it was the quality of balls but Walkers has years of teams playing hoofball against city and is brilliant at it and we 'll pretty much have the same team as last time.
If you wanted to use the long ball strategy I'd switch Aubemeyang to the right wing and let him go in between whoever is their full back on the day. It is one of the positions that nobody has cemented and nobody ahs been really convincing there. While Laporte can come out in support to meet the ball in the air it is unlikely he will with Lacazette hanging around and a lack of communication and familiarity. Push Bellerin up a bit to give the full back more of a haadache and see if Sterling follows, if he doesn't then we should be able to at least win the second ball if not the diagonal in the air, at worst Sterling is now in his own half. Xhaka can drop a bit deeper on the left and spray it from there while Tierney and Saka push the left wing. Then we can all sprint back when we dont win the ball and get everyone on the goal line again.
Just play him through the middle! Laca off the bench when he tires.
Saka left.
Pepe right.
Give Dani the ball and he'll find one of those 3 easily.
Walker also pushes very high up the pitch, so if we win the ball and go direct quickly, he is not catching Auba.
“Magic of the FA Cup”.No way do people think we have a chance
No way do people think we have a chance