FA Cup Semi-Final: Arsenal vs Manchester City | Saturday July 18 | KO: 19:45 BST | BT Sport

[NieThePiet]

Would have liked to play Torreira and put him man marking de bruyne in 3 midfield but you can't trust our defense so de bruyne again will have full freedom to roam.

so we still would need another 2 Torreiras to man mark Gündogan and Silva.

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

Smith is gonna get his debut, 5-0 down at Wembley. :rofl:

Look at our bench and city bench ffs seriously unfair.

 

[field442]

Saka would have been more useful today than Pepe, happy Niles is in at wingback though.

Pepe should get a decent amount of space to work in, especially on the counter.

 

[Penn_]

No Saka...what the **** is this.

 

[Riou]

Might have went with Lucas instead of Xhaka too, since we will be pinned back the majority of the game anyway.

 

[kraphtous]

That’s as good a lineup as we can possibly field (well aside from the Özil situation).

Happy with the team, but whether that’s good enough, we’ll see.

 

[Axel9090]

This has to be a 4-3-3 otherwise I cant dig AMN in LWB.

 

[Taneruit]

For those saying AMN is wing-back... Where does Bellerin play then?

Or do we suddenly have three people on the right wing?

 

[Hunta]

For those saying AMN is wing-back... Where does Bellerin play then?

Wing back.

 

[2Smokeyy]

AMN should be kept here, extend his deal. Massive squad option.

I was trying to say this but a lot of people disagreed.

I was all for selling players like Iwobi but selling AMN is a massive mistake.

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

so we still would need another 2 Torreiras to man mark Gündogan and Silva.

De bruyne is more dangerous than Silva and Gundogan he key of City attacks with Sterling

 

[rich 1990]

Might have went with Lucas instead of Xhaka too, since we will be pinned back the majority of the game anyway.

What's shortarse gonna do? Keep giving the ball back? We need someone to try and get it forward accurately?

 

[Axel9090]

For those saying AMN is wing-back... Where does Bellerin play then?

Right wing back, AMN is on the left.

 

[Taneruit]

Right wing back, AMN is on the left.

Ahh, ok I get it now. Did we play him on the left before?

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

I was trying to say this but a lot of people disagreed.

I was all for selling players like Iwobi but selling AMN is a massive mistake.

You can't keep players if they want to start somewhere im pretty sure the club want him to stay but at the end of the day it's player decision

 

[The_Playmaker]

It's kind of odd how Arteta is so keen on having a left footer at lcb, but then plays a right footer at lwb. All of our build up usually goes down the left because our right is so bad. Now that AMN, he is going to look inside or back, meaning we will keep recycling the ball to Mustafi, who will panic and boot it long.

Instead if letting the midfield get the ball to Mahrez so AMN can go 1v1 with him, why not stop it at the source and go 1v1 in midfield. De Bruyne and Silva are the problem. Why not put men on them and then just get your wingers to double up on their wingers.

I would have more faith in us getting a result if AMN shuts De Bruyne down for 90 than if he shuts Mahrez down and De Bruyne and Sklva just roam free to get the ball to Sterling.

Willock did a job on Silva last game. Why not have him and AMN deal with Silva and De bruyne and play Ceballos in there as the free midfielder, with Lacazette dropping onto Rodri. Nelson and Bellerin could double up on Sterling.

But what do I know.

 

[Axel9090]

Ahh, ok I get it now. Did we play him on the left before?

Cant remember but probably not much if he has. Still that means Tierney is playing LCB, which I dont think will happen. I think this is a 4-3-3.

 

[Monstar-Gunn4r]

Ahh, ok I get it now. Did we play him on the left before?

Yeah, thats where he broke through. He used have that cool hair and stache tho.

 

[hydrofluoric acid]

This is where I don’t like 5 subs. If the game is tight they’ll have a massive advantage to change things up.

They also have massive advantage with 3 subs.

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

So does that mean Arteta finally gave up and Kola and we open to sell? I really hope so.