Friendly | Arsenal vs Lazio | Sat Aug. 4 - 19.00 BST

[Ceballinhos]

Here's the team I'd like to see against City next week.

GK: Leno. He's been excellent today with his passing.

Defence: Lichsteiner Chambers Sokratis AMN. If Lich isn't fit then Bellerin. But I'd rather go for the more experienced player.

Midfield: Guendouzi and Torreira (if he's fit enough). If not, then I think Elneny should play.
I don't think Ramsey is going to be ready for next week.
+
Özil as a CAM

Attack: Mkhi on the right, Lacazette and Aubameyang.

 

[Garrincha]

Would have loved an easy start to the season & really get up a steam before the big boys.

Huge games vs City with two derbys to follow.

 

[yybecause]

Leno cold blooded today
Licht good experienced game
Chambers so good on the ball, yet never in bad position defensively
Holding with his usual good moments and then couple of risky errors
Niles terrific offensively and had a nice understanding with Iwobi
xhaka and torreira solid, obviously behind the team with fitness
Nelson very good. got a goal and did well on the ball on more then few occasions during our possession football
Iwobi too (whitout a goal), had some really neat passes to Niles, mostly, super touch and always dangerous
Laca a bit quiet, Nketiah with some nice touches and movements

Guendouzi very good again, think he’ll play next sunday
Elneny bit sloppy at times today
Micki was up for it, will score our first goal of the season

 

[KrissKringle]

Didn't catch the game. How were Forrest Gump and Torreira?

 

[Artisan]

Mikh can be a pretty magical player when he is up for it, can't he? Aubameyang aside, it feels like all our best players are streaky.

 

[GoonerJeeves]

We seem very much a work in progress. Unfortunately, we have a rough start. Hopefully that will not set the trajectory of our season.

Can we make top four, the season is a success.

 

[9jagooner]

I don't think this playing from the back will work well against City.
City will press us and given that we're still learning how to get this to work properly, I see us losing balls in dangerous areas especially if we play Guendouzi and Leno.

For me, I'll play Cech in goal and in as much as I like Guendouzi, I'd rather a calmer/experienced head ie Elneny/Xhaka/ midfielder.

 

[BobP]

https://footballbh.net/2018/08/05/arsenal-2-0-lazio-guendouzi/

 

[pascal_stepanovs]

Lucas Torreira debut Arsenal vs Lazio

 

[Rimaal]

Agenda is getting fecking old now.

Agenda or not, he's still fecking shiiite.

 

[Rimaal]

And yet he offered more than Xhaka.

Xhaka is shiiiite too.

 

[Vinci]

Xhaka is shiiiite too.

Your posting too.

 

[TheArsenalis]

Mr litch has to start next week. Simply the best option. Chambers looks a grown man and should start too, he is confident, looks to play the ball out. I see improvement in his overall game.

On the list of midfielders thats has played through preseason. Guend and elneny should be in with a loud shouts for the early games of the season.

 

[Mark Tobias]

We seem very much a work in progress. Unfortunately, we have a rough start. Hopefully that will not set the trajectory of our season.

Can we make top four, the season is a success.

Feel like that was inevitable given our manager is new to the league and we don't spend to mask that fact. Teething period is to be expected. Just hoping he has enough to get us back into Europe in spite of all that.