PL: Arsenal v Newcastle United | Sunday February 16 | KO: 16:30 GMT | Sky Sports

[Lady_Gooner]

Hello everyone !
Why does our team always look so bad no matter who plays. Bad times.

 

[Marjorie]

I don't know how we'll play today, it is weird line up. I think that it's:
Xhaka - Ceballos
Pepe - Özil - Auba
Nketiah

I rather Eddie as LW and Auba as striker

This could be final nail in the coffin for auba being convinced to stay here. Shoved out wide for laca bad enough, but Eddie as well?

 

[Pepes blue pill]

hope cabellos and pepe both release the ball today and not hold on to it for tonnes more time than they need to, both can look amazing to watch or just piss you off

 

[OnlyOne]

At least the bench is strong.

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

Hello everyone !
Why does our team always look so bad no matter who plays. Bad times.

Because we can't stop drawing

 

[Camus]

Can anyone explain to me how Torreira keeps getting dropped yet Özil seems to be the 1st name on the team sheet?

 

[Pepes blue pill]

Hello everyone !
Why does our team always look so bad no matter who plays. Bad times.

We have a super unbalanced squad, the most important part of us getting back to the top will be recruitment

 

[Santi's Left Foot]

Wish Torreira was starting

 

[rockofcashel]

Reality here guys, is that Arteta has already decided that he is in pre-season mode, and he is giving all the squad a chance to show what they can and cant do, in the white heat of a Premiership game, not some Asia Cup friendly against Burnley or whatnot. He's 15 or so games and no one expects him to get Top 4 through the league (though I still think we might)... he'll play his best team in the EL as he sees that as the best route to CL.. a dangerous game he's playing, but I think he's right. No player can complain that they didnt get an opportunity to impress him, and by Summer he'll really know which players to keep and get rid of.

He'll also be able to point to the board and say, I need more players here, here, here..

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

Newcastle going 3421 Rose and Lazaro are pretty average

 

[Marjorie]

Can anyone explain to me how Torreira keeps getting dropped yet Özil seems to be the 1st name on the team sheet?

Torreira been carrying an injury since the palace game? Could be wrong but does feel like he hasn't had much of a look-in since then

 

[gunner4lyfe]

Can anyone explain to me how Torreira keeps getting dropped yet Özil seems to be the 1st name on the team sheet?

Same with Xhaka. He doesn't really do anything

 

[freeglennhelder2]

Özil undroppable

 

[Make]

This could be final nail in the coffin for auba being convinced to stay here. Shoved out wide for laca bad enough, but Eddie as well?

Yeah, it's wrong idea from Arteta, but it could be the last season from Auba as Arsenal player

 

[krengon]

Difference between Mustafi and Sokratis is just not that big and with Mustafi being the better passer I can see why Arteta prefers him.. Torrreira benched again is weird though, thought he started really well under Arteta.

 

[OnlyOne]

Ffs Auba out wide again? He's never scored from there!

 

[Notorious Big]

Dross squad.

 

[grange]

Can anyone explain to me how Torreira keeps getting dropped yet Özil seems to be the 1st name on the team sheet?

Our only other attacking midfielder is on loan in the Championship while we have a stable of average B2B and defensive midfielders.

 

[Martin Harvey]

Can't say I even begin to understand the line up. Quite what Nketiah has done to deserve a start, he wasn't even starting regularly for Leeds. Hardly going to help Lacazette's confidence dropping him. I take the point made earlier about giving everyone a chance but surely you play your best team in the league. Fatigue surely not an issue they've just had 2 weeks off!

 

[field442]

I think the team is with one eye on Olympiakos. He probably wants a mix of youth and experience against Olympiakos and didn’t want to start Martinelli, Nketiah and Nelson all together in an away leg in Europe.