Pre Match - Arsenal (H) - Carabao Cup - Thursday

[keniget]

I think we've got the squad to compete for everything this season and playing the odd first teamer might be necessary in the areas we don't have depth.

We do in other areas but not in defence.

We all knew this was going to be an issue given how injury prone both Matip and Gomez have been in the past.

Every game is a risk but at least if a key player gets injured in a PL / CL game, we'd say it was unavoidable.

If we lost a key player to a challenge by an exuberant youngster / squaddie keen to impress in the League Cup, what would we say?

That it was a risk worth taking?

It's just not.

We didn't buy to compete on all fronts so we shouldn't try.

 

[Frogfish]

I think we've got the squad to compete for everything this season and playing the odd first teamer might be necessary in the areas we don't have depth.

Phillips, Tsimikas, Matip, Hendo, Thiago & Ox. all injured or missing though.

 

[HC]

The same team(or near enough) that faced Lincoln should be playing again

 

[rurikbird]

We do in other areas but not in defence.

We all knew this was going to be an issue given how injury prone both Matip and Gomez have been in the past.

Every game is a risk but at least if a key player gets injured in a PL / CL game, we'd say it was unavoidable.

If we lost a key player to a challenge by an exuberant youngster / squaddie keen to impress in the League Cup, what would we say?

That it was a risk worth taking?

It's just not.

We didn't buy to compete on all fronts so we shouldn't try.

I get your concerns, but for me all of this is secondary to the principle that you never send out a team to lose. And yes, as much as I believe in the potential of the youngsters, a back 5 of Adrian, Neco, Rhys, Koumetio and Milner against Arsenal with their depth and quality is sending out a team to lose. I would not be happy with that. For me, a balance of about 4-5 first-teamers and 6-7 second string players would be about right for this game. Arsenal will probably field something similar.

 

[tombrown]

Utd
City
Everton
Spurs
Villa
Leicester

Already through. Could get a tasty qf if we win.

I’d like to win a domestic cup.

Nearly sure Arsenal knocked Leicester out last week.

Edit - and VIlla don't play til tonight,


Must try harder

 

[Modo]

 

[Halmeister]

3 games in 7 days.

You sure it's not 7 games in 3 days?

 

[Dreambeliever]

Nearly sure Arsenal knocked Leicester out last week.

Edit - and VIlla don't play til tonight,


Must try harder

Doh was thinking of some of the last round results for some reason!

 

[Dreambeliever]

You sure it's not 7 games in 3 days?

Not unless we are playing in the LC, WCC and Afcon all at the same time

 

[Hansern]

Predicted line up from Twatter:

Predicted line up Adrian, Neco, Williams, vvd , Milner, Grujic, Jones, Shaq, Mo, Jota, Minamino #LFC

 

[Brizzle]

Would be a bit crazy for Mo to play but maybe we really want to give them a kicking. Do Egypt have any fixtures in the int. break? If not then I can follow the logic there also.

 

[tombrown]

Doh was thinking of some of the last round results for some reason!

That doesn't explain Leicester - they went OUT in the last round

 

[MomoWASright]

82-0 win. Salah with 82.

 

[bluebell]

Shaq injured again?

 

[Halmeister]

Where's Shaqiri? Wilson!?

 

[MomoWASright]

Shaq’s dead, Hal. Shaq’s dead.

 

[MomoWASright]

[article]
Arsenal: Leno; Soares, Gabriel, Holding, Kolasinac; Willock, Ceballos, Xhaka; Pépé, Nkeitah, Saka

Subs: Runarsson, David Luiz, Tierney, Elneny, Maitland-Niles, Nelson, Lacazette

Referee: K Friend

[/article]

 

[Modo]

Strong team. Wilson? OK then.

 

[bluebell]

Where's Shaqiri? Wilson!?

If he's not injured, I'm guessing they have a buyer. Now they're putting Wilson in the window, I'm guessing

 

[Shay_K]

[article]
Arsenal: Leno; Soares, Gabriel, Holding, Kolasinac; Willock, Ceballos, Xhaka; Pépé, Nkeitah, Saka

Subs: Runarsson, David Luiz, Tierney, Elneny, Maitland-Niles, Nelson, Lacazette

Referee: K Friend

[/article]

The crentre back's Holding, the midfielders' (Wil)cock 😉

 

[Squiggles]

We've rejected Burnleys bid for Wilson.

Guessing Shaqs injured after Lincoln. He seemed to be limping.

 

[dantes]

Strong team. Wilson? OK then.

So when Salah gets taken out and misses the rest of the year for no reason, at least we get the consolation of Wilson scoring the resulting free kick.

 

[Beamrider]

The crentre back's Holding, the midfielders' (Wil)cock 😉

Just wait until they play Leeds. the centre back’s Holding the other centre back’s Koch

 

[Squiggles]

Fulham getting battered by Brentford. They really are shite and are dead certs to go down.

Lookman might be a player.

 

[tombrown]

Just wait until they play Leeds. the centre back’s Holding the other centre back’s Koch

Or when they play spurs and the centre back's Holding the centre forward's puss-ridden mouth breathing penis.

 

[bluebell]

 

[Woland]

Program

https://www.calameo.com/read/00444971562f1841bd0bf?authid=g6JOjFgmLlM2

 

[rurikbird]

Any good streams? @Modo?

 

[tombrown]

Match thread? Don't jinx this

 

[Modo]

Any good streams? @Modo?

Check the stream thread.