Arsenal vs Derby

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Should we rest some players against Derby?

Yes
8
40%
No
12
60%
 
Total votes: 20

Magic Hat
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Post by Magic Hat »

I forgot we had the carling cup, I'll change my line up to

Jens
Hoyte-Gallas-Toure-Clichy
Mozart-Gilberto-Diaby-Walcott
Van Persie-Dudu

Bench: Almunia, Flamini, Cesc, Hleb, Ade.

Van Persie might as well get in among the goals and hopefully regain some confidence, I also want to see what the two wingers can do on opposite flanks.

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Goonanana
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Post by Goonanana »

I'll take back what I said earlier actually, might be good to see Theo on the left because he is, after all, meant to be a striker so he will naturally want to cut inside which he can't really do on the right because that'll put him on his left foot

Either way if we play Theo and Rosciky they can chop and change depending on which defender they want to torture :D

I think there could be a different risk in complacency if we start with our best 11 and assume we'll have it wrapped up by 70 mins so they can come off, don't want them being over-confident knowing thats the game plan.

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thatgooner
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Post by thatgooner »

GOOaaallll Feesstt!!

Matt_the_gooner
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Post by Matt_the_gooner »

Lets face it derby arent exactly an offensive team , in fact they are probably the least attacking of all of the championchip teams which is saying alot. so i would start off with :



Jens

sagna toure clichy

walcott cesc diaby rosicky/ eduardo

RvP

Bentdner Adebayor.

as much as i would like to see that there is no way in hell that arsne would ever play that line up (good as it maybe) so i reckon we'll play 4-4-2 with either flim-flam or hleb in right midfield with swiss phill or gilberto playing with toure and RvP going up front with adebayor. hopefuly he will bring on bendtner, denilson and walcott at some point.

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I Hate Hleb
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Post by I Hate Hleb »

tonysaunders wrote:I don't think it's necessary to rest players, especially seeing as we've got a Carling Cup game coming up and we all know players will be rested then. I think it's important to send a message out to the rest of the league. I'd like so see a nice comfortable win, but no doubt Derby's goalkeeper will play a blinder!
JUST CAME ACROSS THIS AND WAS JUST ABOUT TO WRITE THE EXACT SAME THING!! :roll:

SEE, YOU DON'T ALWAYS TALK NONSENSE TONY :wink: AND WE CAN BE IN TUNE SOMETIMES!! 8) :lol: :wink:

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