Arsenal vs Manchester City (CC)

donaldo · Post by **donaldo** » Tue Dec 01, 2009 9:03 pm

g88ner wrote:
cusamano wrote:
g88ner wrote:we'll win 4-3 thanks to Theo 'the new Henry' Walcott

It's just a shame that Abou 'the new Vieira' Diaby isn't playing too, or we'd shit on 'em

He always scores in Manchester :horseshite:

harryo63 · Post by **harryo63** » Wed Dec 02, 2009 12:37 am

i want to see the end of this manager and his fukin nursery school project.

goonersid · Post by **goonersid** » Wed Dec 02, 2009 8:58 am

I honestly don't think a win tonight will be of any great benefit. With the current spate of injuries we are already having to call on players from what would be considered our "carling cup side".
So I can't see what good a squad stretching and potentially morale crushing two-legged semi-final against either Villa the Mancs or heaven forbid the Chavs would do. The latter of which could easily end in a aggregate score running into double figures.

I hope the team play well tonight and if they can bow out with a decent performance, then it might be better in the long run. I am not saying I hope they lose, but it is more a measure of my dislike for this pointless competition.

leahy · Post by **leahy** » Wed Dec 02, 2009 9:52 am

i for one am very optimistic about tonight, it would really be a classic result if we can put the ball in the net. i have no doubt we will dominate posession, just like chelsea but its whether we will have that final ball bergkamp moment to get past their physically strong back 3 (wayne bridge is shite).

anyways we have nothing to lose so wenger please just tell me whos in the blooming squad already.
i might even sneak a bet on us if we have a nasri/rosicky combo or maybe walcott vela on the wings.

NBM · Post by **NBM** » Wed Dec 02, 2009 10:40 am

Squad:

Tomas Rosicky
Carlos Vela
Aaron Ramsey
Alex Song
Mikael Silvestre
Jack Wilshere
Lukasz Fabianski (GK)
Vito Mannone (GK)
Emmanuel Eboue
Armand Traore
Fran Merida
Kyle Bartley
Francis Coquelin
Craig Eastmond
Emmanuel Frimpong
Kerrea Gilbert
Mark Randall
Sanchez Watt

PI7ES · Post by **PI7ES** » Wed Dec 02, 2009 11:17 am

no senderos ??

NBM · Post by **NBM** » Wed Dec 02, 2009 11:30 am

Nope, probably the end of him I'd say.

RaM · Post by **RaM** » Wed Dec 02, 2009 11:33 am

Pity Silvestre wasn't dropped alongside Senderos...

Does that mean big Phil is surely off in January? Or is he just getting ready to move into the first team?

maddog · Post by **maddog** » Wed Dec 02, 2009 11:41 am

If we play well we can potentially pull off something imagine the pressure Hughes will be under then? Our little fire crackers can do it, we need a bit of luck of course and stay 100% focussed, good luck to them anyway!

All the pressure is on them Â£200m team at home after several draws !

leahy · Post by **leahy** » Wed Dec 02, 2009 11:49 am

eboue eastmond? silvestre traore
super tom alongside super song with merida and wilshire.

sanchez watt and vela up top

not bad arsene

projoe · Post by **projoe** » Wed Dec 02, 2009 12:01 pm

maddog went a bit crazy with the submit button i think

seems as if the team will be:

fabianski
gilbert song

silvestre traore
eastmond
ramsey coquelin
wilshere vela merida

BT · Post by BT » Wed Dec 02, 2009 12:17 pm

What is going on with Wenger and Song?

He 'rests' him for Sunderland until Diaby got injured.

He took him off for second half against Chelsea when he is our most physical midfielder and leaves on the lightweight Denilson.

He can't be resting him if he plans to include him tonight and he cant have fallen out with him if he's just signed a new deal. Is he just in love with Denilson who is still unproven and not fully fit?! Or is he trying to get the first team to cope with Song's ACN absence?

And why is Nasri automatically first team when Rosicky is not?

Anyway, I'm off to Manchester in an hour for Round 2 of swearing at Greedycunt. Praying its not extra time and snowing.

Post by **DB10GOONER** » Wed Dec 02, 2009 12:23 pm

BT wrote:What is going on with Wenger and Song?

He 'rests' him for Sunderland until Diaby got injured.

He took him off for second half against Chelsea when he is our most physical midfielder and leaves on the lightweight Denilson.

He can't be resting him if he plans to include him tonight and he cant have fallen out with him if he's just signed a new deal. Is he just in love with Denilson who is still unproven and not fully fit?! Or is he trying to get the first team to cope with Song's ACN absence?

And why is Nasri automatically first team when Rosicky is not?

Anyway, I'm off to Manchester in an hour for Round 2 of swearing at Greedycunt. Praying its not extra time and snowing.

BT - I would venture that Denilson is proven. Proven to be shite!

leahy · Post by **leahy** » Wed Dec 02, 2009 12:24 pm

i reckon extra time could be our best shot. surely their first time will get a bit tired late on?

i reckon itl be song in defense now actually, with silvestre.
with rosicky ramsey merida wilshire
watt and vela

eboue will defo play right back, no way hes in the squad and sitting on the bench. altho id prefer a pissed up tony adams at RB.

we usually play 442 in carling aswell.

Bergkamp-Genius · Post by **Bergkamp-Genius** » Wed Dec 02, 2009 12:51 pm

BT wrote:What is going on with Wenger and Song?

He 'rests' him for Sunderland until Diaby got injured.

He took him off for second half against Chelsea when he is our most physical midfielder and leaves on the lightweight Denilson.

He can't be resting him if he plans to include him tonight and he cant have fallen out with him if he's just signed a new deal. Is he just in love with Denilson who is still unproven and not fully fit?! Or is he trying to get the first team to cope with Song's ACN absence?

And why is Nasri automatically first team when Rosicky is not?

Anyway, I'm off to Manchester in an hour for Round 2 of swearing at Greedycunt. Praying its not extra time and snowing.

I'm certainly not one for blindly sticking up for Wengers decisions in fact 90 % of them flabbergast me, but in this case i could see the logic with Song being taken off on Sunday ahead of Denilson, the game was as good as lost, we had to have a go and looking at the personnel on the pitch Denilson should have offered us more offensively than Song, as it turned out he offered very little, but it was still in my eyes the more logical option given the circumstances. With the Sunderland game, again i can see the logic, i'm assuming he was a combination of resting Song and giving Denilson a run out in prep for when the ANC is on as you suggested, thinking Sunderland would be an easy touch, but as it turned out he under estimated Sunderland or more likely over estimated us.

As for Rosicky why he hasn't been a starter lately is a mystery to me, i just hope its because Wenger wants to break him in gently through the first half of the season so as to avoid any recurrence of the injury, if its any other reason than that the manager has truely lost it.

Enjoy the journey, my guess is looking at the team we are putting out your not going to enjoy the game.

Arsenal vs Manchester City (CC)

No pressure tonight! Young guns can do it!