***Official Match thread : Arsenal Away***

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Re: ***Official Match thread : Arsenal Away***

Postby french_tony » Wed Jan 05, 2011 7:04 pm

Confirmed:
Hart, Micah, Kolo, Komps, Zabs, Nige, Baz, Yaya, Jo, Milner, Tevez
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Re: ***Official Match thread : Arsenal Away***

Postby The Man In Blue » Wed Jan 05, 2011 7:05 pm

JO!!!!

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Re: ***Official Match thread : Arsenal Away***

Postby citytilidie » Wed Jan 05, 2011 7:08 pm

jo and no AJ fuck sake
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Re: ***Official Match thread : Arsenal Away***

Postby Blue Blood » Wed Jan 05, 2011 7:10 pm

citytilidie wrote:jo and no AJ fuck sake


Shocked at AJ's exclusion too tbh.

Maybe bobby has him in mind as an impact sub in the second half...?
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Re: ***Official Match thread : Arsenal Away***

Postby s1ty m » Wed Jan 05, 2011 7:10 pm

Relief about the defence, but fucking jo? oh come on, that is daft.
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Re: ***Official Match thread : Arsenal Away***

Postby MaineRoadMemories » Wed Jan 05, 2011 7:12 pm

AJ should start. Quite pleased about Kolo replacing Lescott for this one. I've seen Van Penis take the piss out of him twice before and was thinking he'd make it a hattrick tonight.
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Re: ***Official Match thread : Arsenal Away***

Postby Original Dub » Wed Jan 05, 2011 7:13 pm

saulman wrote:I'm sure this isn't going to be the spectacle that everyone thinks. I think that it'll probably be 0-0 or 1-0 to either side.
I seriously hope I'm wrong. I want to return the favour they did us at Eastlands, the twunts.


I'm with you saulman, all the way.

Is anyone actually confident of a win? I know we're more than capable of it, but I think the loss of Silva and Balo has Mancini cornered into having a repeat of the same fixture last season, especially now that I've just seen the team!!
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Re: ***Official Match thread : Arsenal Away***

Postby bluej » Wed Jan 05, 2011 7:15 pm

Go on Jo lad!
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Re: ***Official Match thread : Arsenal Away***

Postby Mark (Blue Army) » Wed Jan 05, 2011 7:17 pm

JO to win it for us
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Re: ***Official Match thread : Arsenal Away***

Postby Beefymcfc » Wed Jan 05, 2011 7:17 pm

Dubaimancityfan wrote:I read somewhere that the ref tonight is Michael Jones. Who ? At least its someone who doesn't have a bad history with us.

Last did our game against Brum and had a couple of good results with him last season. Saying that, Arsenal have had a couple of results under him including the 6-0 demolition of Blackpool.
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Re: ***Official Match thread : Arsenal Away***

Postby Beefymcfc » Wed Jan 05, 2011 7:22 pm

Jo instead of AJ and Micah for Jerome, the rest is as expected.
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Re: ***Official Match thread : Arsenal Away***

Postby blues2win » Wed Jan 05, 2011 7:22 pm

I'm worrried about Nasri targeting Richards. Also Zabaleta won't give us much penetration down the left because he's pretty right footed. Milner won't bring the creativity lost by Silva ( but then who would). Jo? I understand the idea that Tevez up front drops deep and we end up with no one but still I'd rather have Johnson.

Frankly I'm very worried. I'd take 0-0 in a heartbeat. Come on lads prove me wrong!
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Re: ***Official Match thread : Arsenal Away***

Postby dromoreblue » Wed Jan 05, 2011 7:23 pm

Down to 10 men already, Jo starts. Were f****ed.
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Re: ***Official Match thread : Arsenal Away***

Postby Dameerto » Wed Jan 05, 2011 7:24 pm

Original Dub wrote:
saulman wrote:I'm sure this isn't going to be the spectacle that everyone thinks. I think that it'll probably be 0-0 or 1-0 to either side.
I seriously hope I'm wrong. I want to return the favour they did us at Eastlands, the twunts.


I'm with you saulman, all the way.

Is anyone actually confident of a win? I know we're more than capable of it, but I think the loss of Silva and Balo has Mancini cornered into having a repeat of the same fixture last season, especially now that I've just seen the team!!


I've got a sneaky slightly irrational feeling we will win.
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Re: ***Official Match thread : Arsenal Away***

Postby Douglas Higginbottom » Wed Jan 05, 2011 7:24 pm

Interesting choices. Kolo for Lescott , ok as I would say it's horses for courses. Same with Richards instead of Boateng.But let's face it defensively against the Arse it doesn't take much of a mistake to be made to look poor so whoever we have is no guarantee.

Milner I expect was a shoe in but Jo for AJ is a surprise.Not least because AJ has played well in the last 2 games or so.I wonder if Jo is seen as the better defensively or AJ has looked a bit deflated after the funeral or just that Jo has trained really well.

We will just have to watch and see.
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Re: ***Official Match thread : Arsenal Away***

Postby 13021J » Wed Jan 05, 2011 7:24 pm

Jo was a shock selection against Fulham away but I seem to remember he did quite well then. I'm pessimistic about this game but hope they prove me wrong.

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Re: ***Official Match thread : Arsenal Away***

Postby markuse » Wed Jan 05, 2011 7:28 pm

Blue Blood wrote:
citytilidie wrote:jo and no AJ fuck sake


Shocked at AJ's exclusion too tbh.

Maybe bobby has him in mind as an impact sub in the second half...?




possibly so since AJ does not have 90 mins in him as of now. I'd rather have him on the bench ready to come on against this particular team rather that having to watch him disappear from play for a whole half
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Re: ***Official Match thread : Arsenal Away***

Postby Beeks » Wed Jan 05, 2011 7:33 pm

Jo to start?

You're having a laugh Bobby
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Re: ***Official Match thread : Arsenal Away***

Postby mr_nool » Wed Jan 05, 2011 7:36 pm

i'm really nervous. The inclusion of Jo ahead of AJ hints at Mancini taking a very defensive and cautious approach. I think we will sit back and have Jo as an outlet for long balls, and then just hope that Tevez magically fixes everything.
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Re: ***Official Match thread : Arsenal Away***

Postby The Original Special One » Wed Jan 05, 2011 7:39 pm

bluej wrote:Go on Jo lad!

Great to see Mancini's rehabilitation, or perhaps that should be transformation, of Jo continuing apace.
Of course they were only friendly games but the manner of his goalscoring suggests there is a talent there who can be effective for us, and I believe Mancini sees Jo as his 'special project'
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