It has often been said of Arsenal in recent years, or more specifically about our manager Arsene Wenger, that the tactics were a bit predictable, even if the football was full of flair and excitement. The Frenchman was stubborn they said and had no plan B, but the Gunners have proved that to be wrong over the last year or so.
Now we know that Wenger can adapt to different circumstances and we were probably expecting him to send the players out with a more defensive and solid shape when Arsenal travel to Anfield to take on Liverpool next week, but if the boss was planning to do that he might well know be thinking again because of the injury crisis affecting Jurgen Klopp.
Liverpool were already struggling with a long injury list before last night’s Capital One Cup game and then lost two more first team stars as Coutinho and Lovren picked up hamstring problems. Kolo Toure was also limping at the end but it looks like he will be able to face us.
The former Gunner will be the only recognised centre back available to Klopp though, with Skrtel, Sakho and Lovren out, and to me that means that we must take the game to them and put that defence under serious pressure from the start. The fact that they are also without two first choice and fastest strikers in Sturridge and Origi as well as their best creative player Coutinho lessens the danger of them hitting us on the counter as well.
So should Arsenal take advantage of their injury crisis and treat this game like a home tie against a weaker side and go for all out attack?
yes we are to play 2-7-3 formation…famously used to beat the harvester pub allstars in the fish and chips champions league trophy of 2013.
attack attack…and err..uhhhh…a to the t -tackkkkkk
ot…why is everyone talking about never gonna happen auboomerang- dont forget boomerangs always come back!
sadio mane wants out- he has said he is signing nothing more at southampton- they are looking for replacements right now
cheeky bid?!
hahaha muff………do me a favour…… I’d Love to know who throws the Boomerang!
Damn…Liverpool definitely have a bad injury situation. I wonder why so many hamstring and knee injuries?
Dejan Lovren – Hamstring
Philippe Coutinho – Hamstring
Mamadou Sakho – Knee
Jordan Henderson – Ankle/Foot
Divock Origi – Hamstring
Martin Skrtel – Hamstring
Jordan Rossiter – Hamstring
Daniel Sturridge – Hamstring
Danny Ings – ACL/Knee
Joe Gomez – ACL/Knee
I think klopps pressing game needs a hard preseason training. They are injured because they don’t have enough endurance. ACL injury correlates to fatigue.
If we fail to win our next 3 fixtures tgen we are not worthy champions
i would take draw away at stoke- still cant believe they have xherdan shaqiri
other two are no excuse winners
@muffdiver
Did you see how easily they were contained last night? Gotta admit though, Shaqiri is the “Tasmanian devil”, a lil brick sht house that can go from 0-60 in no time…Helluva cross also.
Arsenal Players and Management –
Analysed !
Posted by pedantic george
Well, it’s a new year and I think that’s a good
time to look at the squad and management.
So let’s analyse them individually through my
expert eyes.
Petr Čech
A Chelsea back up player that showed us all
we need to know when he threw in two during
our first league game against West Ham. In
the twilight of his career but I suppose he is
better than the alternatives.
Read the rest on PositivelyArsenal
oh pls………stop!………just stop!…..
Don’t call thr current injury situation at LiverpooL an advantage for Arsenal
we all know what happens when we are presented with Opportunities to go up Top
Lets just go to anfield and play to WIN, not for an Opportunity to go up Top!
Aubamayeng is turning into another benzema, suarez, saga. Would love either el sharawy or the ex monaco man Yannick Carrasco, the guy who scored after ox pulled one back. Both good enough for arsenal and can play across the front three.
I just looked at our coming fixture and i can tell you they are scary
We really need alot of inforcement
El nenny will be a good squad player and nice choice to cover the DM and CM
Now we really need an good attacker
I’m really sad we didn’t finish higuain deal he would have turned to an arsenal legend
@WOS
Doubt that. Dude blows hot and cold worst than Theo…
Wenger is saving dough for our marquee singing in the summer when Madrid let’s go one of their stars, I personally would love TONY KROOS.
Good!! My hope is that we win all our games in January which are doable, buy 2 or 3 players and NO new injuries. That means resting ramsay/ozil/giroud for the Sunderland trip. This is our best opportunity to win this league, City look very vulnerable this year with kompany/aguero limping every game.
El Nenny is like 2 or 3 players rolled in one. Fantastic engine!
Whatever formation or tactics we use, Adelaide must play. It’s ridiculous he’s on the bench for every game but he’s not even allowed 1 minute to show what he’s got.
Boom. ….attack attack attack
Well, believe you me, arsenal are on the course of winning the league. I personally believe on the team maturity this season and also we are on the right track. As for liverpool injury trouble, its a clear opportunity, we have to take all three points, it all that matter. Go gunners!!,.
The way this season has gone you put yr best 11 out end of and you go get 3 points
So u thought we were gonna play defensive at anfield. When have we ever played that way