The Gunners travel across London to take on the Fulham at Craven Cottage this afternoon, with Mikel Arteta hoping that Arsenal can stop giving the fans heart attacks by tightening up at the back again and negating the need to come from behind yet again.
We will also be a creating a record that has never happened before in history by winning all previous away fixtures in London without conceding a goal which is a quite amazing feat if they could do it today.
Mikel Arteta is at a loss to why he have suddenly started giving away silly early goals and allowing opponents to score from corners, which is why we have conced 4 goals in our last two games. The boss said in his prematch conference: “We are conceding some set plays, we are conceding a lot in games,” he said. “We conceded two goals against Bournemouth and against Sporting. If you want to be at the top, winning and winning and winning, you need clean sheets.
“We’ve been really good at preventing chances but not good enough in the last two weeks, and doing the right things in the box.”
Obviously just getting the three points will be the important thing to maintain our 5 point gap over Man City, but we really need to get our act together at the back if we want to make sure we get the win. Having been unbeaten in our last ten meetings with Fulham we should be going into this derby with great confidence, but one thing we have learnt lastely is that you cannot understimate ANY opponent in the League.
The Cottagers have only lost one game (0-1 to Spurs) in their 7 home games since the World Cup break, so there will no room for error this afternoon. I will be watching with trepidation….
Come on you Gunners!
——————————————————————
See the latest Arsenal press conferences for Arteta and Eidevall at subscribe to JustArsenalVids
If we can keep a clean sheet, we will win as I am convinced we will score.
I see a tight game with us choosing to be less obviously expansive than usual,as being the likely type of game.
I do think we will dominate possession, though will be more tight in defence than of late. It will be necessary, as I predict few goals overall; possibly just one in our favour!
I take a different view from MERSON, therefore.
Once bitten twice shy. It’s not given that since Arsenal conceded twice in the Epl at home against Bournemouth last week. It is the same thing they’ll do at away to Fulham in the Epl .
For, every EPL match encounter has it’s own complexion.
So therefore. The complexion of the Fulham vs Arsenal match today will be different from that of Arsenal vs Bournemouth of last week.
Fulham have in their recent games played this season proved to be a strong team to play aghast and beat them.
But irrespective of Fulham proving to be a strong team to beat in the Epl this season. They can be beaten as they have beaten at home and away this season.
Fulham have some top quality players in their ranks who can Attackingly hurt Arsenal in the match in today’s match between them and us.
But I believe the Gunners will defensively and attackingly play the match to such an audacious extend which the Cottagers can’t cope with. But are forced to give to the Gunmen in the match due to their superiority in game playing.
Fulham 0-u3 Aesenal @full-time plus.
Once bitten twice shy. It’s not given that since Arsenal conceded twice in the Epl at home against Bournemouth last week. It is the same thing they’ll do at away to Fulham in the Epl today .
For, every EPL match encounter has it’s own complexion.
So therefore. The complexion of the Fulham vs Arsenal match today will be different from that of Arsenal vs Bournemouth of last week.
Fulham have in their recent games played this season proved to be a strong team to play against and beat them.
But irrespective of Fulham proving to be a strong team to beat in the Epl this season. They can be beaten as they have been beaten at home and away this season.
Fulham have some top quality players in their ranks who can Attackingly hurt Arsenal in today’s match between them and us.
But I believe the Gunners will defensively and attackingly play the match to such an audacious extend which the Cottagers can’t cope with. But are forced to give in to the Gunmen in the match due to their superiority in game playing.
Fulham 0-3 Aesenal @full-time plus.