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Confirmed Arsenal team to face West Ham – Trossard starts

There is no way that we can expect Arsenal to win this game easily when you consider that our League Cup meeting a couple of months ago ended up with a 3-1 defeat for the Gunners, and last seasons meeting ended up as a 2-2 draw.

This should be a different game as we will be fielding our very best team this time around (except for the suspended Havertz, of course)

Earlier today Daisy redicted a 4-3-3 formation of….

Raya

White – Saliba – Gabriel – Zinchenko

Odegaard – Rice – Trossard

Saka – Jesus – Martinelli

I honestly can’t see it being much different to that, although Arteta will surely have an idea on the New Years Eve fixture away at Fulham, which would suggest a little bit of rotation may be prudent.

All I care about is that whoever Arteta chooses, we get all three points and go back to the top of the League.

So, it’s time now to see Arteta’s confirmed line-up….

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  2. If we lose or draw the game, we might as well forget EPL title. Arteta and Rice know Moyes too well to end the game empty-handed

    Soucek and Ward-Prowse could be very dangerous in set-pieces, so we must score first to force West Ham change their tactic

      1. An EPL title contender should win against a mid-table team at home and Arteta/ Rice know about Moyes’ tactics too well

        1. So City are out of the title race then, dropped 2 pts at home vs palace despite being 2-0 up in the 75min. Oh but they are your fav team so i guess they get a pass

          1. Man City were more consistent than us in the second halves of the previous seasons, so we can’t afford to slip up

              1. Man City are winners that is why – they have experience of winning. Arsenal have won **** all.
                Man City will win it this season I would put my life on it. They can turn it on any time.

      2. GAI says this often
        Said the same thing about Liverpool match
        It’s crazy to give up with one loss
        Makes no sense at all
        Yes it will be bad if we lose but we can still win the PL. Liverpool, City, Villa will lose matches too

    3. Gai, A lose won’t happen, a draw is what we must avoid. My worry is we are short of heights and physicality in the midfield. Only Rice is the tall player btw our midfield and Frontline in the absence of Pathey and Havertz Should Westharm go physical Arsenal will struggle. Early goals is needed in this game to unsettle Westharm. It’s a must win match wether with lots of goals or few or single.

      1. I’m also worried about West Ham’s physicality. Kudus is stronger and better in the air than Zinchenko

  3. We need to be careful not to give away needles free kicks, the bubbles midfielder is one of the best in the world from dead ball situations.

  4. Very attacking eleven but the lack of physical strength in midfield to support Rice worried me as does the prospect of Zinchenko coping with Kudos.

  5. Would have preferred Jorginho to Trosaard in that midfield. Looks a bit lightweight for the physicality that West Ham will throw up.
    But, hey!
    COYG!!!

  7. It’s a game we really need to win. Won’t be easy, and Westham just like villa and pool will target left back so we’ll need Gabo to cover him. 2:0 to the Gunners

  17. White and the goal keeper, not good enough. White has no attack and is vulnerable in the break. Raya, doesn’t know the meaning of the word composure. Can’t blame VAR, for that decision. Referees would have given the goal in the old days and we would have debated it down at the pub later.

  18. White , Zinchenko make Saka and MArtinelli worse , We also dont have a keeper or a striker cuz not one cut in the opposition box is worrying..

  20. Suprise surprise once again Var lack the camera angle to show how the ball is out. Add to that wham players allowed to foul without punishment.

  23. Don’t think this is about camera angle but about incompetence. The boot was outside the line and the ball was not visible so had to be out as well.

  26. What happened to Bukayo’s magic?

    Plus, Trossard has been really poor in his last couple appearances…and so far today.

    1. I’m beginning to doubt this Arteta . You had 3 proper midfielders but No, u decided to play Trossard who isn’t a midfielder. Arteta Cost us this game. He was totally wrong. What is Jorgieho doing on the bench. You had Smith Rowe. Absolutely unbelievable

  32. We can’t seem to finish these days.

    *First half at Villa park
    *First half at A field
    *First half against Brighton at home

    *Now today…

  34. Hope there’s some character left in the team. It’s a shame that without Harvertz, Odegard is playing possibly best game this season but the other forwards are way of the pace. Agree that Saka should get rid off that silly dye job. It’s not lucky for him.

  35. We started brightly, with plenty of possession but with b*G*er all finishing. West Ham score a goal – in or out, VAR didn’t have enough lines or what ever it is they need, to make an informed decision. Since then, there has been some huff and puff but nothing remotely clinical. I will give credit to Odegaard who is at least trying to make something happen. That said, West Ham have been resolute.

    1. I think this match is suitable for Harvertz. Someone tall and can run to far post to head in the crosses from Saka.

  38. That controversial decision aside Arsenal have been garbage so far.
    If they want to be taken seriously they need to be dominating and winning games like this.
    A team defends against them and they run out of ideas.
    Very very poor so far.

  39. Trossard is hopeless as a starting FG forward that last play of the half, no pressure and he totally stuffs up his pass. A good bench option but not good enough in this type of game. Will Arteta stubbornly Keep him on to make a point? And Ben White, please, a good kid a reliable centre half, but wing back? are we serious about winning the league?

  40. The ball was obviously out of play, but Arsenal shouldn’t have let West Ham penetrate our right wing

    We also wasted too many chances to score. If we still can’t score after the 60th minute, I’d replace Trossard with Smith-Rowe if I were Arteta

    We simply can’t afford to lose or draw the game!

    1. It was not Obviously out of play. There was no evidence to say it was out of play. Even Henry’s says it is impossible to see. Understand your rules of football.

        1. No it wasn’t, you couldn’t see the ball because of Bowen. Bowens leg was on the line. You cant take a goal away, if you can’t “prove” it was out and they couldn’t.

  41. If I take out our highest scoring game, Arsenal have the worst scoring record in the top 6…
    Something needs to be done about the attack not scoring this season

  42. In tonigh’s Epl match at the Emirates Stadium between Arsenal and West Ham. The Gunners will in the match encounter, rust 4 Irons to rusting in the game. Butt to no Gunner gets hurt or injure by the irons hammering hammers n the game.
    David Moises and his Irons team have known already that te Gunners will rust 4 irons in the match to rusting at full-time of te match..
    But Irons have to honour the match fixture. Otherwise they wouldn’t. Having known that the 4 of them will ibm tthe match berry rusted by the Gunners. But they decided to honour the match fixture. For, they will be deduc points by the FA if they fail to honour the fixture. Which if it happens, will see them in relegation fight to avoid the drop.

  43. Let’s face it. This lack of attacking bite has been an issue for a long time. Our tempo is slow in the build up and our movement is predictable. We’ve been playing like this for ages with no fix. We need an out and out striker who can pull defenders appart. We also need other tactical options beyond Saka. He’s marked constantly. We need another plan!

  44. Too slow passing in the final hope we do it much quicker second half. Not too many chances created as well . Much to to now in second half. COYG

  46. Just to rub it in, they are showing a Van Persie highlight during the break. Don’t we ever need someone with his goal instinct and skills. Come on Eddie, it’s now or never.

  47. Must we play Zinchenko? Gabriel is playing left back because Arteta knows Kudus will skin Zinchenko but he still found a way to play in in midfield

      1. We were a free-flowing attacking side last season with Martinelli and Ordegaard key contributors to our goals. Arteta became obsessed with a goal-scoring LCM instead of a provider as a result Ordegaard is playing deeper and Martinelli is hugging the touchline more. Now they have lost confidence in their finishing

  58. Absolute joke – Mavrapanos as well. They’ve had two chances on goal, comapared to the umpteen we’ve had.

  60. Arteta and the players can blame themselves.
    Martinelli has been poor for more than four games
    Trossard has been trash for a similar time.
    Ben White offers nothing .
    Saka has been found out.
    We have no striker, and you loan your only true left back.
    This need to score a pretty goal will lead to nothing .

  62. Arteta should be proactive. Make early substitution. we need a top quality striker in January. we are so close and so far at the same time. same starting 11 week in week out. a very effective plan A. But no Plan B.

  63. When SAKA MARTINELLI AND ODEGAARD ALLWAY OFF FORM THE TEAM HAS NO IDEA WHAT TO DO.

    ALL THREE JUST LOSING THE BALL CONSTANTLY.

  67. Our play is becoming so predictable. Please, bring in Ivan Toney in January. We also need another DM in January. sell Partey and bring in someone else.

    Arteta should learn to trust his players more. same starting 11 week in week out is not good enough. little or no rotation.

  73. The idea of Trossard and Nelson in the same team lineup is suicidal. Neither is world class. Both are masters at making the wrong decision and both will more often the lot let you down.

    2. Looks like they are forced to play to the novices tactics, unlike last seasons when they were allowed their individual flair. He us forcing the ream to play like robots, tgey llay to the plan he has set out and not to the opposition, sadly his one size fits all doesnt work.
      As i have commented before, White is hopeless, his lack of footballing sense led to their 1st goal and he slows down our play. Trossard CANNOT start, he is a super sub.
      Man what have we become? We are 2 down and our subs are eddie and nelson. Both should have been sold but which genius re contracted them thus making them unattractive even for championship teams

  75. Let’s hold our breath. We might see Smith Rowe in the 89th minute which will be a game changer. We should be screaming for a winning goal, instead we are hoping for a miracle goal.

  76. The only one to blame here is the manager
    For weeks martinellie has been poor
    Zinchenko has been poor
    Saka is predictable
    Raya is average at best
    Jesus/nketia neither are strikers

    This has been coming for weeks forget the league we don’t have a chance

  77. West Ham have packed the box and defended like their lives depend upon it.
    We have been too ponderous – all this patient build up is driving me potty, with very little clue where the goal is until the changes were made which did at least change things a wee bit. Even then, it has hardly been a spectacle for a team that have ambitions to win the league. Odegaard looks like he is bashing his head up
    against a brick wall.

    Come on Smith Rowe and take your chance because what has gone before you came on hasn’t been good enough

    1. @GB
      We’ve been sussed out a while back. Both Burnley and Arsenal try and emulate City’s style of play. Both have novice managers. And neither have a plan B.

  79. Hard reality check! Arsenal isn’t ready to win the league, not this league at least. If we can’t beat west ham at the emirates then let’s forget it & find peace ✌️

  81. So Liverpool go top but it’s not all doom and gloom. However, something has to change because our football is laboured and predelictable. We’re running into dead ends constantly. Confidence looks low. We need a kick up the ass for sure but even sometimes you need a result like this to make you see the issue!

    1. There isn’t much you can do when you are playing the same players every game. There is no one on the bench to change the game

    2. Well let’s hope so GunneRay
      I’m not sure about confidence but whatever it is they need an ice cold bath to wake themselves up.

  82. Think they were just very lucky, and we weren’t, Their first goal was given, although inconclusive and if you expect me to believe Mavropanos knew where that was going?

      1. Come on – it was luck. Lucky there wasn’t a camera angle on the ball, and no way Mavraponos knew where that was going. Luck on their side not on ours. That said if we had a decent striker on the end of all our chances we should’ve won. Zinny should’ve cleared their first chance properly, had Tommy been playing think he would have.

  83. One bright. Odegard and Smith Rowe Can play together. It’s up to Arteta to get his system right and alternate the play between these two very good players. This would reduce the mind numbing predictability of going to the right again and again. Odegard to Saka to White to opposition player. Yawn.

  84. In the second half we need someone who can lead the charge. Teams have figured out how to stop saka, martinelli and odegaard from scoring which has created a big problem for us.

  85. Well beaten in the end. Worst team perf of season by far. Martinellis worst ever game in our shirt. SAKA NOT MUCH BETTER.
    No team pace in passing, no urgency, no atmosphere and no points. West Ham played superbly and played us off the park. REALITY!
    The title challenge looks a long way off now. Their keeper had only ONE top save to make despite, allour feeble shots and attempts to score. I knew we had lost the moment their second goal went in.

  86. I would sell Jesus in the summer. You sign a forward to score goals and I just fail to see what he offers Arsenal at all – his lack of finishing ability costs us. He cost us this game and will cost us more. We are more clinical when he is injured. Being a nice guy to have in the squad is simply not enough. Useless.

  87. Don’t get why everyone is saying WHU were so great – played the same as most other teams against us, low block and got lucky on the break. We played the same as well, but we really need someone who can put the ball away in the box. We allow low block teams to form up by having a slow build up, Thought Raya was starting to play long balls to beat the low block, but no evidence of that this game. Clinical striker would be first on my wish list.

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