It did not take a lot of thought to work out what the Arsenal starting line-up for the Premier League away clash with Liverpool would be. As soon as we heard that Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain had passed a late fitness test yesterday, Arsene Wenger’s Arsenal team almost picked itself.
Because of all the injury problems which have left the boss with little option in central midfield or the back four, Wenger has at least got two first choice full backs in Kieran Gibbs and Mathieu Debuchy, with Calum Chambers set yto partner Mertesacker in the centre of our defence.
Their biggest task today will be to keep Raheem Sterling as quiet as possible as Brendan Rodgers keeps the youngster in the centre of his attack. He is also sticking with a back three with Sakho taking the place of LOvren on the left of his back line. The Arsenal front three of Alexis, Welbeck and Giroud should be able to give them a torrid time with Cazorla providing craft and guile behind them.
Flamini and the Ox have a big job today to stop Gerrard, Henderson, Lucas and Markovic from controlling the midfield but as long as they can cope with that, Arsenal should have a much better day than the last time we were here.
bad luck for podolski.
We will concede the first goal, but we will will’ 2-1 COYG!!!
I expect another good game from olivier
gunners:gibbs-22nd,ox-40,wellbeck-75,giroud-89.
4-1.
Gutted that Podolski isn’t starting. Hasn’t he always scored against Lpool who chose very offensive lineup. No fullbacks, we must counter from the wings!
Hopefully we will see super subs Podolski and Walcott get game time today as well! Walcott + Podolski + Sanchez = headers for Giroud.
Don’t worry. Podolski will come on in the 82nd minute.
Aaaaaah, just saw Tottenham above US/Ars…. Wenger,, You owe it to us fans,,, beat Liverpool or you are a clueless sod…. Good Luck Gunners… Cant imagine Tots on top of us..It’s UNACCEPTABLE…
For all those predicting an easy win..
This isn’t going to be a walk in the park..
Remember only Chelsea have won here in the league..
We need the 3 points desperately but our inability to kill games off worries me.. Sunderland got a draw here last week so if we are beaten – what would that say about our team and manager..?
I’d settle for a nervous 89 minutes with us nicking it last kick of the game..
Couldnt handle another defeat..
We need to start like we did against Newcastle and how liverpool did against us last season..
All the players need to show the same desire as sanchez and we will be fine..
Close optimistic victory 2-1
astonvilla won it first
Yes agree but my point being is that it won’t be easy..
Saying that liverpool couldn’t score against sunderland or hull so theoretically we play our game and we should win..!
Hope mertesacker isn’t only player left one on one with sterling.. Football suicide..
Liverpool playing 3 at the back against Arsenal. That’s brave.
Winning at Anfield is no easy task, but we are a better team and need to show it through hard work, passion, playing as a team unit
Arsenal 3-1 Liverpool
Sanchez x 2
Giroud
We will win
Just win already.
As for me I will take any score line provided its a win and 3points for us…COYG….!
Best of luck guys and our boys…common lest do it.
Their defence is worse than ours..
We need to exploit the weakness and pressure from the front!!
Nice formation. Liverpool are in for a very tough time. Ha ha 😀
4-1 or 4-2 to Arsenal.
Sanchez 2 goals, Cazorla one goal, Giroud one goal and Gerrard penalty goal.
Sorry just meant the 4-1 above.
Man, we need to beat down on those bin dipping mugs, get some revenge for last year.
Trouble already
Free kick Fck
why aren’t we sitting deep and counter attacking with our pacey players instead of ‘high pressing’???? ffs when will we learn…. sit DOWN and kill their pace!!
Come on don’t just give it away
hmm.. All my confidence in winning this game has gone already.
We just need to ground our feet and control the game
Guys any stream line I can’t. Use..nice one please.
Thanks in anticipation
We press and get exploited at the back by pace, teams press us and look uncomfortable
Sorry I mean. Any stream link please
Chambers must sit back, he is giving himself alot to do.
Why is Bellerin not on bench?
Sliced open like melted butter.
Flamini is not a footballer
Flamini is f*cking diabolical.
This thug FLAMINI, what the hell is he doing in our team, he just puts us under pressure with his stupid over the top tackles so early in the game…
Fcking hell.
What kinda game is this we playing
If wenger wanted to play the game his playing now why would he play giroud who has no pace over welbz
This is the problem with us in big games, we always start like little girls scared of the dark and then by the time we pull the finger out we are out of the game..
We can’t string 2 passes together
Worrying…
I’d like to see Chambers at DM in place of Flamini and Hector Bellerin at right back to help cover Sterling…
Don’t seem to be at the races today.
Have we even touched the ball ?
We are big game bottlers. We always get into our shells in each game, check us out right now, making liverpool look like Madrid,…
Keep it guys
looking at how easy liverpool are dictating the game shows how bad it is at AFC.
bringing back flamini was disrespect to all gooners especially when taking into account that he is he is rubbish.
Mert is slower than mist.
monreal is not PL material
and arteta was only just above average when he was at everton
We are playing against 14 men, call the fa
What Chambers doing
Liverpool 80% ball possession. Not looking good.
We can’t seem to put 2 passes together.. smh
We haven’t had a shot!!!
Wtf is going on guys? this is almost unwatchable.
Santi looks our best befender
The space we are allowing Liverpool is nothing short of suicidal..
We need to get a grip otherwise there’s only one outcome
We aren’t pressing at all, or even marking. All we’re doing is running after the ball when Liverpool come towards us. No organisation whatsoever.
Is chamberlain Playing?
How can we be pressed to sh1t, but we can’t apply same pressure
Keep the fcking ball for 2 seconds.. We are second best to every 50/50 ball.
No worry, we will win on the only shot on target and win the game.
Wish we had Ozil, his calmness on the ball and ability to win freekicks
you must be joking. with the speed of this game ozil would look like he is in slow motion.
Getting embarrassing guys…
Schez just improved his goal to save ratio
Chambers is an accident waiting to happen..
Lazy manager, lazy players.
Is it just me or are we playing incredibly slow. As if we already forgotten 5-1… I just hope this isn’t another Man Utd game where we lose to complete shite…
That’s it Ox, wake the scourers up
Don’t worry we will win by only shot on goal.
If every team pressed us like this we would not cope.
Just hope they tire out
Come let guess when will be our first attempt?
Mertesacker diving in 35 yards from goal.. What’s going on???
Mert is a disaster he did not read that
That was a let off. We are not good at coming from behind.
Corner is a goal!!
I am confident we will win by the only shot at goal and pool fans will heart break and we gooners will celebrate like a trophy win.
hopefully the idiots who moan about ramsey can now see how important his commitment and passion is to our midfield.
Either Welbeck or Giroud has to come off, get Walcott on..
We not supporting each other, we letting our guys be isolated with ball and then just make pass out of nothing
This is unfathomable. Lucky Vampire Suarez is not up there, he would be running circles around us
Chambers is making me nervous on counter attack, he is so tentative and he is going to get us in trouble..
Why are we playing like fannys???
No rhythm and Flamini is going to cost us a chance to get all 3 points!!!!
It was actually giroud ..
I can see red card …. Please Wenger take Flamini off
I’d have Coquelin over Flamini any day, no surprise we cannot keep the ball against a big team away.
Wtf iz wrong wit flamini
Liverpool are like us vs United.
Fck are Arsenal players colour blind or just think we playing at home in red.
Arsene please tell them at half time we wearing fckn yellow
The stupidity.
That was inevitable, we’re f*cking useless, time and time again against big teams.
There you go.. smh
great play by giroud
Wrong pass from the lamppost and no cover whatsoever
Game over, Fck this fckn Fck ********* ******* SH1T
We don’t have a midfield. It’s as simple as that.. Nothing is linking our defence to our attack.
F*ing shitheads.
Maybe this goal will wake our tattered team up
Pathetic Arsenal is back! Flamini is a useless t*at
useless enough to get that assist!!!!
Great answer to my critic Flamini!
But please, take him off.. He’s a red about to happen.
Debuchy!!! YES BOYS!!!
Pure momentum killer for Liverpool too!
Get in
Debucy yesssssssssss you Fckn beaut
Thank GOD !!!
Yo we just scored from a set piece!!!!!!
Cazorla, The OX, Flamini are letting the game run past them, where are they?
Flamini is making useless fouls in the midfield, Cazorla has dropped REALLY deep, OX runs there and about making misplaced passes. They need to get it together.. Liverpool is walking past them.
Flamini is going to costs us the game by getting sent off,sub him now for the coq !
Well done Debuchy great header !
See we are going to win this game even we are scuk.
LoL @ Liverpool 😛
Now they know they can concede, come get your heads right guys
look at the bright side people ,the positive side plz.
Get Lamppost out ffs
Screaming Debuchy ma nigga