Though, if Mourinho can't beat a mid-table
side like Stoke City without Fellaini then it might not be the fairytale season that United fans have been hoping for.
Diego Costa is likely to come back in up front for Didier Drogba, and you'd imagine he'd relish this sort of game against a physical
side like Stoke.
Unnecessary to risk Sanchez against a physical
side like Stoke, keep him on he bench and play Campbell who's been getting better with each game and successfully kept us challenging in the absence of our no17.
And please stop complaining bout referees being bias, for Gods sake the scored 4 GOALS, how do u let a defensive
side like stoke score 4 goals... trust me if the 4th wasnt cancelled (unfaily) we woudnt even score any... wenger shud resign
Jake Livermore, Tom Huddlestone and Michael Dawson will be fired up against former club Spurs, who have already come unstuck against hard - working
sides like Stoke and West Brom this season.
Not exact matches
If we cant beat the
likes of
stoke, soton and a pulis
side for 6 years what is going on?
Not only did Arsenal not lose at
Stoke,
like we did last season, Petr has kept the team in confident mood as we prepare to face his old
side next weekend in yet another crucial fixture in the race for the title.
We failed to beat
sides like Liverpool,
Stoke and even the worst Chelsea
side ever in the last 3 games.
I also think that Theo plays a lot on confidence, once he starts scoring, he just looks
like a beast, hopefully his 2 goals today (although against an awful
side) will give him a boost, I hope to see him net one against Switzerland, and then give him a start on the right against
Stoke, who I feel may come at us.
Since then Arsenal have played well and been ruthless enough to win by large margins against the
likes of West Ham, Bournemouth,
Stoke and Basel and I am sure that is exactly what Arsene Wenger is looking for in this evening's trip to face Ronald Koeman's struggling Everton
side.
If her gets loaned out I hope it is to a strong
side like Southampton or Everton or even
Stoke.
But since we got beat
like an egg by
Stoke, I say put in our strongest
side with only minor changes.
City currently occupy the fourth and final Champions League spot, and with third - place Arsenal winning against Everton on Saturday to move four points clear of Manuel Pellegrini's
side, it is increasingly looking
like a plethora of
sides — including City, United, West Ham and
Stoke City — are all battling for one UCL qualifying spot.
Just
like our game against Hull City in the FA cup, we ran a strong
Stoke side ragged in what was arguably our best performance of the season.
Arsenal were absolutely amazing in todays game against
Stoke and it looked
like a practise game against an U21
side, except for the brilliant performance of the
Stoke goalkeeper Jack Butland.
The Reds looked
like a team that had lost its identity in the latter stages of Brendan Rodgers» reign but now, following their recent 4 - 1 win against
Stoke City, Liverpool look
like a
side with confidence flowing through their veins.
The Premier League
side are reported to have already opened talks with the midfielder over a potential transfer but they will face stiff competition to acquire his services as even the
likes of
Stoke City and Napoli are keen at the moment.
On the negative
side, I expect we will suffer more than our fair share of injuries, we will go out of the cup competitions by the quarter final stages and we will still lose points to the
likes of
Stoke and Blackburn.
The Reds have been convincing against the top
sides this season, but they have been made to work hard recently by the
likes of Burnley, Bournemouth and
Stoke.
i want arsenal to win this match, but i also want the 1st team players to be rested,, i
like the kids, although they do nt have enough experience, they are entertaining, especially @ home, but now they are going to a
stoke side, who only knows how to bully and use their strength to push us around.
The hosts have been formidable at home all season, the sort of
side who always give travelling opponents a vigorous encounter in Lancashire, and so the Spurs chief desperately needs to see some character, some fighting spirit from his team much
like when his
side went to places
like Stoke and Fulham earlier in the season and grounded out priceless away wins, as this morale - battering sequence of results is threatening to ruin what had been, up until the end of 2010, a fantastic campaign which promised endless possibilities.
Stoke have to take their chances against such a poor away
side like Everton.