After Brendan Rodgers had given us snippets of our new number 11 in the previous two league games we finally got to see Roberto Firmino unleashed from
the start against Arsenal.
Bolasie could come into consideration for
a start against Arsenal, though the Eagles boss will be reluctant to change too much, following the 3 - 1 victory over the Canaries last weekend.
Following a slow
start against Arsenal, Vlaar has gone on to be a real rock and leader in the back four.
We will have the team news and possible starting lineups couple of days ahead of the kickoff so check back on monday to see the team news and whether Liverpool will have enough first team players to
start against Arsenal..
Lindegaard has only played twice for the Red Devils in 2014, but he could
start against Arsenal on Saturday if David de Gea fails to recover from a finger injury.
We just have to make sure that it's a one - off; we've shown that we can put a run together and if we knuckle down then we can go on another run,
starting against Arsenal.
Sadio Mane has had a hand in five goals in his five previous Premier League
starts against Arsenal (three goals, two assists).
There must be a strong argument to otherwise stick with the side that
started against Arsenal even though it may be limiting in the desire to impose greater attacking intent into the game.
Not exact matches
Against Sunderland, the Gunners need to make their passing and attacks count, and get this game done and dusted by Half - Time; failing which, the aforementioned duo of Johnson and Wickham will
start growing in stature and pose serious problems for the
Arsenal backline that can be rattled when their opponents
start running at them.
We are all expecting Arsene Wenger to make quite a few changes to the
Arsenal starting line - up for the FA cup semi-final
against Reading at Wembley this evening.
What we do not want is a repeat of the shaky
start against Hull City in last season's final but I think
Arsenal should be more composed this time and we should be set to round the season off in style.
Starting with our home game
against Sunderland, The Boss & the Gunners MUST device a way to neutralized any Packing The Bus To Counter Teams, and get that hindrance in
Arsenal games victory expired.
Coming up
against Arsenal, it would be a no brainer to see the visitors have large spells of possession and nullify whatever little threat the home side may pose; but Johnson, playing as the Right - Winger, could initiate counterattacks with his deceptive pace and has the ability to deliver that final ball for the likes of Steven Fletcher and Conor Wickham — who could
start upfront for the Black Cats
against Arsenal, to finish off a goal scoring chance.
Considering
Arsenal's tight schedule, the duo are not going to play every game and with a few more performances like the one
against Hull, Mohammed Elneny may well rise above the pecking order in central midfield before the
start of next season.
«We didn't
start the season very well so it was very important to win these two games — Champions League
against Maccabi Tel Aviv and the derby
against Arsenal.
Arsene Wenger has responded to the brilliant performance and hat - trick of the
Arsenal and England international speedster Theo Walcott
against West Brom last week by giving him a place in the
starting line up as the Gunners prepae for a second FA cup final at Wembley in the space of a year.
What better way to
start than the second - leg
against Monaco — with a 3 - 1 defeat suffered in the first - leg — this would be the perfect moment for Ozil to silence his critics, and spur
Arsenal on to an epic Champions League comeback.
the day simeone
starts as the manager of
arsenal i will stop watching that poisonous cheating football of him, till he leaves, i like football too much to respect such an open cheater who's much more of a poison to football than mou, somebody once asked me what simeone did
against malaga..
After
Arsenal's recent frustration and lack of success in front of goal, a fast
start was always going to be a big help
against a well organised and defensively strong side and we could hardly have asked for more.
Campbell was woeful
against Anderlecht, his passing was probably the worst I have seen from any
Arsenal player ever, he gave the ball away 4 times with incredibly under - powered passes in our half, he shouldn't
start.
The Boss & the Gunners MUST device a way to neutralized any Packing the Bus to counter teams, and expire that hindrance in
Arsenal games victory,
starting from our home game
against Sunderland.
In fairness, Guardiola has looked like doing Wengerball better than Wenger ever since he
started his managerial career with Barcelona in the 2008/09 season, but it's particularly humiliating for the
Arsenal manager to now come up
against it here in England, which has so long been his turf for stylish attacking football.
The Frenchman was handed his first
start since his January move from
Arsenal, and he made a telling impact in the first half
against the Baggies at Stamford Bridge.
In turn, it's no real surprise to see
Arsenal fans are delighted with the fact that all three
start again this weekend
against the Swans, and they'll undoubtedly be hoping for another attacking masterclass.
It turns out that Mahrez's has
started for Leicester
against Celtic and his agent was at the Lens game on behalf of one of his other young clients and if there were any truth in the Mahrez to
Arsenal rumour, he would have been omitted from the Leicester squad for to today's game.
«Now we have to continue, we have to rest tomorrow and then to
start to think about the next game, a strong game, a tough game
against Arsenal (on Sunday).»
Arsenal have confirmed the line - up which will be
starting today's London Derby
against West Ham, and there is a few surprises to look at.
One thing going in
Arsenal's favour ahead of the trip to the Liberty Stadium on Saturday is the wake up call that the last two games
against Preston and Bournemouth have delivered, as long as the players learn from them and make sure they are not caught out again at the
start.
After a very poor
start against Liverpool, followed up by a draw
against the Premier League Champions, the last thing
Arsenal needed was another break for international games.
Although our PL game at the Emirates on Sunday
against Burnley should be our focus for now before we
start to think of our fourth round FA Cup match
against either the Saints team or the Lions team.When the time to play the Cup game comes, I am sure
Arsenal will squarely deal with it to win the game.
I'd love 2 see
arsenal go at zagreb guns blazin from da
start lyk they did
against da orcs.
Arsenal is a very difficult team to defend
against because of the options that we have,
starting or coming of the bench, it keeps other teams guessing... as per the Theo or Welbeck discussion, having them both is a good thing for us.
As expected, Arsene Wenger has brought back the players rested for the Champions League game in midweek and so
Arsenal will
start at Stamford Bridge with the same 11 players that won our last Premier League game
against Stoke City.
I heard Roben saying «I had enough of playing
against Arsenal, I am tired of scoring
against them, and I am not ready to be the cause for the sucking of Arsene, I hope the gaffer will
start Ribbery and Costa on the wings.
The nerves of playing for the Gunners, being surrounded by top talent in training and the pressures that come with playing for
Arsenal may have knocked him off his perch; however I just remember how good he was at the
start of his
Arsenal career, especially on his debut
against Man City in the Community Shield.
-- Welbeck — Am extremely happy for our new boy, hope he gets to
start against city and score his first
Arsenal goal
against them.
With an # 8m deal in the works to bring Olympiacos defender Kostas Manolas to
Arsenal before the transfer window slams shut, the impressive young Greek international could be set for a
start against the Premier League champions at the Emirates.
Look back to the very
start of the season, when the knives were out for the boss after
Arsenal picked up just a point from the first two games
against Liverpool and Leicester, after which we went on an 18 game unbeaten run.
To be fair to
Arsenal I thought we
started the game pretty well
against a very pumped up Crystal Palace roared on by a vocal home support, as well as being in good recent form and fighting for survival.
The only team that
Arsenal ever sat back
against on if not on regular basis is Man city, expect wenger to employ Welbek up front, use long balls, attack from minute one, score one or two, then sit to
start using counter.
If Sanchez and Ramsey
started against Watford,
Arsenal would have a bigger chance to win, because of Sanchez's creativity and Ramsey's tenacity.
Still undisputed number one for
Arsenal despite a poor showing on his debut
against West Ham, Petr Cech will be in the
starting XI
against Palace this weekend.
oh dear, ppl are as if
arsenal hav suddenly become title contenders.for a club like
arsenal, beating teams which gives space and time on the ball ai nt a big deal.when the team
starts to defend consistently and is able to create chances
against defensive teams who press, then u can say
arsenal hav become title - contenders...
One factor that has mitigated
against Rosicky getting much game time is, there are many top quality younger Gunners in the
Arsenal starting team and on their bench who are considered to be ahead of Rosicky in the selection order of the team of the day to play a game.
Arsenal's
start to the season finally got up and running third time lucky
against Watford on Saturday, although it has been a relatively shakey
start for the Gunners in the league.
He made a rare
start in the weekend game
against Arsenal but that has been just the seventh Premier League game he's kicked off.
Arsenal face up
against strong opposition, Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool, at the Emirates this Sunday and will be hoping to
start the season off with an impressive three points.
And his tournament took a worse turn today as he was left out of the
starting line up for the knockout game
against Slovakia, only to see Germany put on their best attacking display so far, with the former
Arsenal transfer target Julian Draxler taking most of the plaudits thanks to an assists, a goal and his all round game.
Chambers is certain to
start, and you don't want him exposed
against the likes of Bolasie and Puncheon, with Debuchy buccaneering forward to aid
Arsenal's attack.
Arsenal travelled to Brighton with their confidence at an all - time low but hoping to get back on track
against a team that have been battling relegation all season, but they couldn't have got off to a worse
start.