Arsenal vs Liverpool - Saturday 3 November - 17h30

[magneto]

A proper week to get ready for this fixture which always promises loads of goals. We threw away a decent lead the last time at the Emirates, and the season before we won 4 - 3.

 

Their strikers are in red-hot form but their defence is still a work in progress and something we can definitely exploit.

 

Except for the Ox, all our players should be fit and ready for this fixture. Does Klopp bring Gomez back at RB or RCB? Front three picks itself but surely Shaqiri deserves a start alongside Gini and "another" (Fabinho/Milner).

 

My team?

 

Alisson

Trent Gomez VVD Robbo

Fabinho Gini Shaqiri

Salah Firmino Mane

[surf]

A proper week to get ready for this fixture which always promises loads of goals. We threw away a decent lead the last time at the Emirates, and the season before we won 4 - 3.

 

Their strikers are in red-hot form but their defence is still a work in progress and something we can definitely exploit.

 

Except for the Ox, all our players should be fit and ready for this fixture. Does Klopp bring Gomez back at RB or RCB? Front three picks itself but surely Shaqiri deserves a start alongside Gini and "another" (Fabinho/Milner).

 

My team?

 

Alisson

Trent Gomez VVD Robbo

Fabinho Gini Shaqiri

Salah Firmino Mane

 

i think he'll go gomez-lovren-(vvd-robbo) and milner for shaqiri

Edited October 29, 2018 by surf

[Nerik]

In defence Gomez and Robbo back in, Lovren and Moreno out.
If fit, I expect at least one of Henderson and Milner to start. 

[Earl Hafler]

Milner for Shaqiri and I’d have Gomez at centre half but maybe he starts at right back.

 

Hopefully, Fabinho retains his starting place, although Arsenal are quicker than Cardiff and I think we see a 2-1 midfield, with pincer pressing from Milner and Firmino

[Conrad]

No chance that Shaqiri plays in midfield away to arsenal

 

One or both of Henderson and Milner will start

Gomez and Robertson back in

[Hassony]

Any chance Xhaka is starting at left back?

 

Will be fun seeing Salah against him

[McBain]

Bellerin went off as well injured so hopefully Lichsteiner will be up against Sadio

[Sion]

Bellerin went off as well injured so hopefully Lichsteiner will be up against Sadio

He couldn't handle Zaha. Fouled him about 3 times in the space of 5 minutes and all were snide digs worthy of a yellow

[Conrad]

Are arsenal likely to play any first team players on Wednesday?

[Hightown Phil]

Are arsenal likely to play any first team players on Wednesday?

They’ll have to play some first team defenders cos they’ve barely got any left.

[Hassony]

Just realised spurs are playing two games in 3 days this week, mad

[Conrad]

They’ll have to play some first team defenders cos they’ve barely got any left.

Good

Let’s hope for extra time

[Swipe]

Gini and Milner are certs, but have a feeling Hendo will go back in over Fabinho if fit.

[Molby]

if we carry on with this formation we'd be better off with Shaq in for Firmino atm

 

not sure if it's the formation or if he's just off form - maybe a bit of both but the evidence shows that anything other than centre forward (which he plays his own way, of course) and there's a big drop

there was a passage of play on Sat when I was watching him and people were saying "what the f*** is he doing?" and basically if I had to describe it, I'd say it was him shuffling around like Balotelli and not even bothering to join the attack, as if he couldn't be bothered or was in a nark, miles away from the play and not in a situation where he had to cover for anyone who'd charged forward

 

unheard of for him, and worrying

[Hightown Phil]

Good

Let’s hope for extra time

Would be lovely but sadly it’s not a thing any more.

[Sir Tokyo Sexwale]

Pity they're only playing Blackpool in the LC

[Earl Hafler]

Just realised spurs are playing two games in 3 days this week, mad

 

That League Cup defeat will look like a gift from Shanks next Spring

[Jarg Armani]

That League Cup defeat will look like a gift from Shanks next Spring

Big time

[Sir Tokyo Sexwale]

Gini and Milner are certs, but have a feeling Hendo will go back in over Fabinho if fit.

 

Difficult one - Fab's been our best player in each of the last 2 games in my opinion

[MarkD]

Difficult one - Fab's been our best player in each of the last 2 games in my opinion

 

He's Emre Can like speed wise and I think he will be exposed if picked as Arsenal transition forward quickly. Let him play away at RSB next week.

[Hassony]

He's Emre Can like speed wise and I think he will be exposed if picked as Arsenal transition forward quickly. Let him play away at RSB next week.

Don't think he looked slow at all these last two games tbh

[Hightown Phil]

Can wasn't really slow, he just accelerated like a lorry up a hill.

[Conrad]

Fabinho looks more fluid in his movement than Can

[Case]

This amazing run that Arsenal have been on? Their most difficult game in the last 12 was Watford at the Emirates.

 

Watford.

 

At home.

 

Yep. They’re back.

[Hightown Phil]

This amazing run that Arsenal have been on? Their most difficult game in the last 12 was Watford at the Emirates.

 

Watford.

 

At home.

 

Yep. They’re back.

 

Never seen a run quite like it. Continually in a situation where they should have been 2 down and then managing to finish pretty much every chance they get. 21 shots on target in their last six games and they've got 16 points from it. We've got 14 points from our last six and we've had 31 and played three of the expected top five. Ridiculous.