Palass A Mon 21st Aug KO 8pm

[OneBardGooner]

Most boring 47 minutes from Arsenal since the season before last.


There's no Spark there... It's as if they've all been drugged or something.


That Kit is Horrendous.... ... Yup! sussed it... It's that fucking roadworks hi-viz kit...

[Gunner Rob]

How can Arteta think Eddie is up to it, he's championship level at best, could have got a proper striker in the summer but instead we persist with him, really Wengeresque.

He expects Jesus to be fit, he's the first choice but the reality is, is that Jesus is not going to win us the league either. One goal in every 3 or 4 games for your number one striker is piss poor. And then Eddie as backup, a goal every 10 games.

Spot on so regardless of the Jesus injury the priority this summer was to buy another striker.
Instead we bought another goalkeeper

[Stuart L (2)]

Was just going to stick up for Nkeiteh after he hit the post but he can fuck right off after that spoon foot shot!

The good news is only 3 more clear cut chances needed for him to take one and score

[rodders999]

It’s coming I can smell it

We’ll get one if we just remain patient and keep probing. The concern is we’ll concede one form a hoof ball over the top.

[OneBardGooner]

Martinelli had been poor as well, but Nketiah should get the hook. I want Havertz to succeed, but he has been anonymous again.

Can Smith Rowe get some minutes?

Martinelli and Tierney always work well together, every time Tomi gets the ball he keeps turning back and playing it backwards inside, rather than passing first time along the flank...That's why Martinelli went over to the right flank to try and get in the game.

Eddie????

[Reno Gooner]

Was just going to stick up for Nkeiteh after he hit the post but he can fuck right off after that spoon foot shot!

The good news is only 3 more clear cut chances needed for him to take one and score

He last scored in January, so he's due. Mind you he got TWO in that game, so maybe he's not quite due yet?

[Midz]

Martinelli had been poor as well, but Nketiah should get the hook. I want Havertz to succeed, but he has been anonymous again.

Can Smith Rowe get some minutes?

This ^^

[LeftfootlegendGooner]

Rice is quality, Eddie is still Eddie, havertz is baffling even to himself but we are way the better side, let's finish some of these chances.

The most baffling thing is Trossard not starting.

[Midz]

Take Eddie off and put Trossard on.

[xgtdec]

Which Eddie is Karen carney calling “usually clinical”

[Midz]

Which Eddie is Karen carney calling “usually clinical”

Eddie the Eagle probably

[OneBardGooner]

Hook Eddie bring on Trossard.

[Midz]

Martinelli should've done better with his shot but you can forgive him as he's great but Eddie just fucks up everything he touches.

[TeeCee]

Trossard for Havertz is the really obvious change but Arteta's love child will play for 80 mins in this game.....and most games, because Arteta absolutely loves him and wants him to pay back some of the 65m!!

[begeegs]

Martinelli and Tierney always work well together, every time Tomi gets the ball he keeps turning back and playing it backwards inside, rather than passing first time along the flank...That's why Martinelli went over to the right flank to try and get in the game.

Eddie????

Yeah Tomi hasn't been great either. I thought that the wingers may have been instructed to get central to overload.

I have to be honest and think that these new tactics seem to be shoehorning players and we know that Arteta is crap with subs.

Maybe he wil prove me wrong as a couple of players haven't been great.