The Official Arsenal - 14 x FA Cup winners thread (Vol 5)

[Wonderman]

nice1two said:

Does make me think, i know everyone was/is worried what would happen when/if Jesus/saka/Odegaard was injured but We are completely up a creek without a paddle if we lose Ramsdale

I worry more about lack of Partey tbh, our midfield forget how to defend, and our CBs get exposed without him sweeping resulting in more pressure and shots on the keeper from close range. Xhaka has adapted being box to box and doesn’t seem to be able to change back to DM, combined with lightweight Vieira mean we don’t break up play higher up the pitch.
Their captain is suspended for return leg, don’t piss about with rotation, start with best 11 get it done in the first half and then sub off at 70mins so okay for Palace at home on Sunday (assuming we haven’t collapsed at Fulham obvs)
We seem to have lost our ability to not concede from corners, not great when facing Mitrovic…

[CharliesTTS]

Arsenal: Ramsdale, White, Saliba, Gabriel, Zinchenko, Partey, Xhaka, Odegaard, Saka, Martinelli, Trossard

Subs: Turner, Holding, Tomiyasu, Tierney, Jorginho, Vieira, Smith Rowe, Nelson, Jesus

[Wonderman]

CharliesTTS said:

Arsenal: Ramsdale, White, Saliba, Gabriel, Zinchenko, Partey, Xhaka, Odegaard, Saka, Martinelli, Trossard

Subs: Turner, Holding, Tomiyasu, Tierney, Jorginho, Vieira, Smith Rowe, Nelson, Jesus

Good starting 11, and the bench , hope we are awake from the start for this one…

[CharliesTTS]

Agreed..would be nice to have a comfortable win..not sure that’s going to happen though!

[Wonderman]

CharliesTTS said:

Agreed..would be nice to have a comfortable win..not sure that’s going to happen though!

No, expecting this to be tough…
From BBC…
Only Arsenal, Manchester City and Manchester United have earned more points than Fulham's 20 since the Premier League resumed after the World Cup.
The Cottagers have lost just one of their past five home league games (W3, D1)

[Carl_Manchester]

I kinda like this Gooner blue third away kit.

nothing less than a win is acceptable today if we are going to be champions.

yes, it is time to believe. at least for the next 85 minutes.

[CocoUK]

Amazed Beeb had a sports journalist available for that piece.

[CharliesTTS]

Unbelievable 1st half..just shows what I know!

[MOBB]

Didn’t see this score line coming, we are playing great but they look awful

[Wonderman]

Fulham 0-3 Arsenal
Leandro Trossard is the 11th player to set up three goals in the first half of a Premier League game.

But he is the first to do it in an away game.

Only Kevin de Bruyne and Bukayo Saka have assisted more top-flight goals this season.

[Wonderman]

Also from BBC
Martin Odegaard (seven goals, three assists) has been directly involved in 10 Premier League away goals this campaign, a joint-league high alongside Norway team-mate Erling Haaland (10 goals, no assists).

[Radec]

Good win against a solid team which could have been a potential banana skin.

The players are full of confidence and Jesus back as well, shame he didn't score but he looked his normal self.

Trossard has been a brilliant signing.

Viera winning free kicks after getting tackled by the pitch.

It's looking all good so far.

[Wonderman]

Well will take that, taking control in first half, took the pressure in the second half sitting back. Few mins for Jesus too is a bonus, needs to work on his finishing

Only 5 behind on goal difference to Citeh too.

Casemiro to miss 4 matches after his red against Soton…

[Cupramax]

Brilliant first half, could have had 6, controlled in the second half and limited them to a couple of half chances. Good to see Jesus get a few minutes and hopefully an hour on Thursday night,

[Cheib]

First half was really quite strange....some of Fulham's play felt like it was a testimonial. What was going on for the defending for Martinelli's header. Team is playing with a lot of confidence and great to see Jesus back on the pitch.

So excited to be going to the Palace game next weekend !

[Radec]

Partey going back towards our goal, pressured by 2 players, surrounded by a couple of more white shirts.
Please don't lose the ball, just get rid for a throw in or else they could get in.

Partey with the don't sweat it skill.

https://twitter.com/karthikadhaigal/status/1634958...

[evoivboy]

Radec said:

Partey going back towards our goal, pressured by 2 players, surrounded by a couple of more white shirts.
Please don't lose the ball, just get rid for a throw in or else they could get in.

Partey with the don't sweat it skill.

https://twitter.com/karthikadhaigal/status/1634958...

He controlled the game

[Carl_Manchester]

Gooner Exec. Management board news update here:

https://www.arsenal.com/news/updates-arsenal-board

[Wonderman]

Must admit I'd missed that Eddies injury was serious, I thought I'd seen ankle problem but from today's pre match conference...

on Eddie Nketiah's recovery...

He's getting better. He's still in the boot so still a few weeks away. We need to be patient - it was a nasty injury. It's a challenge that Eddie's got ahead of him, but thank God he could have been worse so he's not in a bad place.

[CharliesTTS]

Here we go again

Arsenal: Ramsdale, Tomiyasu, Saliba, Gabriel, Zinchenko, Jorginho, Xhaka, Vieira, Martinelli, Nelson, Jesus

Subs: Turner, Hillson, Tierney, White, Partey, Saka, Odegaard, Smith Rowe, Kiwior, Holding, Trossard