Manchester City v Arsenal

Xavi6

To get you in the mood -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLeZUimSi3U

Frisbee

What will Adebayor do this time? I predict a karate kick to Wenger's face if he scores.

Realistically though our CB pairing is insanely slow, if Tevez can get in behind we're fooked, and he will as we play high.

2-1 City

Xavi6

The Arsenal backline is definitely there for the taking but unfortunately so is our own.

flahavaj

Frisbee wrote: »

What will Adebayor do this time? I predict a karate kick to Wenger's face if he scores.

Realistically though our CB pairing is insanely slow, if Tevez can get in behind we're fooked, and he will as we play high.

2-1 City

City are soft enough at CB themselves though, Lescott is a liability, Toure not much better. They badly need a partner for Kompany.

That said I think Arsenal have the same problem with none of the partners available for Vermaelen looking up to it.

I can see goals here, 2-2. City to pin them back twice.

TheSpecialOne

Think Arsenal will romp home here....City too defensive and Arsenal will cut them to pieces...City 1 Arsenal 3

Frisbee

Xavi6 wrote: »

The Arsenal backline is definitely there for the taking but unfortunately so is our own.

If Mancini has done his homework he'll do what Ancelotti has done to us in the last few meeting.

Tuck your full backs in and let us have wings all day, your backline is big enough to deal with us crossing to our forward line of midgets and just double up on Chamakh.

Sit deep and draw us on and use the pace of Tevez (Drogba), AJ (Malouda), Silva (Essien), Milner (Anelka) to counter when we've pushed high and we turn the ball over.

Frisbee

flahavaj wrote: »

That said I think Arsenal have the same problem with none of the partners available for Vermaelen looking up to it.

Vermaelen is out with an Achilles injury. It will be Djourou and Squillaci at the back.

killwill

City are gonna be too strong in the middle and won't give Arsenal any time on the ball. 2-1 City.

Xavi6

TheSpecialOne wrote: »

Think Arsenal will romp home here....City too defensive and Arsenal will cut them to pieces...City 1 Arsenal 3

People said the same before the Chelsea game

flahavaj

Frisbee wrote: »

Vermaelen is out with an Achilles injury. It will be Djourou and Squillaci at the back.

Oh dear.

Frisbee

flahavaj wrote: »

Oh dear.

iMuse

2-0 to city, Can see the CB's letting arsenal down

No Adebayor for city, Boyota starts. Denilson starts for arsenal

Fuzzy_Dunlop

Pleased with Denilson starting. Koscielny is back on the bench too which is good to see.

Xavi6

Hart, Boateng, Kompany, Boyata, Richards, De Jong, Yaya, Barry, Silva, Tevez, Milner.

Super Mario on the bench.

iMuse

Arsenal team: Fabianski, Sagna, Djourou, Squillaci, Clichy, Song, Nasri, Denilson, Fabregas, Arshavin, Chamakh

IvySlayer

Surprised AJ is on the bench. I love that chap.

Le King

2-2 I hope.


Prob City 2-0

Xavi6

Fuckin super tribute to Big Mal.

Bodhisopha

WTF was that supposed to be?

IvySlayer

Flapianksi super save.

cson

What a save Flappy

Xavi6

And Silva's off already. Magic.

Frisbee

Fcuk that was close. Tevez showing early doors he's going to spend the afternoon bumfcuking our CB's.

Bodhisopha

It's wrecking my head. When the fans held up the blue and navy pieces of paper, it didn't say anything.

cson

We are going to get ****ing hockeyed.

Xavi6

FFS

iMuse

Off off off off off Yessssssssss

cson

Fook game ruined but the right decision.

Frisbee

cson wrote: »

We are going to get ****ing hockeyed.

We need to drop our line back by about 5-10 yards or so or we'll be crucified for pace.

everdead.ie

Well that will change everything now

Peyton Manning

Goodboy

IvySlayer

There can be no arguments really.

cson

Such prick acting with the free kick.

OPENROAD

What a **** free kick

Frisbee

Jayzus :eek:

Never a red, Chamakh was never ever getting the ball. Boyata's inexperience showed there.

Wolfe Tone

lol, Silly boy

Xavi6

Nice bit of card waving from Cesc :rolleyes:

Uphill battle now

cson

Frisbee wrote: »

Jayzus :eek:

Never a red, Chamakh was never ever getting the ball. Boyata's inexperience showed there.

Go way outta that; perfect ball through by Fabregas and Chamakh had every chance of getting to that.

OPENROAD

Xavi6 wrote: »

Nice bit of card waving from Cesc :rolleyes:

Uphill battle now

Not nice to see, definitely a red though

Frisbee

cson wrote: »

Go way outta that; perfect ball through by Fabregas and Chamakh had every chance of getting to that.

Chamakh's last touch was essentially a pass to Hart. A yellow would have been more than sufficient.

Le King

Damn it missed the sending off!


What happened, if anybody doesn't mind explaining?

everdead.ie

I don't understand why cards arent given out for unsporting behaviour when they ask for cards they'd soon stop that

cson

FFS De Jong. :rolleyes:

Minstrel27

Frisbee wrote: »

Chamakh's last touch was essentially a pass to Hart. A yellow would have been more than sufficient.

I have to disagree. It was a definite red card.

Xavi6

OPENROAD wrote: »

Not nice to see, definitely a red though

Absolutely, just unnecessary to have that going on.

killwill

Xavi6 wrote: »

Nice bit of card waving from Cesc :rolleyes:

Uphill battle now

Hate that card waving nonsense, I can't toleate it at all. I actually find it much worse than diving.

IvySlayer

Le King wrote: »

Damn it missed the sending off!


What happened, if anybody doesn't mind explaining?

Fabregas puts a lovely ball through for Chamakh and Boyata fouls him, last man back.

iMuse

Le King wrote: »

Damn it missed the sending off!


What happened, if anybody doesn't mind explaining?

Chamakh clean through and boyota takes him down just outside the box

cson

Frisbee wrote: »

Chamakh's last touch was essentially a pass to Hart. A yellow would have been more than sufficient.

Goalscoring opportunity = red.

We don't know if he'd have gotten to it as he got scythed down. Imo [and crucially the ref's too] he'd have gotten to it.

Le King

IvySlayer wrote: »

Fabregas puts a lovely ball through for Chamakh and Boyata fouls him, last man back.

iMuse wrote: »

Chamakh clean through and boyota takes him down just outside the box

Cheers lads.

everdead.ie

IvySlayer wrote: »

Fabregas puts a lovely ball through for Chamakh and Boyata fouls him, last man back.

It's not actually an automatic red if your last man back it's if it's a goalscoring oppertunity with no other defender having a chance to get back.

Should of been a card for song