Less than an hour before we kick-off against Premier League new boys Leicester, a side who have shocked a few so far this season. Claudio Ranieri is no stranger to English football though having spent time at that awful West London club….
Today’s opposition are unbeaten in the league this season, winning three and drawing three and they sure like to score. In fact they are the league’s highest scoring club together with West Ham on thirteen goals, eight of which have come in front of their home fans.
We on the other hand are struggling to find the back of the net too often so we could have a tough task ahead this afternoon.
But as good as Leicester are doing, they haven’t faced one of the so called bigger clubs yet and if we are to consider ourselves in that category, we should be winning this game with ease and as much as Ranieri’s side like to score, they concede too. Heck, even the Totts managed a goal against them….
As we know, Gabriel misses out today through suspension, Coquelin through injury is side lined too. He’ll be a huge miss.
So, the line-up today is:
Cech, Bellerin, Monreal, Koscielny, Mertesacker, Flamini, Cazorla, Ramsey, Ozil, Sanchez, Walcott
Subs: Ospina, Debuchy, Gibbs, Arteta, Chambers, Chamberlain, Giroud.
Midweek saw Flamini strike twice to give us victory in the Capital One Cup but today he’ll need to remember why he’s in the side and that’s to protect the back four and be our midfield rock as Coquelin has been so many times last season and so far this campaign.
With City losing 4-1 to the Totts at the time of writing, today is a great day for our boys to close the gap on the league leaders.
Keep it tight, keep it simple and keep it professional. Give the officials nothing to deal with, create the chances and take them.
Apparently Arsene Wenger has never beaten ‘The Tinkerman.’. Time for that to change…
COYRRG’s, three big points on the table, go take them….
Totts players must have a nose bleed…. 😉
Afternoon Rico and the house
Good post
We have to win today, we need to take advantage of teams around us dropping points.
Morning HH
This team and manager need to step up. This season has been shit so far.
We need to go on a good unbeaten run, starting today
0-2,theo and flamini
Hey goonie..
Hi Mg..
Theo to get at their defence today hopefully, they concede goals and he needs to start scoring. Alexis too..
I think will be tomorrow… but we play tuesday.
Get the link now
why not Giroud on the line-up? He doesn’t play Tuesday!
Nice one
Rico
1-2 to the good guys. Theo and Alexis plus,a,Chambers,og!
iPad seems to have developed a comma problem! C’est le vie!
? Wavy…
Afternoon. Premiers opened up, we could be right up there this season with a prolific scorer. Maybe there’s still a chance. Flamini please just be as good as Le Coq and surprise us. Alexis, time for mojo back and score today.
Bloomin heck!
Arsenal FC. Lol
Playing AR, SC and Ozil in the same team does not work. If Arsenal loose to this shit team, I might have to step away until AW leaves. This is big joke.
Feeeeeeeeooooooooo!!
I doubt AW will mind Gdna… Lol
Isn’t the support for the team/club and not the manager?
Quality goal.
Two DM’s down, fast paced game and Arteta is on….time for concern.
Morning all.
That’s rotten for Flamini…
Hope Arteta has a good game in his legs…..
I know he won’t mind Rico, thanks for reminding me.
Sure is a concern Scott, just why we wanted another DM in the summer….
Hey dna what’s good my man?
Leicester have to score again before he switch AR in CM and put MO or SC right side. Lol
I’m here bro, it’s nasty outside.
Tell me about it. Been raining for 3 days non stop.
That’s how u treat shit teams.
Alexis is off the mark… Coyrrgs….
Where’s MENSA man Merson? Has he been dropped or have his lack of grey matter finally found him out?
Finally
Rehab Wavy… Lol
We will belt them.
Rivo, yep…..the unexplained failure to buy will bite us one day.
Not today, I think……..we are good in shoot outs and this is shaping as one.
Alexis!!!
Is it a good game Scott? Tommo on SS’s says it’s great…
Am ozil’s biggest fan but he needs to start taking the game by the scruffle like his Bremen days. Come on mesut. Sheesh.
Goon, those days of Ozil is over. He needs to start doing more on the field and do less on IG.
He’s not over dna not by a long shot. We just need to shape up all over the park. Too many bystanders lately. Watch ozil closely. He oozes class.
Good Afternoon Rico and All.
Good read Rico and your boy have started the ball rolling.
Per is having a mare. Oh my God where is coquelin???
Arteta’s leg is gone. I hold my hands up. Sorry ts.
Goon, playing as a AM he needs to score more.
Rico, a neutral would love it, as its end to end stuff.
Stating the obvious, but I’d love us to get the next one.
If we do, we could put 5 or past them.
Let us not underestimate Leicester.
In beaten this season and had an extended run late last season, so it’s been a long time since they were beaten.
On Ozil, what’s lacking for mine is his shooting…..he just seems hesitant to pull the trigger.
It happens nearly every game.
Is that Wenger, who knows?
Leicester is a garbage team, don’t be surprised in January they are relegation fight.
*in
Afternoon Ng, about time he did eh… Lol
Writing off Ozil seems rather odd to me… A world class player…
Thanks Scott, Tommo said similar, he’s loving it although deep down I suspect he hopes we lose. So frustrating not watching….
Maybe. DNA, but that’d mean no side they’ve played on that period are any good either.
Gdna, how many Leicester fixtures have you watched this season?
Rico, it’s Arsenal, which means it’s probably more frustrating WATCHING lol
Leicester shoots … two balls hit the post and the crossbar.
I do not understand why so much time looking for a striker (Benzema or other?), while Leicester has advanced and practical. Is what we need. Someone who can play with guaranties.
Cesh only “woke up” from 15 minutes …
Arteta could be sent off. Metsc may have made an indirect free in the penalty area hit or a penalty …
The referre is bad for both sides.
Arteta has “no legs”. It’s so evident we need another DM, and a central forward.
Fingers crosses for the second half. Those players were played last Wednesday and they will play next Tuesday….
Crikey, someone has been murdered in Hackney, london… Shot!
Ha ha Scott, you have a point though…
What for re Arteta Jm?
Rico, the amount of Leicester game I watched this season is irrelevant, check the teams they already played. I watched them against Spurs, Stoke and Swansea.
I haven’t seen Arteta do anything that comes close to warranting a Yellow, let alone a red….unless I missed it.
Gdna, I disagree. Without having watched them a lot, how you can label them as you did is based on one thing imo and that’s because they were promoted and who they have beaten. Not really a proper informed judgement imo….
Alexis again… Good man…
Rico, garbage was not the right word. Apologies.
Mesut is equal to class. What a player 😀
Gdna, never mind, we are beating the ‘garbage’ 3-1
MA is not 1 of my favorite but since he came on we look a better team.
Quality!
Sanchez is back!!!
Alexis is back
DNA, they’re not top 4 material, but they’re quick, physical and they work hard, so will probably finds in mid table or so.
Can’t see them being in a relegation fight but saying that, injuries can kill the smaller clubs.
Leicester not doing bad based on their status, but they are a team we should be beating.
He sure is Kev..
By the way, not 57 varieties, just Aldi’s… 😉
We need some fresh legs in the midfield.
The speed of the game is taking its toll.
And we are, DNA 🙂
Ozil is so unlucky.
Thrashing them Scott 🙂
Alexis is definitely back…..
Wanted a Sanchez goal!!!!!
Well well, I think he’s back.
That’s a WC player. Arsenal got him cheap. Lol
What a strike, that was.
Hats off to Alexis
Compared to the price of some players, I reckon we got him half price DNA 🙂
What a player he is.
WC goalkeeping.
More efforts Ox, more efforts.
Alexis was a steal for sure.
Great win.
Alexis is going to become a club legend.
2-4. Come on Villa.
So might Cech Lewis… Lol
Leicester deserved that.
They’ve not given up nor dropped their heads.
Indeed Andrew, hope Villa can snatch a point…
Giroud is woefully out of form.
That was a tap in……didn’t get a foot to it.
If we had beat Chelsea, or indeed even West Ham, we’d be top now.
And then he does that lol.
Sensational ball.
Quality finish.
Just the five!
He’s got one now Scott, hopefully that will stop him sulking like a petulant child!
Who passed Scott?
Tinkerman you say Rivo… well AW has given him something to think about today.
Boring Boring Arsenal….
I’d much rather be watching Chelsea…
Rivo=Rico
Gus gayme, gud gayme!
I’m back.
Second half better then first.
I forgot Leicester was played last Tuesday too.
The first half was very fast. On the second were be more space and without the physical pressure we were controlled the game. However, our players were completely exhausted.
Olympiakos next Tuesday: a crucial game. My concern: another (good) portuguese coach. We were not happy with them… Mourinho, Monaco,…next Olympiakos, Wednesday.
Ha ha Ng, what a difference an ‘h’ makes… Lol
And we are in the coveted fourth place! My cup runneth over. Wenger IS the man!
Jm, Olympiakos will be a breeze….
Rico, when is anything a breeze to Arsenal?
Oh unbeaten Leicester away.
🙂 Andrew…
The only thing I’m disappointed in is conceding two goals but great to see us score five…
I’m off guys, got to get dinner etc and then cheer on the mighty England in the World Cup…..
Catch up tomorrow sometime….
Night all..
Well That was a good win and we are not out of PL running just yet 🙂
rico, the same words when was Monaco…
Messi out for two months if it was an Arsenal we wouldnt see them for two years. 😉
Watching the Newcastle, chelsea game, the chavs still looks shaky. Makes you wonder what we would of done to them if Mike dean wasn’t such a cheating cnt
We were robbed
Hey joe,
Lovely
Go on the castle
High yourself MG your dead right on Dean have you signed the partition.
But it’s not just dean (cu*t) it’s the whole PMGO (the non offside goal against Liverpool)
If you looked at the tiny Totts v man city not sure they know what makes a player of side.
I signed it, for all the good it will do
Your right joe
We have been robbed, we should be top of the league
Let’s go Newcastle, fcuk u Mike Dean.
Ha,
The chavs loosing 2-0
Good Evening Lovelies and hunkies.
Great win today. Pity about the goals conceded. but we scored 5.
NUFC 2….Hosay’s shit 0
N.Castle 2, Chelsea 0
Good old Newcastle
JM spend the entire week talking about AW, while his team look all over the place. Fcuk u Mike Dean.
The Portuguese Gimp is under pressure
That’s a red card.
Bollox…..2-2
2-0 up and you fuck it up barcodes.
Newcastle needs to fire SM.
I wonder will the great hypocrite have something to say about this referee tonight . remembering this is the poison dwarf who caused a referee to receive death threats al so he’s vlub called a referee a racist.
The press let him spout he’s rubbish and never call him on it
One sh#t team against another sh#t team
Hey Goonie. whats all the MA08 bashing? 🙂
The capito at 33 had not started 1 game since October 2014; he did well imho…
Calm composed and slow.. 🙂
Hi there Joe
If you’d offered me, before the game, a 2-2 at St James’ for the Chavs, I’d have snatched your hand off…
With the exception of the ManUtd result, it was bloody good weekend…
Come On England…
Agreed Kev.
onsidering we have won just 7 out of 44 matches where they have gone behind – four of those against West Ham.
Rico, maybe the England team should have had some Aldi beans 🙁
Ginge, did I read you right…?
Out of the last 44 games where Arsenal have gone behind, they have won only 7…
Is that EPL or all competitions?
And Ginge, where did you get that stat…?
Kev, I can’t verify Ginges stat, but the commentator said during the game we’d only won 1 of our last 14 when going behind, so I’d say he’s right.
Morning all.
Andrew, on you 4.54, sorry mate but I went straight to sleep after the final whistle.
I can’t remember now who gave up the pass lol
Why is here this lonely?
Morning Anybody…
Think of …ifs…
If Ramsey’s goal against Liverpool wasn’t chalked off…
If Mike Dean’s mother had a miscarriage…
Guess who would be topping the league?
Morning All
Yeah, ‘if’
I hadn’t mistakenly sat in Mrs Adams’ chair,
she wouldn’t have lifted me up,
threw me over her shoulder
and slung me into the garden…
It’s a beautiful sunny day here in South London…
And where Mick lives, it’s raining.
You had it coming Kev. When you ate one of her chocolate truffles, your fate was sealed. 🙂
Morning Tai, Kev, Adam and all…
Tai, it’s only busy here when we lose… 😉
Or when Dean is or referee
Just Dean Joe? lol
I surppose that’s the same thing
Rico a mate of mine sent me this piece of information that Arsenal have only won 6% of our games with Dean in charge.
I haven’t checked this stat out but it feels right
I read it was something like 3 out of 23 Joe so that does sound about right…
The petition has gone well, wonder if it will do any good….
Morning Rico and all. Very nice win yesterday
I thought so Adam. All seven goals were pretty good…
We can live in hope
Adam 🙂
She’s a frightfully powerful woman…
Morning Rico…
I gotta say that Vardy took his goals well…
Cool head and nice technique…
One to watch perhaps?
I think s Kev, in fact there are a few players in the PL who are worth watching and not all big names… Shame AW didn’t spot one or two before they moved in the summer…
I should like a similar score at home next Sunday. Manure need a thumping, they are getting rather too big for their boots! A very average team again this year, but who amongst the big teams have they played? And don’t say the dippers!
5-1 to the Arsenal sounds good to me!
Morning all.
You still dreaming Wavy? lol
Well I can’t see a lot of difference, Rico, between Vardy and Loic Remy, except that the latter has a foreign name and therefore ‘must’ be the superior player…
But many, myself included, wanted Arsenal to sign Remy, and tbh he’s turned out to be very ordinary…
As you say, there are several decent British players plying their trade, some in the lower divisions, who may lack the exotic name, but will instead give you everything for 90 mins a la Ray Parlour…
The left-back at West Ham is a decent defender…
On a different tack, I most certainly would not play Coquelin against Olympiarkos this week, but save him for ManUre, a far more important game imo…
Arteta can deal with the Greeks…
Wenger has a tricky selection poser as well at centre-back…
Does he go with BFG against the Greeks and Mancs or does he use Gabriel?
Another option I suppose is, he could go with BFG & Gabriel in the Olympiarkos game, giving Kozzer a break before the Mancs?
Morning all, i have a feeling that Arsenal can win the PL, but if the team is behind the leader by 3 or 4 points in January, will AW think we have enough and ignore the transfer window?
Can’t help Remy being a bit player Kev but I reckon you are spot on. I know the suggestion of Austin was laughed at by many but I still think we missed a trick not getting him…
I’d rather 2/3 ‘Parlours’ over a £50 million overrated foreign player any day of the week, unless it was someone like Lewandowski… lol
Gabriel for the Mancs for me, Merts will get caught out imo…
Off for a long walk in the Autumn sunshine so catch up later…
Leeandowski would be a fantastic addition Rico, but his wife wants to stay in Germany, and as Adam knows only too well, woe betide the man who upsets his better half. 😀
“And then I woke up and it was all a dream.”
The last line of many a child’s short story! Used usually because the author has know idea how to end their creation satisfactorily!
Is this season, uncertain as it is already, a case in point?
We are now fourth can we rise further? Can the cream reach the top? Can we show ’em? Can we beat manure 5-1? In my dream I believe we can! In reality you are probably right Rico! Your irony is not lost on me! Crucially though, I do believe we can win and, win quite comfortably. The boys from old toilet are only marginally better than Leicester shitty! In fact as a ‘team’ they are poorer, as individuals they are better, and that is the only concession I’ll give them, they do have several very tasty players, individuals that is, but as a cohesive unit they are like flotsam at the back of a boat!
Anything less than a win would be a travesty, imo, of course.
“What a rapid response from the Arsenal…” shouted the commentator, with that unique joyful voice of his.
Good Afternoon Rico and All.
Hi Kev,
Sorry about going Awol last night re. your question about stats..
My stats are always spot on unless I have typos. 😛
Also the last time Arsenal won a PL match from a losing position was v Palace in August 2014. The 2 Arteta penalties after he was dropped for Flamini but flamini was subbed at half time; Serge won the penalty that day.
Hi Rico, Ng and all
Also AS17 is the only player to have scored a hat trick in EPL, La Liga and Serie A. Trivial stuff as always
New post up………..
goonie- you better get your yellow and black one. Tuchel vs pep about to kick off…
we need the win to stay top
Lewandowski could make those begging-chances we often missed a reality. Sanchez and Theo on the wings and Ozil right behind Lewandowski. AR SC and Le Coq all three compete for a starting positions.
And all those Hot and Cold one-time-wonder players I would wish them good luck.
Who said Arsenal fans don’t have visions?
Ts what do you think of this Darmstadt team. They look good but our defense looks all over the place. Where was the marking. Gee come on tuchel sort it out.