Arsenal will thrash Liverpool

[kurtangle01]

**** knows why cos I'm not far off ROCK BOTTOM but I think we'll win.

We'll certainly avoid defeat. Law of averages innit. They've won...what? 12 on the trot? No way will it continue, not at our place. I genuinely think we can take confidence from the drubbing we gave them last season.

I'd start Crouch for the same reason. They couldn't handle him and would certainly rather be facing Kuyt or Voronin.

I'll take a scruffy 1-0 and that's how I see it panning out. They'll get a shock after the walk in the park they had the other night.

Yeah, I agree. If we get stuck in about them then we could very well beat them.

I've been going on all season to my mate at work that if a team gets stuck into them they possibly don't have the metal to deal with it. Hopefully we do that on Sunday.

Three points would take us a good step closer to them which would be ideal. If we do draw or lose though it's not the end of the world because, as you say shaggy, there'll come a time when they drop a bit of form.

[tomasjj]

Yes, we HAVE to kick them in midfield.
Masch and SG get ready.

[red g]

12 victories against mainly no marks. they started like this a couple of seasons ago and then went **** about this time. They are about to get ****ed by rafas red machine.

This is the game we needed. The crowd will be up for it and the positivitity is just running through these forums

[Tee]

I've change my mind, we're going to **** them.

...right up the arse!!

[El Diego]

We need to win!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! other wise we will be 9 points behind.

[fah-q]

We need to win!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! other wise we will be 9 points behind.

Or 7 if we draw

[Joe King]

We need to ****ing kick them off the park. Jefe and Momo get your kicking boots ready. Stop Fabregas and he will whine with ****ing Arsehole ****** about them being bullied.

Get ready for some ugly football

Long balls, late tackles, hard challenges

[carheex]

Hate to put a downer on things, but it's hard to disagree with anything in that article other than Benitez has got nothing to show for his spending (2 CL finals and 1 FA Cup is considerably more than the arse have managed in the last 3 years).
I know you're all trying to be positive but personally, I don't think we're going to have a good weekend. We're playing poorly, we're low on confidence and we've got a couple of key players out injured - completely the opposite to arsenal in fact.

[-V-]

The way i see it, we will do OK only IF-

1- We get either Arbeloa or Agger back to take Hyypias place

2- Alonso starts and we play 5 in midfield

3- Voronin does not play

Its all down to Rafa now. I pray to god he doesnt **** up the starting line up again. As he has done for most of the last few weeks. Please Rafa get it right

[kurtangle01]

Or 7 if we draw

WHAT?!

We're six points behind them now....

[kurtangle01]

The way i see it, we will do OK only IF-

1- We get either Arbeloa or Agger back to take Hyypias place

2- Alonso starts and we play 5 in midfield

3- Voronin does not play

Its all down to Rafa now. I pray to god he doesnt **** up the starting line up again. As he has done for most of the last few weeks. Please Rafa get it right

A five man midfield? I can't see it. Who would you play as the five?

[keniget]

A five man midfield? I can't see it. Who would you play as the five?

Yossi -- Alonso -- Gerrard -- Pennant
--------------- Masher

[-V-]

.....................Masherano
Pennant......Alonso.......Gerrard.......Babel

BUT i think Rafa will play Sissoko to close the spaces and possibly play Gerrard right wing

At the moment im assuming Arbeloa, Agger and Torres will not be fit, but i pray that Torres atleast makes it. More so Arbeloa

[Guest]

Rafa doesn't have to do his team talk now. Just pin this article on the dressing room wall. If it isn't enough motivation for them, they should play for a Sunday pub team.

[friedk]

I wouldn't mind seeing Yossi as a second striker behind Torres, with Gerrard on the right, Alonso - Mascherano in the centre, and Babel on the left. It would be almost a 4-2-3-1 formation with Babel, Benyaoun and Gerrard all easily interchangeable in front of 2 central midfielders who have all the attributes to control the pace of the game.

My biggest hope though is that Agger will be fit, but I doubt it.

To have Kewell, Alonso, Agger and Torres available would be a massive boost to any side in Europe.