Arsenal @ Home Build Up

[DannyMan2006]

I think we all know it's unlikely we'll get 4th if we lose. Football is a confidence game and we'd be at a low if we lost that. Arsenal would be sky high.

Both teams will be feeling good going into the game. I think we have to start as favourites considering we haven't lost at home all season.

In all honesty, I can't see any result other than a home win. Which is a must if we're to catch Chelsea, who have a few easy games of late. Can't let them extend the gap and get their tails up.

[Buzzo]

Yeah, Roger, which of our handful of cunty ex-posters are you? Eh? EH?

[Roger]

I think we all know it's unlikely we'll get 4th if we lose. Football is a confidence game and we'd be at a low if we lost that. Arsenal would be sky high.

Both teams will be feeling good going into the game. I think we have to start as favourites considering we haven't lost at home all season.

In all honesty, I can't see any result other than a home win. Which is a must if we're to catch Chelsea, who have a few easy games of late. Can't let them extend the gap and get their tails up.

arsenal still have a few dangerous players with with robin, van and persie. need to be watched.

important we don't have so many under-performing players like sunday. confident that won't be the case.

[Pablo]

Yeah, Roger, which of our handful of cunty ex-posters are you? Eh? EH?

So blatant Although I haven't yet decided which one

[Craig_H]

Yeah, Roger, which of our handful of cunty ex-posters are you? Eh? EH?

Not sure i put it quite like that

He's not new though, clearly.

[little dave hedgehog]

this thread is dead to me.

[Roger]

be very interesting to see the team line up on saturday. looks like agger will be out unfortunately, so carra will probably come in?

big quesions marks in the midfield:
wonder if kenny will tighten it up in the middle of midfield by bringing in spearing? bearing in mind, arsenal's 3 man midfield in song, arteta and rosicky(he's still **** mind) ran riot vs spurs on sunday - may well just have been a one off mind you.
adam and gerrard don't look comfortable together as a two and that's a worry.
as for henderson, he surely can't be starting, if he does, at least we'll all know he is in fact kenny's love child, their would be no other possible explanation for his inclusion.

carroll has to start imo. he had a quiet game at the weekend but over the last few games there's been a big improvement and even the smaller teams can get at arsenal aerially.

i'd go for something like this:

gk: pepe

defence: johnson, skrtel, carra, enrique.

midfield: kuyt, spearing, gerrard, downing

strikers: carroll, suarez

then we're left with good options from the bench: adam, maxi, bellamy etc.

[lucas]

Van Persie is a doubt for holland tomorrow with a groin injury. Sat out last 10 mins of training. Don't know how serious it is (fingers crossed)!

[Pablo]

Out of interest roger, what username did you previously post on here under?

Exactly my point.

"cant"

Even by your standards this a tedious, pointless argument

[Liverpel]

Van Persie is a doubt for holland tomorrow with a groin injury. Sat out last 10 mins of training. Don't know how serious it is (fingers crossed)!

Full story:

Robin van Persie has given Arsenal a scare in their challenge to secure Champions League football after being forced to sit out the last section of Holland's training session at Wembley before Wednesday night's friendly with England after feeling pain in his groin.

The Dutch striker has become pivotal to the club's hopes of success this season after he scored 33 goals in all competitions in what has so far been his first injury-free campaign since joining Arsenal in 2004.

Following Arsenal's 5-3 victory over Tottenham Hotspur at the Emirates on Sunday in the north London derby the club was aware that the forward had a "very mild injury" in his groin when he joined up with Bert van Marwijk's squad. The KNVB, the Dutch Football Association, claimed that it was agreed the forward would cease training if he felt any discomfort which he duly did when a game took place after taking part in a full warm-up.

Van Persie is said to have felt a pain in his hip and so retired from the session as a "precaution". However his participation against England must now be in doubt. Van Marwijk would risk a major fall-out with the Arsenal manager, Arsène Wenger, should the coach start the 28-year-old only for him to break down during the course of the match.

Van Marwijk, though, is considering picking Van Persie in his XI. "I am optimistic that he will play. We will have to wait and see but I don't think it's too serious."

During the international window in November Wenger successfully recalled Van Persie before the striker was due to play in the friendly with Germany after he played in a 0-0 draw against Switzerland. But the 59-year-old Dutch manager, when asked if there had been any conversation between Wenger and him about proceeding with caution when deciding on Van Persie's involvement against England said: "No."

Given his importance to the Arsenal cause and Van Marwijk's willingness then to pull him out of the Germany match in November the situation may change. Then the coach said: "Arsène asked me if I could please not play Robin in both games. I had a good talk with Wenger and we decided that Robin would play only on Friday. After that we would send him back to London. I won't use Robin against the Germans."

Arsenal travel to Anfield on Saturday for the early-kick off to play Liverpool, one of their rivals for a top-four finish. With Wenger's team currently in fourth, victory for Kenny Dalglish's side would draw them to within four points of Arsenal, so the manager would be loth to see him risked against England. The Holland captain, Mark van Bommel, suffered a knee injury in the same training session as Van Persie and is also a doubt.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2012/feb/28/robin-van-persie-injury-arsenal

[Liverpel]

It doesn't sound too serious.

[Mostar]

My another take on Charlie's penalty in preparation for Arsenal game


[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lv9XTHfWpvU"]Carlie Adam Carling Cup Penalty Part 2 - YouTube[/ame]

[Mostar]

Here is GIF

[Nicey]

Agreed. I think Spearing may get the nod - particularly with Arsenals soft touch.

Its like a cup game this. Lose and we cant get 4th. Draw and we hold on by the skin of our teeth. 3 points and its all to play for.

Bang on ... its all or nothing this weekend ... draw and I would say thats are lot, purely because if we want to put pressure on the teams ahead of us now, more than ever we need to show them we are shifting gear, a draw whilst yes we may have a slim chance would be too much like business as usual and give them all a boost.

We are extremely well capable of beating this Arsenal team at home, we have been by far the best team against the top 6, unlucky a few times, but never outplayed accept early on in the season at Spurs. We have momentum, win this and we are starting to break into a sprint coming around the bend

[Exiled_red]

It doesn't sound too serious.

It sounds like he might sit the international game but will be fine for the game at the weekend