Arsenal (A): Build Up

[Irishnev]

Michael Oliver will referee #LFC's away match at Arsenal on Monday 24 August.

[Slinky Skills]

As long as they do actually join! Benteke vs Mertesaker will be intriguing.

Benteke is going to smash **** out of their defence ha ha!

[baitman]

Can?

I would argue he's faster than any of Arsenal's midfield although I haven't watched Coquelin enough exactly how fast he is.

can is fast, but not blistering as he seems to take 5-10 yards to get motoring. what we dont need is pace to run the whole length of the pitch, its often how fast you are over the first five yards that make the big difference in a congested midfield.

[G]

Can?

I would argue he's faster than any of Arsenal's midfield although I haven't watched Coquelin enough exactly how fast he is.

Yeah Can, don't know what it is, he just has that big lumbering look about him. Maybe pace is the wrong thing to say but mobility is maybe lacking.

[ronanm]

Benteke is going to smash **** out of their defence ha ha!

Hopefully..They kept him quiet in the FA Cup final last year mind you

[G]

We always say this about Mertesacker. "Sturridge will tear him apart" "Suarez against Mert " etc

Bar the 5-1 we haven't made a mug of him and his mates back there. . As slow and lumbering as he is he always does the job against us.

[Mostar]

I disagree, Monreal kept Zaha and Bolasie in his back pocket. Both of them are faster than Ibe.

Zaha and Bolasie do not have a skill set that Ibe has and neither of them tried to attack Monreal.

Ibe would.

[Mostar]

This is a game shouting out for Lucas to start, like you say to shore up our midfield. I have a sneaky feeling he will start. Rodgers won't cut off his nose to spite his face, too big a task at any rate.

Same here but BR will not start him.

I don't think he'll even be on the bench.

[Robbie-9-Fowler]

Zaha and Bolasie do not have a skill set that Ibe has and neither of them tried to attack Monreal.

Ibe would.

I disagree with this, I think both have superior 'skill sets' than Ibe does currently, he's still pretty raw but against Bournemouth he really struggled to beat his man. At this moment I'd like him to be more of an impact player against tiring legs and adding a very different attacking option. The problem is without him we're all a bit too much of the same with Lallana/Coutinho and I imagine Firmino so he's our only attacking player that offers width.

[Kenneth]

[Fosterbloke]

Zaha and Bolasie do not have a skill set that Ibe has and neither of them tried to attack Monreal.

Ibe would.

I respectfully disagree again, they did attack Monreal and had some successes but for the most part, Monreal had their number.

Ibe has been far too predictable and I think he will be easy to defend against.

[Nicey]

Looking at there last two games one thing is very apparent they like to play out and through the left flank, Monreal is a big part of their game, him, Carzola and Sanchez, are there obvious threat all down the lefthand side, I would Stick Can on Ozil and combine him with Milner and Clyne to keep that side of the pitch very tight, I would Start Firmino and stick him on Monreal and keep Benteke high up the pitch at all times to leave space for the likes of Coutinho to run into on the counter … Seat on Carzola, don’t give Monreal anytime on the ball and you take a lot of there bite away, I would also play very narrow without the ball


-----------------------------------MIGNOLET----------------------------------------

CLYNE----------SKRTEL--------------------------LOVREN------------------GOMEZ


---------MILNER----------------EMRE CAN-----------HENDERSON-----------------


-----LALLANA/FIRMINHO----------------------------------------COUTINHO--------

------------------------------------BENTEKE----------------------------------------

[Fosterbloke]

Looking at there last two games one thing is very apparent they like to play out and through the left flank, Monreal is a big part of their game, him, Carzola and Sanchez, are there obvious threat all down the lefthand side, I would Stick Can on Ozil and combine him with Milner and Clyne to keep that side of the pitch very tight, I would Start Firmino and stick him on Monreal and keep Benteke high up the pitch at all times to leave space for the likes of Coutinho to run into on the counter … Seat on Carzola, don’t give Monreal anytime on the ball and you take a lot of there bite away, I would also play very narrow without the ball


-----------------------------------MIGNOLET----------------------------------------

CLYNE----------SKRTEL--------------------------LOVREN------------------GOMEZ


---------MILNER----------------EMRE CAN-----------HENDERSON-----------------


-----LALLANA/FIRMINHO----------------------------------------COUTINHO--------

------------------------------------BENTEKE----------------------------------------

And what about Walcott or Oxlade?

[Chazza]

Jordan Henderson is winning his fitness battle after scans removed fears he had cracked a bone in his foot.

The new Liverpool skipper limped out of Monday’s win over Bournemouth just seven minutes into the second half, to spark worries within Anfield that he could be facing a long-term lay-off.

But after undergoing several checks on Wednesday, medics have reassured him midfielder Henderson is no hairline fracture - which means he has a chance of making next Monday night’s trip to Arsenal.

And that has come as a massive relief to manager Brendan Rodgers, who was considering an emergency plunge into the transfer market to find experienced cover for his captain.

Henderson will now be given time to recover, and he will be allowed to decide for himself whether he is fit enough for the visit to the Emirates, which will be the first real test of the Reds’ top four ambitions this season after beating Stoke and the promoted Cherries.

For Rodgers, the results come as good news after he was left wondering if he should make a late bid to hijack West Ham’s deal for Barcelona midfielder Alex Song.

Song was available on a short-term deal after last season's year-long loan with the Hammers and, with his previous Premier League experience at Arsenal, was seen as inexpensive cover for midfield, where Joe Allen is injured and Lucas Leiva is out of favour.

West Ham moved swiftly to complete the Song deal on Wednesday as Rodgers decided he has enough cover, with Allen due to return in a fortnight and Emre Can impressing after coming on for new captain Henderson against Bournemouth.

Lucas has become a target for Italian sides Inter Milan and Juventus, with Besiktas of Turkey also interested, and Rodgers is prepared to let him leave despite the doubts over Henderson’s fitness.

While the Brazilian is likely to go before this transfer window closes, the Reds' boss will not consider bids for defender Mamadou Sakho - despite the Frenchman’s unrest at being axed from the squad.

France international Sakho has not even made the subs' bench for the opening two Premier League fixtures.

Even though he is happy on Merseyside, he has made it clear he wants to be playing to enhance his chances of making his country's squad for the European Championship on home soil next summer.

Germany's Bayer Leverkusen are the latest to make an enquiry, following Roma interest, but Liverpool are determined to hang onto the centre-half, who cost them £17m from Paris Saint-Germain two years ago.

Striker Daniel Sturridge, meanwhile, has confirmed he will soon return to the UK following successful hip injury rehabilitation in the US - and should be back in training next week.

Head of performance Glen Driscoll and head physio Chris Morgan have gone out to Boston to assess the England international.

Sturridge will fly back them over the weekend to step up his comeback — with that date against Manchester United on September 12 already pencilled in for his first appearance of the season.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/arsenal-vs-liverpool-jordan-henderson-6281816

[The_weatherman]

So Rodges cant use Lucas? Lucas would be ideal in those games, and don't give that he's not mobile, he's a quick passer and intelligent which IMO makes up for any lack of mobility.