[PL] Arsenal (H): Build Up

[Buzzo]

Liverpool v Arsenal
Premier League
Wed, 13 Jan, 20:00
Anfield
BT Sports1 7:15

Right lads, who is playing? Anyone got their boots?
A few should be rested, hopefully Kolo fit to play at the back, but with who? Lucas? Ilori?

Don't see that Big Chris did enough to get anywhere near the team, but we've nobody fit so if Ibe and Coutinho are out as well...

I'll start the bidding with:

Mig
Clyne Kolo Ilori Moreno
Milner Lucas
Allen
Lallana Tekkers Fimino

[Shaggy]

Kolo and Ilori against Arsenal. ****ing hell. Won't Sakho be fit? Mind you he wasn't right after the last injury either.

Can will play won't he.

I'd take a point.

[Daffy Duck]

Can is still available isn't he? Maybe it will be him instead of Ilori, the rest I agree with. Not sure anyone yesterday did enough to retain a starting spot, but there will be a few on the bench for sure. Gonna be a tough one

[Buzzo]

**** forgot about Emre

So if Sakho is fit, then...

Mig
Clyne Kolo Sakho Moreno
Lucas Can Milner
Lallana Firmino
Tekkers

Christmas Tree FTW

[Exiled_red]

Can is available, but is Milner - wasn't there talk of him not being fit

Hopefully one of our centre backs will be back otherwise our only fit centre backs are Toure and Ilori, although I wonder if he would play Can or Lucas at CB

[Buzzo]

I suppose you can slot Allen in for Milner, and his game might quite suit playing Arsenal. CBs is a real worry... I suppose we might sign someone before Weds, but it seems unlikely.

Big Chris is bizarrely undroppable

It would be fair to say I'm not overly confident going into this one.

[Exiled_red]

Best case is that Sakho and Milner are fit to play then we can go

Mignolet
Clyne Toure Sakho Moreno
Lucas Can
Firmino Milner Lallana
Benteke

If not we are looking at something like

Mignolet
Clyne Toure Ilori Moreno
Lucas Can Allen
Firmino ----- Lallana
Benteke

[redmike65]

Play the kids! Well a few will be on the bench - Ojo to score the winner would be epic.

As for the rest whoever is fit will start presumably.

[Exiled_red]

I suppose you can slot Allen in for Milner, and his game might quite suit playing Arsenal. CBs is a real worry... I suppose we might sign someone before Weds, but it seems unlikely.

Big Chris is bizarrely undroppable

It would be fair to say I'm not overly confident going into this one.

There is no one else available who offers goals.

Of the players likely to be available for the game the only PL goal scorers are
Benteke 6
Milner 2
Firmino 1
No-one else has a PL goal

[Exiled_red]

Play the kids! Well a few will be on the bench - Ojo to score the winner would be epic.

As for the rest whoever is fit will start presumably.

There will be at least 4 kids on the bench

[Chris]

We'll probably absolutely batter them then fail to win, seems to happen nearly every time we play them at Anfield now apart from the other battering where we got the result we deserved for once!

[BigChief]

Thank God our fullbacks have finally had a proper rest. Clyne was seriously beginning to wane. Apart from Ozil most of Arsenal's main players have had a run out today.

I reckon

Mig
Clyne Kolo Lucas Moreno
Milner Can Allen
Lallana Firmino Ojo?

We really can't afford to play with 10 men against Arsenal so Benteke on the bench. Ojo looks bulked now and offers some pace to trouble/tire Bellerin. He's also the only one of the youngsters that didn't start on Exeter's muddy swamp.

[Exiled_red]

Thank God our fullbacks have finally had a proper rest. Clyne was seriously beginning to wane. Apart from Ozil most of Arsenal's main players have had a run out today.

I reckon

Mig
Clyne Kolo Lucas Moreno
Milner Can Allen
Lallana Firmino Ojo?

We really can't afford to play with 10 men against Arsenal so Benteke on the bench. Ojo looks bulked now and offers some pace to trouble/tire Bellerin. He's also the only one of the youngsters that didn't start on Exeter's muddy swamp.

Benteke has to play as he is the only one who offers goals, without him that side has 3 PL goals this season, include him and that rises to 9. He may not be popular and offer little to our overall play, but goals win games and he seems the only player capable of getting them.

[Mattshark]

Benteke has to play as he is the only one who offers goals, without him that side has 3 PL goals this season, include him and that rises to 9. He may not be popular and offer little to our overall play, but goals win games and he seems the only player capable of getting them.

I just can't see him helping us with his play and while he may score, his play will likely be beneficial to Arsenal.

[BigChief]

Benteke has to play as he is the only one who offers goals, without him that side has 3 PL goals this season, include him and that rises to 9. He may not be popular and offer little to our overall play, but goals win games and he seems the only player capable of getting them.

Play Benteke and lose 4-1 or not play him and draw 0-0.