Everton v Arsenal. 23rd Aug at 17.30.

[kenada_blue]

That's the arse line up I was fearing. Sanchez up front and ox out wide.

Have to agree

 

[N.S.N.O.]

Are they playing without a striker?!

looks like it....Same thing Spain did at Euro 2012, which worked for them....

tactically this game will be very interesting....

 

[Matthew mcdonnell]

Hopefully Sanchez struggles playing as a CF in the Premier League...

Distin should destroy him physically.

 

[bizzaro]

Besic on and Atsu second half to destroy them utterly.

 

[davek]

Arsenal defence isn't too spectacular.
Debuchy - Mertesacker - Chambers - Monreal

Doesn't look too shabby to me. WC winner and Chambers has been their best player preseason and opening day. Monreal is the weak link.

 

[bizzaro]

Unfortunately we have Pienaar on one side. That's not giving us much attacking option unless Baines is on song too.

And unfortunately we have Naismith in there "pulling the strings" (God help us).

This Catalan tit is testing my resolve.

Naismith is turbogash mark III

 

[CahillsCornerFlag]

Unfortunately we have Pienaar on one side. That's not giving us much attacking option unless Baines is on song too.

And unfortunately we have Naismith in there "pulling the strings" (God help us).

This Catalan tit is testing my resolve.

And if we went down by 1 or 2 who would you rather have coming off the bench, Pienaar and Naismith or Atsu and McGeady? You want the pace on at the end.

 

[peteblue]

Crap Arsenal team that, we'll batter them 2-1

 

[bluemangroup]

Theyre still pretty beatable. Wilshire and Flamini protecting a defence with Debuchy, Mertesacker and Monreal in it is not a team to be really feared. Our defence will have a fair bit more coming at them than last time, but it's ours to lose imo.

 

[Petit]

me thinks a draw is likely

 

[davek]

And if we went down by 1 or 2 who would you rather have coming off the bench, Pienaar and Naismith or Atsu and McGeady? You want the pace on at the end.

I want pace for the full 90 minutes,

 

[davek]

Naismith is turbogash mark III

He's not that bad. He's not good enough, but you go too far. He's trying his best.

 

[marty mcfly]

Sanchez playing through the middle it would appear, or Ozil doing that false 9 thing.

That's not good news. I think he's far better as a striker plus his pace will be a threat plus Giroud doesn't exactly frighten.

That's a very strong Arsenal side although I wonder why Konchelski is out - that's a big plus.

 

[beachy]

I see lots of goals. Don't know who for. Just lots of goals.

 

[Petit]

Didn´t they play Monreal on the left last season? Him being on the right means we can´t play our Lukaku trick.