Arsenal result last night

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Arsenal result last night

Post by simonbh7 » Wed Mar 07, 2012 10:21 am

Although Arsenal were knocked out of the Champion's League last night, they will have taken a great deal of heart and pride in their performance.

Now they are out of all cup competitions they only have the league, and 4th place in particular, to focus on and this could be bad news for us on Monday night. Often, when a team goes out of the Champs league, their league form can also suffer with the players feeling a bit flat, but due to the nature of their European exit and their excellent performances in their last couple of league games, I am quite concerned about facing them at the Emirates next week.

RVP against Williamson is the stuff that nightmares are made from, so it will be vital that we limit the supply to him from midfield. having said that, i really feel that HBA should start on the right wing to give them something to worry about and to make the fullback think twice about bombing forward in support.

Our best opportunity, IMHO, is to get at their centre backs with the ball on the floor and HBA allows this to happen. He seems to occupy 2-3 of their players, thus creating more space and time for Cabaye and Tiote, and gives them more options when they have the ball. He also has the ability to provide insightful defence splitting passes for Ba and Cisse (when he actually decides to pass the bloody ball). The downside to playing HBA on Monday is that it is vital that we keep the ball as much as possible, but it is only natural that in trying to be creative he is going to give away possession. Despite this, I would definately put him in the starting eleven.

Once again we will need to rely on the incredible work ethic that Pardew has instilled in this team and maybe a flash of individual brilliance to come away with a result.

How do you guys think we should best deal with the threat of RVP and how do you see us being able to expliot their weeknesses?
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Post by Lewis Hamilton The F1 Legend » Wed Mar 07, 2012 10:25 am

When I watched Gibbs he seemed to have had poor positional sense. This could be perfect for HBA, with his pace and ability dribbling with the ball I feel that is where we can exploit their defense.
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Re: Arsenal result last night

Post by simonbh7 » Wed Mar 07, 2012 10:28 am

Lewis Hamilton The F1 Legend wrote:When I watched Gibbs he seemed to have had poor positional sense. This could be perfect for HBA, with his pace and ability dribbling with the ball I feel that is where we can exploit their defense.
Well he certainly loves running at fullbacks, so hopefully he will give Gibbs a horrible evening.
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Re: Arsenal result last night

Post by rabit71 » Wed Mar 07, 2012 10:29 am

it is quite easy to make a case for impending sodomy.

RVP vs williamson
walcott running into the space santon leaves when he goes forward and colo being subsequently dragged from the centre
oxlade-chamberlain vs simpson
jonas will get little joy against sagna and without an outlet we haven't been able to absord any pressure since before saylor's injury
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Post by Lewis Hamilton The F1 Legend » Wed Mar 07, 2012 10:31 am

simonbh7 wrote:
Lewis Hamilton The F1 Legend wrote:When I watched Gibbs he seemed to have had poor positional sense. This could be perfect for HBA, with his pace and ability dribbling with the ball I feel that is where we can exploit their defense.
Well he certainly loves running at fullbacks, so hopefully he will give Gibbs a horrible evening.
I think he is their main weak link.
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Re: Arsenal result last night

Post by overseasTOON » Wed Mar 07, 2012 10:31 am

rabit71 wrote:it is quite easy to make a case for impending sodomy.

RVP vs williamson
walcott running into the space santon leaves when he goes forward and colo being subsequently dragged from the centre
oxlade-chamberlain vs simpson
jonas will get little joy against sagna and without an outlet we haven't been able to absord any pressure since before saylor's injury
I feel the need to slit my wrists after reading that...

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Post by Beardsley My Hero » Wed Mar 07, 2012 10:36 am

I too would like to see HBA start. The problem might be Pardew's comments after the Spurs defeat. Didn't he say he got his tactics wrong for that game by having a too attacking lineup for a team like Spurs. He may feel the same about Arsenal.

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Post by asbo » Wed Mar 07, 2012 10:48 am

Arsenal were incredibly poor in the second half. They showed no spirit at all. Walcott and Chamberlain both picked up knocks as well, Walcott's looked pretty serious and I'd be really surprised if he played any part. So we've got a chance.

Tiote will need to track Rosicky's runs, and if Jonas and Santon nullify Sagna I think that's a large part of RVP's supply cut off. He's not the quickest so I think a high line will be the way to go, I can't see him running it in from 40 yards and slotting past the keeper, I think Colo, Simpson and Santon are all quicker than him, but if Song chips him in he can finish beautifully first time as he showed against Liverpool at the weekend and earlier in the season against Everton. I don't really see us being able to set a plan of any kind for Gervinho, he's too erratic, hopefully he'll have a mare.

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Post by Shola's Answering Machine » Wed Mar 07, 2012 12:36 pm

I think that the game will be lost or won on the wings... Just look at the Spurs game for instance. Even if they dominated us in the middle, they only managed to score when they penetrated via the wider areas. So again whoever's playing on the wings will have to be on top of their game... or maybe we should just double LB's and RB's instead of playing with wingers ....
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Post by Bodacious Benny » Wed Mar 07, 2012 12:45 pm

I'm writing this one off as 'any point is an unexpected bonus'. Arsenal have excellent recent league form, if only we'd played them before Christmas.

I see this as a perfect chance to experiment with a new game plan, get Ben Arfa involved, keep it on the deck, possible a 3-man midfield with Guthrie in there. Would love Ferguson to get a chance on the wide left. And dare I say it, even Kadar. But that won't happen. Don't know if he even get's reserve team games so may not even be fit.

I'd love points there, but my head says 3-0 / 4-0 to Arsenal. Cabaye, Tiote, and Ba just haven't re-discovered their early season form.
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Post by Iksee » Wed Mar 07, 2012 12:48 pm

Aren't Walcott and the Ox injured? They both got taken off with injuries, especially Walcott's he was limping really bad.

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Post by Bodacious Benny » Wed Mar 07, 2012 12:50 pm

Privet Iksee wrote:Aren't Walcott and the Ox injured? They both got taken off with injuries, especially Walcott's he was limping really bad.
This is good if true. Wish the game was on Saturday as now they have an extra two days to recover.

Even though Walcott has no end product 95% of the time, his pace still worries me. I'd expect Wenger to put the Ox back on the bench as per their last few league games.
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Post by Pardew's Legendary Specs » Wed Mar 07, 2012 1:08 pm

aBSOLUTELYgLORIOUS wrote:Arsenal were incredibly poor in the second half. They showed no spirit at all. Walcott and Chamberlain both picked up knocks as well, Walcott's looked pretty serious and I'd be really surprised if he played any part. So we've got a chance.

Tiote will need to track Rosicky's runs, and if Jonas and Santon nullify Sagna I think that's a large part of RVP's supply cut off. He's not the quickest so I think a high line will be the way to go, I can't see him running it in from 40 yards and slotting past the keeper, I think Colo, Simpson and Santon are all quicker than him, but if Song chips him in he can finish beautifully first time as he showed against Liverpool at the weekend and earlier in the season against Everton. I don't really see us being able to set a plan of any kind for Gervinho, he's too erratic, hopefully he'll have a mare.

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Post by Ramone » Wed Mar 07, 2012 1:12 pm

I think Pardew's much maligned long balls could prove to be extremely effective against Arsenal. Cisse and Ba should have the beating of whoever Wenger has at the back and Guti and whoever starts on the right should be able to get into the space left by Arsenal's attacking fullbacks. As long as we accept that we aren't going to have much possession and that we will be attacking solely on the counter I think we're in with a chance.
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Post by The Deluded Pablo Diego Jose Francisco » Wed Mar 07, 2012 1:36 pm

Couldn't care less if Ox and Theo aren't playing us, we'll still get a mighty ass whoopin'!

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Post by ALF » Wed Mar 07, 2012 2:16 pm

Let's hope RVP plays like he did last night.

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Post by Bodacious Benny » Wed Mar 07, 2012 6:48 pm

I wish Mertesacker was playing.
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Re: Arsenal result last night

Post by Yacob » Wed Mar 07, 2012 6:52 pm

I can't see Arsenal maintaining this run, I reckon 1-1

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