Arsenal vs Liverpool (PL) 2-2

Merino doesn’t deserve to start. Looks off the pace.

He hasn’t looked very good in his limited appearances and if we put him into a midfield with Partey and Rice we have zero creativity.

If Zinchenko plays or Timber plays I think maybe we’d have enough creativity to scrape by but it’s not going to be pretty.

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He’s crap. Apparently. Despite barely playing for us.

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I don’t think we have the capacity to leave him out with the number of absentees we have.

I think a lot rests on Timber’s availability.

With Timber available we don’t need to play Partey at rightback which means he can play in the midfield so we avoid playing a guy out of position and moving a guy from his preferred position where he’s been playing well.

It also means we don’t have to play Rice, Partey and Merino if we don’t want to. We could play Rice, Partey and Trossard with Martinelli, Havertz and Jesus/Saka ahead. Is it ideal? Not even close but for me it beats the alternative of the Rice-Partey-Merino midfield at least to start.

As for leftback? Who the hell knows. Not a lot of good options. Could you do something really crazy and push Rice into centerback, White at rightback and Timber at leftback? I guess, but I don’t think Arteta would do that. I think we’ll end up with Kiwior at leftback and Merino in midfield which is disappointing but I think he’s been approaching games from a control/don’t lose perspective while trying to figure out how to cope medium term without Odegaard.

Didn’t read the rest but I certainly agree with this.

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Would take a draw right now.

Just want the game over with, and then we can focus on somehow winning 24 games from the remaining 29 fixtures to win this title.

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What makes you think 89 points wins us the title? It didn’t last season.

Well now you set him off.

Commence discussion about ‘projections’.

I think Man City, Arsenal and Liverpool will share the spoil of points between each other more so than they did last season, which may imply that we won’t see 3+ teams on 90+ points come end of season.

I think Rodri being missing will start to hurt City. They can’t keep up these last minute wins forever.

And Liverpool won’t keep winning every game either, a lul is coming for them soon too

Press conference at lunchtime. Wonder if Arteta will give us the truth.

Jota ruled out by Slot.

Jota being out is good as he’s known for liking a goal against us. However, the chaos of Nunez up front against our makeshift defence worries me.

I hope Gakpo starts

:arteta:

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Just off a thousand meetings and no press conference done or team news yet?

Ugh

https://x.com/eduardohagn/status/1849771861632000442?s=46

How is it possible to hate something that I also love so much, is this what it’s like to have kids? :joy:

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Yeah I’m dreading this.

Partey at RB is suicide against this team.

Kiwior CB and MLS LB? Rice into CB?

There are no good options.

1-1 or 2-2 draw now please :sob: