Lens vs Arsenal (CL) 2-1

I’d go with a heavily rotated line up. It should still be good enough to give a proper battle to Lens if the boys go 100% and with an attitude to give Arteta some headaches for the future.

If it’s still tight in the second half, getting a few stars on the pitch for about half an hour wont kill us.

Ramsdale

Barti Tomi Gabriel Kiwi

Jorginho

Vieira/Kai (depends on who plays City) Trossard

Nelson Eddie ESR

All focus on City (don’t tell them :poldi: )! Let’s go boys!

Raya
White
Saliba
Gabriel
Tomiyasu
Rice
Havertz
Odegaard
Jesus
Saka
Nketiah

Would be my guess.

Where’s Cedric and Elneny? :face_with_raised_eyebrow:

Hope Havertz starts tonight

get the 3 points, get the top spot is most important

#sama na mina hey hey
Waka waka hey hey
60 million down the drain
Kai Havertz scores again!#

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I’ll be surprised if he doesn’t. Is Vieira even fit?

I think it’ll be a strong lineup regardless. You can get into trouble later on if you don’t take your group seriously from the start.

Finishing 1st or 2nd makes a difference in the type of opponent we run into next as well.

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Raya
White
Saliba
Gabriel
Zinny
Party
Rice
Odegard
Saka
Trossard
Jesus

Same team should start tonight and against City on weekend. Take off main players after 60 mins irrespective of result

Hopefully Havertz’s confidence is on the rise and we reap the benefits on the pitch. The fans are definitely making an effort to make him feel at home.

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Start the proper team.

This isn’t the Europa league thanks

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https://twitter.com/ZRAFC/status/1709264685575328124?t=ipIkw2-J-g6hbk5tKpSjZQ&s=19

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Yep, two changes.

  • Tomiyasu for White, this was a given to me
  • Trossard for Nketiah, bit surprised it’s for Saka but we know the deal with Saka I guess

Fuck me give Saka a rest already

No Ramsdale?!

It’s like he does it on purpose now. :sob:

It’s like them dudes using 10 year old toothbrush that’s all fucked up when they can buy a new one for 50p even if they wanted to.

Confirms Ramsdale’s position.

https://x.com/patricktimmons1/status/1709265815537655892?s=46&t=AXaXFdGpC85RzXwk6DBMgA

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Rambo is our domestic cup keeper.

Probably just wants to give more opportunity to Raya to gel with the team before the big game on weekend.

Are people forgetting this is the Champions League?! Yeah it’s not the toughest group on paper, but it’s still the bloody Champions League - and until we win the group, we play our strongest team!

We’ve barely started the season and people want our best player rested in a competition we’ve been trying to get into for the last 5 years! A competition, that before this season - Saka had never played in might I add, so I very much doubt he’d want to be rested anyway!

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