Honestly, for me, Isak has never been the major issue for us when we play them. It’s the physicality through the middle that seems to be our undoing against them. Isak has obviously chipped in to punish us as well but that has tended to be on the back of being unable to break them down to begin with.
I’m just as concerned about them now as I was last season.
Talk about physicality.
We have Rice, Merino and Zubi, the three iron musketeers.
It will be that ork Jolinton we’ll need to worry about as well Bruno pinching and kicking our players.
Best to keep a cool head and try to score early. That’ll deter them from trying to slow the game down.
Without that Vik-queen Odegaard, we’re robust enough in midfield.
I despise Eddie Howe , Potter and Moyes come to think of it . A good win tomorrow will settle us nicely into European game and into the new month. Just don’t let us down.
Starters: Raya, Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Calafiori, Zubimendi, Rice, Odegaard, Eze, Saka, Havertz.
I think I heard that Kai is available, I may be asking too much for him to start. Odegaard is apparently ready so long as he gets through training today.
It’s cause we’ve been watching shit football for 18 months.
Having open play xg/a amongst the worst in the league is taking its toll on fans.
With the quality of the squad, this team should have no issues whatsoever with scoring goals for fun.
If the manager plays the right 11 and stops over-instructing, we could be free flowing again.
I believe he’s still out for weeks if not months, according to Arteta
Now I’m positively excited, not nervous, ahead of this game.
Expecting a cracking heavyweight machup. Newcastle are always heavyweights on st James, when they are on full form. Expecting us to respond now. We have all the tools you’d want.
Could use Havertz’ hold up, but hopefuly that fat Swedish cunt performs tomorrow!
Statement win that will announce us as the new favorites.
Newcastle will start strong but we’ll take over after 15 minutes.
0-3 Arsenal.
“fat Swedish cunt”. Made me smile, that.
I didn’t know the blond woman from ABBA was on tour. 
I’m going out on a limb, 2-0 to Arsenal, Saka brace.
She’s not fat, just cuddly.
Don’t fuck this up Arsenal!!
I’m not looking forward to this game.
Just get a win boys
would prefer to see Eze in the 10 again tbh.
Same. Strangely I’m in no hurry to see Odegaard starting again.
I’m pretty tense about this match. It’s a bit of a reality check. If we’re good enough to win the title, we should take this one in our stride, even a smash and grab 1-0 win will be a good sign. Obviously there will be context if we don’t win, we might be unlucky but it’ll be difficult to drop points and to not start having doubts.