Tues 24 October 2017 Ashburton Grove USA “TV”: Espn3 2:45pm ET What’s this? Another game, after just 2 days rest? And another MD thread from me? I guess that’s because we just managed to squeak out a win at Goodison. So here comes the cup squad! Likely a close proximity to those who figured at Belgrade a week ago: a mix of veterans and youth. And Elneny as CB again??? A big question in my mind is the keeper: stick with Cech or throw Macey a bone? (not that I have a clue as to the lad's recent form or if he's even playing... in the reserves) Tuesday's opposition are on a decent run of form, undefeated in the last 2 months, they sit 6th in the Championship. We have 1 defeat in that same timeframe, lying 5th in the EPL. So, Norwich at home in the 4th Round of the League Cup... looks like a real banana-skin!
Wenger on AMN “Ainsley Maitland-Niles is likely to start against Norwich, but where? He’s played all over the place since breaking into the first team, and the boss admits that it’s both a blessing and a curse for the 20-year-old. “The huge advantage of Maitland-Niles, and the disadvantage as well, is that he can play everywhere,” said Wenger. “Sometimes when you’re a manager, you use the comfort of being able to get him to play wherever you need him to. He can play on the flanks without any problem because he has pace, he’s an intelligent boy and I think he needs to add that little bit of extra force for 90 minutes. But he’s so comfortable on the ball, so quick, so good and can steal the ball too. “He can also play central midfield, but I must say that he’s close now to being a regular in the first team as well. I would be on my toes if I was a regular player in the Arsenal first team. His preferred position is central midfield and that’s where I believe he will end up.” If he’s good, he’s GOT to play over the DONKEYS we have been using (Khaka-El Nenny, Coq)
Macey's in! And if we get a lead, we might see some obscure benchies. Here's our squad: 54 Macey 02 M. Debuchy 10 Wilshere 12 Giroud 14 Walcott (c) 16 Holding 17 Iwobi 30 Maitland-Niles 34 Coquelin 35 Elneny 61 Nelson Substitutes 32 C. Akpom 43 Dasilva 62 Nketiah 63 Osei-Tutu 65 Sheaf 69 Willock 50 Iliev Read more at https://www.arsenal.com/live#!timeline#AlhqWt2WgVemuZEU.99
ESPN3/WatchESPN: Anyone else getting this annoying cut-out every 5-20 seconds? It just lasts a second but it's unsettling and distracting. Edit: I switched from Chrome to Edge and it seems much better!
MASSIVE amount of away supporters tonight. Filling up the whole lower Clock End? Looks like 8-10,000. Expect they'll be drowning out our youthful home fans quite a bit.
Shot at goal Iwobi over the Bar AMN through but doesn’t shoot and squares it badly to no one Iwobi bad pass Debuchy doing well
Poor shape of our back 3, and it's 1-0 to the Canaries! Ok let em have a few minutes in dreamland... then put the hammer down. Got that lads?!!