Arsenal vs. THFC (The North London Derby) Pre/dur/Post Match

Win or lose, I would rather play Flamini over Cole in the CL purely due to his spirit and hard work over the last few months at LB.

 

i know this is the wrong thread for it.. but ******** it.. i dont care..
thats a tough choice cameron. what do you do? cole is one of the best in the world, not really matchfit, and has obvious off-field issues with the club.

but how can you bench flamini (assuming we get there) after all he has done to get us there. i dont know what the answer is, although i think the right thing to do is play flamini, I personally would play cole.

 

makes me glad I am a supporter and not Le Boss.....tought decisions coming......do you feel the same about Sol v. Phil?

 

love how this girl knows her football.

dont know what i'd do... another tough decision. thank god we have the best manager in the world to sort this out.

 

I think the Sol vs Cambell thing is a bit easier. I would put Phil there without a doubt. The reason why im saying this is that we KNOW that Cole is one of the best and if not THE best LB in the world, and once back to fitness is consistent. However, CB i think is a bit harder to break in terms of a partnership. I mean Toure and Cambell were partners a long time but Phil and Toure have gained a good partnership over this CL game sand to break it up for 1 game can be costly.

 

I agree. if healthy, Phil plays over Sol.

And I would also play Cole over Flamini, again, if healthy.

 

I see this being a typical derby game. Not much football being played, more trench warfare in midfield. Wouldn't mind seeing Diaby in this one to be honest. And where's Ray Parlour when you need him? I'm thinking 1-0 with a goal coming from a set piece. Freddie will be the scorer of a messy goal that is a long time in coming. Could be a sending off or two in this one also.

First goal is crucial.

 

Who do you guys think the lineup will be? I know AW said that there will be a rotation, anyone have any clues at who will get rotated? I think Cesc will be playing, since he had some rest when injured.Im assuming Reyes will play, Abedayor, not sure who else.

 

this is who i'd like to see versus them.

-------------lehmann--------------
eboue---toure-----senderos---flamini
hleb-----gilberto---diaby------reyes
-------adebayor----henry----------

 

I know I do. This is transfer-thread-talk....but buy low/sell high seems like a good policy here.

 

Healthy is one thing, form is another...I guess we'll have to wait and see.
I would play Cole if he signed a new contract But lately it's very hard to
like the little prick.

 

LOL, we passed Man U off the park for the first 20 mins, then Ronaldo and Rooney linked up on a brilliant counter attack, something your 30 something year old wingers definately are not capable of. To say our play against ManU was pathetic is a laugh, or match was of a much higher standard than yours last week. If you think Dawson is a "mug" you are sadly mistaken.

 

he JUST did before the season.. he is under contract for 2 or 3 more years.

 

Yeah, but I want him to sign another one, and say that he's happy haha

 

It's all good passing a team off the park for 20 minutes but it's a shame that a match is generally 90 minutes long. Your team had a 'mare, face it. And can I just point out:

Thierry Henry 28
Robbie Keane 15
Robin Van Persie 11
Hossam Ahmed Mido 11
Robert Pires 10
Jermaine Defoe 8
Jermaine Jenas 7
Jose Antonio Reyes 4
Gilberto 4
Emmanuel Adebayor 4
Ledley King 3
Dennis Bergkamp 3
Alexander Hleb 3
Cesc Fabregas 3
Pascal Cygan 2
Paul Stalteri 2
Michael Carrick 2
Edgar Davids 1
Teemu Tainio 1
Aaron Lennon 1

Top scoring midfielder from both teams? A 32 year old winger? Don't you feel silly? Do your research before you come over here harping on about what our "30 year old wingers" are and aren't capable of. Now run back to your sh!tty little stadium and start worrying about Saturday with the rest of your scummy lot.

bigg

 

Sp*rs are already asking UEFA to change the rules for entry into the Champions League.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/t/tottenham_hotspur/4928328.stm

LOL, nice show of confidence before the big game, Scummers. Unless UEFA changes it to let the fifth place team in, its not going to help.

 

Just a few points before the game:

1. Spurs are ready to ask UEFA to overrule the new rule which will allow Arsenal to go to the Champions League as defending champions even if they finish outside top four in the league. For all the tough talk from the Spurs, not too confident are they, of making the Champions League? Oh, and what makes the Spuds think that UEFA gives a shit about whether they make the Champions League?

2. The Gunners will probably have to watch out for a messy, physical game from the Spurs cause a draw would suit them fine. Reyes better make sure that he keeps his legs out of harms way. See, it is a well recorded phenomenon that the lesser teams try to break Reyes' legs.

3. We are likely to have a problem with squad choice. Rest Fabregas. Let Toure and Henry play only for 50 - 55 minutes and then bring on the Iceman. I would love to see Dennis ripping the Spuds to shreds by going old school. Simply feel that it is going to be one of those days which will see Dennis writing few of the last golden chapters in his Highbury life.

4. Oh, and I would love to see Diaby kick the circus clown Keane in the nuts. Just for the sake of it.


2 - 0 to the Arsenal (Adebayor and Eboue)

 

Some words of encouragement for Spuds fans, courtesy of Martin Jol.

'We will have more disappointments in the future,' said Jol. 'It will probably take me a day or two to get over not being in the Champions League but then we will still be in Europe and that will be another achievement.

'If you had told before the season that we would be in Europe next year, I would have been happy - whatever the competition.'

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=365433&cc=5901

Good attitude there, Martin.

 

skysports.com predict 3-1 Arsenal, and Mark Lawrenson says 2-0. Everyone seems to be leaning in the same direction, except the Spuds.

bigg

 

You can't base the derby on previous form. Which is basically what those 'experts' are doing. Not that you could really call that whinging scouse git an expert.

 

Hey dude, just made a statement. Nothing in it at all.

bigg

 

Anyone know if Davids, Garner, and Mido will be playing yet?

 

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