Arsenal (H) 25/1 - Build Up & Match Thread

[The Bear]

Arsenal: Jesus, Nwaneri, Saka, Tomiyasu and White should still all be out. We'll see who else after their European game tonight.

Wolves: Hopefully Toti is back training now and is fit enough to start. Traore should make the bench and will be a better option for the last 15-20 mins than Doyle.

Cunha will start, play well and make a good impression in front of his future employers

My team would be (assuming Toti won't be quite ready to start).

......................... Sa

.... Semedo - Bueno - Agbadou

Rodrigo - Andre - Gomes - RAN

..... Guedes - Larsen - Cunha


If Toti can play then the back three would be Agga/Bueno/Toti.

 

[Alan]

Bueno and Agbadou are a mess together, I probably wouldn’t have them lining up next to each other anymore. Not that we have an easy replacement; not sure any are going to take to that center CB spot smoothly.

 

[The Bear]

Bueno and Agbadou are a mess together, I probably wouldn’t have them lining up next to each other anymore. Not that we have an easy replacement; not sure any are going to take to that center CB spot smoothly.

I still think that Bueno has looked decent enough with Toti to his left. Assuming Agbadou fits in at RCB well then I reckon we'll be just about ok with those three.

 

[Tony Towner]

Defensively I don't think it matters who you play or where, there's just not a competent 2 let alone 3. Dawson can at least stand in the right place so I'd have him over Bueno and if Agbadou is our best option then put him where he will be most effective which is on the right or down the middle.

We have conceded from more set pieces than anyone else and I believe Arsenal have scored the most so we don't have a cat in hells chance

 

[Alan]

I still think that Bueno has looked decent enough with Toti to his left. Assuming Agbadou fits in at RCB well then I reckon we'll be just about ok with those three.

It’s at least a different permutation so I’ll allow it

In fairness to Santi, it’s got to be awful playing with Slowherty on your right and “you seem kind of insane and also I don’t speak French” Agbadou on his left.

 

[Alan]

Defensively I don't think it matters who you play or where, there's just not a competent 2 let alone 3. Dawson can at least stand in the right place so I'd have him over Bueno and if Agbadou is our best option then put him where he will be most effective which is on the right or down the middle.

We have conceded from more set pieces than anyone else and I believe Arsenal have scored the most so we don't have a cat in hells chance

Obviously what you’re saying isn’t without merit, though I do think that the “chemistry” between defenders is very overlooked relative to their individual talents.

 

[Lycan]

Bueno is a pathetic defender. £1.2M would be an overpayment nevermind the £12M we spunked up the wall on him.

 

[Kenny]

Bueno is a pathetic defender. £1.2M would be an overpayment nevermind the £12M we spunked up the wall on him.

Part of Nunes deal in reality wasn't he, along with Doyle.

A reason why we were firing him out on loan if we had signed a CB that had played in the Prem before and cost 50p.

 

[sycophantia]

If Toti is anywhere near fit, he has to play (never thought I'd be saying that), Agbadou obviously and then one of Dawson, Santi or Doc.

.............................Sa
........Agbadou...Dawson...Toti/Doc/Santi
Semedo......Andre.......Gomes.....R.Gomes
..............RAN..............Cunha
.......................Larsen.

 

[Jinky]

If Toti is anywhere near fit, he has to play (never thought I'd be saying that), Agbadou obviously and then one of Dawson, Santi or Doc.

.............................Sa
........Agbadou...Dawson...Toti/Doc/Santi
Semedo......Andre.......Gomes.....R.Gomes
..............RAN..............Cunha
.......................Larsen.

This.

It's going to be horrible, though.

IF ONLY THERE WAS SOME SORT OF WINDOW SO WE COULD SIGN A NEW LCB AND IMMEDIATELY IMPROVE OUR 11.

Fuck Fosun.

 

[YoungWolf]

I can’t see the back 3 changing unless Toti is fit which would surprise me.

I’d play same midfield and wing backs. Not ideal with how pair RAN was but there’s no alternative (well played Hobbs)

Front three of Rodrigo, JSL and Cunha please. I can’t take much more of the rest of them

 

[Stan Hullis]

Vitor mentioned that Toti was about a week or so away on Monday night, so probably a long shot for the bench but more likely for Villa the following week I would think.

 

[prawnking]

More chance of me lining up at the weekend than Toti

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

I think RAN should be dropped for his "effort" on Monday, shame the same ire wasn't cast on him rather than on Cunha.

 

[Wilf Wolf]

I think RAN should be dropped for his "effort" on Monday, shame the same ire wasn't cast on him rather than on Cunha.

At least he won’t have to face Saka.

 

[sycophantia]

I think RAN should be dropped for his "effort" on Monday, shame the same ire wasn't cast on him rather than on Cunha.

Maybe, but at this stage of the season we have to play our best players available.
I think the team I posted gives us that, although as YW said you could swap RAN and Rodrigo positions.

 

[Jinky]

More chance of me lining up at the weekend than Toti

Are you left footed? If so, you're in!

 

[Sniffer]

Below the belt Jinky.

 

[prawnking]

Are you left footed? If so, you're in!

I've barely got a right foot mate!

 

[The Bear]

Dawson has been much worse than Bueno the last few times he's played. Dreadful distribution and his reactions are shot when the ball comes into the box and hasn't tracked runners either.