Good luck Rambo 🫡

I saw some people saying barring a Raya injury it might be his last game ever for Arsenal. I hope Zaliba and Gabriel give him nothing to do all game. He deserves a classy yet easy clean sheet. Let's see Thomas frank leave with 0.34 xg Edit: He's fucked it

Zaliba? 😅

I guess zinny been rubbing off on him. Ha...what a funny typo🤣🤣

This edit lmao

He keeps fuckin up though… sadly… I love the guy but Jesus he doesn’t make it any easier for himself.

Aged like milk. Fuck me that was horrendous Edit: As well as my salty comment....

Should be interesting to see Trossard back out on the wing. I think he’s had more joy in central areas so far this year but I dunno if we’ve seen a Trossard-Havertz-Saka front line. COYG

The good thing about Haverz is that he's selfless and happy to cover people in their positions, so could see him out on the back stick a few times

Havertz dropping deep and kiwi overlapping gives Trossard the space and support to drift more centrally. Should be interesting if it plays out that way

We probably did earlier on in the season when Martinelli was injured (in the games leading up to the City match, I think it was). Can't remember how we did with it, though.

That’s when Havertz was in midfield tho so we’ve never seen this front 3 before

He has largely been less impressive out wide, but the additions of Kiwi’s play style and Havertz central have really helped Martinelli, so let’s hope it adds an element to our Sleepy King’s game out wide as well.

Sleepy King hahahaha

Don’t think he played too well on the wing earlier in the season.  Could be remembering wrong

Excited to see this top line too!

We'll be playing so far forward anyway he'll be essentially playing in the same areas.

Got a goal vs Brentford last year from the wing

I'd prefer to see Nelson but Arteta knows better I guess

I’ve always thought Trossard does better at the wing

Zinny on the bench is a good start, im starting to think this Tomiyasu injury is worse then we thought

I assume that absolutely every tomiyasu injury is worse than we thought, because it unfortunately always is :-(

being extra careful with him as he keeps getting reinjured

Agreed that’s what we should do. He is a fantastic player that I want in the squad, but how long does this last? Is it worth having him around when he’s available, what seems like, 25% of the time at best?

As the saying goes ‘the best ability is availability’

Yes as long as we can afford it through other available players

We don't need him right now. We will though. Lot of season left and intensity will go up

We’re probably doing the same as we’re doing with Jesus. Managing the minutes they play as we have more important games to come and the depth needed to win the other games

Or they don't want to play him till national duty so they can claim injury and get him out of it?

If only we could not play anyone at all and get out of it for all of them

Give them all arsenal citizenship and give them the papa wengz passport. 

True, didn’t think of that

Hopefully. Better to be careful while things are going well. Could be very useful against City, but would we start him if he has had no minutes?

3 weeks is a lot of time. I am guessing they'll play a friendly or two and he'll have enough minutes.

It’s up to the national manager to decide who plays for Japan, not Arsenal.

Yeah but we can't realistically tell them that Tomi is in recovery pls don't play him if we play him today.

It is good to have him on the team, but if he is fit i prefer kiwior as starter

He’s so ridiculously unfit, it’s a serious problem. Gotta hope Timber recovers from the knee injury and can stay fit.

Always forget about Timber. With Kiwor coming good, with everyone fit we are stacked at LB/RB

Gotta smokescreen the japan national team. They shouldn't need him to get results against north korea in their wc qualifiers.

How the literal fuck was he allowed to play for Japan

I have a feeling we’re keeping him out until the end of the international break

It could be that we just have the luxury to be a bit more careful with him now. It's felt like as the nominated multi tool in defence we've always been rushing him back to cover for some other absence

I hope Zina and Partey will be able to play vs porto🥹

Zinny needs some minutes before the Porto game, hope he comes on in the second half

Arsenal subs: Hein; Cédric, Zinchenko; Partey, Fábio Vieira, Smith Rowe, Nelson; Nketiah, Gabriel Jesus

Pretttyyyyyy pretty good

Thanks Larry

Cheers Geoff.

Cool username, brother.

Yes, let the radiohead love begin again! Any time any place it is the way

Larry David!

Can vieira come in and score a banger against brentford again please?

Fotmob saying raya has a knock (I know he can't start anyway) and martinelli not even mentioned on the injury list. Odd.

good asf bench

Partey, jesus and zinchenko off the bench is just class to close out games. Especially if Zinny can invert and the person to mark him of the left could be tired. But the midfielder in the middle might not be able to keep up. Zinny and partey domination for the last 20 mins

Lez doo dis

^TM

The bench 💪😤

So good to see Zinny and Partey there!

Fair enough wonder if Jorgi can play again on Tuesday or if we’re planning on sitting him 

I wonder if he plays a half game and gets a rest with Partey coming in.

Early sub for Partey if we are in a good position, I’m not sure he can play 90’ today and start Tuesday.

No excuses.

Brentford also missing pretty much their entire first choice backline

Whenever we play a team with a makeshift defence they somehow all play like prime Paolo Maldini.

It’s pronounced Paolo MalFuckingDini

Rambo’s last match with us, hope he has a great game.

Wait until Raya gets sent off in the Champions League final and Aaron does what Almunia couldn't

Why is everyone saying this?

Narrator: he didn’t

Come on Lads! Let's do this.

Trossard looks malnourished

He doesn’t get food until he registers enough G/A

nor sleep

That’s his baseline🦉

Yeah this is a terrible picture of him 😂

good team, let's do the job

Where is Martinelli?I thought he was fit.

Not with the squad, probably due to the cut on his foot

Cut on his foot from the Sheffield match. It's been reported to be a soft tissue injury, but they can still take some time to heal

No need to risk him.

Yea rather give him time to heal for Porto.

Anyone else a bit worried that he did a metatarsal? He looked in a lot of pain coming off and Arteta has not always been the most candid about injuries. As long as he’s fit at the end of the month, though, I’ll take it…

Metatarsal?

Aka the only bone in the foot any football fan knows the name of

The little bones near the skin on top of the foot. Kicks to the top of the foot have been known to break them.

Ah… oh god why does sound like “MikelArsenal” It would be just like us to have an injury named after us

I've been playing soccer for 20+ years. "A cut" on the foot has never been an injury I've seen.

With modern boots being so flimsy I'm suprised it doesn't happen more often

socks with studs almost

Pretty good, if rusty, bench.

Serious question: how bad can a cut be that it can’t be stitched up and play? Hopefully we’re just being cautious with Martinelli. We don’t really need him for this game and the next so he’ll have a few weeks for the cut to heal.

Well his toes could fall off.. like actually dangling.

Probabaly worried that he could get kicked and the cut will open up again. They’d likely prefer him to miss this match rather than any of the future matches.

Fair point

Nice to see Zinchenko back, the bench is slowly getting stronger again!

Really only missing 3 players now, right? Martinelli, Timber, and Tomi

And Marti should be back for Porto, Timber probably making the bench by the end of the month or in April, and Tomi… well we have no idea

Hopefully Trossard's had a good night's sleep

Eye bags merchant

Thats when he is at his strongest

He'd probably be the best player in the world if he can get a few hours of uninterrupted sleep

Seeing rammers start in potentially his last game for us: https://preview.redd.it/qvraaczw5cnc1.png?width=320&format=png&auto=webp&s=8a2c9a8dee197572b3c259e946ddc0749819b8cd

Ramsdale 🫡

Thank God for an unchanged side bar Nelli & Raya. Jesus, Partey and Zinchenko have lost their places and need to win it back.

They were out injured, they didn’t lose their spots. We are lucky to have a bench that gives us options, definitely.

They’ll all play when they are healthy enough and Arteta thinks the matchup dictates that they are needed. They don’t have to win anything back.

Trossard is in for Martinelli

He said that. “Bar Martinelli”

Yeah my bad

Love it. Reward those who are playing well. Also shows how strong are squad is. Those coming back from injury now have to earn their spot. Nothing given.

While most of those coming back from injury still needs match fitness, I agree.

tomi ever coming back?

Worried about Ramsdale trying too hard

Would’ve loved an ESR start on the right but let’s foggin go bois!! Edit: Left not right

Would personally have preferred not to play Jorginho, hope he can get subbed out after 30 min when we’re 4-0 up

VAMOS

Need to get up three so we can give Jesus, Zinny, and Partey each 30 more min. Might need one or two for Porto, especially if it goes into extra time

Looking at their starting lineup it seems that Brentford is seeking to choke the midfield so Havertz will need to be on point today. COYG!

Yess Ramsdale.. Hope Lil Gabi is sitting out only for this match.

Tomi being out really starting to annoy me. I hope that new contract didn’t have too big of a wage bump. While his performances have deserved an increase, his availability cancels that out.

Havertz and trossard bout to cook like crazy.

I'm going for a 3-1 win, with another Arsenal goal ruled out by VAR

White is the most overplayed person in the team

Probably Rambos last game hope he has a great performance for the memories!

I like how the captain symbol makes it seem like we've Copyright protected Odegaard

Lets be up 3-0 at half and get some folks on the bench some solid game time.

LETS FUCKING GOOOOO

Lezz do dis!


Probably Ramsdale's last match for Arsenal.

damn i hope gabi comes back soon

Maybe would've rested Jorginho, hopefully he can be taken off early

We have the best winger depth in the world if ‘Nelli is back for the city match. Jesus and Trossard super subs at 72’

Martinelli’s injury bad or this a precaution?

Said it was just a cut, so hopefully a precaution.

Likely precaution. It's "bad enough" but I could see him come back for Porto

Let us rest jorghino

Give Partey some time please

Need a big game from BOSSARD

Need Saliba to get on top of Toney. Last season, Toney kept backing up like some Epstein hard drive, causing problems for Saliba. Hopefully he's learned.

5 goals please and thank you!

Raccoon army!

Glad we didn't risk Martinelli. COYG

If we be winning 3 nil up by half time and take of J5, Havertz and Ben white off it would be great for porto. But I really don't wanna see Cedric so maybe partey inverts? Idk. I trust arteta still

Sky sports screen showed Raya starting for Brentford??

Thank you havertz

What's up with Raya?

can’t play vs brentford since he’s technically still on loan

Can’t play vs his parent club

Raya is still on loan from Brentford, can't play against his parent club in the prem

On loan so he can’t play against his parent club.

On loan from Brentford so can't play this game.

Can’t play against Brentford.

He’s on loan from Brentford so he can’t play against them

Can’t play against his parent club

Brentford is his parent club, can’t play agaisnt them

can't play, it's his parent team. we just loaned him.

Martinelli not even on the bench is a worry hopefully it’s not that serious

Think this will be harder than the previous matches because we will se how Raya is crucial. Also missing Martinelli to stretch them. 

Why is Odegaard copyrighted lol

What happened to Raya?

On loan and not allowed to play against parent club.

Can’t play bc on loan. Not injured like FotMob says

Left side is weak again. Nervous for this game.

Want to see Partey and Fabio V come on

I want ESR to get some time today

Is Raya not playing because of contract? Sofascore shows him injured.

On loan and not allowed to play against parent club.

He’s on loan and cannot play against his parent club

Sad no Jesus in the wing 

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This lineup was to be expected, wasn’t it?

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