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Team for Arsenal (shudder) 11:31 - Dec 23 with 6771 viewsreusersfreekicks

I would go more conservative
Muric
Clarke O'Shea Burgess Davis
Taylor Phillips Cajuste
Johnson Delap Szmodics

Torn between Johnson being to safe and not having anything going forward v Hutchinson
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Team for Arsenal (shudder) on 11:38 - Dec 23 with 4680 viewsportmanking

Muric
Johnson O'Shea Greaves Burgess Davis
Taylor Cajuste
Omari Szmodics
Delap
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Team for Arsenal (shudder) on 11:38 - Dec 23 with 4674 viewsJakeITFC

I think you try and play as similarly as we did at Spurs, which would be:

Muric

Clarke
O'Shea
Burgess
Davis

Phillips
Cajuste

Johnson
Omari
Szmodics

Delap

There's perhaps an argument that it might be worth O'Shea going to the right and Woolfenden or perhaps Greaves coming into the middle but I don't think they'd want to break up the CB pairing if they can help it.
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Team for Arsenal (shudder) on 11:40 - Dec 23 with 4661 viewsStokieBlue

I think Hutchinson has to play, he pressed more from the front than others and we are going to need to defend from the front.

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Team for Arsenal (shudder) on 11:41 - Dec 23 with 4645 viewsreusersfreekicks

Team for Arsenal (shudder) on 11:38 - Dec 23 by portmanking

Muric
Johnson O'Shea Greaves Burgess Davis
Taylor Cajuste
Omari Szmodics
Delap


Need Phillips in there if Morsy is out
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Team for Arsenal (shudder) on 11:44 - Dec 23 with 4622 viewsportmanking

Team for Arsenal (shudder) on 11:41 - Dec 23 by reusersfreekicks

Need Phillips in there if Morsy is out


Agree, but a heart ruling head pick, unfortunately.
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Team for Arsenal (shudder) on 12:45 - Dec 23 with 4355 viewspointofblue

Muric
O'Shea - Burgess - Greaves
Johnson - Cajuste - Phillips - Taylor - Davis
Szmodics
Delap

Subs: Walton, Townsend, Woolfenden, Luongo, Burns, Hutchinson, J Clarke, Chaplin, Broadhead

Depending on the state of the game, Taylor can join Szmodics as a ten or stay in central midfield. When a three in the middle, Phillips can drop back into defence as O'Shea covers Johnson and Greaves does the same for Davis. My big question is Muric or Walton in goal.

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Team for Arsenal (shudder) on 12:48 - Dec 23 with 4336 viewsJakeITFC

Team for Arsenal (shudder) on 12:45 - Dec 23 by pointofblue

Muric
O'Shea - Burgess - Greaves
Johnson - Cajuste - Phillips - Taylor - Davis
Szmodics
Delap

Subs: Walton, Townsend, Woolfenden, Luongo, Burns, Hutchinson, J Clarke, Chaplin, Broadhead

Depending on the state of the game, Taylor can join Szmodics as a ten or stay in central midfield. When a three in the middle, Phillips can drop back into defence as O'Shea covers Johnson and Greaves does the same for Davis. My big question is Muric or Walton in goal.


If we are to have success I think the ball progression of Omari is our main hope, he has to play.
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Team for Arsenal (shudder) on 13:03 - Dec 23 with 4233 views_clive_baker_

Can’t see us starting those 3 in the middle given Morsy is out. Leaves us nobody to come off the bench there and I don’t think any of those are good for 90+ minutes right now.
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Team for Arsenal (shudder) on 13:09 - Dec 23 with 4205 viewspointofblue

Team for Arsenal (shudder) on 12:48 - Dec 23 by JakeITFC

If we are to have success I think the ball progression of Omari is our main hope, he has to play.


I think his lack of recent success has made me baulk slightly away from him. After a good spell he's suddenly looking very lightweight. But if he is to play, I'd say drop Taylor to the bench and play him alongside Szmodics as a ten.

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Team for Arsenal (shudder) on 14:15 - Dec 23 with 4026 viewsJammyDodgerrr

It will be

Muric
Johnson O'Shea Burgess Davis
Phillips Cajuste
Burns Hutch Szmodics
Delap

No Saka for them is a massive benefit for us, but probably Gabriel Jesus is going to have a field day. At least, i hope, this will be the start of the Phillips/Cajuste pivot. We need Phillips if we're going to stay up, and this pivot would work and we'd have the passing ability of KP, as much as it pains me to not have Morsy in the team long term.

Going to be a hard day, but let's hope we put up a good fight.

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Team for Arsenal (shudder) on 14:23 - Dec 23 with 3986 viewsGarv

Muric
Johnson O'Shea Greaves Burgess Davis
Philips Cajuste
Hutchinson J.Clarke
Delap

Need to keep the ball out of our half as much as we can, so ball carriers like Clarke and Hutchinson (and obviously Delap) could be important.

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Team for Arsenal (shudder) on 14:23 - Dec 23 with 3983 viewstextbackup

Atleast we won’t have any silly discussions around who starts up top…

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Team for Arsenal (shudder) on 14:28 - Dec 23 with 3927 viewstextbackup

Team for Arsenal (shudder) on 14:23 - Dec 23 by Garv

Muric
Johnson O'Shea Greaves Burgess Davis
Philips Cajuste
Hutchinson J.Clarke
Delap

Need to keep the ball out of our half as much as we can, so ball carriers like Clarke and Hutchinson (and obviously Delap) could be important.


J.Clarke can carry it all he likes, he’ll lose possession time and time again, and then Arsenal will be on the attack.
That’s not being harsh on him, just the reality of what we’ll stand and watch happen

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Team for Arsenal (shudder) on 14:42 - Dec 23 with 3862 viewsIllinoisblue

Need to find a spot for Broady. Clever player who can pick a pass. Need him involved.

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Team for Arsenal (shudder) on 14:47 - Dec 23 with 3849 viewsbilllm

Team for Arsenal (shudder) on 11:38 - Dec 23 by portmanking

Muric
Johnson O'Shea Greaves Burgess Davis
Taylor Cajuste
Omari Szmodics
Delap


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Team for Arsenal (shudder) on 14:53 - Dec 23 with 3819 viewsGarv

Team for Arsenal (shudder) on 14:28 - Dec 23 by textbackup

J.Clarke can carry it all he likes, he’ll lose possession time and time again, and then Arsenal will be on the attack.
That’s not being harsh on him, just the reality of what we’ll stand and watch happen


To be honest I think I agree, he's disappointed overall, but he's got more attacking threat and forward momentum than Szmodics. The latter is great if he gets a chance but we need to create chances in the first place, and that's what Clarke was bought for. We have to put some faith in the players we've recruited.

I'd be chuffed to see Broadhead start as he deserves it, but I can't see it.

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Team for Arsenal (shudder) on 15:19 - Dec 23 with 3718 viewsreusersfreekicks

Team for Arsenal (shudder) on 13:03 - Dec 23 by _clive_baker_

Can’t see us starting those 3 in the middle given Morsy is out. Leaves us nobody to come off the bench there and I don’t think any of those are good for 90+ minutes right now.


Massimo?
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Team for Arsenal (shudder) on 15:30 - Dec 23 with 3669 viewsSomethingBlue

I would start Greaves.

Agree Phillips and Johnson must start, it's essential we get minutes out of our Premier League-experienced players. Sounds ridiculous but I'm not quite ready to write Friday's game off.

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Team for Arsenal (shudder) on 15:46 - Dec 23 with 3573 viewsVaughan8

Team for Arsenal (shudder) on 14:53 - Dec 23 by Garv

To be honest I think I agree, he's disappointed overall, but he's got more attacking threat and forward momentum than Szmodics. The latter is great if he gets a chance but we need to create chances in the first place, and that's what Clarke was bought for. We have to put some faith in the players we've recruited.

I'd be chuffed to see Broadhead start as he deserves it, but I can't see it.


I mean there has been some hot takes in the last few days but to say Jack Clarke has more attacking threat (at this moment in time) than Szmodics is a good one......!
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Team for Arsenal (shudder) on 15:52 - Dec 23 with 3558 viewsScuzzer

Three CBs is a must.
And a change of keeper please...although I doubt that will happen.

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Team for Arsenal (shudder) on 15:54 - Dec 23 with 3542 viewsCobboldCrusty

Team for Arsenal (shudder) on 11:38 - Dec 23 by portmanking

Muric
Johnson O'Shea Greaves Burgess Davis
Taylor Cajuste
Omari Szmodics
Delap


I think this is spot on and I hope he does it
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Team for Arsenal (shudder) on 17:09 - Dec 23 with 3355 viewsGuthrum

Muric
H Clarke O'Shea Burgess Davis
Phillips Cajuste
Johnson Hutchinson Szmodics
Delap

c. 70 mins
Taylor for Cajuste
J Clarke for Szmodics
Chaplin for Johnson (Hutchinson moves wide right)

c. 80 minutes
Al Hamadi for Delap
Luongo for Phillips

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Team for Arsenal (shudder) on 17:14 - Dec 23 with 3342 viewsSuffolkPunchFC

Team for Arsenal (shudder) on 11:38 - Dec 23 by portmanking

Muric
Johnson O'Shea Greaves Burgess Davis
Taylor Cajuste
Omari Szmodics
Delap


If match fit, need to start Phillips ahead of Taylor.

He can pick some amazing passes, offers more solidity in defence than Taylor and when pushing forward still has good threat, and a power shot from outside the box ('cuz we're not going to get closer very often).
[Post edited 23 Dec 2024 18:36]
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Team for Arsenal (shudder) on 17:21 - Dec 23 with 3317 viewsDeano69

Sounds like Saka is out, shame for the lad, but probably helps us considerably.

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Team for Arsenal (shudder) on 22:16 - Dec 23 with 3007 viewsibbleobble

Team for Arsenal (shudder) on 15:52 - Dec 23 by Scuzzer

Three CBs is a must.
And a change of keeper please...although I doubt that will happen.


If Muric starts, I’d rather have no centre backs, he seems to find them confusing.
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