Match Thread Arsenal v Coventry Friday 21st August 23 ko 8pm (3 Viewers)

[fatso]

Arsenal a goal up after 24 seconds is a warning for City's defence.
You cant afford a slow start against the PL champions.

 

[Speedie's Head]

That was their B team!

 

[Warwickhunt]

I was quite confident this morning of snatching a draw


Seeing them now against Citeh, im fucking terrified

I'm hoping they take it for granted against us personally

 

[Viktor17]

Yeah about thinking we get something Friday

Stuff it, just want us to go out swinging.

 

[You'll Never Beat McPake]

Need to treat every game as a cup tie, definitely think we will cause Arsenal problems, it's whether we can manage the quality of their forward players. Midfield battle will be critical

 

[clint van damme]

How we get on away to the reigning champions and narrowly defeated champions league runners up won't define our season.
Chill

 

[Covcraig@bury]

I hate all this negativity, so get yourself a large bottle of something strong and chill

 

[Broken Hearted Sky Blue]

We're a proper banana skin. They're expected to win without getting out of 2nd gear, but we've just schooled a side that beat Liverpool less than a week ago. Many will have watched the game last night and seen quite a solid unit that goes forward with speed.

 

[procdoc]

How we get on away to the reigning champions and narrowly defeated champions league runners up won't define our season.
Chill

I’m glad we are getting the game out of the way. It’s a free hit

 

[alexccfc99]

Looking forward to avenging the 4-0 defeat in the FA cup - my lasting memory was the lights failing and everyone turning on their phones until they came back on - should have been abandoned we hardly touched the ball all game

I have to say for all the stick Arsenal fans get - They were classy and respectful that night and supported the SISU/Bring us Home protest

Haven’t forgotten that

 

[TomRad85]

How we get on away to the reigning champions and narrowly defeated champions league runners up won't define our season.
Chill

If you think that will stop a couple of massive overreactions on here then I fear you may be disappointed

 

[clint van damme]

If you think that will stop a couple of massive overreactions on here then I fear you may be disappointed

I dont think it will for one minute

 

[Shannerz]

If you think that will stop a couple of massive overreactions on here then I fear you may be disappointed

I'm certainly planning on massively over-reacting if things don't go our way.

 

[Lamps]

I dont think it will for one minute

Are you new here?

 

[Hutch11]

We can go there confident but watching them today they were very very good
Admittedly Man City were poor but Arsenal didn't look as though we could catch them cold
Just hope they are complacent

 

[gruffskyblue]

Arsenal are incredibly professional from front to back. There is zero chance they are going to lie down and let us catch them out. But it is the first game of the season and strange things can happen. We are looking in very good shape so hopefully will give them a good game.

 

[Mcbean]

That bed wetting thread going to go into meltdown whatever the result

 

[Lamps]

Arsenal are incredibly professional from front to back. There is zero chance they are going to lie down and let us catch them out. But it is the first game of the season and strange things can happen. We are looking in very good shape so hopefully will give them a good game.

I think we will do better against them than Manchester City did. They're going to try to overrun us but will they be prepared for us hitting them with pace?

Whatever happens we will score at least as many as Manchester City. Maybe do well enough to get them a little worried for when we play.

 

[fernandopartridge]

Expecting a loss by three or four goals. Remember the first few games up in the Championship and what a shock to the system they were and this will be even worse. What’s good is by playing two of the best teams early we get a quick lesson in the levels needed and even if we can’t meet Arsenal and Man City we might do better against Hull, Brighton, Forest and Newcastle than maybe we would otherwise.

Just want a good performance where heads don’t drop and I’ll be happy.

Eh? We only lost the first one by a narrow goal having been the better side for a lot of it. Won the second.

 

[oscillatewildly]

Feels like all the pressure is on them as champions to set a marker.

While for us we’ve got nothing to lose and have such got the freedom that provides.

As 'pressure' goes this fixture will provide the least for them this season - But we can hope.
Historically they are perennial bottlers - Just not necessarily on a first date.

 

[Para1140]

It doesnt look live Gyokeres is rated by Arsenal. Come on Doug get it done

https://arsenal-mania.com/forum/threads/viktor-gyokeres-the-swedest-thing.37111/page-448

 

[Marty]

Stupidly started to believe we had a chance in this game, maybe they would be slow starters after the world cup etc. It's a free hit for us, anything other than a heavy defeat is a bonus.

 

[HuckerbyDublinWhelan]

I want us to shithouse a point just to see Ty lose his head on Arsenal Fan TV

 

[Londonccfcfan]

I want us to shithouse a point just to see Ty lose his head on Arsenal Fan TV

They will no doubt blame Gyokores

 

[Londonccfcfan]

They are going to in for a bit of a shock. We ill be singing our hearts out for 90 plus mins.

Win or lose or draw...we will be just glad to be there.

As far as im concerned this game is a win win. Never in wildest dreams did anyone think we would be there this quickly.

 

[SeaSeeEffCee]

It doesnt look live Gyokeres is rated by Arsenal. Come on Doug get it done

https://arsenal-mania.com/forum/threads/viktor-gyokeres-the-swedest-thing.37111/page-448

Their fans have never liked him. Although tbf I don’t think he’s really at the level required to play for them. Still, a Premier League champion so doubt he’ll mind.

 

[Irish Sky Blue]

Whenever I saw them play last season they seem to confine Gyokeres to the width of the penalty area. He rarely seems allowed to venture out wide to pick the ball up and run at a defence which he did so often here. They don’t play to his strengths.

 

[fernandopartridge]

Whenever I saw them play last season they seem to confine Gyokeres to the width of the penalty area. He rarely seems allowed to venture out wide to pick the ball up and run at a defence which he did so often here. They don’t play to his strengths.

TBF he'd be the same here now. Haji isn't allowed to do that either even though it's arguably one of his strengths.

 

[Irish Sky Blue]

Just seems strange to play him that way. They will have seen what he did for us and for Sporting but then ask him to play in such a way that he can’t use one of his major attributes. I don’t think the change with Haji is as marked as it is with Gyokeres.

 

[DT-R]

I had a right fucking odd dream lastnight! The Arsenal game was on and i was trying my hardest to watch it, but work kept pulling me away, then the missus, loads of stuff going on and I just couldnt see more than the odd second or so here and there as I passed a tele on my way to the next bullshit task id been pointlessly given! Anyway, long boring story short, we drew 0-0 in the end!

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[Ccfc_Addy]

I'm dreading being caught on Sky with tears streaming down my face the first time we sing PUSB in the new Premier League era. We're going to be on MOTD the next day oh my god

 

[alexccfc99]

So excited! 110% wishing the week away

 

[JSL]

Its a win win situation to me. Nobody is expecting us to get anything from it, so if we do, we be the talk of the town. I am taking the delusional approach and feeling that we can get something from this, like snatching a late draw

 

[CovValleyBoy]

We are all about goals.
I fancy we can score down there.

 

[lord_garrincha]

We are all about goals.
I fancy we can score down there.

Well if Callum Ball can score there...