Match Day Arsenal v Leicester, Friday 11th August 19:45

[SALTIRE]

Match chat.

 

[Dirk]

Yeah, they're back
Salty's Match Threads with his legendary "Match chat" first post in it.

At last!

Match? Arsenal? Leicester? Nah, won't watch it (...or maybe because I have to adopt Leicester City in the "Adopt a team" thread. Thanks to epic....

 

[JimJams]

Arsenal 0 Leicester 23

 

[JimJams]

Sanchez to miss the season opener. Revising the prediction to 28 goals for the foxes.

 

[JimJams]

Drinkwater and Iborra ruled out, so Matty James likely to start for us alongside Ndidi.
Shit your pants time Arsenal.

 

[Stevencc]

Holding, Monreal and Kolašinac as the back three.

Hmmmm.

 

[JimJams]

3-4-2-1 for Arsenal with a bit of a makeshift back line of Holding, Monreal and Kolasinac. Middle four of Bellerin, Xhaka, Elneny and Ox, fronted by Ozil and Welbad sat behind The Cassette.
If Vardy can isolate Monreal, he's toast. IF.

We have the usual suspects bar James for Drinkwater and newboy Maguire in the lineup where Huth would normally sit.
Big game for James, Okazaki and Morgan as they've all got the most competition for a place in the future. Expect I'm a nacho to replace Okazaki at around 60 minutes.

 

[Stevencc]

Why is HHH's entrance music blasting out of the PA at the Emirates!?

 

[Stevencc]

My word.

 

[JimJams]

Hang on a fucking minute.

 

[JimJams]

Hang on a fooking minute

 

[JimJams]

Okazaki winning a header. Madness.

 

[Stevencc]

Really sloppy work from Arsenal in midfield, excellent ball from Albrighton.

 

[JimJams]

Arsenal will score again. Both sides a bit ropey at the back.

 

[HtfcWArrior]

Great game so far

 

[SALTIRE]

Aye it's a cracker.

 

[JimJams]

Lucky bastards. Comes from a complete mishit from Lacazette.
Nevermind eh.

 

[SALTIRE]

Well your Okazaki goal was offside so it's evened out.

 

[JimJams]

Fuck you Salts.

 

[JimJams]

Also G.Nev says not offside. So there.

 

[SALTIRE]

And gnev is never wrong of course.

 

[JimJams]

Not when he's backing us.
But seriously, he's not off.

 

[SALTIRE]

Ooh Arsenal Fan TV should be good if it stays like this.

 

[Stevencc]

Holding, Monreal and Kolašinac as the back three.

Hmmmm.

Good point mate.

 

[Renegade]

Arsenal are lucky not to have conceded five, they've given the ball away in their own half an absurd number of times. It's like they are trying to piss Sanchez off.

 

[JimJams]

Filthy.

 

[Dirk]

Good point mate.

As always.

Wenger already with his desperate look in the face....ah, I like that.

Yeah, they're back
Match? Arsenal? Leicester? Nah, won't watch it (...or maybe because I have to adopt Leicester City in the "Adopt a team" thread. Thanks to epic....

Good that I changed my mind.

 

[Blitzballer]

Remember us smashing 3 in against Arsenal at the Emirates on opening day few seasons back

 

[Stevencc]

As always.

Wenger already with his desperate look in the face....ah, I like that.



Good that I changed my mind.

One game into the season and Wenger already looks like a constipated ferret.

I've missed the Premier League.

 

[villa loyal]

Arsenal are absolutely rubbish. Same old but worse. Didn't realise how weak they are on paper.