Combined England – France team in a 4-3-3
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by RC78
2d ago
Maignan – Walker, Stones, Konate, T. Hernandez – Bellingham, Rice, Griezmann – Saka, Kane, Mbappe Pickford – Trippier, Saliba, Upamecano, Trent – Foden, Tchouameni, Camavinga – Dembele, Giroud, Palmer (or Bowen) I think these A and B teams would have a good chance at the Euro… According to the bookies, England is the favourite to win the Euros closely followed by France and then there is Spain, Portugal followed by Croatia, Italy, Germany and Netherlands Perfect quarter finals would be: Spain – Portugal England – Croatia France – Italy Germany – Netherlands and then: Spain – England ; Franc ..read more
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A break and then an exciting end of season…
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by RC78
1w ago
What a wonderful past 6 weeks: Wins in the league against Crystal Palace, Nottingham Forest, Liverpool, West Ham, Burnley, Newcastle, Sheffield and Brentford. Some of these wins saw us record more than 3 goals – who said we needed a striker at Christmas?… A hard fought qualification against Porto in the Champions League with Raya the hero, vindicating Arteta’s choice to put him as Nr. 1 GK at our club… On top of that, our latest recruits Rice, Havertz and Raya have proven to be decisive in this period while last January recruit Trossard continues to impress. Other players worth a mention ..read more
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The Havertz – Partey – ESR conundrum…
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by RC78
1M ago
Well well well..Havertz is proving to be more decisive for us in 2024 and a key element of our squad on both defensive and attacking phases…Who would have thought I would write these words back in September 2023…? Trust Arteta and the process? Maybe it is a good idea…who knows? Anyways, Havertz’ form, inputs and outputs have been good lately and now with Partey being close to return and ESR finally fit again, it begs the question…Do we bring back Partey as a starter? When will we give a chance to ESR to shine again? Keeping ESR out of the team is not going to help our cause in keeping him in ..read more
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Saka, Trossard, Martinelli vs Saka, G. Jesus, Martinelli…
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by RC78
1M ago
What we know for now: Arteta prefers Raya to Ramsdale, which beats me but oh well… Ben White is our starter at RB with Tomy being a more than able back-up Saliba-Gabriel is our starting CB pair…I think we should get an upgrade on Gabs this summer… Zinchenko, Timber fight for the LB spot and Kiwior is a back-up (but he is getting too many minutes for my liking…I think he is at best a back-up CB…but I would not mind shipping him out) Rice and Odegaard are clear starters in midfield and the last spot is battled out between Havertz, Partey and Jorginho. We can even add Smith-Rowe here and let us ..read more
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Next day hangover is looming…Be Careful!
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by RC78
1M ago
So we just beat Liverpool in a game that showcased our brilliant team defending (except for that silly own-goal). We kept Liverpool at bay and we managed to score on our chances, although we should have been up by at least 2 goals at half-time… Our set-up was very solid with Havertz and Odegaard playign a crucial role in defensive phases and Martinelli and Saka playing a crucial role on offensive transitions. Ben White also had at an excellent game but the MOTM was clearly Jorginho who was able to dictate pace alongside signing-of-the-season D. Rice… 3-1 at home against Liverpool and now we a ..read more
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A solid start of the 2nd of half of the EPL season
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by RC78
2M ago
After a slumpy and slightly worrying end of the first half of the EPL last year, we started this year with a bang…courtesy of set-pieces to unlock the game through Gabriel and then great counter-attacking efforts expertly concluded by Trossard and Martinelli. 5-0 at home against a sorry Crystal Palace and here are the talking points: A) We are cementing our reputation as a lethal offensive set-pieces team. B) Raya does not give me much confidence in terms of shot-stopping and he is losing confidence with his passing too, at least with his feet. C) Saka seemed in good form and so did Odegaard ..read more
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Heading towards the festive season…what is in store for us?
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by RC78
3M ago
After qualifying for the next stage of the CL and still being in the mix for the title despite two undeserved losses to Newcastle and Villa (very similar losses by the way against teams that just set up to defend and scored on their rare opportunity…so annoying!), we are heading into the festive season full of cautious optimism. The next three months are crucial to our season – if we lose our ways in this period, by March, we will be out of all competitions and trophy hunts… With the January transfer window opening, it seems that looking at a CF and eventually DM/CB/LB options may not be a bad ..read more
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If Partey were allowed to leave or did not break away from his recurring injuries, who should be looked at?
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by RC78
4M ago
A fit Partey is a crucial player in our system as we have seen last year but since joining us, he has been injured…a lot…And now we will do without him during the African Cup of Nations…El Neny will leave too for the ACN and we would be left with Rice, Jorginho, Vieira, ESR and potentially Kiwior and Zinchenko to play as our double pivot… Rice-Jorginho – works OK but we lose out on Rice’s outstanding contribution as a shield in front of our defense. Also, his passing from a traditional DM position is very good so it is a trade-off to consider. In any case, Partey is being linked with a move a ..read more
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What is our best starting XI?
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by RC78
6M ago
First of all and most contentious position, arguably: Would you stick with Raya, his nerves and give him to settle in our team; Or Would you go back to Ramsdale and his antics and yet effective Goalkeeping Then, what is our best back four: Would you keep last season’s formula: White, Saliba, Gabriel, Zinchenko; or Give a chance to: Partey, Saliba, Gabriel, Zinchenko to basically have to FB with playmaking abilities, coming into the middle of the pitch… Give a break to Zinchenko to play Tomy at LB: White, Saliba, Gabriel, Tomy? In midfield, what is our best midfield 3: Would you play the ..read more
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AFC 1 – 0 Man City, a morale boosting win…
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by RC78
6M ago
At last! We finally beat Man City in the EPL! We waited a long…long…long…long time to do so. Everything was not perfect, starting from a very dreadful first half by Raya…But we executed a very smart game plan consistently during the game. We did not concede many chances and City was clearly getting frustrated as one could have seen at the end of the game (ie: Kyle Walker at it again with staff…). We also managed, especially after 30 minutes and definitely in the second half, to put City under pressure defensively with some incisive passing and runs…Overall, it was a cagey match and if it were ..read more
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