Hello and how are you?
Wednesday the 12th of March will see the Mighty Cannon in action in the return leg of the CL last 16 and that means a visit from PSV Eindhoven. Kick off at the Emirates is at 8.00pm western European time.
Well, after another blooming draw, this time against lowly Man Utd, we now face up to PSV for part 2 of our last realistic stand in any competition this season.
I did like Mr Rice’s last-second tackle, and those top saves by Mr.Raya in the game at Old Trafford but drawing sometimes feels like a loss? I think we all hoped for more and to a degree expected more, tbh when we made it 1-1 I felt like we would push on and do it, but they seemed to up their game a bit, while we cooled off slightly, and of course, both teams had chances to finish the game off at the end.
What do you think of the B.Wilson Smile-era-tent-stadium design that MU have swung out to the public? I wonder if it will mean we push forward with expanding the Emirates, which has been talked about earlier this season?
Of course this game against Eindhoven is /should be a dead rubber, however in my jellyfish-emotional world, I’ve already imagined various scenarios, and the worst is us losing 4-0 at HT and then they push on to the victory. The humiliation would be massive, and it would mean a life-time of shaming. Thanks mind for conjuring up that one! Yet how can it be, that we sit 2nd in the League, and I can still be brewing up such nightmares? Begone ye night- phantoms of fear! Begone Schrödinger-Marley-chains-Arsenal and grab us a nice! victory as we go onto play Chelsea…
Statto HQ, however wishes to sooth my nerves, and they give the Gun a 68.4% chances of winning and PSV 12.5%.
I’m sure we will see starts for Tierney, Jorginho, Kiwior and maybe White. Sterling, Martinelli and Timber! will miss a game if they get any more yellow cards, (three yellows and its a one game ban, but these aren’t wiped until the semis so this is another cloud that’s hanging over us, grrr!) so maybe cautious Arteta might be cautious with them? Not sure what I would do, and that’s why I’m a chimp writing this Crêpe and not the Arsenal manager. Phew! But its a oddball game to play, due to the result of the first leg, so how do you play it? I’d be interested in your thoughts…
Well, that’s it for now. Take care of yourselves. COYG!
Mills
Positively Arsenal 
Cheers Mills, an excellent set up for everyone to pile in.
Mikel has always been cautious when picking line ups and I don’t expect any different tonight.
5 first team regulars and the rest filled out with squad players.
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Thanks Ian, much appreciated! COYG!
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I think I’m going for
Neto
White, kiwior, Gabriel, Tierney
Jorginho, Rice,
Stirling, Odegaard, Trossard
Merino
Subs………………. Everyone
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COYG
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Raya, White, Gabriel, Kiwior, Lewis-Skelly, Jorginho, Zinchenko, Rice, Sterling, Tierney, Merino.
Subs: Neto, Setford, Timber, Calafiori, Saliba, Partey, Odegaard, Nwaneri, Martinelli, Trossard, Butler-Oyedeji, Kabia.
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great to see Arteta go with youth again, can’t wait to see the 3 wiper snappers up front, Sterling, Merino and Tierney, I hope they can cope with first team football
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Zinchenko makes it 1-0 to the Arsenal with a great shot
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Atletico Madrid lead Real Madrid in their game tonight, and so its 2-2 on agg
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the zinchenko goal
https://x.com/i/status/1899916188693496109
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Perisic makes it 1-1, spurs fans will think they have won
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Rice makes it 2-1 to the Arsenal, Sterling with his second assist tonight
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HT: Arsenal 2-1 PSV
Zinchenko and Rice with our goals, 9-2 up on agg
a bit iffy at the back, Sterling having probably his best game for us so far
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the Rice goal
https://x.com/i/status/1899924215152738572
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Calafiori on for Rice
Trossard on for Merino
7 goals ahead in the tie and Arteta can’t bring on either of the young forwards, but he loves youth,
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2-2
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Zinchenko off, Timber on
White off, Odegaard on
Tierney off, Martinelli on
Arteta is a gobshite who goes on and on about how he loves to give youth a chance, and of course when a senior players gets injured or suspended from playing in a dead rubber game he trots out he had no other alternative but to play them.
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FT: Arsenal 2-2 PSV
Zinchenko and Rice with our goals, Sterling with both assists, but a booking for him means he misses the first leg of game against one of the Madrid teams
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This game will be another talked about in youth circles at the club that you’re never going to get a chance under Mikel, a real shame. It will just increase the desire for young players to leave.
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That was Stirling’s best game in ARSENAL shirt, but overall it wasn’t a great display.
I know he not had a great deal of minutes this season but he still looks way off the pace both mentally and physically.
I think his time has come for an expedition abroad, China, Saudi, USA etc.
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Stirling would only of been on the bench for the next game anyway sot a massive loss especially as Mikel hasn’t bust a gut to play him anyway.
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How is it both us and Villa are playing the second leg away when both clubs were the seeded teams after the league stage.
We also play our away legs on the Wednesday another disadvantage.
Looks bent to me.
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Arsenal U21 team v Everton: Nygaard, Rosiak, Salmon, Sweet, Washington, Henry-Francis, Gower, Salah-Eddine, Kabia, Butler-Oyedeji, Harriman-Annous.
Subs: Okonkwo, Nichols, Ismail Oulad M’hand, Edwards, Kamara
Butler-Oyedeji has given AFC the lead with his 8th goal in 11 EPL 2 games this season.
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Arsenal Women are playing Everton Women too, its 1-1 at the moment with Russo having given Arsenal the lead
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Butler-Oyedeji made it 2-0 to the Arsenal just before half time. Making it 9 goals in his 11 games
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Butler-Oyedeji was replaced at half time by Edwards.
Everton have pulled one goal back
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Edwards has a penalty saved
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Arsenal women are back in front too
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Russo has got her second goal of the night and Arsenal’s third to make it 3-1, now into stoppage time
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FT: Everton U21’s 1-2 Arsenal U21’s
FT: Everton Women 1-3 Arsenal Women
Arsenal women going second as things stand, on goal difference above man utd who are 3-0 behind v liverpool women. CFC 8pts clear at the top.
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