Hello and how are you? Wednesday 28th January sees Arsenal as hosts in our last game of the CL group stage against FC Kairat Almaty. KO is at 8.00pm local time. Expected weather is partly cloudy and temps at 4° (feels like 4°) and 1% chance of rain.
I suppose after the bitter pill of the United game, nobody’s really interested in this one, due to geopolitical snobbery (Borat misleading people into thinking Kazakhstan is eastern Europe, when its central Asia and with a totally different culture)and also in disparity betwixt CL standings/already having qualified for the next round…unless we lose and then we can project that onto the Leeds game, which many are already quaking in the boots over?
Mr Calafiori (muscle) is the only doubt for the Cannon. For Lucas Africo (ineligible), Jaakko Oksanen (ineligible), Sebastian Zeballos (ineligible) are missing and Dastan Satpaev is doubtful, which makes me look as if I know their line ups but I don’t.
I checked in on Statto HQ who were pretending to read Being and Nothingness by Jean Paul Satre in the original language, but weren’t. Anyway, they gave me the stats: Arsenal have a 91.7% chance if victory hopefully through harmony, and Kairat a mere 2.3%, which is the highest % we’ve been given all season. Next up, Leeds at theirs. SO COYG!
Mills
This is the most meaningless game I can ever remember. It’s only use will be to give some fringe players game time. Confidence wont be affected no matter what the result. None of the fear and trepidation running through the fanbase will be alleviated. My prediction is that we win at a canter, for what it’s worth.
Pedantic George.
Positively Arsenal 
@Eduardo
I enjoy watching and supporting The Arsenal…i celebrate when we win ,accept it when we draw and have grief when we lose…i take all games in context…
Unlike you MR Risky Averse…you always moaning like a bitch whether Arsenal lost,win draw even during half time.I can see through you,you AAA Lot!!!
Up next Kairat COYG!!!!
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Under the circumstances those were good reviews guys.
Kairat are the typical modern compact, low block, break at speed, press high to benefit from turnovers high up the pitch team. It was these qualities that Mikel was talking about in his presser. Fortunately they don’t protect their keeper well and statically face loafs of shots. It is because of this we should continue our record of winning by two or more goals and cement our place in CL history COYG.
Muhukahuru,
You add nothing to debate or conversation. You just boast about how good a fan you are (even though you produce no facts to support your claim).
Everyone on here supports the club but feels free to discuss there frustrations or observations.
Unforfortunately you just want reaction not discussion and that is the make up of a troll.
So I suggest you either legitimately join in the discussion or crawl under a bridge with the rest of the trolls and sing “I love ARSENAL more than anyone else” to your hearts content.
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Thanks Ian, as always for your support. Also thanks for the info on Kairat. COYG!
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Arsenal Women 4-0 up v AS Far in the Semi Finals of the FIFA Women’s Champions Cup
Blackstenius, Maanum, Mariona (pen) and Smith with our goals
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full 11 rotation tonight
Arrizabalaga, White, Mosquera, Calafiori, Lewis-Skelly, Norgaard, Eze, Havertz, Madueke, Martinelli, Gyokeres
Substitutes: Setford, Porter, Gabriel, Salmon, Hincapie, Zubimendi, Ibrahim, Odegaard, Bailey-Joseph, Saka, Trossard, Jesus
Ibrahim and Bailey-Joseph get their first inclusion in a math day squad, Ibrahim signed his first pro contract earlier this week when he turned 18.
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this will be Havertz’s first start of the season
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Horror crash in Romania: a minibus carrying fans of Greek club PAOK collides with a truck The driver and six passengers were killed, while several others were taken to hospitals. Can’t understand what the driver of the van was at, he took no action to avoid the crash, he must have been incapacitated in some way.
https://x.com/i/status/2016396277488013546
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on that crash its being claimed that one of the injured men clearly and repeatedly says that, during the overtaking manoeuvre, a driver-assistance system activated and prevented the driver from bringing the vehicle back onto its trajectory. The patient stated that “the steering wheel locked and the vehicle veered off”
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Russo has made it 5-0 for Arsenal Women
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Russo has now made it 6-0
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The Arsenal Women won 6-0
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Gyokeres opens the scoring, an assist from Havertz 1-0 to the Arsenal
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they are checking for a penalty to kairat
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Ref looks at it on the sideline monitor and its penalty, Calafiori pulled the guys shirt, and he gets a yellow for it too.
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1-1, it was silly and needless by Calafiori, even if the lad went down easily
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the Gyokeres opener
https://x.com/i/status/2016604379445399800
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Havertz scores, 2-1 to the Arsenal
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Havertz’s goal
https://x.com/i/status/2016607684716282291
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Gyokeres misses a sitter
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Martinelli goal ruled out for offside, its being checked
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the goal is given, Martinelli with the goal, it did look like Havertz was offside but he was ruled on.
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probably a Gyokeres assist for that goal. Havertz having big impact on this game
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Gyokeres goes close again, ball cleared off the line
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HT: Arsenal 3-1 Kairat
Gyokeres, Havertz and Martinelli with our goals, much more like it, great attacking intent. Havertz has had a very good game so far.
Silly penalty give away by Calafiori, who got booked for it too.
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Calafiori, Havertz off
Hincapie, Odegaard on
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Brando Bailey-Joseph comes on for his first team debut
jesus on too
Martinelli and Gyokeres off
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Jesus goal ruled out for offside
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Ife Ibrahim on for his first team debut,
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Ibrahim came on for Norgaard who had a fine game
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Kairat score again 3-2
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FT: Arsenal 3-2 Kairat
Gyokeres, Havertz and Martinelli with first half goals that seen us make it 8 wins from 8 in this season’s CL. We top the group stages.
Bailey-Joseph (17) and Ibrahim (18) made their first team debuts.
Havertz had a great game, he went off at half time, and we were not as dangerous in the second half. Gyokeres was dangerous and probably should have scored more than the one goal. We had 2 goals ruled out for offside, and came close a few times.
Leeds away in our next game.
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it seems we are likely to play one of Atalanta, Leverkusen, Dortmund or Olympiakos when we enter the knockout stage of the CL.
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5 English clubs in the top 8 of the CL, Newcastle the only one not to make top 8.
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Benfica goalkeeper has just scored a 95th minute goal to get them into the next round of the CL, they beat Real Madrid 4-2, they get through on goal difference. It was 10 v 9 at the end. A brilliant header from the keeper.
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us letting in that late goal stopped us setting a CL record, we were on course to become the first team to win 8 games in a row by 2 goals or more.
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Benfica got 24th place over Marseille
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Arsenal qualified for the FIFA Champions Cup Final with a 6-0 win over Moroccan side ASFAR. Goals from Stina Blackstenius, Frida Maanum, a Mariona penalty, Olivia Smith and a brace from substitute Alessia Russo gave Arsenal victory. They will play Corinthians in Sunday’s final
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Both Gyokeres and Martinelli now have 10 goals in all competitions for Arsenal this season.
Gyokeres – EPL 5, CL 4, CC 1
Martinelli – EPL 1, CL 6, FAC 3
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I see Bodoe/Glimt who beat man city in the last round, won again tonight away to Atletico Madrid to make their way into the knock our rounds.
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@ianspace
I am also free to discuss my observations and opinions but its simplistic to profile me as a troll.
otherwise i enjoyed the game last night and Havertz may he continue to gain match fitnessand Big Vik continue to get the goals.
NB.
You are also wrong to suggest that i add nothing to the debate…
Cheers posivistas…see you at Elland Road.COYG!!!
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The problem with most fans is they believe they know everything about the club and football, when the inverse is usually the case. I believe I know quite a bit, but it pales into insignificance when put beside that of Eduardo and Ian.
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