A Brief Look At Newcastle And Atleti Reaction
Apr 14th, 2018 by 'holic
We can forget about the Europa League for a couple of weeks as we look to finish the Premier League season in style. It’s the long haul to Newcastle for the travelling Gooners, many of whom will have travelled up today (Saturday) and will enjoy a night out on the toon before the lunchtime kick-off on Sunday.
The match might come a bit soon for some who were involved in Moscow so the team could look very similar to the one that saw off Southampton last Sunday. Only Granit Xhaka is a doubt so hopefully Aaron Ramsey will have the fitness to slot in alongside Mohamed Elneny. It would not be a big surprise to see Rob Holding in for Shkodran Mustafi alongside Calum Chambers.
Newcastle manager Rafael Benitez has a fully-fit squad to choose from and the pressure appears to be off them now as they are ten points clear of the relegation zone. Mathematically they may need another win or two so they are likely to be competitive. We will need to turn around our away Premier League away form to avoid a first defeat at the Geordies since 2005.
The ‘holic pound
Although we have no points away from home in 2018 We have put together a run of six wins and a draw in our last seven matches in Premier League and Europa League. That momentum needs to be continued to keep confidence levels high. I’m betting with my heart rather than my head for this one. Working on the basis that Pierre-Emerick Aubamaying continues his hot streak of six goals and an assist in seven matches I like the unusual odds of 17/1 against a 1-3 win for the visitors.
The Europa League semi-final
Having opened with “we can forget about the Europa League for a couple of weeks”, well, that only applies to the players of course. Our first European semi-final in ten years is an exciting prospect for the supporters, or should be.
I see on social media the immediate reaction of many to our drawing Atletico Madrid was one of horror. Although I would prefer to be at home in the second-leg we now know we have to knock the favourites out to reach the final, and we are certainly capable of that. I remember few being convinced we would knock Chelsea out over two legs in the Carabao Cup semi-final but we achieved that.
It’s unlikely to be a high scoring affair as defensively the Spaniards are well organised and they boast a goalkeeper we are apparently following keenly. If we can defend the way we did against Chelsea we have a real punchers chance with Alexandre Lacazette up front and Danny Welbeck finding his shooting boots again in Moscow.
It’s going to be one hell of a roller coaster and one I can’t wait to jump on and ride.
153 Responses to “A Brief Look At Newcastle And Atleti Reaction”
Drink from Spain.
Salud!
Nice one, ‘Holic.
Another start for Reiss-Nelson, i would think, and perhaps Joe Willock if Ramsey is rested.
On the Europa, we have to beat Atleti at some point if we are going to win it.
Salud! GSD. Lovely to see you here, and there. ?
Exactly Ned, Willock was in training for today.
Nice preview Guvna. I will be delighted with 3-1 to the good guys. However I will also be astonished if Rambo plays after sustaining that gash to his calf. That needs to heal fully before he scores his hat trick against Atletico.
COYG
Hey GSD, let me take a guess. Sangria?
Hope you are having fun in the sun down there.
Cheers H! and GSD!
High time for Calum Chambers to step up, get and take his opportunity in a big way. Come on young man.
T.C.P. it cured my acne
T.C.P. it left me pimple free…hey!
Johnny, Joey, Tommy, Dee Dee
T.C.P. will leave you pimple free…hey!
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Excellent point bath. Young Willock in then. Maybe the 3-1 is a little optimistic now. Too late, the pound is on. ?
Evening Esso.
So glad you are back cba. You make people smile. We need more smiling around here these days. ?
I’ve charted a helicopter with my winnings and am off down to the Cote D’Azur with Mrs TTG?
It’s like watching two completely different dudes home and away and I can already see Arsene’s very defensive post-match interview where he complains about the number of games our players have to play. Newcastle aren’t very good but they will be well- coached and have picked up recently . And frankly Bournemouth, Swansea and Brighton weren’t very good either …and they beat us. I think we would be well advised to bring in Willock , Nketiah and play Nelson as a 10. I can’t see Mesut fancying a Sunday afternoon in the North- East! Ramsey has staples in his leg from Moscow, Koscielny needs careful husbandry and I’d give Macey a debut.
Maybe a team of
Macey
AMN ( if fit) Chambers, Holding Kola
Elneny, Xhaka
Nketiah, Nelson, Iwobi
Auba
I think that team might draw. I think one more like Thursday’s would definitely come up short!
Sorry sides not dudes!
Take a cruise to China
Or a train to Spain
Go ’round the world
Again and again
Meet a girl on a boat
Meet a boy on a train
And fall in love
Without the pain
New York, ice cream, TV, travel, good times
Norman Wisdom, Johnny, Joey, Dee Dee, good times
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you smilin’ at me ‘hol ?
YOU SMILIN’ AT ME ?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8DAme8kRak
Watching the Swampies being a bit outclassed by Citeh. Lloris has been poor and a decent ref would have sent him and Davies off. Raheem Sterling is even looking a player. Must get the TV fixed
Like CBA I have the cash to do so now! ?
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smiles indeed
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ma main man thunda T
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extra special moooooooooooooooooooooo
fo yoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
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go on its nearly fuckin christmas
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he fuckin he
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yo yo yo
gonna take it
mo fuckin elsewhere
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listeners
(all my best to yer mother)
peace !
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OUT !
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*drops front door key*
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i’m not
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3c5rumiVBE
am here though
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only a half truth
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#12 ?
still
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the mighty esso
heres the boys from earlier
later
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLwTZhcZCKA
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a bla bla blaaaaaa
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nursey’s stone
god rest
maybe
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tune for the mighty chris
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQaZWUagnsc
let it run
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cos fuckin yeah
bollocks
just said Lee Brilleaux was 41 when he died
she’s
interested now
cos she’s thinkin i shoulda fuckin cut back on lard twenty fuckin odd years ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9eDqVFy63eM
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bla fnrft n t
i won hundreds of pounds today
ssssshhh
down low
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‘hol
what is the record for vacuous posts ?
asking for a friend
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uKbIkYGsIg
a 45
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKpVQm41f8Y
another
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgSgIbveiQI
for them as doesn’t know
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greatest collection of gooners worldwide
yer a fuckin star ‘hol
*promises to tone it down a bit*
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having said that
change yer clock
chris won’t know
whether he needs a shit or a haircut
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so ‘hol
usual rates for regular hilarity
laugh an a half for
…. why i oughttas
WHY I OUGHTTA !
stump up ya tight cunt !
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fucken GOLDEN !
THE DRINKS ARE IN ME BOYS !!!
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I coulda wrote all the shows in the 70s
I KNOW I COULD
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porridge
rising damp
any fucking one coulda
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*wiggly imagionationy stuff*
having said that
definitely not
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anyone who knows me
knows
?MY LOOKS?
always conspiracy theory me
from success
AGAIN
repeat
AGAIN
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i’m not like you
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that and the full stops
Did you say something, cba?
Maybe you could have written Porridge, but could you have sired Kate Beckinsale?
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‘holic
that shite has to be worth a tenner
COME ON
aaaahhhhhh
chris
you interrupted my nonsense
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now you
you are a fuckin shining ‘holic star
talks shit gives shit takes shit
unscathed
you along with let’s face it
most everybody here
are good people
or cunts
haven’t decided
though
you
you i like
8balltrevnedcynic100
I keep ending up at 69
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goonerholic you are weird
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crazy boy
did ye like bluesy brink ?
guessing you’ve seen it before
no doubt
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and it’s bluey
fuckin corrective cunt
BLUESY
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? this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkqGgCCWjus
or
ernest clapton
earnest genghis twat
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fuckin love jimmy
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.LIAM BRADY !
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that should sort the knockdown filter
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fuckin fallin apart here
everything hurts
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since
STAPLETON !
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fuck off
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any yees buddies wee blogs
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tell him i think he’s just amazing
the football
and the living in a shithole
yeah
BAMMMM
hole
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dublin is like Caracas
unintelligible cunts
Yer mad as feck CBA! ?
UTAAD&AN!
Devon Stu from the previous drinks,
If Wenger doesn’t get the club “back” onto the CL gravy train for next season (and especially if another top European Coach – i.e. Diego Simeone – gets the better of him, he’ll be gone in the Summer and a new head-coach’ll come in and get a “free hit” for next season; á la Klopp, at Liverpool. Keeping Wenger for a “dead-rubber” season just to fulfil his contract, makes no sense with some squad players in their prime at 29-30 years of age?!
Those “surplus to requirements” wannabes that must still be got rid of, are not the work of Wenger, so why does it need him to stay?! As a matter of fact, the sooner that Wenger goes, the sooner that they’ll all go and Aaron’ll sign a new deal. We’ll finally have a squad of players that’ll hear something new (and probably better) with an aim of consistency and discipline “defensively” (once again).
Arsenal FC Only Forever!
Not Arsene Wenger Forever!
i don’t think i am
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PGMOL SHAKE & VAC
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DgyeIm2CQ4
TSOOL&GWR
Hey cba, my humble apologies
for the rubbish tip that I’m sure
you ignored anyway 🙂
The horse was looking the likely
winner I felt until the jockey fell
off at 22nd last fence.
And no money back from the
bookie either – how’s it my fault
if the clown falls off the horse?
osaka osaka osaka
thunder T’s always been my guy
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musstryharda
2.20 chepstow
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Sha-blaaammm etc !
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjuRhETwbI0
What’s this about horses?
Don’t tell Trev or he’ll come round trying to collect his whinnyngs.
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don’t be flippant about trev
trev on his day (good to soft)
eats opponents for brunch
mind you
never met trev but I’m guessing
brunch is a meal concept he’s familiar with
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the famine denier !
in my day
ye had a little somethin somethin
in the day
and a blow out DINNA is tha evening
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whatsamatterma updadumpta who’s a whatsamawhatamawho
AMORE
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that’s just poverty speaking
us poor people get all italian up in your grille , bt8 postcode
your grille
yo yo yo
i am ITALIAN
I’m not
PROBLEM WITH THAT ?
no
GRAND
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I claim the century! In went in off my arse!
*swats*
ecg
what Ireland underestimated
was
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSuA_km4-bE
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to our peril
so
I’m keeping an eye on you young fella me lad
Thanks, cba. That made my evening, day, week, month, year, and…
century.
ye can’t be too careful ‘holic
but
i’m surprised you let a perfectly decent fella post here
ye need de get all over that
NOT ON !
cech
chambers holding mustafi nacho
mo, xhaka, willock
iwobi, laca, auba,
not exactly sure how we
will line up with that XI
but it’ll good to see laca/auba
play together
I suspect cba must finally have fallen asleep behind the bar door because I’ve been unable to open it this morning. Up all night gambling with those lambs, eh? Hope you wake up in time for kick off, pal.
It’s difficult to call today’s match but I’m looking forward to further development of the BamBam – Laca dynamic duo for whom I have great hope for next season.
Never mind cba and ecg.
I’m claiming that century. I am the one who scores ALL THE GOALS!
Mwahahahahaha
Cheers to Holic, Esso and bt8. A top guestlist in this place.
I’m back in London. The sangria here is rubbish. It needs to be served with sunshine. Fortunately the beer is good. You can’t get Doom Bar much on the continent.
I’m watching our women’s team play Everton. It’s not been great. And I missed our goal. Still- we’re winning an FA Cup semi final.
Willock starting today. And Aubaumeyang and Lacazette together. And a rest for Hector! There is no pressure today, I’m hoping that helps us relax and find some fluency, instead of being an excuse to stay asleep for whole match.
UTA (in all of our various guises)
you too Bath?
I thought it was just that I was
travelling but now I understand.
cba broke the internet.
Laca!!!!
Bam
great reach get in
Impressed by Elneny’s work rate.
Back to shambolic defending. 1-1.
Mustafi must be sold.
Mustafi groundhog day.
My spillchucker is wrong about him. He is not the mustard.
KSN at least no deviation from the norm
Btm. I’m impressed by Elneny generally. Since he signed his new contract he seems to be playing with a lot of confidence and assurance.
Mustafi doesn’t learn.
Yes, GSD. Seems to have given him a real boost. I like the way he is making himself available for a pass.
Newcastle keep fouling and the ref keeps ignoring them.
No one in our defence tracks runners into the box. Not surprising we concede so many goals.
Goal for the women in stoppage time. That should settle it and put us in our 16th FA Cup Final
Mustafi doesn’t learn.
Still putting his hand in the fire at his age…
That’s it. Arsenal in the FA Cup Final after beating Everton 2-1
Not a bad half – we look a bit
makeshift which we are basically.
Chambers has so many efforts from 12 yards or closer. He is always popping up in the right position in the box. Yet he very rarely scores.
I’d love to see a few more goals from our defenders. (Including double figures for Nacho ‘he scores when he wants’ Monreal)
Chambers is okay at right back. But he looks like a centre half playing right back.
Oi, Danny.
You took the words out of my mouth.
Of course Cech should have
anticipated Mus’s incompetence
for their goal
how many fuck up can he
make I wonder?
Our defence is poor. But it is what it is at this point so I can’t be bothered to get that worked up about it.
I like what I’m seeing up front a lot though. There are a few things that need to click for us, but the signs are hugely encouraging for when they do. Lacazette is a goalscorer. Auba looks good in that TH14 style left position. Willock has been very good on his debut. Iwobi has looked strong and comfortable again after a period when he was really struggling. Mo Elneny looks a much better player than he has for much of his time with us. Lots of good things.
I’m not at all convinced by Xhaka. I do like that he seems to have improved defensively in the last couple of months. He is more switched on- even if there is still room for plenty more improvement.
Fucking useless!!!!!
bugger
What do you think about Arsenal defending?
I think it would be a good idea.
*sighs*
Defence out of shape completely no one knows what they are supposed to do!
This is what happens if you mix it up too much
GSD, our defence is worse than poor. We are behind 2-1 and their second goal came because we were trying to be cute near our box.
Anyway, this isn’t our first eleven.
It still boils my blood when I see us play like a bunch of Sunday league players, we are making barcodes look really good!
Montes wasn’t better either
Montes? Ha ha bloody dictionary
Monreal I meant of course
Is there anyone out there who still considers Mustafi fit for purpose?
A bunch of useless divas as usual
Yet another away defeat and from a winning position.
Meh whatevs
Not a point away from home in 2018 and the first time since 2005 that we have lost away to them. Says it all. At least we gave some of our youngsters a chance.
Unfortunately there was nothing remotely surprising about that. Oh well. As Blogs said- all our eggs are in the Europa League basket, so the league really isn’t that important.
@145
That depends on what the purpose is…
We have lost to most of the sides in the bottom half of the table . An awful record. But playing in Moscow late on Thursday night and having to travel to Newcastle for Sunday lunchtime made this very difficult. There are some attacking positives but our defence is pathetic and totally unreliable. Cech has dropped his level significantly
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@146
I thought there was none of the lack of effort that we have seen at times this season. The defence are just poor (or worse than that, ksn!) but generally speaking we were up for the fight. We had players chasing them down in extra time, and looked like we cared. We just don’t defend, and we missed a few passes in the final third which could have made all the difference. A lot of wrong choices or bad execution just when it mattered.
Bugger. Again.
GSD, agree that the effort was there but the defence was terrible and we were disjointed going forward, not surprising given the number of new comers. This season is the worst under Wenger whether we win against Athletico or not.