In Brief – Very Brief – Frankfurt Preview
Sep 18th, 2019 by 'holic
My least favourite preview post of the season. Why? I haven’t a clue who Emery will pick, and that obviously informs the pound. Frankfurt could be our toughest away game in the group stage but the players left at home tell a story.
Let me hazard a guess at the starting eleven. Emiliano Martinez to start behind Shkodran Mustafi, Calum Chambers, Rob Holding, and Sead Kolasinac. If I am right there I would pair Lucas Torreira and David Luiz in front of them. Get Luiz out of our box and the ‘captain’ out of the team.
The midfield trio will be a real poser. Perhaps Joe Willock, Emile Smith Rowe, and Reiss Nelson? Don’t be surprised to see Bukayo Saka start up front with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang on the bench if really needed.
Forgive the brevity of the preview, but I know nothing of Frankfurt other than they sit ninth in the Bundesliga after two wins and two defeats in their opening four matches.
The ‘holic pound
Not a clue. I’m guided by the odds. 1-2 to the Arsenal is 17/2. That’ll do me.
Have a great one ‘holics.
52 Responses to “In Brief – Very Brief – Frankfurt Preview”
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Sorry to hear you’re not feeling at your brightest and best David. Let’s hope the team put a smile on our faces tomorrow. A reminder to all that’s a 6pm UK time kick off.
Thanks Dave,
Be kinda ironic if we get a clean sheet with your suggested line up, I I sorta like it though. A win with a weaker side should put pressure on certain individuals in the first string side.
Thank you both.
I’m sure I haven’t nailed it Mark, for once, but I don’t think I’m that far out.
Probably the ideal length for a Ropey League match preview.
Hope you’re feeling better soon!
Thanks Cynic.
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Emery: Are my methods unsound, Silly?
Silly: I don’t see any method at all, sir.
We talked about other things like
ashtrays, belt buckles and women’s knees but mostly about Arsenal
He’s a scapegoat number one and there will be number 2 and 3
and then…maybe…
Thanks Guvnor.
Hopefully a 17/2 winner will
help aid a swift recovery. Or
even a 17-2 win.
Papa and Ozil rested means
they play against Villa I
suppose. I’d have dropped
Papa this weekend.
UE has apparently said he will
put out an experienced side.
Not sure what that means as
we don’t really have enough
players for an experienced XI
but on the positive side it means
Frankfurt will have no clue what
to expect either.
Frankfurt lost their last game
2-1 to Augsburg after being 2-0
down at half time.
Their coach said “we were
disappointed with our first
half performance. We didn’t
defend well against quick balls
through our lines and were
poor in transition”
Are they us?
Holic,
A bit of a revolutionary line up! Emery desperately needs a win after Watford. He will go with his first choice players.
Holic
Hope you’re feeling better ASAP.
It’s impossible to read Emery’s mind and I’ve stopped trying. Hopefully I won’t stop caring. I think he will start Auba or Pepe upfront . I won’t predict a score because it is impossible to do so. Let’s just not lose
No Ozil as he is rested??? wonderful Unai, wish I have a job where I can rest like this and get paid even half he earns. If you don’t want to play him, you should have sent him out and borne the costs than do this.
We will stick to our playing from the back method, we will play reiss nelson on the wings which really will make him wonder how is he not punished for an atrocious 30 odd minutes he had at Watford, we will play Ceballos as it won’t be that “hot” there and he will wonder why was he subbed Sunday as he is from Spain and the weather there would be even hotter than at Watford, well never mind, unai knows.
I am sorry that I feel this way towards emery, he is our club manager and really wants him to succeed but who will tell him that whatever he is trying is not working or he does not have the players to make it work.
P.S- Emery says he will announce his 5 captains after the forest game, you can announce that our defence will be named captain the day they keep a clean sheet.
Comparing Wenger’s last 43 games vs Emery’s first 43 games averages (via Sky Sports):
AW’s last 43 PL games UE’s first 43 PL games
2.02 Goals 1.88
1.23 Conceded 1.37
15.7 Shots 12.4
6.3 Shots on target 4.6
11.3 Shots faced 13.8
3.9 Shots on target faced 5.0
61.1% Average possession 57.9%
84.4% Passing accuracy 83.4%
11.1 Tackles won 9.5
1.9 Expected goals for 1.6
1.3 Expected goals against 1.5
Considering how poor we were in Wenger’s final season generally, these are interesting statistics..
Hope you are feeling more chipper, ‘Holic.
We cannot take this game lightly. It will probably be our most difficult fixture of the group. Qualifying for the knock-out stages will be that much less certain if we lose.
They have a Germany U-18 midfielder, Patrick Finger, who, if he plays and scores, would have the tabloid headline writers salivating.
@ 14
Those statistics are even more interesting if we remember the toxic and utterly destructive atmosphere under which most of AW’s last 43 matches took place, both home and away, in complete contrast to the enthusiasm and goodwill afforded to the modern, master tactician last season.
Ozil played his first 70 minutes
of the season at the weekend.
He will play again this Saturday.
A player just returning from an
several weeks out shouldn’t really
be playing 3 games in a week.
I’ve seen that described as
baffling, unbelievable etc.
Seems common sense to me.
I wish UE had left Auba at home
as well.
I’m looking forward to the 5
captains announcement.
I’ve looked through and there’s
no way we have 5 leaders
in the current squad.
I’m wearing my Arsenal away
kit and waiting by the phone
Unai.
Ropey League blues, Holic ?
No surprise there – we should have been playing Tuesdays and Wednesdays this season.
Line-ups, tactics ? We can’t guess the first and the second we know only too well.
Time for the manager to decide on the “how” in order to give the “who” a chance.
If we’re in this thing, let’s win it.
Ozil has been training as normal all summer, hasn’t he? Apart from a few days away from the club after being involved in that car jacking incident, he’s not been injured and should be fully fit and ready to play.
That he isn’t either speaks volumes about how Emery sees him, or about his own attitude if he has decided for himself to cry off for whatever reason.
Team announced and as many have said we couldn’t have guessed it although we got the defence close. The indispensable Xhaka is playing with Torreira and Willock and Smith Rowe and Saka start. Sadly we have to risk Auba. Silly to let Eddie leave on loan . This game would be perfect for him.
Arsenal: Martinez, Chambers, Luiz, Mustafi, Kolasinac, Torreira, Xhaka, Willock, Smith Rowe, Saka, Aubameyang.
Subs: Leno, Maitland-Niles, Guendouzi, Nelson, Ceballos, Martinelli, Pepe.
No Holding in team or on the bench. No defenders other than AMN who says he isn’t a defender on bench. Maybe Holding is ill or has had a training setback. But then I’m importing logic into an Emery selection
@20
Fair point except of course it
wasn’t a few days.
As you say though UE sees
him as a valued asset and
doesn’t want to risk him.
Speaks volumes to me.
Good to see ESR back.
And Saka get a start.
I hope Mus is right back
and Calum in the centre.
OM @24
With that view of things what do you make of Auba’s inclusion? (I’m not saying the manager is wrong to leave Ozil at home but I’m genuinely interested in what you think of the inclusion of other important players, especially Auba)
Also, if Ozil now has to start against Villa, who thinks we will see him in the same line up as Ceballos again? That would not be my first pick
Playing Aubameyang is such a risk. Why not play Pepe in the middle – we have Nelson and Martinelli on the bench who can play wide.
Good to see the centre back dream team included – Mustafi and Luiz ??
Loving Emi’s long kicks
Trev,
It’s good to see Unai is using his players to their best possible positions. Pepe should there getting used to his new team mates!
Saka and Willock combine for a beauty
GSD,
I am annoyed we’ve started
Auba. Seems a pointless risk
for a Ropey League group game.
As for Villa – I’d start with Dani and
Torreira as CMs and play Ozil in front
of them. I know it’s risky but Dani is
certainly no worse a defender than
Aaron and we played with Aaron/Xhaka
behind Ozil before.
I don’t think UE will, just what I’d do.
Some great saves from Martinez too
It’s a good game for the young attacking players. Frankfurt giving them lots of easy stuff and with more experience and composure we would have scored a hatful. But it’s great that we have scored one and not yet been punished for some slow decision making at the crucial moment. All young players need games like this.
At the back we are awful and giving away so many chances. Usual suspects, but even Torreira has not tracked his man properly on a couple of occasions.
Mustafi has not got any better.
I have long rated Martinez and his first half display has been as good as we can hope for our number 2 keeper playing his first game of the season.
Kola, Saka, Willock all did well
for the goal.
Riding our luck but 1-0 to The
Arsenal will do nicely
OM.
Cheers. I dunno what I’d do if Ozil has to be in the team. I’d always want him at 10, I just can’t see the point of him on the wing. I guess I’d play Willock or Nelson on the left, Guen and Lucas at centre mid and bench Ceballos. If we (cough, cough) looked solid in the first half I’d bring on Ceballos as an 8 in the second half.
Auba up top. Pepe on the right.
Has Mustafi aped Kola’s hairdo?
Can we get Xhaka in on that too? That way we can all spot the liabilities at a glance.
thought chambo did well in the first half, looks good early in the second. not sure about kola or mustafi, too much faffing about. love love love joe willock. the run he made for auba to kick into the defender’s leg was brilliant.
glad the folks who are laying down with injury on our side aren’t hurt.
GSD,
Agree with you on the front three,
we’ve got a few young options on
the left.
Just don’t think we’ve the players
to look solid so may as well attack.
Hit the bar! 2nd half is end to
end stuff
and, holic, i hope this game is making you feel a wee bit better. sorry to read you’re under the weather.
Tough night for ESR.
John Hartson compares Xhaka’s ‘we were scared’ comments to Mr Arsenal’s willingness to speak harsh truths to those who needed them. No words.
The game is ridiculously open . We need to be compact and wecare anything but
Scruz @ 38. That was the best piece of play of the match. Willock is quality
Chambers. Good game
gsd@43, yep, i agree. on both counts. he’s the first midfielder we have had in a while that combines the tenacitygooooooooaaaaaaallllllllllll
saka!
the tenacity with the skill with the strength…
well in young bakayo!
Saka you star!!
2-0
Get in Auba
3-0 might be a touch
flattering 🙂
gsd@44, agree as well.
and, sorry, bukayo.
we still have time to ship a goal to 10 men and win holic his goaaaaaaalllllllllllll….great piece of defending and nice patience. wow. saka’s pass to auba top class.
to win holic his…well, not any more.
Buyako Saka.
Born in Ealing, made in Hale End.
Two assists, one goal.
Ladies and gentlemen, a star is born.
countryman, yes. and none of esr, willock, or sako, looked out of their depths.
a future midfield of amn, willock, and torreira?
job done, leading the group!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Forgot we were playing early, missed most of it, switched it on and watched about 15 minutes, went to peel spuds, missed the last two goals.
Shit etc.