Posted in match review on Oct 28th, 2019 4,360 Drinks »
What a weekend to be away. Yet another Arsenal capitulation, yet more points senselessly dropped. I may have only seen the highlights but mountains have been written about this game, so although everything may have been said I will briefly add my tuppence. It may add little that most haven’t already said or validated. I […]
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Posted in match review on Oct 24th, 2019 134 Drinks »
A team of mixed levels of experience turned out for the Arsenal. A back four of Hector Bellerin, Shkodran Mustafi, Rob Holding, and Kieran Tierney started. Lucas Torreira started in midfield and Alexandre Lacazette was up front. All of which suggests these players these players will not feature against Crystal Palace on Sunday. Oh dear. […]
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Posted in match review on Oct 21st, 2019 212 Drinks »
A surprising selection saw Unai Emery play the same team as last time out with the exception of Joe Willock in for Dani Ceballos. Kieran Tierney, Rob Holding, Lucas Torreira, and Alex Lacazette all started on the bench. The hosts started on the offensive but a break for Nicolas Pepe and his cross was inches away […]
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Posted in match review on Oct 6th, 2019 134 Drinks »
The team pretty much was as expected for the visit of Bournemouth. I had speculated about Joe Willock and Gabriel Martinelli having opportunities but Dani Ceballos and Nicolas Pepe held on to their Premier League starting status. We went close in the sixth minute with a Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang effort from the inside-left channel that missed […]
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Posted in match review on Oct 3rd, 2019 66 Drinks »
We weren’t too far out with the starting eleven in the preview. Dani Ceballos got the nod over Mesut Ozil to start in midfield with Lucas Torreira and Joe Willock. Rather than Nicolas Pepe there was an opportunity for Ainsley Maitland-Niles to play in his desired role alongside Gabriel Martinelli and Reiss Nelson. Hector Bellerin […]
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Posted in match review on Sep 30th, 2019 111 Drinks »
Unai Emery made two changes to the side that defeated Aston Villa last week. It’s fair to say they got a mixed reaction. Calum Chambers preferred to Ainsley Maitland-Niles at right-back generally got a thumbs up, but Dani Ceballos making way for Lucas Torreira gave us a very lightweight, creativity free midfield. So typically unadventurous […]
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Many thanks to our good friend Countryman for allowing me to use his earlier drink, which I quickly hid from view, as our Forest match review. It is particularly helpful as he saw twice as many halves as I! I know it was only Forest reserves. At home. But boy oh boy that was […]
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A quick look at the Villa match before turning my head to the Forest preview. Once again we allowed a struggling side two sloppy goals. After McGinn had run beyond a static defence to flick the opener home Ainsley Maitland-Niles was given a second yellow card in a fifty challenge which has provoked opposing views. […]
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Posted in match review on Sep 19th, 2019 74 Drinks »
Unai Emery surprised a few with his selection of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. With Alexandre Lacazette ruled out until October was it a risk too many? Only time would tell if his inclusion was required for possibly our toughest fixture in the group phase of the Europa League. Could we become the first English club to win […]
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Posted in match review on Sep 15th, 2019 118 Drinks »
I got ten of the starting eleven right. Never did I expect Dani Ceballos and Mesut Ozil to be starting together. A penny for Reiss Nelson’s thoughts. After a disjointed start the first attempt on goal arrived in the sixth minute and Bernd Leno comfortably saved from Deulofeu. We had a chance when Holebas cleaned out Nicolas […]
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