Posted in match review on Jan 1st, 2019 64 Drinks »
Unai Emery opted to retain Bernd Leno and reverted to a back three of Sokratis Papastathopoulos, Skhodran Mustafi, and Laurent Koscielny for the visit of Fulham. Ainsley Maitland-Niles and Sead Kolasinac flanked Granit Xhaka and Matteo Guendouzi with Lucas Torreira dropping to the bench. Alex Iwobi, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, and (Hallelujah!) Alexandre Lacazette were selected as […]
Posted in match review on Dec 29th, 2018 61 Drinks »
Unai Emery opted to start Stephan Lichsteiner, the unexpectedly fit Shkodran Mustafi, Sokratis Papastathopoulos, and Sead Kolasinac in a back four with Laurent Koscielny on the bench. If that made one nervous at least Granit Xhaka was reunited with Lucas Torreira and Emery reinforced the right flank with Ainsley Maitland-Niles. Disappointingly Alexandre Lacazette was once […]
Posted in match review on Dec 27th, 2018 22 Drinks »
Getting home 24 hours after the event enables me to take a different view to many others on the undoubted disappointment of Brighton away. That doesn’t mean I’m right or they are wrong. It’s a view I actually formed quickly after the match last evening as the pre-supper beer and vino took hold, and as […]
Posted in match review on Dec 22nd, 2018 161 Drinks »
We went with a mixed bag of a back four of Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Sokratis Papastathopoulos, Nacho Monreal and fit again Sead Kolasinac. Burnley not surprisingly opted for two up front. The recalled Mohamed Elneny slipped into a midfield three alongside Granit Xhaka and Matteo Guendouzi, with Lucas Torreira dropping to the bench. Unfortunately he has […]
Posted in match review on Dec 19th, 2018 22 Drinks »
Unai Emery went with a strong, but not his strongest, eleven for the Carabao Cup quarter-final. Petr Cech started in goal behind a back four of Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Sokratis Papastathopoulos, Granit Xhaka, and Nacho Monreal. Ahead of them started the youthful pairing of Lucas Torreira and Matteo Guendouzi. Henrikh Mkhitaryan, and Alex Iwobi flanked Aaron […]
Posted in match review on Dec 16th, 2018 94 Drinks »
Unai Emery opted to partner Laurent Koscielny with Stephan Lichsteiner and Granit Xhaka in a three at the back at Southampton. Hector Bellerin and Nacho Monreal flanked Lucas Torreira and Matteo Guendouzi in midfield. Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Alex Iwobi lined up alongside lone striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. Once again Alexandre Lacazette started on the bench alongside […]
Posted in match review on Dec 13th, 2018 42 Drinks »
A surprisingly strong blend of experience lined up against Qarabag in the final game in the Europa League group phase. Emi Martinez was given a rare start in goal behind a back four of Carl Jenkinson, Sokratis Papastathopoulos, Laurent Koscielny, and Ainsley Maitland-Niles. Mohamed Elneny and Joe Willock were the deepest lying of a very […]
Posted in match review on Dec 9th, 2018 70 Drinks »
What a difference six days make. In the same week that the Middlesex Nomads were duly despatched convincingly we had a real war of attrition against Huddersfield Town. As a match this one took time to come to life. Huddersfield have a need for points every bit as much as us and it was clear […]
Posted in match review on Dec 5th, 2018 57 Drinks »
Shkodran Mustafi was passed fit for the trip to Old Trafford. Unai Emery made two changes from the team that swatted aside the Middlesex Nomads. Matteo Guendouzi replaced the suspended Granit Xhaka and Aaron Ramsey was preferred to Henrikh Mkhitaryan after his superb second-half performance on Sunday. It’s fair to say United came out of […]
Posted in Guest Tales, match review on Dec 3rd, 2018 26 Drinks »
I am still recovering from the events of yesterday so huge thanks are due to our very own Gunnersaurus Stunt Double for covering the North London derby drubbing handed out to the Middlesex Nomads. I owe you, GSD. To watch today’s derby game I returned to the scene of a few very odd days out […]
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