*** ARSENAL v SPURS *** Official Match Thread

[RizL4]

1-1 i think tonight king to score

 

[ravo]

I want the same team again please 'arry - with two exceptions:

- Bale in for BAE
- Woodgate in for King, if not fit.

I think O'Hara needs to stay in there. Lennon as an impact player is good imo.

The lads need to gel.

 

[DEFchenkOE]

Crazy last year that we had a CM of O'Hara and Boateng and we could have won it had Berba been on penno duty that day. i reckon 1-1 tonight, coys!

Was that O'Hara's first start? I remember him playing but I don't remember Boateng playing. Did he start?

 

[Chris12345]

Who's suspended?

Bale and Dawson? or were they only one game ones?

Woodgate and King both injured possibly?

Rocha and Corluka ain't exactly know for their aerial ability... Adebayor could have a field day, but apart from that Arsenal tend to play on the ground which is lucky... if we were playing Liverpool (or another long ball team) we'd get fucked!

I shall remain positive!

Might be tempted to stick Zokora in at CB purely for his pace, which Arsenal have in abundance!

Also, as good as BAE has been recently, he's not exactly a defensive full back! And Walcott will be going full throttle at him... O'hara ahead of him maybe to give a bit of steel on that side?

Gomes

Hutton Zokora Corluka BAE

Bentley Jenas Thudd O'hara

Modric
Pavlychenko​

 

[Wu_Tom]

appentley king and woodgate are both out tonight, has anyone else heard this?

I heard that as well (on Setanta Sports News), but seeing as the Club hasn't even given out any team news I don't think Setanta can be relied upon

 

[Wu_Tom]

But I think Woody's staying in tonight...

 

[donny1013]

Was that O'Hara's first start? I remember him playing but I don't remember Boateng playing. Did he start?

Yeah it was O'Hara's first start after his brilliant cameo against Pompey. KPB did start yeah, here is the team: Tottenham: Robinson, Tainio, Chimbonda, Kaboul, Lee (Taarabt 80), Lennon, O'Hara, Boateng (Huddlestone 60), Malbranque, Berbatov, Keane (Defoe 74).
Subs Not Used: Cerny, Archibald-Henville.

A defence of Tainio and Lee at FB's and Kaboul and Chimbonda at CB's and we could have won!

 

[DEFchenkOE]

Yeah it was O'Hara's first start after his brilliant cameo against Pompey. KPB did start yeah, here is the team: Tottenham: Robinson, Tainio, Chimbonda, Kaboul, Lee (Taarabt 80), Lennon, O'Hara, Boateng (Huddlestone 60), Malbranque, Berbatov, Keane (Defoe 74).
Subs Not Used: Cerny, Archibald-Henville.

A defence of Tainio and Lee at FB's and Kaboul and Chimbonda at CB's and we could have won!

I was at the game aswell but don't even remember that. On paper that team looks quite poor barring the strikers imo I mean who would be seriously happy to have a defence and midfield backbone of Chimbonda, Kaboul, O'Hara and Boateng. I guess games are not won on paper though are they. We should have at least got a draw out of that game but for two assists from Fabregas.

 

[General Levy]

Gunners midfielder Cesc Fabregas says north London rivals Tottenham would struggle to beat Arsenal's Ladies side

oh rly

 

[Keano]

gonna get done 4-0

 

[ultimateloner]

We have no chance. They are miles ahead of us in every area on the pitch. They could quite easily beat us EVEN without their star players including Fabregas, Adebayor and Walcott.

My hope is that we get a goal and keep the scoreline respectable. Anything around a 3-1 defeat would be job-well-done for me.

Pouring cold water but sorry guys...

would love to be proven wrong. c'mon lads.

 

[Coyboy]

We have no chance. They are miles ahead of us in every area on the pitch. They could quite easily beat us EVEN without their star players including Fabregas, Adebayor and Walcott.

My hope is that we get a goal and keep the scoreline respectable. Anything around a 3-1 defeat would be job-well-done for me.

Pouring cold water but sorry guys...

would love to be proven wrong. c'mon lads.

What's the point in posts like this? On paper they would beat us comfortable but on paper we would be at least eighth. On paper Arsenal would have beaten Fulham and Hull. On paper we would never have beaten them 5-1 or drawn 1-1 at their place. In the league game we competed too.

We will most likely lose but if games like these were certain, 100% proof, then Sky wouldn't pay billions to show them and we wouldn't follow football. Football isn't an exact science, David can beat Goliath.

 

[PT]

Kelly White reckons her lot would get a draw v our lot.

 

[DEFchenkOE]

Lukasz Fabianksi; Bacary Sagna, William Gallas, Justin Hoyte, Armand Traore; Alex Hleb, Neves Denilson, Gilberto Silva, Abou Diaby; Theo Walcott, Nicklas Bendtner

I seriously can't stand when Arsenal fans go on about we only beat there kids, I mean WTF they are all 1st team players apart from Fabianski who Wenger rates highly.

Not to mention Adebayor coming off the bench.

 

[g_harry]

------------Gomes
Hutton--Corluka--Woodgate--Bale
--Bentley--Hudd--Jenas--O'hara
------------Modric
-------------Bent

 

[hughy]

Lukasz Fabianksi; Bacary Sagna, William Gallas, Justin Hoyte, Armand Traore; Alex Hleb, Neves Denilson, Gilberto Silva, Abou Diaby; Theo Walcott, Nicklas Bendtner

I seriously can't stand when Arsenal fans go on about we only beat there kids, I mean WTF they are all 1st team players apart from Fabianski who Wenger rates highly.

Not to mention Adebayor coming off the bench.

Pretty sure Fibreglass was playing from about the 30th minute onwards, too. So yeah, their side to the argument is void.

 

[beals]

COYS this is the night to turn our season...

 

[spurdownunder]

Stop saying we have no chance. We do have a chance. we just have to take it like Hull and Fulham did.

COYS!

 

[Hoowl]

We always have a chance, whoever we play. I don't expect us to win but it's far from impossible. Arsenal have already lost to hull and fulham and dropped points at Sunderland. They are beatable, if you think there's no way we can get anything from the game then you may as well not watch it.

Harry Redknapps blue and white army!

 

[degoose]

woodgate and king are both out, so itll be corluka with someone, possibly Rocha or i dunno Zokora or huddlestone, thats all i can think of.