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Arsenal vs Chelsea (PL) 24/01/16 KO: 16:00 BST

Thing is we only remotely look any good when we go for it and play a more attacking style as last weekend showed.

Anyone think we will set up like that against the goons? I would say it's highly unlikely and we will go into our shell and try to hang on for a draw.

 
they will sit back and hope to hit on the break and probably get over whelmed, would love to see them just go for the jugular

 
lesblues said:
Guus said Hazard could be available.
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Let's All Pray....!!

I am not as pessimistic as I would have been as I think we have improved and Arsenal still have injuries and haven't looked that great of late. BUT I think having a fit Hazard back would make all the difference. Gooner fans have been having a w**k-fest over Ozil this season but he doesn't come close to Hazard when he is on top of his game and a fit and rejuvenated Hazard could destroy Arsenal's defence - as he has done before.

I'd take a draw now, but If Hazard and Costa are fit and we leave the likes of Pedro and Matic out of the side, we could even nick all 3 points.

 
Pre-match view from Arsenal fans forum, for anyone that's interested. I like to go and check out what other club's fans have to say about us pre-match. Can make for some entertaining reading:
 
"In light of past two results this one becomes a must win one."
 
"Chelsea's midfield is going to rape us. They will control the match."
 
"This was always a must win simply for morale purposes. We need to actually beat this Chelsea team"
 
"Agreed. We could have 22 wins and this would still be a must win."
 
"Chelsea has very good players. But they are low on confidence and lack creativity. Teams have packed the midfield against them and made it really hard for them. If there is one match they will get space and time its in this match. I would play 2 central midfielders in flamini and elnenny here. sadly we wont and I can see us lose here. tactics....what tactics. Same teams as usual"
 
"we have to win this one f**k chelsea"
 
"True, they've been imperious this season. They didn't even need you to make the difference for them away. Thank God you made the right choice and f***ked us up anyway."
 
"Gabriel to stab Costa with a prison shank in the tunnel."
 
"I really f***ing hate Chelsea. I need this win. The team needs this win. I don't wanna be the 1 team this season that couldn't beat this terrible Chelsea side."
 
"Costa a doubt for this. Genuine injury or running scared?"
 
"They are far from terrible - they stopped being professonal and stopped playing for their manager. Now they are in a position that their league matches no longer matter and are up against teams who need the points more than they do. The real Chelsea will be seen knocking around the Cups."
 
"I really want us to humiliate these ****"
 
"So want to destroy these **** but probably be a loss and i will have to hear about it over and over."
 
"inb4 1-1"
 
"More like 0 - 0. So infuriating how we always become timid against this lot."
 
Whilst on there, I also found this article on which clubs have the most UEFA Team of the Year awards which interested me: https://www.footballticketpad.com/news/who-has-produced-the-most-world-class-players-in-the-21st-century
 
If we don't win then I think it will be hilarious if we drew 0-0. The amount of fume coming from that stadium and that particular fan on ArsenalFanTV who cannot stand us would be fantastic, he's an absolute cretin.

 
Those Arsenal fan comments are quite interesting.... on the most part they seem nervous.

The one about Costa "running scared" though. Lol. Has there ever been a less intimidating place to go for players and fans alike than the Emirates stadium? I don't think so.

 
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mclovin83 said:
Those Arsenal fan comments are quite interesting.... on the most part they seem nervous.

The one about Costa "running scared" though. Lol. Has there ever been a less intimidating place to go for players and fans alike than the Emirates stadium? I don't think so.
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yeah that one is a classic deluded gooner comment !!

 
leocfc said:
Pre-match view from Arsenal fans forum, for anyone that's interested. I like to go and check out what other club's fans have to say about us pre-match. Can make for some entertaining reading:

"In light of past two results this one becomes a must win one."

"Chelsea's midfield is going to rape us. They will control the match."

"This was always a must win simply for morale purposes. We need to actually beat this Chelsea team"

"Agreed. We could have 22 wins and this would still be a must win."

"Chelsea has very good players. But they are low on confidence and lack creativity. Teams have packed the midfield against them and made it really hard for them. If there is one match they will get space and time its in this match. I would play 2 central midfielders in flamini and elnenny here. sadly we wont and I can see us lose here. tactics....what tactics. Same teams as usual"

"we have to win this one f**k chelsea"

"True, they've been imperious this season. They didn't even need you to make the difference for them away. Thank God you made the right choice and f***ked us up anyway."

"Gabriel to stab Costa with a prison shank in the tunnel."

"I really f***ing hate Chelsea. I need this win. The team needs this win. I don't wanna be the 1 team this season that couldn't beat this terrible Chelsea side."

"Costa a doubt for this. Genuine injury or running scared?"

"They are far from terrible - they stopped being professonal and stopped playing for their manager. Now they are in a position that their league matches no longer matter and are up against teams who need the points more than they do. The real Chelsea will be seen knocking around the Cups."

"I really want us to humiliate these ****"

"So want to destroy these **** but probably be a loss and i will have to hear about it over and over."

"inb4 1-1"

"More like 0 - 0. So infuriating how we always become timid against this lot."

Whilst on there, I also found this article on which clubs have the most UEFA Team of the Year awards which interested me: https://www.footballticketpad.com/news/who-has-produced-the-most-world-class-players-in-the-21st-century
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More of this
 
I think matic's career as a top player is possibly facing an almost existential threat- because there have been no physical injuries it has become one of the most inexplicable cases I've ever seen.

but I think, unfortunately, he has to play. we need him for this game more than any other player in the squad IMO. mikel against the quickness of that midfield as the sole defensive player worries me a lot. ramires as the sole defensive player simply won't work. both of them together... MAY work. 

I think the only way we come away with a good result here (and I think a draw would be good) is with matic alongside one of the above. I didn't like that even in home games when we were in form jose was sometimes happy to play on the back foot, but in this case I can't see us doing well playing anything other than deep and compact with fabregas long passes over the top to costa and out wide.

 
what the f**k has happened to matic?? the way he performed last season i thought we had it made

 
g3.7 said:
I can't see us doing well playing anything other than deep and compact with fabregas long passes over the top to costa and out wide.
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Afraid to say your right, I don't think I can remember a time when I have not looked forward to a game, this weekend is maybe the first.

 
g3.7 said:
I think matic's career as a top player is possibly facing an almost existential threat- because there have been no physical injuries it has become one of the most inexplicable cases I've ever seen.

but I think, unfortunately, he has to play. we need him for this game more than any other player in the squad IMO. mikel against the quickness of that midfield as the sole defensive player worries me a lot. ramires as the sole defensive player simply won't work. both of them together... MAY work.

I think the only way we come away with a good result here (and I think a draw would be good) is with matic alongside one of the above. I didn't like that even in home games when we were in form jose was sometimes happy to play on the back foot, but in this case I can't see us doing well playing anything other than deep and compact with fabregas long passes over the top to costa and out wide.
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If their is one thing i have learned in the past few games, it's the fact that Fabregas always look average when playing behind the striker. Another thing I have learned is that playing Fabregas next to Matic is a disaster that cost Jose his job. And Guss have learnt from it.
 
I'd like to see Fabregas and RLC playing in front of the defense and Willian - Hazard - Traore in midfield. I love Traore I've followed him for some time and I think we should give him a chance as much as Arsenal gave a chance to Campbell and he's performing very well.. And in my personal opinion I think Zouma is going to eat Giroud for breakfast I have a lot of confidence in him

 
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