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Post by celebaelin on Sept 8, 2024 17:03:22 GMT
OK; important point.
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Post by celebaelin on Sept 10, 2024 21:08:22 GMT
Nations League results:
Too many to list them all but for now the matchday 1 & 2 outcomes can be found by googling nations league.
N. Ire 2 - 0 Luxemburg Scotland 2 - 3 Poland Wales 0 - 0 Türkiye
Ireland 0 - 2 England
Bulgaria 1 - 0 N. Ire
Portugal 2 - 1 Scotland Montenegro 1 - 2 Wales England 2 - 0 Finland
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Post by celebaelin on Sept 12, 2024 18:15:42 GMT
With Rice, Ødegaard and Merino all ruled out for the North London derby the question must be do Arsenal have enough strength in depth in midfield to come away from the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium with a win or failing that at least a point. Jesus, Calafiori, Tierney and Tomiyasu are also unavailable due to injury.
Personally I think the win is doable - I have no inside line on team selection but if I was to suggest
Raya
White Saliba Gabriel Timber
Trossard Partey Havertz
Saka Sterling Martinelli
then that diesn't look too terrible to me.
By that reckoning Neto, Kiwior, Zinchenko and Jorginho would I imagine all be on the bench along with, presumably, four U21 players - Ethan Nwaneri, Myles Lewis-Skelly and Ayden Heaven I've already mentioned in a previous post after Arteta announced they would be training with the full squad. The fourth seems likely to be 21 year-old Dutchman Salah-Eddine Oulad M'Hand.
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Post by suze on Sept 12, 2024 22:10:04 GMT
The headline possibilities arising out of a squad which includes Jesus, Gabriel, and Heaven are endless ... and probably wouldn't be allowed in a British newspaper.
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Post by celebaelin on Sept 14, 2024 10:55:00 GMT
Saka White Rice has also been commented on...
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Post by celebaelin on Sept 16, 2024 17:14:52 GMT
After just 4 games it's still a little bit premature to start looking at league positions IMO but Arsenal's 0-1 win in the north London derby was pleasing (to me anyway).
Man City vs Arsenal is the next Prem hurdle but that is after the initial Champions League matches.
Young Boys vs Villa (tomorrow 17:45) Milan vs Liverpool (tomorrow 20:00)
Man City vs Inter (Wednesday 20:00)
Celtic vs Slovan Bratislava (Wednesday 20:00)
Atalanta vs Arsenal (Thursday 20:00)
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Post by celebaelin on Sept 16, 2024 17:46:44 GMT
The U21 players on the Arsenal bench yesterday who I hadn't mentioned were Albanian Maldini Kacurri
and Dutchman Ismeal Kabia
Both are 18 year old central defenders.
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Post by celebaelin on Sept 17, 2024 21:11:24 GMT
Young Boys 0-3 Villa (more like 5 tbh)
Milan 1-3 Liverpool (didn't see it - Amazon Prime apparently)
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Post by celebaelin on Sept 18, 2024 21:42:39 GMT
Man City 0-0 Inter
Celtic 5-1 Slovan Bratislava
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Post by celebaelin on Sept 19, 2024 18:24:23 GMT
Atalanta vs Arsenal
Arsenal: Raya, White, Saliba, Gabriel, Timber, Partey, Rice, Havertz, Saka, Martinelli, Jesus. Subs: Neto, Porter, Calafiori, Lewis-Skelly, Kiwior, Jorginho, Nwaneri, Gower, S. Oulad-M’Hand, Trossard, Sterling, Butler-Oyedeji.
Atalanta: Carnesecchi; Djimsiti, Hien, Kolasinac; Zappacosta, De Roon, Ederson, Ruggeri; De Ketelaere, Retegui, Lookman
Subs: Patricio, Rossi, Kossounou, Cuadrado, Pasalic, Zaniolo, Bellanova, Samadrdzic, Palestra, Brescianini, Vlahovic, De Lungo
Atalanta 0-0 Arsenal
Raya's double save from a penalty kept Arsenal in it.
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