100%Red&White Posted 18 November, 2019 Share Posted 18 November, 2019 Should we bother? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fanimal Posted 18 November, 2019 Share Posted 18 November, 2019 Same old same old?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctoroncall Posted 18 November, 2019 Share Posted 18 November, 2019 A chance to get something but let’s see if the players take the same approach as the Everton match or take the game to Arsenal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr X Posted 18 November, 2019 Share Posted 18 November, 2019 A chance to get something but let’s see if the players take the same approach as the Everton match or take the game to Arsenal.I think everyone's betting on the former! Sent from my Moto G (4) using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waylander Posted 18 November, 2019 Share Posted 18 November, 2019 Arsenal are good going forwrd but pretty dodgy at the back. We can score against them, but OTOH I expect them to score against us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Garrett Posted 18 November, 2019 Share Posted 18 November, 2019 Ideally, keep it tight and try and hit them on the counter, but we're not very good at containing teams so we might as well have a go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwertyell Posted 18 November, 2019 Share Posted 18 November, 2019 Pretty much the only thing going for us is it's pretty toxic at Arsenal right now. The longer we can frustrate them, the more the crowd will go after their players and manager. They've got a few young heads in there that could drop. Realistically, though, a comfortable 3-0 home win. Sent from my F3311 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazza82 Posted 18 November, 2019 Share Posted 18 November, 2019 Go with that. Keep them contained. Go for a point or hopefully nick something on the break Sent from my SM-G960F using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Munster Posted 18 November, 2019 Share Posted 18 November, 2019 Go with that. Keep them contained. Go for a point or hopefully nick something on the break A LB at LB, and a RB at RB? Are you mad? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazza82 Posted 18 November, 2019 Share Posted 18 November, 2019 A LB at LB, and a RB at RB? Are you mad?Just call me old fashioned Sent from my SM-G960F using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morse Posted 18 November, 2019 Share Posted 18 November, 2019 Djenepo McCarthy____Vestergaard____Stephens____Bednarak____Gunn Ward-Prouse________Romeu________Hojbjerg Boufal______Ings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericofarabia Posted 18 November, 2019 Share Posted 18 November, 2019 Better chance here than home to Watford sadly. We're an average away side and appalling at home. Arsenal are great at complacency, we can sneak a 1-1. I hadn't realised Watford was on TV until I saw it on a pub's listings this afternoon. Shudders at the thought of the inevitable home loss on TV looming Arsenal away ... not a sodding chance! Their tippy tappy game will tie us up in knots and we'll give away an early pen, then it's downhill. Never mind I've got Newcastle and Villa away to look forward to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LVSaint Posted 18 November, 2019 Share Posted 18 November, 2019 Djenepo McCarthy____Vestergaard____Stephens____Bednarak____Gunn Ward-Prouse________Romeu________Hojbjerg Boufal______Ings Gunn is right footed, you might as well put Cedric there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OttawaSaint Posted 18 November, 2019 Share Posted 18 November, 2019 Meh! It'll be all training pics and talk, we'll huff and puff for 15 minutes and after conceding we'll fold like a cheap suit. Arsenal are in need of a bit of rejuvenation and is if by magic, here we are, Southampton, the team that can cure all your ills... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beavis17 Posted 18 November, 2019 Share Posted 18 November, 2019 Arsenal are doing plenty of sideways passing like we are right now, and aren't dominating matches. Whether we are good enough to take advantage of that, frustrate them and the crowd and nick a point remains to be seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skintsaint Posted 19 November, 2019 Share Posted 19 November, 2019 Arsenal haven't won for the last 5 matches so here we are.....just in time for them to get back on track. Can't see us getting anything based on what we have offered the last few games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangkoksaint Posted 19 November, 2019 Share Posted 19 November, 2019 Arsenal haven't won for the last 5 matches so here we are.....just in time for them to get back on track. Can't see us getting anything based on what we have offered the last few games. Spurs were there for the taking...... we bottled it. Everton were there for the taking.........we bottled it Liverpool were there for the taking.........we bottled it We’ll get nothing but at least nobody will be surprised Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reinhard Posted 19 November, 2019 Share Posted 19 November, 2019 Arsenal vs. SH - with Bednarek 3-1, without him 1-2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Boy Saint Posted 19 November, 2019 Share Posted 19 November, 2019 Djenepo McCarthy____Vestergaard____Stephens____Bednarak____Gunn Ward-Prouse________Romeu________Hojbjerg Boufal______Ings Think if you swap Gunny with Ings the line up will be spot on as that gives a bit of target man height up front. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roo1976 Posted 19 November, 2019 Share Posted 19 November, 2019 Meh! It'll be all training pics and talk, we'll huff and puff for 15 minutes and after conceding we'll fold like a cheap suit. Arsenal are in need of a bit of rejuvenation and is if by magic, here we are, Southampton, the team that can cure all your ills... lol..........bless ,but so true .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reinhard Posted 19 November, 2019 Share Posted 19 November, 2019 His presence would stop us scoring a second? By delaying own attacks ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Fan CaM Posted 20 November, 2019 Share Posted 20 November, 2019 4-0 or being optimistic 3-0. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrfahaji Posted 20 November, 2019 Share Posted 20 November, 2019 Arsenal vs. SH - with Bednarek 3-1, without him 1-2. SH? Also I have no idea whether those scores are per the fixture - i.e. Arsenal 3 - 1 Saints or in terms of Saints (i.e. the reverse!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reinhard Posted 20 November, 2019 Share Posted 20 November, 2019 SH? Also I have no idea whether those scores are per the fixture - i.e. Arsenal 3 - 1 Saints or in terms of Saints (i.e. the reverse!) Arsenal 3 - 1 SH (SH with Bednarek with his current non-qualitiy), Arsenal 1 - Southampten 2 (without Bednarek with his ...) In German one writes the results in a different way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Wayman Posted 20 November, 2019 Share Posted 20 November, 2019 Nothing in our recent history of team selection or playing style even remotely suggests that we will suddenly turn it all around and start playing well enough to beat anybody let alone the Gunners on their own patch. Their strikers will have a field day against our woefully hapless defence and I genuinely fear for a 6-0 thrashing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saints foreva Posted 20 November, 2019 Share Posted 20 November, 2019 4-1 Arsenal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OttawaSaint Posted 20 November, 2019 Share Posted 20 November, 2019 Arsenal 3 - 1 SH (SH with Bednarek with his current non-qualitiy), Arsenal 1 - Southampten 2 (without Bednarek with his ...) In German one writes the results in a different way. Who? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesa Posted 20 November, 2019 Share Posted 20 November, 2019 I'm only going as I live a 15 minute walk away and stupidly have some hope of getting something, as we are better away from home. I went to Arsenal V Palace a few weeks back and whilst they are a quiet bunch, they do get on the managers back quickly and what atmosphere that is there does turn sour rapidly and not one person seems to want Emery. They went 2-0 early on, but as soon as Palace got one goal, you could sense the next goal would go to Palace. Their defence is awful like ours, but their attack is much better. Hopefully they are still low on confidence and we are clinical. Away pub still that Drayton Park pub? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nordic Saint Posted 20 November, 2019 Share Posted 20 November, 2019 The stats are on our side. We've never won a Premier League game at Arsenal. Surely, we are due a win now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuncanRG Posted 20 November, 2019 Share Posted 20 November, 2019 That's not really how stats work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted 20 November, 2019 Share Posted 20 November, 2019 We will get comfortably beaten. Our season (re)starts the game after Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Billy Posted 20 November, 2019 Share Posted 20 November, 2019 I think we'll be well beaten but we might just nick a cheeky disallowed by VAR goal to offer encouragement to all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avenue_Saint Posted 21 November, 2019 Share Posted 21 November, 2019 Don’t play Gunn, Bednarek and JWP. Play Djenepo, Boufal and Ings [emoji1360] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benjii Posted 21 November, 2019 Share Posted 21 November, 2019 3-1 to the Arse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrfahaji Posted 21 November, 2019 Share Posted 21 November, 2019 Arsenal 3 - 1 SH (SH with Bednarek with his current non-qualitiy), Arsenal 1 - Southampten 2 (without Bednarek with his ...) In German one writes the results in a different way. Nothing wrong with writing it that way round, it just wasn't that clear because people often put their own team's score first. And also I wasn't sure whether you were praising Bednarek or criticising him in the initial post... Less of the 'SH' though please, no-one abbreviates to that unless they are starting to describe our performances! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericb Posted 21 November, 2019 Share Posted 21 November, 2019 Don’t play Gunn, Bednarek and JWP. Play Djenepo, Boufal and Ings [emoji1360] Playing Djenepo in goal and Boufal as center back is brave but i guess it can't be any worse than what we've got now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reinhard Posted 21 November, 2019 Share Posted 21 November, 2019 Nothing wrong with writing it that way round, it just wasn't that clear because people often put their own team's score first. And also I wasn't sure whether you were praising Bednarek or criticising him in the initial post... Less of the 'SH' though please, no-one abbreviates to that unless they are starting to describe our performances! I see, thank you. No, I am not praising Bednarek; because of his last performances. Won't choose that abbreviation anymore :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bourne Valley Saint Posted 21 November, 2019 Share Posted 21 November, 2019 The charity that is Southampton will probably just keep on giving. Arsenal are in a slump and we'll no doubt help them recover. Spurs were hopeless and we couldn't even beat 10 men. I am going to the game and I will cheer my team on and be as positive as the players performance dictates. However, if Arsenal score first then all I can see is the usual capitulation. Its good to see a few on here giving Jack Stephens a confidence boost - he was by far our best defender against Everton, if not best player. At least he tries to play others in with his forward running rather than passing it square and backwards all the time. We have got to try and take the game to Arsenal. Another first half performance similar to Leicester and Everton will just invite defeat. Who knows what will happen if we give it a go but if I was a gambling man I wouldn't bet on Saints getting anything from this game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reinhard Posted 21 November, 2019 Share Posted 21 November, 2019 No Joke - why not put Danso instead of JWP? Danso was an attacker originally, then a midfielder. Due to an abundace of young CBs in Austria he played as a midfielder against Hungary U21 on Tuesday, as a captain. Made the winning goal, was not without mistakes but was the Austrian key-player. Helped the defense and also attacked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waylander Posted 21 November, 2019 Share Posted 21 November, 2019 Full squad to choose from so no reason to play anyone out of position Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesfp1 Posted 21 November, 2019 Share Posted 21 November, 2019 if Arsenal score first then all I can see is the usual capitulation. We could be 3-0 up at half time and I'd forgive anyone for expecting our usual capitulation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pamplemousse Posted 22 November, 2019 Share Posted 22 November, 2019 We will lose and Ralph's team selection will be baffling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ally_uk Posted 22 November, 2019 Share Posted 22 November, 2019 Keep it simple flat back 4 play the players in correct positions..... Two strikers up top and start Boufal and Djenepo.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesa Posted 22 November, 2019 Share Posted 22 November, 2019 I'd play: GK - Mccarthy LB - Bertrand CB - Danso CB - Bednarek RB - Cedric MC - Hojberg MC - Romeu LW - Djenpo RW - Redmond (Boufal perhaps) FW - Ings FW - Adams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaveloyMush Posted 22 November, 2019 Share Posted 22 November, 2019 No Joke - why not put Danso instead of JWP? Danso was an attacker originally, then a midfielder. Due to an abundace of young CBs in Austria he played as a midfielder against Hungary U21 on Tuesday, as a captain. Made the winning goal, was not without mistakes but was the Austrian key-player. Helped the defense and also attacked. I have been saying this for some time, Reinhard! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint97 Posted 22 November, 2019 Share Posted 22 November, 2019 I'd play: GK - Mccarthy LB - Bertrand CB - Danso CB - Bednarek RB - Cedric MC - Hojberg MC - Romeu LW - Djenpo RW - Redmond (Boufal perhaps) FW - Ings FW - Adams 4-2-2-2 away at arsenal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesa Posted 22 November, 2019 Share Posted 22 November, 2019 4-2-2-2 away at arsenal Yes, they can't defend and nor can we. Our best way to defend is to do so from the front. When we press, we are a much better defensive unit. The past two months have been way to passive and we have invited pressure onto our weak defence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disconnect Posted 22 November, 2019 Share Posted 22 November, 2019 I just want to see some energy and pressing. We're almost playing at the moment waiting for the inevitable. Why have our managers proven tactics been abandoned? Lets get at them, pressure them and actually try to win the game! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winnersaint Posted 22 November, 2019 Share Posted 22 November, 2019 A long afternoon ahead and predictable evening of angst on here methinks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avenue_Saint Posted 22 November, 2019 Share Posted 22 November, 2019 McCarthy Cedric Vestergaard Danso Bertrand Romeu Hojbjerg Djenepo Boufal Redmond Ings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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