Arsenal 2020-2021 Thread

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Ag Since 83
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Saka getting the start for the Three Lions tonight!
TXAggie2011
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Ag Since 83 said:

Saka getting the start for the Three Lions tonight!
Awesome. Just tuned in to see!

Wales in the red jerseys with yellow numbers makes me think I'm watching the Spanish "C" team.
wangus12
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Looks like Arsenal are going to be the first team to get shafted by Covid. Scottish government has been forcing Tierney to self-isolate since being exposed to a international team-mate. There has been no word on whether he will be able to play this weekend.

Meanwhile, there were 9 players in the Portuguese national team around teammates who've tested positive and none are being forced to isolate. This includes 3 Manchester City players that could play this weekend.

As long has Tierney test negative, he should be allowed to play.
gougler08
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Contact tracing and then isolating athletes based off of it so asinine, especially when considering the very remote chance the disease even causes illness to their demographic
PJYoung
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Next man up.

chjoak
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Sounds like a good way to have a national team get rejected when calling up players for competitions
Ag Since 83
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Can they prevent him from leaving Scotland?
AustinScubaAg
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Ag Since 83 said:

Can they prevent him from leaving Scotland?
If he attempts to fly they probably can but if he takes a train or drives nope.
wangus12
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Ag Since 83 said:

Can they prevent him from leaving Scotland?
Its UK laws. Not just Scotland. My bad.

If we're without Tierney, I'd just go ahead and play 3 atb with Gabriel/Luiz/Holding with Bellerin and AMN as your WB. Granted Arteta really likes having a left-footed player at the back so Kolasinac is probably gonna start
Ag Since 83
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So the UK is discriminating against him because he's Scottish and not Portuguese?

What sense does that make?
TXAggie2011
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Everything I've read says Arsenal has been talking to Scottish authorities, so it must be coming from Scotland. I know the Scottish FA's statement talked about the Scottish health authorities.

I've not really looked into it regarding Covid, but I assume like most things with Scotland, there's a weird, slightly complicated power-sharing relationship between Scottish authority and UK authority when it comes to the issue.
wangus12
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gougler08
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wangus12 said:




Wow, well done upper management of Arsenal
wangus12
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U23 team that tied manu 33. That talent really should be winning that match, but this gives us a pretty good idea who will be playing against City today.

Ag Since 83
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Ag Since 83
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No KDB for City
wangus12
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Wait are we allowed to play Auba in the middle. Is that even fair?
TXAggie2011
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wangus12 said:

Wait are we allowed to play Auba in the middle. Is that even fair?
Well, maybe not. Auba still hanging out quite a bit on the left, with Willian spending a lot of time in the middle.
TXAggie2011
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pretty lifeless so far
AustinScubaAg
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Defense looking real shaky. Could easily be 3-0 instead of 1-0
TXAggie2011
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Dang. Great chance but Saka just couldn't elevate it enough
OneBlitzer
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Finally looking more threatening offensively.
PJYoung
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TXAggie2011 said:

pretty lifeless so far
wangus12
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Saka and Martinelli are gonna bench Pepe and Willian pretty quickly
wangus12
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Well that was disappointing. Willian is starting to look like Mhki and I'm not sure where the idea to play him as a false 9 came from.

Luiz needs to be banned from free kicks. He scored 1 worldie in the 2014 World Cup. Willian, Pepe, Auba, Laca and even Xhaka are better options.

Not a terrible performance, but you felt we could have gotten points from it.
TXAggie2011
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Willian as a false 9 was bizarre. Lacazette has had a nice start to the season; is he a little bit hurt or something?
texagbeliever
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Was this maybe Arteta trying to outsmart Pep? Put Willian at number 9 and either force a cb to play up and chase Willian or drop a central midfielder deeper. It felt like the goal was to get into 1v1 or get behind on the wing.
TXAggie2011
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Yeah, does seem like Arteta had two weeks to prepare and tried to get really clever.

I wasn't a fan, as you can tell. And maybe it's not strictly Willian's fault, but it just felt like we left the box empty and never really did much to sneak something in. It'd needed to be a high enery game from the wings and it just didn't happen.
AggieRob93
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Lol spuds. Well done Hammers!
Out in Left Field
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What a strike!
TXAggie2011
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AggieRob93 said:

Lol spuds. Well done Hammers!
I definitely turned that game off in about the 80th minute. Got damn it...
PJYoung
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AggieRob93 said:

Lol spuds. Well done Hammers!

TXAggie2011
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Welcome back, Gareth!
wangus12
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No Ozil or Sokratis in the league squad submissions as well.
Smokedraw01
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wangus12 said:

No Ozil or Sokratis in the league squad submissions as well.
One day I hope there is a book written about what happened with Ozil.
 
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