Arsenal.. Away: match thread...

[kingfox]

Not surprising, more surprised with the Arsenal line up in particular the formation, looks like 4-2-3-1 for them.

[TheUltimateWinner]

Where's the positivity?

 

Worst case scenario - Ulloa CAN'T be subbed on!

[Spicer]

We all guessed in

Amartey is the back up CB ahead of Benny.

[FoxinNotts]

Just now, brucey said:

Hamer played better in preseason 

Seriously, where is Jakupovic?

[lcfcsnow]

If Huth and Drinkwater were fit I wonder if we'd have lined up the same as we have the last few years, I'm hoping I'm proved wrong but we really need to improve the actual starting 11.

[AS78UK]

Wow over £50m strikeforce on the bench. 

[StriderHiryu]

The expected line up. Keep it tight then unleash Nacho and Gray on 60!

[brucey]

Just now, FoxinNotts said:

Seriously, where is Jakupovic?

I really did think Hamer played better.

Jak travelled with the squad, seen at Kelechi's initiation on Instagram last night. We'll find out later I guess.

[OLD norfox]

Expected line-up. Looking so forward to this ! Foxes never quit 

[Merging Cultures]

Not surprising, more surprised with the Arsenal line up in particular the formation, looks like 4-2-3-1 for them.

3-4-2-1

[weller54]

4-1 defeat I fear! 

[Tielemans63]

The Arsenal line-up

 

Cech, Holding, Monreal, Kolasinac, Bellerin, Elneny, Xhaka, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Ozil, Welbeck, Lacazette

#AFCvLCFC https://t.co/R6cqPLPr3L

 

No decent centre backs in that side.

[lgfualol]

James and no King 

 

Okazaki and no Kelechi 

 

Hamer :|

 

It makes sense, hopefully we see Iheanacho start in the future when he settles more.

[KingsX]

THINK STRONG THOUGHTS.

 

 

Gig em

[Legend_in_blue]

Personally I think we can have these if we go about it the right way.  Which we won't.

 

We'll be all out conservative and will get picked off instead of having a right go at them.

[Monsell1976]

   Okazaki our best option up front, going to be a long season 

[49er]

Without Sanchez, they really look a very average side, weak at the back.

[lgfualol]

4 minutes ago, lcfcsnow said:

If Huth and Drinkwater were fit I wonder if we'd have lined up the same as we have the last few years, I'm hoping I'm proved wrong but we really need to improve the actual starting 11.

Maguire would surely start over one of Morgan or Huth? Tho not sure if that's true with Shakey

[Bryn]

That Arsenal side looks frail as ****. If we can frustrate the attack we might get somewhere. Morgan and Maguire need to be ready for Lacazette.

[ZeGuy]

Best possible starting XI. Still hard to go against Arsena's midfield three.

[st albans fox]

Blimey - what a bench !!!!

 

vardy could find himself very isolated against that back five (3+2)

 

wonder if we will revert to a proper midfield 5 at some point to counter their setup

[nnfox]

Whatever happens, just remember that Arsenal beat us twice in 15/16 and we still finished 10 points ahead of them.

[kingfox]

1 minute ago, Merging Cultures said:

3-4-2-1

Surprised to see Monreal and Kolasinac both as CB's, potential to expose them there.

 

However Wolves played a similar formation against us in Pre Season and we struggled. Ndidi and James are our two key players tonight, time and time again last season we came unstuck against the big sides because of their midfield runners. Ozil roaming free won't be nice unless Big Harry can crop him early doors.

[HighPeakFox]

STOP BEING MISERABLE PLEASE, GIVE IT AT LEAST 5 MINUTES INTO THE MATCH!

[Tielemans63]

Might not make for a pretty game but we can cause them some problems in the air. There's no dominant centre half in their side.