Arsenal v Leicester pre-match

[lnkstern]

Would love to beat these for once.

 

Lets have at it!

[KFS]

Don’t see it unfortunately but would be nice 

[sacreblueits442]

33 minutes ago, lnkstern said:

Would love to beat these for once.

 

Lets have at it!

...I am sure we have done it before!!!

[JamesfromlondonLCFC]

33 minutes ago, lnkstern said:

Would love to beat these for once.

 

Lets have at it!

we have won 3 of our last 6 games against them, and drew one. and one of the losses was carabao cup dross

[sacreblueits442]

...Arteta is not as rigid as Wenger and is more astute tactically!!!

We could play them on the counter, providing Vardy is available Barnes and Praet will be great support on the break. I can't see them sitting, which might just play into our hands, should Rodgers choose to abandon his usual policy.

[lnkstern]

12 minutes ago, JamesfromlondonLCFC said:

we have won 3 of our last 6 games against them, and drew one. and one of the losses was carabao cup dross

 

My memory is apparently faulty -- I had to go look it up.

 

You are exactly correct.

 

So lets beat them again.

[LestaAl]

.....Jamie to get one please.

[deanolegend1989]

4 hours ago, JamesfromlondonLCFC said:

we have won 3 of our last 6 games against them, and drew one. and one of the losses was carabao cup dross

Not won away at The emirates or Highbury since before the Premier league era. Last seasons draw was the first point we’d took there since being back(D1 L5).
Make no mistake about it , anything other than a loss would be a major shock.

[Ric Flair]

The last 2 years we've played 3-4-1-2 vs them and caused them problems. I wonder if that's what we'll go with again and play to Iheanacho's strengths. Would require James Justin or Fuchs playing as the 3rd CB though given our injuries.

 

Its a formation we are by no means likely to excel in but we we are capable.

[reynard]

1 hour ago, deanolegend1989 said:

Not won away at The emirates or Highbury since before the Premier league era. Last seasons draw was the first point we’d took there since being back(D1 L5).
Make no mistake about it , anything other than a loss would be a major shock.

This, sadly, is the reality.

[escape2victory]

Same set up as Man City away I think...343/541

 

Fuchs or Justin as the 3rd CB and the only other debate is if Praet or Maddison on that right hand side 

[Sunbury Fox]

1 hour ago, deanolegend1989 said:

Not won away at The emirates or Highbury since before the Premier league era. Last seasons draw was the first point we’d took there since being back(D1 L5).
Make no mistake about it , anything other than a loss would be a major shock.

Our record away at Arsenal is way way worse than that. Lost something like 20 out of the last 22 there, drawing the other 2. I'm 50 and I've never seen us win there. Our last win there was in 1972 or 1973.

[Sir Shep]

We haven’t beaten them at their ground yet have we? (At least since the EPL started anyway). 

[AmyLGK]

With a fully fit first team id be thinking we'd be in for a good chance, as it is...we're fooked.  😓

[Nick]

If we had a full compliment of squad available I reckon we could be considered having a real shot. 

 

As it stands, we have a shot but it's more of an outside one!

[Webbo]

Arsenal are no world beaters, we're in with a decent shout. 

[adam95581]

3-4-1-2 for me

 

Kasper

 

Fofana

Evans

JJ

 

Castagne

Mendy

Tielemans

Barnes

 

Madders

 

Vardy

Nacho

 

If that doesn’t work then we can easily change it to a 4231 without subs. 

[RowlattsFox]

Justin in for Fuchs and I reckon it will be the same team. A combination of Praet and Maddison playing from the right aren't any worse than our other options. 

 

Man city did a decent job on Aubameyang by playing walker like a a third centre back. Maybe Justin could do a similar role but we don't have the numbers to play a back 3 and Fuchs can't play again. He might be tempted to swap Justin and Castagne around.

 

I fancy us to be a threat away from home but there forwards have had the beating of us in the last comfortably.

[majaco]

8 hours ago, lnkstern said:

Would love to beat these for once.

 

Lets have at it!

We thrashed them two seasons ago.   We were out-clashing them even before Maitland-Niles got sent off

[King of Gipsy Lane]

Need to get a result here if not pressure grows 

[Gazza M]

I think same 11 except Justin in for Fuchs. Vardy on the bench as an impact substitute if required with Barnes supporting Iheanacho going forwards. 

[Foxes96]

Schmeichel 

 

Castagne 

Fofana 

Evans 

Justin

 

Mendy 

Tielemans 

 

Praet

Maddison

Barnes 

 

Vardy

 

 

subs: Ward, Morgan, Fuchs, Choudhury, Perez, Under, Iheanacho

 

Think currently Praet is our best option on the right, and provides a bit more defensive stability and tucks in more with Castagne bombing on ahead of him. Gives us a slightly lopsided lineup with Barnes high on the left with Justin sitting back more, and Castagne providing the width on the right. 

 

Should be a close game, just hoping we can get a result over these, should have a bit more creativity with Maddison back in, and Barnes full of confidence after yesterday’s performance. 

 

 

[Shane]

4-1-4-1

 

Schmeichel

Castagne, Fofana, Evans, JJ

Tielemans, Mendy, Praet/Maddison

Under, Vardy, Barnes

[StriderHiryu]

Would take a draw, but expect a narrow loss. We usually play well at their ground but never win. In fact quite often we play really well and still lose, e.g. 2016, Shakespeare's first game as permanent manager, etc. Really the last game we played against them we should have gone for the jugular after they had a man sent off and we equalised, that was a wasted opportunity. 

[Sharpe's Fox]

No chance we are winning here. Remember this post.