Arsenal -v- Blackpool

Frisbee

Arsenal: Almunia, Sagna, Song, Vermaelen, Clichy, Diaby, Wilshere, Walcott, Rosicky, Arshavin, Chamakh.

Subs: Fabianski, Fabregas, van Persie, Vela, Djourou, Eboue, Gibbs.


Blackpool: Gilks, Baptiste, Evatt, Cathcart, Crainey, Sylvestre, Vaughan, Adam, Grandin, Harewood, Taylor-Fletcher.

Subs: Halstead, Eardley, Ormerod, Basham, Edwards, Demontagnac, Keinan.

Frisbee

Anyone watching this on Setanta? See Holloways interview where he started rambling on about Men in Black?

Brilliant.

gandalf

They showed it on Football Focus earlier. Classic

L'prof

Frisbee wrote: »

Anyone watching this on Setanta? See Holloways interview where he started rambling on about Men in Black?

Brilliant.

Today fm I have football focus and the match recorded though, so I'll get to it. Is Song playing at the back today?

Frisbee

L'prof wrote: »

Today fm I have football focus and the match recorded though, so I'll get to it. Is Song playing at the back today?

Yup him and Verm at CB.

Smashmouth D.

gandalf

Feck it Cesc is on the bench, thats my fantasy football team fecked again this week so

L'prof

Frisbee wrote: »

Yup him and Verm at CB.

Smashmouth D.

No chance of a 4-4-2 with Walcott and Chamakh, I suppose?

_Bella_

Poo! I hate when Song plays as a CB. Hopefully he won't have to deal with too much.

Frisbee

L'prof wrote: »

No chance of a 4-4-2 with Walcott and Chamakh, I suppose?

Well it could be Diaby and Wilshere in the middle with Rosicky + Shava on the wings with those two up front but I doubt it...

L'prof

gandalf wrote: »

Feck it Cesc is on the bench, thats my fantasy football team fecked again this week so

Surely you knew he wouldn't start though? He didn't feature in the last game at all!

_Bella_

I'd say we are playing our usual 4-3-3

Raskolnikov

After those comments from Holloway, I really want to see Blackpool get a tonking. Having said that, it would not surprise me if Blackpool knicked a goal today, Arsenal defence is just not convincing.

L'prof

Frisbee wrote: »

Well it could be Diaby and Wilshere in the middle with Rosicky + Shava on the wings with those two up front but I doubt it...

One can only hope, let me know anyway. No eyes on this one. Most likely, it'll be a 4-3-3 with Walcott failing to impress despite skinning everyone on the pitch!

Raskolnikov

L'prof wrote: »

No chance of a 4-4-2 with Walcott and Chamakh, I suppose?

Nope.

451, or 433.

8-10

gandalf wrote: »

Feck it Cesc is on the bench, thats my fantasy football team fecked again this week so

I'm happy with my gamble on Rosicky replacing Nasri. Hoping he can do well today.

SpodoKamodo

Raskolnikov wrote: »

After those comments from Holloway, I really want to see Blackpool get a tonking. Having said that, it would not surprise me if Blackpool knicked a goal today, Arsenal defence is just not convincing.

what did he say?

L'prof

8-10 wrote: »

I'm happy with my gamble on Rosicky replacing Nasri. Hoping he can do well today.

Nasri for man of the match and Rosicky to be injured so...damn you!!!

FUNKY LOVER

Raskolnikov wrote: »

After those comments from Holloway, I really want to see Blackpool get a tonking. Having said that, it would not surprise me if Blackpool knicked a goal today, Arsenal defence is just not convincing.

wat did he say?

Holloway is so bizarre, talking about men in black. I don't think he has the right management style to keep these guys doing well. But they didn't spend too much on signings and have a wage cap of 10k, so they're smarter than other clubs who have come up.
Hope they do well today, but can only see an Arsenal win really.

astrofool

How come Blackpool are playing two away matches in a row? I always thought they ensured all teams had a home game in the first two matches each season.

Legwinski

I am a great believer in the movie 'Men in Black'

_Bella_

astrofool wrote: »

How come Blackpool are playing two away matches in a row? I always thought they ensured all teams had a home game in the first two matches each season.

Stadium isn't ready yet

muppet_man

astrofool wrote: »

How come Blackpool are playing two away matches in a row? I always thought they ensured all teams had a home game in the first two matches each season.

Their ground is still being done up...I remember reading that it would take 2 weeks into season before it would be ready

mink_man

I'm guessing holloway made some sort of men in black joke, on about the amount of black players in arsenals team?

Raskolnikov

Arsenal passing quite wayward, good cross from Walcott there.

Frisbee

Great play from Walcott there, thats the kind of ball Chamakh really needs to be gambling on.

L'prof

mink_man wrote: »

I'm guessing holloway made some sort of men in black joke, on about the amount of black players in arsenals team?

Surely not. Refs dress in black.

MagicMarker

Blackpool doing alright.

Raskolnikov

Blackpool actually playing some football here.

mink_man

mink_man wrote: »

I'm guessing holloway made some sort of men in black joke, on about the amount of black players in arsenals team?

He actually referenced the film "Men in black" and then compared himself to being like them. He even made gun noises and stuff, it was well weird.

He might actually walk into a Premier league managers meeting and say " You know the difference between you and me? I make this look good"

He essentially thinks he's Will Smith.

_Bella_

Jesus we are paying poorly defensively. Song does not look comfortable and we need to stop trying to play Blackpool offside.

MementoMori

Holloway was on about the chairman resigning and then somehow started talking about the team taking on Arsenal and not him and then going on about job-titles and players and then mentioned men in black and saying if you havent seen men in black you'll think I'm talking nonsense.

I hadnt a fecking clue what he was on about and I saw MiB and MiB2 (both more than once)

If anyone who saw it could actually explain what he was on about please let me know.

SpodoKamodo

get in walcott!!

Frisbee

TTTTTTHHHHEEEEEOOOOOOOO!

Beautiful passage of play. Very similair to his goal against Blackburn last year.

L'prof

Any good?

gandalf

mink_man wrote: »

I'm guessing holloway made some sort of men in black joke, on about the amount of black players in arsenals team?

Nope it wasn't. He was going on about the expectations of certain players on wages etc!!

_Bella_

Great goal! Good finish from Walcott.

eagle eye

Walcott makes his mark.

Raskolnikov

Awful, awful defending from Blackpool.

MementoMori

Even Walcott couldnt miss that.

Game over

gandalf

Great goal, game on now

MagicMarker

What a chance! I can't see Blackpool not scoring.

gandalf

Lucky escape there!

MementoMori

Yup Arsenal's defence looks realy secure there.

I think it's more important to Blackpool regarding how they handle losing this season. They need to keep cool heads.

Raskolnikov

What the heck was Clichy doing there.

Diabhal Beag

Quality finish to a great move

baalthor

FUNKY LOVER wrote: »

wat did he say?

He did an interview yesterday where he described Wenger as 'one of the greatest'. He also thought he might change his own name to 'black something' ...

muppet_man

Should of benn 1-1 there.
Arshavin has done more in the first 13 mins than all of last week!

gandalf

I really like the way Blackpool move the ball around.

_Bella_

Good play there between Walcott and Chamakh