Arsenal vs Schalke 04. Emirates Stadium KO: 19:45 (Sky Sports 4 and Setanta Ireland)

DenMan

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19974148


Arsenal need a big response from the Norwich game and will be looking to make it three wins from three tonight against Schalke. The Germans are two points behind the Gunners and will also be looking to qualify from this group. They are currently third in the Bundesliga and beat Dortmund away at the weekend.

I hope Arsenal win. A draw is a strong possibility tonight! Teams to follow later.

Game is live on Sky Sports 4 and Setanta Ireland.

revz

"Both teams have the same coaches in charge as when the two sides last met in the Champions League during the 2001-02 season, when Arsenal won 3-2 win at Highbury before losing 3-1 in Germany."

Can see something similar happening this time round......2-1 Arsenal. Tough match.

Frisbee

Will be a tough game. A win would all but guarantee our progression from the group imo, will be hard fought to get one though. If we play to our potential we can get the 3 points.

DenMan

Confirmed Arsenal starting 11. Giroud on the bench.

Mannone, Jenkinson, Mertesacker, Vermaelen, Santos, Coquelin, Arteta, Cazorla, Ramsey, Podolski ,Gervinho

Come on Arsenal!!!

KaiserGunner

Dont like that team at all. I know we are stretched with injuries and all but, still. Im assuming Ramsey will be playing on one of the wings? Id play Giroud instead of Ramsey and play Podolski and Gervinho on the wings. Cant see what we are going to get from Ramsey out wide.

Edit. I suppose Santi could play out wide but then our creativity through the centre would be seriously hindered.

Mickeroo

Would rather keep Gervinho out on the right than play Ramsey their.

Pepe LeFrits

lol, Santi Cazorla the £21m signing... whaaaaaat?

Frisbee

Pepe LeFrits wrote: »

lol, Santi Cazorla the £21m signing... whaaaaaat?

Ha thought I heard that wrong!

Boring, boring Arsenal anyone?

Jax Teller

Looked a Peno to me

Very, very lucky that lad couldn't go down properly. Arsenal players are as awake as Saturday anyway so far.

Frisbee

Fair play by the ref there.

In real time I was sure that was a peno but on the replay was a definite dive. Although if he hadn't dived he would have been hit and won the peno.

Stupid from Vermaelen and still **** refereeing.

Fuzzy_Dunlop

Lucky there that affelay went down so early or else it would have been a penalty

Deserves a yellow for that dive.

MaxPower89

3 bits of rubbish play from gervinho in the space of 5 minutes, gave it away twice and whatever he was doing there....

danlen

Anyone watching this online?

I can't get to a TV, and firstrow isn't working for me. Any other streams?

danlen

danlen wrote: »

Anyone watching this online?

I can't get to a TV, and firstrow isn't working for me. Any other streams?

You don't want a stream.

danlen

That bad, eh?

Gervinho.

WTF is the story with him?

Fuzzy_Dunlop

Two great blocks from per.

Drexel

zero threat from the right hand side. Its ridiculous playing Ramsey out there.

Frisbee

We've been poison so far. Could do with getting Giroud on for Ramsey at HT and putting Giroud up top.

The sooner Gibbs gets back the better, Santos is gone backwards and he wasn't really that good to begin with.

Lord TSC

I have Over 2.5 goal. Not watching but any chance of it coming in....

Jax Teller

Santos is terrible . Hunter should have scored

Drexel

Jax Teller wrote: »

Santos is terrible . Hunter should have scored

Ya he should have buried that. The Germans looking the more dangerous team atm. Change needed at h/t

keano_afc

Santos is going to cost us in this game.

This is a time when using all 3 substitutions at half time looks like a good idea.

AdamD

Coquelin is the only positive so far. Need to swap Gervinho and Podolski. Pod's been poor for 5 games now

Teamshadowclan

Teamshadowclan wrote: »

I have Over 2.5 goal. Not watching but any chance of it coming in....

I highly doubt it

Mickeroo

AdamD wrote: »

Coquelin is the only positive so far. Need to swap Gervinho and Podolski. Pod's been poor for 5 games now

i think Mert has been good too, made some very important interceptions.

Gervinho is driving me up the wall, he's not a striker.:mad: Giroud should be on asap.

keano_afc

Nice to see the response from the Norwich game. :rolleyes:

We cant be any worse this half.

Frisbee

Teamshadowclan wrote: »

I have Over 2.5 goal. Not watching but any chance of it coming in....

The Germans should bang in a few if we keep defending the way we have been.


Seriously why is Giroud still on the bench?! Gervinhos threat is completely nullified if a team sit deep. At least with Giroud on we could whip in a few crosses.

keano_afc

Unlucky there. Finally a nice move. Cazorla needs to be involved more.

Lawrence1895

C'mon the Arsenal. I don't want them blue (all those who like Borussia Dortmund can insert an insult of their choice) to win again. Thanks

This is ridiculous.

Got away with murder there

keano_afc

Should be behind at this stage. We may as well not be playing with a left back.

Fuzzy_Dunlop

Coquelin one of the only positives so far.

Santos is giving nothing down the left, Ramsey giving nothing down the right, Gervinho not doing a whole lot either.

Fuzzy_Dunlop

Santi getting a bit frustrated now.

keano_afc

Coquelin the stand out player. The rest of them have carried in where they left of on Saturday.

Good thing for Arsenal that Schalke just aren't very good tonight.

"It's a disgrace Joe!"

Mickeroo

Come on to feck Wenger, make some changes!!

Lord TSC

Frisbee wrote: »

The Germans should bang in a few if we keep defending the way we have been.
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Still nothing. Annoyingly this is the second time in a week I have had two parts of a treble in and Arsenal are letting me down....

Sergio

ffs Gervinho is so frustrating to watch!

keano_afc

Been impressed with Schalke defensively. That Japanese full back is a decent player.

DenMan

Haven't been able to follow this game at all. Such a crap viewing. Stopping and starting. Make some subs Wenger...let's nick a winner! Arshavin would be a great sub to bring on.

Ramsey, sigh.

Fuzzy_Dunlop

Mickeroo wrote: »

Come on to feck Wenger Bould, make some changes!!

Fixed. He keeps leaving the changes very late.


I've figured out that Gervinho is actually at his best whenever he is not touching the ball. He is able to move his body around the ball as it's moving well and much of his success comes from dummies where he doesn't touc the ball.


[edit] Dive form him there. Should have kept going.