Who recons they should start by having the teams line up ready for kick off and then have the ref announced, come out of the tunnel to entrance music and pyrotechnics?

lorddulaarsenal oh ffs. Hope this is emphasised to the players and they play accordingly.

    Hopefully Rice is fit for this. Don't fancy Merino up against the Chelsea midfield which is much better under Maresca.

    lorddulaarsenal

    I hope we are all saying this on Sunday evening:

    ‘Damn, it’s the international break just as we turned things around and picked up some momentum’.

      IF FIT... This would be what i would go with..

      Raya
      White Saliba Gabriel Timber
      Partey Rice Odegaard
      Saka Kai Martinelli

      Rice is a question mark with his broken toe, and not sure if Odegaard is ready to start yet.

        invisibleman18

        Nah, got a good feeling about this game.

        Historically, an Arteta side is at its most dangerous when severely underestimated.

        Think we will see a reaction on Sunday.

          I can see us losing this badly, but I wouldn't be surprised at all by any outcome except a goalless draw.

            Burnwinter even at our nadir, we haven't really collapsed or been blown out for a while. games have still been fairly tight. if we hold Chelsea to less than 2 goals at their place with the form they're in, it will show that our defense can still be relied on in a pinch

              Yeah. We don’t do bad losses.

              Sounds to me like there is a chance Rice doesnt play in this one. If he hasnt even trained yet, and its Friday, that leaves a lot of doubt.

              If they score we are done, at this moment in time we don't have 2 goals in this team. So our defenders need to be on it.
              They have played kinda like us, slightly better when attacking. Hope Palmer does not play