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He’s hasn’t done his 18months on the bench yet !!

Johnston could join Hamas and still get a game

Worrying no jarred or jack in the squad. Is he changing the habit of a lifetime, resting them in this to play them in a cup game ? Surely not !

Am I missing some problem with Hackney?? What I’ve seen of him says he’s a nailed on starter for me. Covers a lot of ground, defends well, tackles, decent in distribution.

No Jack Grealish, no Jarred Branthwaite. I see us getting twatted 3-0 or worse. Moyes may surprise us and play a 3-4-3: Pickford O’Brien Tarkowski Mykolenko Garner Rohl Dewsbury-Hall Armstrong Johnson Barry George But it probably will be: Pickford Rohl O’Brien Tarkowski Mykolenko Garner Armstrong Johnson Dewsbury-Hall George Barry

Obviously Johnson has something Moyes sees that nobody else does. Just an awful selection which means he is wasting people like Alcaraz. Will be a miracle if we get a goal today or even a point but I suppose Moyes believes in miracles. Our record at Arsenal is abysmal to say the least.

Article in the media today . Moyes ” talks about my contract extension started in summer”

Dropping Maitland Niles and starting George and O’Brien is all good. I don’t see why we can’t snatch a goal on the first half and take it from there. Sub Johnson for Dibling around the 65 minute mark. 1-0 to us.

I have to say that I totally agree with the concerns being expressed here. George looks forward looking, skilful and aggressive every time he comes on, Dibling has found some confidence to match his talent, and Hackney looks like a proper prem midfielder. To see Johnson and Norgaard brought on last week made me sink in my seat. How could any manager have thought that was going to help us claw our way back into the game? I am watching a manager made to ensure the institution stays in the top league, but whether we get one moment of excitement from the project is secondary, if it is on the list of concerns at all.

How the fuck are we in the position of after 2 years of needing a right back we are still using a stand in.

Losing 1-0 — Pemberton sent off in the 52nd. minute straight red.

Moyes is a fuckin dinosaur in tactics and formation and is a manager who’s time has long passed, same tactics week in week out same selection round pegs in square holes and destroys the youngsters or those who fail to track back, no better than dyche, yet we still have those blue tinted glasses watching a different game to the dross most of us experience week in week out, the club needs pulling through with a wire brush and expel all the shite still clinging on or its another 30 years till we do anything maybe that commentator got it right we just linger like a bad smell while all the pundits tell us how good we have it under the moysiah

Can someone see what the transfer committee saw in him.

What is Grealish out with ?

Deli Ali far better footballer.

In reply to Christy’s post. This is perhaps not the best game for Jake to get a start in considering he’s had so little game time recently and Merlin isn’t exactly an established fullback. I would have preferred Garner at right-back and Hackney (if fully fit) replacing him in midfield for this game.

This is perhaps not the best game for Jake to get a start in considering he’s had so little game time recently and Merlin isn’t exactly an established fullback. I would have preferred Garner at right-back and Hackney (if fully fit) replacing him in midfield for this game.

I think we will win 6-0. I hope that positivity makes a difference.

No he’s not. Not even close

Can someone explain to me exactly what Moyes sees in Johnson that none of us are seeing? He has been gash so far but appears to be a Moyes favourite already

Good to see Jake in his best position, but with Rohl and Johnson playing we will be weak down the right. Rohl is not a fullback and Johnson has had time to show something but hasn’t. Can’t understand why Moyes insists on playing him. He seems to think Johnson helps the fullback but I’ve not seen any evidence of that.

Do I hear 7?

I think we might actually be better suited to fending off Arsenal than Chelsea (who I think are now really gelling). It would still be an absolute miracle to avoid conceding a goal or two to them so we have to hope absolutely every positive thing we can do today comes off. Up the fecund Toffees!

Johnson is another Dele Alli

Jake O’Brien’s a youngster??

5-0 to Arsenal

Yes that is good.

Arsenal -1 @9/4 looks tempting but I don’t like backing against us.

Johnson starting again, so form means nothing. Hope O’Brien does well today, surprised and delighted Moyes has selected him ahead of Keane.

Typical of his faithful supporters to ask ridiculous loaded questions about starting the youngsters. Decent opportunities for these youngsters (including Hackney and Alcaraz) would be 20 to 30 minutes to really make a contribution. One thing that has significantly changed since Lescott and Baines were ‘blooded’ is the quantity of subs allowed which is a tactical boon plenty of other managers have seized upon. This old dog just won’t learn any new tricks.

No Branthwaite no Grealish

3-0 to the Arsenal

Roll on to the annual beating at the Emirates. We never show up to these games, and although Arsenal is a vastly superior team, that is a disappointment. 2, 3 or 4-0 today.

I’m guessing that Branthwaite and Keane are out – video on main site shows them not training with squad and Moyes niggly at preser when asked. So my team for today (one that I think Moyes will go for) Pickford Rohl, Tarks, JOB, Myko Garner, Armstrong George, KDH, Grealish Barry I would love Dibbling given a chance – even 20-30 mins off bench – he looked good and strong on the main site training video.

They left because of gambling ads? What a load of horse shit. They left because the intelligent, balanced debate left after lyndon. The format hadnt changed when they left. Just the level of bile lifted in the editorial vacuum. The optimism is we are in a new stadium and not at risk of being liquidated. There was an opportunity to take the club forward, but that needed a number of stronger players being added, whilst keeping any talent that weve got. The reality was ndiaye was sold, doue target was replaced by maitland niles, we sold off the squad, tried to sell our young talent, and no doubt will sell Branthwaite next summer. The club is left to Bob a long in the Premier league. It starts at the very top.

And now Moyes is asking in the Echo today if Arteta is using some of the tactics he learned off him while he was at Everton —- his ego hasn’t got any smaller, not that Arteta is a great manager anyway.

Exactly John. Who the hell is Jimmy Gardener. Unless he’s getting mixed up with Anthony Gardner? Craig Patterson, must have forgotten about that signing.

Maybe Moyes means they need to be patient because he’ll be gone at the end of the season and replaced by a manager who does give those younger players a lot more minutes.

In all seriousness Kunal I think he’s struggling. He can’t remember players names, can’t recall situations in previous games etc. I dont like him but would not wish that on him

PE teacher of 64 year old. Just retire.

Think I’ll watch Glentoran and see how big Dunc gets on. We ain’t getting anything from Arsenal, no way.

At least it looks like Moyes is ready for the game!….with the ‘post-match’ excuses that is!

We can’t create or score enough goals that’s our problem, neither are Arsenal free scoring this season which gives us a little hope I suppose.

Sorry replying to my own post above. I forgot to mention those absolutely brilliant professional fouls he gains for the team? Professional ? Cheating to be honest — or it is when opposing players do it!

David “ He’s getting swamped as soon as he’s on the ball “ ? I don’t see that — he’s had plenty of space around him and just one player marking him out on the wing because they know he hasn’t got the pace to go past them — he gets the ball and feints to go that way or the other way then most times passes the ball sideways or backwards and then instead of trying to find space to receive the ball again he loiters around the place he’s just been in— although now and again he’ll do something decent — but only now and again – nowhere near enough to justify his consistent place in the team and definitely not enough to justify those bleedin’ wages he’s on !

Like any player he needs the other players to give him the ball in dangerous advanced positions and it is not happening. The rest of our midfield is not creative enough. KDH is doing his bit but is being used as more of an inside forward. A worry is that the rest of the midfielders, are not contributing goals. Apart from George who has one, nobody else from midfield has scored any. That trend will continue as they are just not goal scorers.

13/2 available for the Blues today. I wouldn`t touch that with a barge pole but anyone surmising we can win at Arsenal get down the bookies sharpish.

Delusional manager. Losing the plot imo