Team for Arsenal

[Royalee]

Correct about Cisse, but he looks way out of his depth at this level. While Harper doesn't necessarily win the ball all the time, he knows where the plays going. Cisse doesn't have a clue most of the time and I'd leave him out.

All Harper does is run by the side of players and fail to give his partner in crime an option to pass to when we have the ball. When we're defending he's even worse - it's no coincidence that no matter who's played alongside him this season, we've predominantly looked shit in central midfield and been walked all over. Cisse doesn't look like he has a clue at times because he doesn't know where the hell Harper or our wingers are going to disappear to next - you give him a basic job to do where all he has to do is tackle, break up play and pass the the simple ball and he'll be fine. That is after all what he was doing at Boavista.

[winchester_royal]

USA Rosenior Pearce Bk Shorey Little Fae Marek Henry Lita Doyle

[Row Z Royal]

Correct about Cisse, but he looks way out of his depth at this level. While Harper doesn't necessarily win the ball all the time, he knows where the plays going. Cisse doesn't have a clue most of the time and I'd leave him out.

All Harper does is run by the side of players and fail to give his partner in crime an option to pass to when we have the ball. When we're defending he's even worse - it's no coincidence that no matter who's played alongside him this season, we've predominantly looked shit in central midfield and been walked all over. Cisse doesn't look like he has a clue at times because he doesn't know where the hell Harper or our wingers are going to disappear to next - you give him a basic job to do where all he has to do is tackle, break up play and pass the the simple ball and he'll be fine. That is after all what he was doing at Boavista.

Perhaps, though I'm reluctant to set him off in front of Flamini, Fabregas and co.

[Royalee]

Correct about Cisse, but he looks way out of his depth at this level. While Harper doesn't necessarily win the ball all the time, he knows where the plays going. Cisse doesn't have a clue most of the time and I'd leave him out.

All Harper does is run by the side of players and fail to give his partner in crime an option to pass to when we have the ball. When we're defending he's even worse - it's no coincidence that no matter who's played alongside him this season, we've predominantly looked shit in central midfield and been walked all over. Cisse doesn't look like he has a clue at times because he doesn't know where the hell Harper or our wingers are going to disappear to next - you give him a basic job to do where all he has to do is tackle, break up play and pass the the simple ball and he'll be fine. That is after all what he was doing at Boavista.

Perhaps, though I'm reluctant to set him off in front of Flamini, Fabregas and co.

Flamini's injured...

Don't tell me you want to do a Coppell from last time and give them the whole pitch in the hope they don't score before 70 minutes? The only two times he's properly attacked a top four side, we've got 3 points off of Liverpool at home and very nearly pulled off a result up at Anfield after a superb performance.

Either way, aside from the Arsenal game Coppell still needs to try that central pairing - hell, he's pissed enough points down the drain with Harper in the side so he hasn't got much to lose.

[9165]

Federici
murty
Pearce (If we can get him back)
Bikey
DLC
Gunnarsson
Harper
Matejovsky
Little
Convey
Kitson
4-5-1
Worth a go IMHO

[PEARCEY]

I think we will have a team of

USA
Rosenior
Ingi
Bikey
Shorey
Oster
Marek
Harper
Hunt
Doyle
Hunt

Bench:-
Fed
Cisse
Little
Kitson
Sonks

C'Mon guys remember loyalty !!

Yes but not that loyal to play Hunt in two positions!!

[Beelzebub]

Whats the point of turning up.

[Gunny Fishcake]

After today Arsenal could play their ladies team and still walk it

[Monkfish]

Considering our current squad. I don't think it really matters what team we put out. We will still lose

[Row Z Royal]

Considering our current squad. I don't think it really matters what team we put out. We will still lose

In fairness, most teams in the world could say that.

[bcubed]

Federici
murty
Pearce (If we can get him back)
Bikey
DLC
Gunnarsson
Harper
Matejovsky
Little
Convey
Kitson
4-5-1
Worth a go IMHO

Not a bad shout
Shorey needs a (long) break - he was pants again today - worst player on the pitch and DLC has rarely let us down

[Row Z Royal]

Federici
murty
Pearce (If we can get him back)
Bikey
DLC
Gunnarsson
Harper
Matejovsky
Little
Convey
Kitson
4-5-1
Worth a go IMHO

Not a bad shout
Shorey needs a (long) break - he was pants again today - worst player on the pitch and DLC has rarely let us down

Della in for Shorey...hadn't crossed my mind before but not a bad idea at all.

[Arch]

Hahnemann
Murty Bikey Ingimarsson Shorey
Cisse
Little Matejovsky Fae Hunt
Kitson

[07RFC]

USA

Rosinior Bikey Ingimarsson Shorey

Little Cisse Matejovsky Convey

Lita Kitson

But it will remain unchanged from the Fulham match

[Irvinchangeyaname]

Although I can't quite believe I'm saying this, I think we need to start with Convey for this one. Never been convinced by him, but seeing him at Newcastle I think he will bring a bit more energy to the team.

We need people on the wings and staying there. If we try to play through the midfield against Arsenal it's going to be a rout IMO.

[IMAMATEOFJOVSKY]

GIVE JAMES HENRY A START - EVEN UP FRONT - WHAT HAVE WE TO LOSE - THIS ABOUT SHOWS WHERE WE ARE WHEN WE LOOK BEYOND THE FIRST XI AND WE HAVE TO SCRAPE AROUND

WHY NOT EVEN TRY THE BULGARIAN STRIKER - CANT BE ANY WORSE, AFTER ALL WE'RE NOT SCORING

[Schards#2]

USA

Murty
Bikey
Ingi
De La Cruz

Cisse (sat in front of back 4)

Doyle
Matejovsky
Harper
Hunt (through Gritted Teeth)

Kitson

Fed
Little
Lita
Sonko
Rosenior
Gullible mugs everywhere

[Royal Dragon]

Hahnamann

Murty
Bikey
Ingamarson
DLC

Hunt
Kitson
Matovsky (Or Gunnerson)
Little

Lita
Doyle

Get some pride & strenght back into the team.

[Skin]

What does everyone think the excuses will be as to why we won't recall Lita?

[Royal Lady]

I don't know what the excuse will be, but I just can't see him picking Lita. If he did call him back he'd never play him with Kitson and so wouldn't be playing our best two forwards - so it's academic. He could play me upfront - the goal scoring ratio would probably be the same.