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[Albion] Arsenal-there for the taking!
- Thread starter Tony Towner's Toe
- Start date
MattBackHome
Well-known member
- Jul 7, 2003
- 11,873
Having predicted a 1-0 narrow win against a 'below-strength' Chelsea, I'm keeping quiet on this one...
Chelsea's 3 players happened to turn up, against us, having gone missing before and after that game.
If Arsenal's 3 players decide to turn up we don't really have a snowballs chance.
If they don't, or aren't allowed to play, then they ought to be there for the taking.
It is funny though. We are now a best priced 6/1 for relegation thanks to 8 points from our last 4 games against relegation rivals - and I think that price is about right, yet we've taken no points at all off the top 7. If we'd taken even a handful of those unexpected points, we'd be on a par with Everton or Leicester.
If we CAN get something from Arsenal for a change, and then beat Everton, I think we could yet be looking at a top half finish, and with a cup quarter final already secured, what a season that would be.
Doonhamer7
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- Jun 17, 2016
- 1,454
As UEFA cup is their only hope of a trophy we couldn’t get a better chance than this Sunday. In my positive thinking hopefully the top of the league will be tied up before last 2 games and both Liverpool and Man Utd will still in European cup so they put out weaker teams - then easy 6 points
Greg Bobkin
Silver Seagull
- May 22, 2012
- 16,039
There's ALWAYS a chance. Not saying it's gonna happen – and it might be a 0.00000000000001% chance – but there IS still a chance.
Nothing wrong with having a go then.
I'm a bit worried about some of the over confidence coming into this game as they have at least 3 world class players in their ranks.
If they turn up and try they will beat us. But as others have said arsenal have been abysmal away this season, they recently drew with west Brom and lost to swansea they've only picked up 3 more away points than us and we all know how rubbish Brighton are away.
I'm crossing everything. A draw would be great. A win would see us pretty much safe with about 3 or 4 points from 9 games remaining.
Exciting times.
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If they turn up and try they will beat us. But as others have said arsenal have been abysmal away this season, they recently drew with west Brom and lost to swansea they've only picked up 3 more away points than us and we all know how rubbish Brighton are away.
I'm crossing everything. A draw would be great. A win would see us pretty much safe with about 3 or 4 points from 9 games remaining.
Exciting times.
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studio150
Well-known member
Apart from the two home wins in the top division at home in 1982, and the two away draws (league 1982 and League Cup 1979).
I think with Arsenal playing 3 at the back, we can exploit the space out wide with Izquierdo and Knockaert and we can cause Arsenal problems on the break
No they don't. Usually they do, but not always. Chelsea are the only team we've never beaten (in the league), not Arsenal.
Rubbish! There is ZERO possibility that we will have ZERO chance. Not saying that we will beat them (or take a point), but we can and we might. We are finding our feet in this division, and though Arsenal are undoubtedly better than us, they are still the weakest of the 'Big 6', and by their own standards they're not all that at the moment.
Seasidesage
New member
Chances are they will win but if we keep it tight early on and are still in the game midway through the 2nd half, I think we can get something. Even a point would be a major bonus at this stage. Two points in a next two games would give us a major chance to stay up.
- Jan 3, 2012
- 17,354
I think we are well capable of beating Arsenal if we get it right.......... but then again, if they get it right they could take us apart.
Blue Valkyrie
Not seen such Bravery!
The Thread of Doom.
I'll balance the fate tempting up by predicting Albion 0 Arsenal 6.
I'll balance the fate tempting up by predicting Albion 0 Arsenal 6.
beorhthelm
A. Virgo, Football Genius
- Jul 21, 2003
- 36,015
the whole story of Arsenal for the past 10 years, they can beat anyone including the other top sides, but often dont. their defense is ropey, so if their attack/possession is off-beat they become vulnerable to mistakes and counterattacks. however, we dont play the sort of pressing game to exploit this, so... draw?
Baldseagull
Well-known member
Forget that it is Arsenal, would we be hoping to win at home to a side that has lost to Swansea, Stoke, Bournemouth and Watford away, and drawn with West Brom, Saints and West Ham? Their only victory away at a bottom half side being 2-3 at Palace.
Nixonator
Well-known member
Horrible franchised club, visiting their stadium made me want to give it all up, artificial entitled fans. 'North London derbies' always make me laugh.
Would absolutely love them to go down the leagues and figure out how to actually gain promotion by legitimate means.
We'll lose to them though.
Would absolutely love them to go down the leagues and figure out how to actually gain promotion by legitimate means.
We'll lose to them though.
Anyone that beats Palarse in Smelhurst is okay in my book.
Tricky Dicky
New member
But, it IS Arsenal, so all that being true, they are still capable of tonking us
