Urawa Red Diamonds v Arsenal 26/7/13 11.30 ESPN

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Arsène Wenger has conceded that Laurent Koscielny is a doubt for the final game of Arsenal’s Asia Tour 2013.
The Gunners take on Urawa Reds in the Saitama City Cup on Friday but are likely to be without the French defender, who is nursing an ankle problem and missed Monday’s win against Nagoya Grampus.
Wojciech Szczesny and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain also played no part in that game but Wenger expects both to be fit for the match.
“Koscielny is a big doubt,” the boss said. “Oxlade-Chamberlain should be alright, Szczesny should be alright as well. I say 80 per cent Chamberlain and Szczesny and maybe 30 per cent for Koscielny. It's a minor ankle problem.”




Play our strongest 11

[Dicks and chicks]

bernard to score a hatrick

[She Wore A Yellow Ribbon]

lets hope sanogo finally gets his shooting boot(s) on

[Master Splinter]

Will Higuain start in this?

[Injury Time]

Will Higuain start in this?

No he's being unveiled at The Emirates Cup next weekend :trophy: <_<

[LDG]

Suarez to get sent off for racist biting.

[Munchies]

Arsenal XI: Fabianski, Sagna, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Miquel, Arteta, Wilshere, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Walcott, Giroud, Gnabry

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Arsenal XI: Fabianski, Sagna, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Miquel, Arteta, Wilshere, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Walcott, Giroud, Gnabry

First time without Rosicky in starting 11? :coffee:

[Munchies]

Here's a ESPN stream of the game if needed, not going to watch this game myself , cba, haven't watched any friendly game so far.

http://www.epl424.org/index.php?p=1_5_4

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Arsenal: Fabs, Miqey, Kos, BFG, Sagan, Verdasco, Wheelchair, Oxocube, Theo, Big Sexy, Gnabbers.

Subs: Szczesny, Martinez, Jenkinson, Gibbs, Rosicky, Ramsey, Olsson, Aneke, Ryo, Eisfeld, Zelalem, Poldi, Akpom.

Urawa Red Diamonds: Yamagishi, Tusboi, Nasu, Abe, Ugaijn, Kojima, Kashiwagi, Umesaki, Richardes, Yamada, Koroki.

Subs: Kato, Otani, Yamada, Noda, Mitsuru Nagata, Takuya Nagata, Okamoto, Hirakawa, Nozaki, Yajima, Sekiguchi, Sakano.

[LDG]

Bar the obvious (Cazorla, Gibbs and Ches), I reckon that's our first 11 right there (new signings aside).

I reckon AOC is first team this year.

Verdasco :haha:

[LDG]

Come on Gunners. Lets fuck these ****s up!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Come on Arsenal. :bow:

[LDG]

Bouldy always looks so chilled out :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Not exactly the greatest of starts from us.

[LDG]

Theo hits the post!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Great run from Theo, hits the post!

[LDG]

Unlucky tbf. Nice jinky run that :o

[LDG]

Verdasco doing some damage to some japanese bloke.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

How didn't they score? :blink:

BFG. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ugajin going for glory.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sexy flick from Big Sexy.

[LDG]

We're playing at such a slow tempo.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Wheelchair just overhit that pass to Theo. Good idea though.

[GP]

Wilshere :lol:

Awful Zelalem

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Kos. :bow:

[LDG]

Giroud models his running style on Michael Johnson....just not as quick.

[LDG]

Ryo comes out for the cameras.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Theo's back. :rose:

[Master Splinter]

Wilshere :rose:.

We look good on the break with Feo and Gnabry. I like that Gnabry is comfortable across the pitch, rather than just hogging the left side. He seems to be the most prominent in Wenfer's plans from the young players.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

What a miss from Theo! Needed to be an easy square ball across goal. Great move.

[LDG]

Theo :doh:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Giroud going for the lob. :bow:

Wide.

[Niall_Quinn]

What a fuck up of a player. Need to get a proper player in there this season.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Shit pass Wheelchair.

[Dicks and chicks]

anyone got any good streams

[LDG]

Sagan going mental on the blonde puff.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Freekick to us, dangerous area.

[Niall_Quinn]

Why is Lollkers still taking corners?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Deflects from Giroud, wide.

[Master Splinter]

Pained Giroud expression #7945634573536363.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

What a save to deny BFG. Oxocube smacks the bar!

[Dicks and chicks]

one of u should have a astream

[Master Splinter]

This yellow Japanese kit is awlsome.

A Must Keep.

[Niall_Quinn]

Jack's becoming a bit of Walcott isn't he?

[Master Splinter]

Fabianski :bow:.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Good save from Fabianski. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

0-0 HT. Played well enough, missed very good chances. We're back!

[Master Splinter]

Time for Gedion. Wilshere is past it.

Suarez for Theo.

[Niall_Quinn]

Get Chuba and Chucks on FFS!

[Munchies]

Just got back on, anything of note happen ?

[LDG]

Nah.

We're lacking bit sharpness.

We need to move the ball a lot quicker.

[Munchies]

Nah.

We're lacking bit sharpness.

We need to move the ball a lot quicker.

I read that sharpness bit in a french accent for some reason :lol: , too accustomed to Wenger using that as an excuse

[Munchies]

Podski !

[McNamara That Ghost...]

PODOLSKI!!!

What a goal. :o

[LDG]

What alovely goal!

Poldi!

[Master Splinter]

Podolski!!!!!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Jenkinson, Rosicky, Ramsey, Podolski, Miyaichi all on in place of Wilshere, Mertesacker, Giroud, Arteta and Gnabry.

[Niall_Quinn]

Podski - nice and clean finish.

[Munchies]

feo :pal:

[LDG]

Feo :doh:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Rosicky. :bow:

What is Theo doing? :lol:

[Master Splinter]

Podolski should just stay in the box and be fed balls.

He is devastatingly efficient.

[Niall_Quinn]

Fuck me, Walcott is a disaster zone.

[Niall_Quinn]

Flapster called into action.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

OH FFS Theo.

[Master Splinter]

Theo is devastatingly wasteful.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Koscielny is awlsome.

[Master Splinter]

Koscielny is truly awlsome.

[LDG]

Jack off (lol)

Ramsby on.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

1-1. :doh:

[Niall_Quinn]

3 wins on the trot - we are obliged to struggle in this one in case we get momentum going into the season.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Great defending lads. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Terrible effort from Yajima.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

ESPN's feed. :haha:

[Niall_Quinn]

It cuts out every time Lolster gets into the box. Maybe they are just saving us from pain.

[Master Splinter]

ITV :doh:.

[Niall_Quinn]

Brilliant stuff - can't screen the match but they can manage adverts.

Adverts :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Oxocube hit the post, apparently.

[Niall_Quinn]

Isn't this BT Sports behind the scenes? Doesn't bode well really.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

It's back!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Zelalem is on. :bow:

[Master Splinter]

Bernard came on during the break.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ryo passes it across goal to...nobody.

[Niall_Quinn]

Shoot you silly Jap!

[Master Splinter]

Sekiguchi :lol:.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Akpom on for Theo.

[Master Splinter]

Chuba :bow:.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Poldi scuffer, wide.

[Master Splinter]

Podolski :doh:.

So inefficient.

[LDG]

Shinned it.

[Niall_Quinn]

Yikes! Pods with a mare.

[LDG]

Blonde haired puff strikes again.

What a prat.

He's also shit.

[Master Splinter]

That guy with the shit hair is a bit of ****.

[Niall_Quinn]

What a pratt - pre-season friendly and doing the face holding shite.

[LDG]

Kos :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Koscielny. :bow:

Zelalem lost the ball in the build-up to that.

[Master Splinter]

Koscielny again :bow:.

[Niall_Quinn]

Lucky Kos is awake at least.

[Niall_Quinn]

Koscielny. :bow:

Zelalem lost the ball in the build-up to that.

Commentators caused that.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

AKPOM!!!!

What a calamity. :haha:

[Master Splinter]

Chuba :bow:.

[LDG]

:haha:

They do a Ches/Kos/Rumbelows Cup mix up :lol:

[Master Splinter]

Another superb pass from Ramsey too.

[Niall_Quinn]

Tragic defending. Walcott not on the pitch. GOOOOOOOAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLL!!!!

Akpom

[LDG]

Loads of needle in this :lol:

Come on Arse. Stuff the ****s.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Akpom roughing them up. :bow:

Suarez. :lol:

[LDG]

"I felt it was a game of good intensity..."

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ramsey shoots across goal but wide.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Well done Sagan.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

One added minute.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

1-2 FT! Another win for us. :bow: Four out of four in Asia. We're coming home!

[Master Splinter]

Arsenal :bow:.

4 wins in a row.

Chuba :bow:.

[She Wore A Yellow Ribbon]

that one legged, useless, hop-a-long postman pat wannabe prick.