Sporting v Arsenal, 17:45 GMT (09/03, BT Sport 2)

[McNamara That Ghost...]

I'm really not sure what our team will be.

Kiwior, Saliba, Jorginho and Martinelli to start I guess?

[Marc Overmars]

I’d assume we’ll have to mix it up a bit.

Dangerous game on the weekend at Fulham so we need to spread the game time out. Having 3 forwards out sucks balls though and people in the media have the nerve to say we’ve been lucky.

Maybe something like:

Turner

Tomi Gabriel Kiwior Tierney

Vieira Jorginho Xhaka

Saka Martinelli Nelson


Hopefully escape with a draw then do them at home next week.

[Mac76]

I'd go even further - we should pretty much completely rotate for this game apart from players like Xhaka and Zin where it's 'who cares?' if they get injured

I'd ideally not even play Vieira but not sure what other options we have there

Saka in particular shouldn't be on the plane, nor should Jesus or Martinelli

I'd play Tierney but apparently he's ill so won't be there


Turner

Tomi
Holding
Kiwior
Zinchenko

Jorginho
Vieira
Xhaka

Marquinos
ESR
Nelson

[Mac76]

oh and 3-0 Goncalves hatter

[HCZ_Reborn]

Not a popular view on this forum but I’m still resolved to my view that I’d preferably like us to exit this competition. I understand the counter argument about momentum, but I just don’t agree with it. I don’t think going out of the FA cup against Man City caused the wobble in the league. Especially if you look at the fact that we lost to PSV in the Europa League and three days later put 5 past Forest and three days after losing at home to Brighton in the league cup won 2-0 at Wolves.

I’d love us to win a European trophy, but when you have a coach that doesn’t know how to rotate…you absolutely have to prioritise

[Mac76]

30 Turner
4 White
12 Saliba
15 Kiwior
35 Zinchenko
21 Fábio Vieira
20 Jorginho
34 Xhaka
7 Saka
11 Martinelli
24 Nelson

Substitutes

1 Ramsdale
5 Partey
6 Gabriel
10 Smith Rowe
16 Holding
18 Tomiyasu
41 Bandeira
56 Hillson
71 Sagoe Junior
72 Smith
97Walters


really glad he's not gambled Jesus but it seems he is still determined to drive Saka into the ground as usual...

[McNamara That Ghost...]

I'd go even further - we should pretty much completely rotate for this game apart from players like Xhaka and Zin where it's 'who cares?' if they get injured

I'd ideally not even play Vieira but not sure what other options we have there

Saka in particular shouldn't be on the plane, nor should Jesus or Martinelli

I'd play Tierney but apparently he's ill so won't be there


Turner

Tomi
Holding
Kiwior
Zinchenko

Jorginho
Vieira
Xhaka

Marquinos
ESR
Nelson

Marquinhos was difficult when he is at Norwich on loan.

[Mac76]

Marquinhos was difficult when he is at Norwich on loan.

ha, i forgot about that

[Mac76]

Goncalves miles wide

[Mac76]

all pretty scrappy so far