The English Football Thread

[MrExcalibur100 7,124]

Lamps is starting

[Thendo 1,088]

What's funny is that Arsenals XI actually looks much better on paper than Citys...It's been a while since that last happened.

[Madmax 9,219]

Arsenal have a real chance. Fernandinho + Lamps can be porous as fuck.

[Daniel1980 1,425]

Yeah, draw would be perfect. Anything but a City win.

Personally, I don't want Arsenal to win this. It would give them confidence against big teams. A draw really would be perfect.

[Mechromancer 262]

If he plays like the last year, i'm very happy. I love you, Lamps.

[Barbara 15,149]

Arsenal have a real chance. Fernandinho + Lamps can be porous as fuck.

and they say City have a better bench than us... I don't get how their squad is deeper than ours...

[Madmax 9,219]

Jesus that shirt looks ugly on him.

[MrExcalibur100 7,124]

and they say City have a better bench than us... I don't get how their squad is deeper than ours...

That urban legend ended last season. But let them continue to believe that.

[Mechromancer 262]

Well, they have Navas, Jovetic, Caballero, Mangala, Fernado, Sanga.... Amazing bench.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

City's midfield getting dominated so far.

[MrExcalibur100 7,124]

Well, they have Navas, Jovetic, Caballero, Mangala, Fernado, Sanga.... Amazing bench.

That's their current bench for this game or in general cos Navas is playing

[bethos1 802]

Is yaya injured?

[Reddish-Blue 2,371]

and they say City have a better bench than us... I don't get how their squad is deeper than ours...

If your basing that on today's game, I agree....but at full strength, City have a better bench

[Mechromancer 262]

Yay! Welbeck. Yes, i expect this.

[Thendo 1,088]

Arsenal have started quite well with high pressure and pace, but that City midfield has been very average to say the least.

[Barbara 15,149]

If your basing that on today's game, I agree....but at full strength, City have a better bench

how come?

They had to deal with Jovetic injury and it led Pelegrini to bench Dzeko because in their usual 2 strikers system if he starts with both he has no substitute. They lost Yaya and his replacement is Lampard (who I love, but lol, talk about underwhelming). Their AMs are no better than ours, their keeper and his sub are no big deal and their defense despite now having Mangala isn't that deep in the bench. We have better backup FBs, better backup defense (if we count Iva there), we have better backup midfield (Ramires, Oscar, and even Mikel don't compromise playing in the midfield) we have better AMs Hazard, Schurrle, Willian, Oscar, Cesc (who can play #10) and Salah is better depth than they do. And even their strike advantage - as proved in today's match - is now smaller (or maybe even nonexistent) now that Negredo is off...

But maybe I'm missing something (no sarcasm) about their bench... how are they better than us? I'd like you to expand. Maybe I'll agree.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

Is yaya injured?

"Fatigue issues"

[Madmax 9,219]

I relish not having a panic attack every time Lamps is bypassed.