Everton Preview: Three points vital 28 January, 2009
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Tonight is going to be a masive game, with Aston Villa winning last night they’ve gone six points clear of us. We need to win tonight to stop Villa pulling away from us. 4th place is absolutely vital, I hate to think the consequences of us not qualifying for the Champions League.
Everton are not going to be easy to beat though, by no means. In fact a draw against them wouldn’t usually be considered too bad of a result. We just can’t think about that though thanks to the position we’ve got ourselves in and the unbelievable luck Aston Villa are having at the moment.
We’re going to have to be well up for tonight. We didn’t play well enough on Sunday so tonight we need to get things right. We will be 100% full strength tonight, we cannot afford to rest anyone.
Gael Clichy will come back into the defense but will William Gallas? Toure and Djourou have done alright together but I suspect Wenger will rotate a bit and play Gallas. Denilson will come into the starting line-up after sitting out Sunday’s game. I’m hoping that Song will partner him allowing Diaby to take Eboue’s position out wide. Not because I am a big fan of Song and Diaby but because I don’t want Eboue anywhere near the team…I suspect he will be though. If it were up to me I’d have Wilshere out on the right but I just don’t see Wenger doing that.
Here’s my guess anyways:
Almunia (c)
Sagna – Djourou – Gallas – Clichy
Nasri – Song – Denilson – Diaby
Adebayor – van persie
Nothing more to add to what I’ve said above about the team apart from this – I miss Cesc Fabregas.
Everton have quite a few injury problems but are coping well even still. They’re out of strikers and have resorted to using Cahill up top but he has done really well. Arteta has been scoring a few recently too and Lescott had been deadly coming forward. So they still possess a scoring threat. I’m worried that we will concede in this game. In fact I would put money on us not keeping a clean sheet. What worries me is how we will react to that – Do we curl up and cringe or do we stand up tall and fight? It just depends on how certain individuals feel.
We’re relying on Robin van Persie again tonight, he’s going to have his work cut out for him. Wenger planned on only playing him for an hour on Sunday but that wasn’t possible. Hopefully he is fit enough to start tonight, I’d be worried if he didn’t. Samir Nasri is another creative output, he’s been playing quite well recently, especially when he plays through the middle. On Sunday he was kept out wide and I’m not really sure why seeing as we were chasing a goal. I can see him coming inside tonight.
I’m really up for this one – I just hope the players are too. We kick off at 8:00pm tonight but it’s not on TV over here in the UK. Going to have to try and find a decent stream to watch it over the internet.
Enjoy the game people. Thanks for reading.
I thought they were screening it at the Emirates? Was I the only one who got that email?
I would also start with wilshere or Vela on the wing with Nasri the other side and Diaby and Den in the middle. Of course wenger will pick the useless Eboue AGAIN.
Oh I just seen its only 400 tickets and they’ve probably sold out already. seems daft that only 400 people can go along, you’d think they’d open it up to a few thousand.
Eboue will start.He always F**king does.Every game i pray the opposition will break his legs
Not other than 3pts tonight will be good enough
What the fuck is wenger doing? the transfer deadline is going to come and go and he hasnt signed anyone! Every man and his dog know we need strengthaning, is he going to wait until we finish 6th before the penny drops, by which time it will be too late. COME ON ARSENE sort it out!!!!
its too late mate, we are freewheeling into the two bob oofa cup !
Lets be honest we are not good enough.Take away RVP and we are poor.How can a once great manager like Wenger honestly think Diaby Song Denilson and Eboue are good enough.The gap between us and Villa is now 5 pts.Yet we wont buy anyone.
SORT IT OUT WENGER OR PACK YOUR BAGS IN THE SUMMER
Van Persie rescued us yet again, he really is a man on form and just as well because the rest of the team is pretty ordinary and just relying on him to produce the magic.
Came across your blog from another Gunners blog. I wrote a blog myself on a match where the gunners fought back (so basically its a blast from the past post) It would be interesting to see your comments on this game.
Keep up the good work!
“finishing 5th is not a disaster”, is wenger off his rocker? finishing 5th might not be but 6th or 7th will !!
Is no fucker bothered at the emirates? Players dont look like they give a toss,
The Hammers wont be a pushover with this useless bunch. There is not 1 player in this present team with any flare………. we are well and truly fucked!
Has anyone seen the one sided bias clap trap on Arsenal TV, everone looks like they are in denial, critisism aint a bad thingm stand up and be counted.
who the fuck could watch Arsenal tv, theyre bigger lying cunts even than Wenger on there and thats saying something. “WENGER MUST GO”
Greedybayor should be made to give his wages to charity.Lazy Bastyard
this is the most inept bunch of players i have had the misfortune to watch in 35 years, no passion,no heart, no skill,no flare and no direction and before anyone starts spouting off about the future being bright, well we was being spun that line 5 years ago!!
What the fuck is going on? the players dont play for the shirt and wengers clueless experiment of sticking with shit players has failed completely.
COLLECT YOUR COAT ARSENE, thanks for 5 good years but the rest have been a failure, no body is bigger than the club and that includes you.
only arsenal can take as long as they have to sign a player. spurs take 24 hours……….. yeah that hurts to think those tossers are better than us at wrappin up a deal and in fact they have spent 45 mil on shit and we are hagglin over peanuts…………… we really are a disgrace.
this blog is like arsenal in so many ways………… for a start over the past couple of months its gone righy down the pan!!