Norwich City vs Arsenal (home) Sunday 1st December.

[morty]

Well.....

Arsenal are in a bit of a sticky spell at the minute, could we capitalise? The away win at Everton last week must have been massive in terms of team confidence and morale, and I think the players will go into this one genuinely thinking they can get something from it.

Will Emi get back in the team? Will Farke tweak it again?

 

[OldRobert]

I have a feeling DF will go with last week's winning formula..................injuries permitting.

 

[GJP]

Keep the ball away from Aubameyang and Lacazette.

 

[Fenway Frank]

Similar to the Man U game, Arsenal might not be in great form but they are still good enough to beat us by 3 goals if they play well. Having said that, if we put them under a bit of pressure we can get something from the game. It will be interesting to see how Farke approaches this one.

 

[Number 9]

I'll be looking to see if Farke keeps the tactics he played against Everton or whether he returns to type?
At home, playing against a ball playing team, my concern is that he will return to the tactics which lost us all those games.

 

[OldRobert]

He got the tactics spot on against Everton, now let's see him do the same against Arsenal who imo are beatable.

 

[OldRobert]

Emery sacked. Probably not helpful.

 

[Number 9]

He got the tactics spot on against Everton, now let's see him do the same against Arsenal who imo are beatable.

Yes, the Arsenal game is an interesting one.
They are unlikely to press hard, so the long balls from the defence will perhaps be less effective.
We have quality, but does DF believe that we can simply stick to our game and outplay Arsenal?
They have some good players and a new motivation now Emery has gone.
Difficult to predict.

 

[Fenway Frank]

No Tettey, will be interesting to see Amadou in his proper position

 

[Number 9]

Arsenal have similar to us in that theyre too open in midfield.
Will a change of manager affect this on Sunday? I think not, given one day on the training ground and the psychological effects because they're only playing little ol Norwich, I have a feeling that for this game they will enthusiastically try to outscore us.
How will Farke set up and approach the game?
Well, Arsenal under Lunberg? Is an unknown quantity, we are guessing what might happen, so I expect Farke to revert to type and try to outscore them.
He changed tactics slightly against Man City and Everton to counter specific issues and that worked, but I think the opportunity to revert to Plan A will be too great for Farke to resist.
High scoring draw!

 

[Din]

Frustrating Emery has been sacked. Arsenal really were terrible under him and him going is almost certainly going to give them a boost.

Amadou in for Tettey seeing as he's injured, as said above it'll be interesting to see him in his natural position. Apart from that though same as Everton. Cannot wait for this game, should be a cracker

 

[Number 9]

This what Daniel said -

"In terms of physicality Ibrahim is probably the closest to Alex but we have other options to bring perhaps a more technical player, to signal we might look to be a bit more offensive rather than defensive," said Farke.

We'll see how that translates to team selection and shape later, but has Farke ever played Amadou in midfield?

 

[OldRobert]

We'll see how that translates to team selection and shape later, but has Farke ever played Amadou in midfield?

Not sure he has, doesn't sound as though he wants to now.

@Din..............Tettey isn't injured, it was announced he's not playing for family reasons.

 

[OldRobert]

 

[gerryinromania]

Romanian pundits said that var is just another cheating method for big money clubs

 

[GJP]

Great game of football.

 

[gerryinromania]

Really enjoyed game. Their keeper saved the day for them. Thought Cantwell and Onel were superb. Team were great as a team. No weak links today. MacClean really good as a behind Pukk string puller

 

[GJP]

Kenny was absolutely brilliant. A joy to watch.

 

[Ben]

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Two points dropped or one point gained given the way the match panned out and other results going against City? One thing is for sure, Norwich are looking much better than before the international break and Zimmermann's return is massive for the club

 

[OldRobert]

VAR is in danger of ruining football.
Apart from that I thought we almost deserved to win that. Kenny particularly good, just behind Pukki definitely his best position imo. We've improved and if we keep at this level or better, I think we'll be OK.