Arsenal (A)

[W.cramp]

3 hours ago, bolty58 said:

 

Seems to be a bit special this bloke.    

'The release of this kit shows where this club is, sort it out sharon'    !    

[meanderson93]

Anyway, this is my preferred lineup for this one.

 

We'll piss 'em.

Edited September 24 by meanderson93
Wrongs, righted.

[woolli]

4,100 sold. Great effort! Hats off to everyone going down there.

[gonzo]

8 minutes ago, meanderson93 said:

Anyway, this is my preferred lineup for this one.

We'll piss 'em.

Nah needs a 5-1-1-2-1 formation that

[Sweep]

32 minutes ago, woolli said:

4,100 sold. Great effort! Hats off to everyone going down there.

that's excellent for a midweek game, it really is. 

[Lt. Aldo Raine]

@meanderson93 - I can't be accepting those full-back numbers 

[meanderson93]

14 minutes ago, Lt. Aldo Raine said:

@meanderson93 - I can't be accepting those full-back numbers 

2 and 3? That's quintessential fullback numbering, anything else is simply incorrect. 

I was actually thinking about swapping 4 and 6, 4 to me is a CDM but I accept I'm in the minority with that one I think. 

Edited September 24 by meanderson93
Additional squad number discussion

[Ani]

2 minutes ago, meanderson93 said:

2 and 3? That's quintessential fullback numbering, anything else is simply incorrect. 

But other way round you heathen 

[Dr Faustus]

2= right back

3= left back

anything else is sorcery

[meanderson93]

2 minutes ago, Ani said:

But other way round you heathen 

Yep, fair. That's poor from me. 

[Lt. Aldo Raine]

34 minutes ago, Ani said:

But other way round you heathen 

 

32 minutes ago, Dr Faustus said:

2= right back

3= left back

anything else is sorcery

👆

[Stig]

36 minutes ago, meanderson93 said:

2 and 3? That's quintessential fullback numbering, anything else is simply incorrect. 

I was actually thinking about swapping 4 and 6, 4 to me is a CDM but I accept I'm in the minority with that one I think. 

I was going to suggest the 4 and 6 swap too, but I think that's too old school now with people talking about whether a midfielder is a "6, 8 or 10"

[frank_spencer]

Click to edit is nailed on for a clean sheet.

[Farrelli]

Definitely need plan c for this. Pray to the Gods🧎‍♂️‍➡️🙏

[Dr. Feelgood]

We have a number of people pushing for a first team starting place who'll be involved in this.

Arsenal have bigger fish to fry. I expect a lot of changes from them & some, I assume talented, youngsters. It could be a lot tighter than expected.

[Ani]

1 hour ago, Stig said:

I was going to suggest the 4 and 6 swap too, but I think that's too old school now with people talking about whether a midfielder is a "6, 8 or 10"

2 right back

3 left back

5&6 centre Halves ( did not have a 'side' allocated to the number.)

4 Midfield and probably captain 

9 and 10 up front (9 big lad scorer 10 sometimes big some times smaller grafter score a few) 

7 and 11 wide players (right and left respectively) not always out and out wingers. 

8 midfield alongside 4 . 

[perth_white]

2 minutes ago, Ani said:

2 right back

3 left back

5&6 centre Halves ( did not have a 'side' allocated to the number.)

4 Midfield and probably captain 

9 and 10 up front (9 big lad scorer 10 sometimes big some times smaller grafter score a few) 

7 and 11 wide players (right and left respectively) not always out and out wingers. 

8 midfield alongside 4 . 

Spot on. That's how it was and how it should be.

[Winchester White]

Bloody foreigners coming over here changing our squad numbers...

[woolli]

Arteta saying on Sky they could have a 16 year old in goal!

[matty2094]

Was listening to this earlier out of curiosity. I know AFTV are a bit of a joke but was interested to hear what they had to say about us and their line up.

They're expecting Raya, Havertz, Jesus, Sterling, Jorginho, Calafiori and Ben White all to start purely because they're light on numbers at the minute. 

If we keep it down to 4 I'll be happy enough. 

 

[nantwichwhite]

Have a feeling that if Sheehan plays tonight, he will do well. 

[bolton va va]

I'm still scarred from the game at West Ham a few years back where they outclassed us, not only more skilful but also physically bigger, stronger & faster than us. The gulf was massive & i'm not sure that's changed, even an Arsenal 2nd team might paste us.

Tricky selection, don't want a humiliation but equally don't want injuries before the more important Crawley game.

I'd settle for no injuries, a nice boost to the finances & a closish game......any more would be a bonus.

[Cheese]

6 minutes ago, nantwichwhite said:

Have a feeling that if Sheehan plays tonight, he will do well. 

Sure he would, as there'll be no opposition. It's tomorrow night.

[Dr Faustus]

12 minutes ago, nantwichwhite said:

Have a feeling that if Sheehan plays tonight, he will do well. 

he'll have the freedom of the park!

[Rival Son]

1 hour ago, Ani said:

2 right back

3 left back

5&6 centre Halves ( did not have a 'side' allocated to the number.)

4 Midfield and probably captain 

9 and 10 up front (9 big lad scorer 10 sometimes big some times smaller grafter score a few) 

7 and 11 wide players (right and left respectively) not always out and out wingers. 

8 midfield alongside 4 . 

I always associate logical numbering with the 2-3-5 formation that was prevalent for decades into 60s, and the 4-4-2 that evolved into the 70s was the point at which logic disappeared.

1: goalkeeper

2. right back

3. left back

4. right half

5. centre half

6. left half

7. right outside forward

8. right inside forward

9. centre forward

10. left inside forward

11. left outside forward

Evolving to …

1. Goalkeeper

2. right back

3. left back

4. right centre back

5. left centre back

6. right centre midfield

7. right wing

8. left centre midfield

9. right centre forward

10. left centre forward

11. left wing

As seen, logic disappears at this time. Logic would number the four in midfield as 6-9, and the two forwards as 10-11.