As Mike Tyson says, everyone has a plan until that get smacked in the mouth. Liverpool, tonight, is Mike Tyson. They are a team of brutal warriors. Arsenal have had two really decent games against Liverpool in recent past though. Last season, Gunners turned the Kop over in the league (despite been totally mauled by them) and reel on the confidence to win the FA Cup. Liverpool will be fitter, sharper, as they have buried a couple of teams in their opening two EPL fixtures of the season.
My expectations from Arsenal in this game:
1. To be competitive (at least).
That means everyone showing up to execute a good game plan. Coaches are now wary of Arteta's tactics after coming out victorious against Manchester City, Chelsea and Liverpool in intermittent matches. Arsenal now looks unpredictable and opposition teams are very much aware of this which put Gunners' players at par with their counterpart. The players should exploit this to their advantage and exhibit a well game plan devoid of jittery and complacent displayed against top 4 teams in the previous seasons.
2. Willian to anchor the midfield.
Overtime Liverpool outrun, overturn and battered Arsenal in the midfield battles. There is no gain saying whichever team that dominate midfield has a brighter chances of victory In a match. Arsenal need discipline players to curtail and 'impede' movement of Liverpool midfielders irrespective of Kloop's choice of midfielders for the game. Apparently Arsenal will need more bodies in the midfield to have any chance of battling Liverpool and I believe with Willian in the midfield having Xhaka and Ceballos/Maitland Niles behind him, it would give the Gunners chance to supply Aubameyang the needed distribution for his trademark execution.
3. David Luiz must come to the party.
On his day, Luiz is a leader. But the mystery is David Luiz has cost Arsenal more pains than solace particularly in big games. DL must put his bad days behind him and prove a Brazilian he's. In a game of potential high tempo and magnitude you need experience defensive backline to steady the ship and without doubt Luiz should be the X-factor which will be complemented by Salliba and Chamber.
My expectations from Arsenal in this game:
1. To be competitive (at least).
That means everyone showing up to execute a good game plan. Coaches are now wary of Arteta's tactics after coming out victorious against Manchester City, Chelsea and Liverpool in intermittent matches. Arsenal now looks unpredictable and opposition teams are very much aware of this which put Gunners' players at par with their counterpart. The players should exploit this to their advantage and exhibit a well game plan devoid of jittery and complacent displayed against top 4 teams in the previous seasons.
2. Willian to anchor the midfield.
Overtime Liverpool outrun, overturn and battered Arsenal in the midfield battles. There is no gain saying whichever team that dominate midfield has a brighter chances of victory In a match. Arsenal need discipline players to curtail and 'impede' movement of Liverpool midfielders irrespective of Kloop's choice of midfielders for the game. Apparently Arsenal will need more bodies in the midfield to have any chance of battling Liverpool and I believe with Willian in the midfield having Xhaka and Ceballos/Maitland Niles behind him, it would give the Gunners chance to supply Aubameyang the needed distribution for his trademark execution.
3. David Luiz must come to the party.
On his day, Luiz is a leader. But the mystery is David Luiz has cost Arsenal more pains than solace particularly in big games. DL must put his bad days behind him and prove a Brazilian he's. In a game of potential high tempo and magnitude you need experience defensive backline to steady the ship and without doubt Luiz should be the X-factor which will be complemented by Salliba and Chamber.
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