Portsmouth Vs Arsenal | Premiership 26/12/07

[SE13]

Barclays Premiership

Portsmouth Vs ARSENAL



Wednesday 26th December 2007

7:45pm

Live on Skysports 1

Fratton Park

[rvtheace]

Robin van Persie is expected to be available for this one. 4-4-2 OR BUST!

[Fabrestuta]

Even if van Persie doesn't play Wenger has to get away from that bloody 4-5-1, you play that system when you are afraid of getting hammered. Either Bendtner or Eduardo have to start getting full games in the league.

[arseman]

If Spuds can win here so can we!

[left right left]

not feeling good about today

i would take a draw now!!

sorry peps, just think we could be in for abit of a bashing

[absolutely_fabregas]

oi ya big pooooof!!

we will pump them!!!


think positive

[Fabrestuta]

^ I think Pompey have shot their load and we're going to hammer them.

[Reverend Gooner]

I am in portsmouth right now. I am going to be watching the match in a military pub down the road, should be very interesting indeed, don't know if i should stay low key or not, lol.

I really want Bendtner to start, let RVP take his time so he comes back nothing but 100% and let the young Dane have a chance, he is a class act and i think he will play well with Ade.

[rodney]

Not too sure about this game. Pompey were beaten pretty convincingly last time out by Liverpool and even Spurs managed to beat them at Fratton Park. Two defeats in the row suggests they're in a slump and hopefully we can continue their mini poor run. We've had two really good wins in games we could have easily dropped points in. So form would suggest we should win this game, but we've always struggled at Pompey and I can't see it being any different this year. Theo Walcott is still out with a knee injury which is frustrating as I'd like to see Theo in the first team. Looks unlikely that Robin will be playing and will play against Everton instead. So I see the line up like this:

Almunia

Sagna Kolo Gallas Clichy

Eboue Cesc Flamini Rosicky
Hleb
Adebayor

This formation on occassions has worked really well and at other times hasn't been good at all. It all depends on whether Hleb actually plays in the hole, or drops back into midfield leaving Ade isolated up front on his own. We need Hleb to be at his creative best as Pompey have had an excellent seasons. However given the form they're in at home and our recent form I am really hopeful of gaining the three points.

It wouldn't suprise me if Wenger changed the team a bit. Maybe putting Diarra in for Flamini and Diaby on the left wing, as we've got a difficult game on Saturday and Wenger has often rotated at this period in the past. I would like to see Bendtner in the first team especially as his confidence should be even higher than it's usual unbelievably high self.

I think if we can get the first goal then we can go onto win this well and will go for 3-0 Arsenal.

Ade, Bendtner and Hleb

[ken day]

COME ON POMPY what i will be doing when the game is on

[Fabrestuta]

Not a fan of good football then? you are a head hunter after all so tis not surprising.

[SE13]

COME ON POMPY what i will be doing when the game is on

Each to their own and all that!!

Seeing as your mob couldn't beat the Ice Cream, and you are relying on us to win tonight, suggests to me that you have already given up...... And fair play to you, I would have done the same myself!

[absolutely_fabregas]

tonight team n subs: no van persie

24 Almunia
03 Sagna
05 Toure
10 Gallas
22 Clichy
27 Eboue
16 Flamini
04 Fabregas
13 Hleb
07 Rosicky
25 Adebayor

Substitutes
01 Lehmann, 02 Diaby, 08 Diarra, 17 Song Billong, 26 Bendtner 24 Almunia

[absolutely_fabregas]

let me guess bbc sport copy n paste??
haha

beat u by a mouses dick

[arseman]

let me guess bbc sport copy n paste??
haha

beat u by a mouses dick

Yep, unfortunately. Deleted it though...

(your subs bench is bollixed btw )