Arsenal vs. Manchester United

[iSparky]

Rio on, Smalling to right back....

Oh God

 

[17 Van der Gouw]

In a matchday thread?!

You should know it's every man for himself in here, mate. The place is infested with vultures!

Yeah but lots of young'uns who won't remember the likes of John Gregory...was just hoping in earnest really mate...strange for me to confuse him with O'Leary of all people.

 

[bosnian_red]

Rafa off for rio...

 

[UnofficialDevil]

The thing is we all know that Moyes knows how to set up a team to defend he's used to that from Everton, what he doesnt know is how to make a team attack.

 

[Scorpy]

Smalling and Valencia on the right. This should be fun.

 

[Joemo]

Ah feck.

 

[Cedric]

Who would have thought we would see Ferdinand/Vidic against a top team again

 

[RonaldoVII]

That should be a yellow card for Carzorla.

 

[walsh]

fecking feck on a stick. Rafa. feck.

 

[simonhch]

Skills from Smalling.

 

[Mystry]

Has passing has been poor but he's putting himself in between the lines to stop a lot of Arsenal's fast passing which has been important.

If he can sharpen up the passing in the second half it'll be useful.

Aye his ball into the forwards have been poor but our front line are doing that thing where they all position themselves in line with the opposition defence. Be nice if one or two came short.

 

[Ekeke]

As much as I think we have far more talented players id like to see given a game instead, Valencia has won the ball back a lot and gives us the threat of pace. I think hes been fine today. But he's just unlikely to find much more to offer the team... And our players just happen to be far more effective playing on the right

 

[Slevs]

How is that not a yellow??

 

[Ish]

How's that not a yellow?

 

[ha_rooney]

That's a booking!

 

[fishfingers15]

Rio, Vidic, Smalling, Evra

 

[Rado_N]

Rio and Vidic. Oh crap.

 

[Joemo]

That's a yellow!

 

[Snowjoe]

Nice flick Carrick, needed someone at the back post there!

 

[Moriarty]

Way to rub salt into katana wound.

Is he injured then or just not picked?

 

[Ole's_toe_poke]

Ah crap. Rio and Vidic with Smelling as RB.

 

[Stack]

Rio, Vidic, Smalling, Evra

So what would you have done that would have been better?

 

[NotoriousISSY]

Someone should be looking for that flick on.

 

[walsh]

Who needs Rafa when we've got Smallzinho on the flank

 

[kouroux]

Rio should be ok, this Arsenal team lacks pace

 

[Someone]

Why are people worried about rio? i think he can handle a game every now and then just fine.

 

[fishfingers15]

So what would you have done that would have been better?

I'm just nervous, I'm not in the Moyes out camp, so stop biting.

 

[17 Van der Gouw]

Godspeed, Rio...show 'em you're still class.

 

[LARulz]

Giroud beats Vidic in the air again. I'm not liking this

 

[Dobba]

Rio should be ok, this Arsenal team lacks pace

Douglas Bader could leave Rio for dead for pace these days.

 

[Mystry]

I was about to curse when Rio hit that long but it was a good ball.

 

[tippex]

good ball by rio there

 

[Moriarty]

That buggers up our attacking options on the right.

 

[17 Van der Gouw]

Why are people worried about rio? i think he can handle a game every now and then just fine.

He'll be fine, much underrated these days.

 

[17 Van der Gouw]

Januzaj on for Smalling? Valencia to RB?

 

[Moriarty]

Douglas Bader could leave Rio for dead for pace these days.

Even without his Spitfire

 

[RonaldoVII]

Rio's settled in well.

 

[Stack]

I'm just nervous, I'm not in the Moyes out camp, so stop biting.

Yeah I wasnt referring to the Moyes thing, just want to know what you would have done in that situation

 

[That'sHernandez]

Has Rio bulked up?

 

[Slevs]

Wilshere really is a cnut.