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A five star performance
second half blitz orchestrated by the much polarising German Ozil saw the
gunners cruise to Victory. Cruise it seems by the score line but for a better
part of the first half the gunners were anything but cruising. Wagner's boiz
were still in the game till the gunners got their act together with the wizard
of Oz waving the magic wand while Ramsey helped his orchestra. In the end the
5-0 scoreline to the Arsenal may not reflect the true nature of the game but a
win is a win, a boost to the GD column, the clean sheet plus our
"impeccable" form at the Emirates remains preserved. I will take it
all, thank you.
In other news besides the continued
revolution going on with our back-room staff, the 2018 world cup draws was held
earlier today at the Kremlin with Putin in attendance, how glorious it must
have been, too bad the US wouldn’t be part of the fiesta. Anyway, the
qualifying countries now know who their group opponents are. For Nigeria, we
are in the famous Group D, no surprises there, and we have been drawn with
ooooh wait, Argentina agaiiinn. No surprises there too.
Group D
Argentina, Croatia, Iceland, Nigeria.
A tricky group even if it's not the
proverbial group of death. We must get at least a result from our first game
against the Croats. Its going to be tough but we can do it. I am at least
hoping we can. Its time to ask FIFA , hey guys what’s with your loving us with
Argentina….like seriously.
Now moving on to the BIG one at the
weekend. Arsenal welcome Man United to the Emirates this weekend. The game
carries so much significance in different ways. Both Teams were hitherto
perennial title challengers before the coming of Roman, both coaches have such
bromance between them nothing much needs to be said, both teams don't currently
have spectacular away form in the league. Both teams boast a devastating
Attack when the players click. Now with that being said, Mourinho clearly the better
head to head record. The “only one” has won 8 of his last 17 meets with Wenger
compared to Arsene's 2W. Only one has come in the league when he finally broke
his Mourinho hoodoo last season. This time around the gunners are on a perfect
home run that goes back 12 games without dropping a point at home. Can we
maintain such impeccable run against the Mancs? We know Man United has not got
a stellar away form this season with so many dropped points on the road, one
can only wish they continue such generosity against us. Having said all of
that, Mourinho remains a savvy tactician who is a formidable foe whether you
agree or not. Despite my dislike for him, one still has some modicum of respect
for his nous if not his offensive personal character. I would expect the
gunners to play with at least the same level of intensity and diligence shown
against Chelsea and most profitably recently Tottenham. Ramsey Alexis Xhaka
Wellbz Iwobi/Ozil will be key in the initial pressing with Bellz and Kolasinac
adding some extra push forward. Xhaka and Koscielny need to cut out those
faffing wayward passes that we saw against Huddersfield or else... When the
chances come, they must be taken by us. Losing Lacazette is a blow but so would
manage United claim with the possible absence of Matic, he has made them more
dynamic in the middle. The game will likely brain in the middle of the park, so
we need to seize control by imposing the duo of Ramsey and Ozil on the game. We
can then proceed to take it from there. It's a difficult game to call no doubt
but one which if we maintain our discipline balanced with being clinical, we
can win. That's a huge mighty IF!!!
My predicted lineup will be as shown
below
Subs: Ospina, Mertz, Iwobi, Welbeck, Wilshere, Walcott, Neny, Coq
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Santa may not be here for Christmas or
even the next one. Yeah, sad news for Santi Carzola who suffered another
setback to his recovery, undergoing yet another operation making it the 9th
one since his injury last year, our hearts go out to him, wishing him speedy
recovery. I guess that’s it from us, hopefully we get the 3-points clean sheet and no more injuries, do enjoy the game where ever you are….Ciaooo
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