

Udinese-Arsenal Match Thread
By: jg | August 24th, 2011Arsenal: Szczesny; Sagna, Vermaelen, Djourou, Jenkinson; Song, Frimpong, Ramsey; Gervinho, Walcott, van Persie
Subs: Fabianski, Miquel, Traore, AOC, Rosicky, Arshavin, Chamakh
Udinese: Handanovic; Ekstrand, Benatia, Larangeira, Neuton; Isla, Agyemang-Badu, Asamoah, Armero, Pinzi; Di Natale
Subs: Belardi, Basta, Denis, Abdi, Pasquale, Doubai, Fabbrini.
A pretty standard formation, with few surprises. I hit the mark on predicting Sagna and Jenkinson would be our full-backs for this one- Jenkinson has been solid from what we’ve seen of him, and I doubted Wenger would risk putting Traore there in a match of this magnitude.
In midfield, Rosicky didn’t pass his fitness test apparently, so Frimpong will partner Song, allowing Ramsey to go further up field. Frimpong was our best player against Liverpool on Saturday but, coupled with Song, you have to say our chances of finishing with 11 men have been lowered. Frimpong is still awesome, though, and our midfield has become stronger for it. With Ramsey in a more playmaker style position, we’ll see if he can provide some creativity in our attack. Fingers crossed.
Udinese’s formation leaves no surprises, and they’ll be tough to beat. I’ll be pretty happy with a 1-1 or 2-2 draw. Biggest match of our season, so let’s hope the players are ready to go.
Come on Arsenal! (Try to ignore Nasri’s comments, he’s a jerk.)
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