Let's make it 4 or 5 now. Most excited to see how zappacosta looks. The only real unknown. Also want to see Christensen and if Cahill looks rusty. Team looks sharper without him.
michy is a poacher who needs good passers behind him. Willians final ball is atrocious. Hopefully Michy gets an opportunity at some point to play with hazard and Pedro or even with morata in a 2 man. I like Michy and zouma as footballers but I don't think either of them really fit our current system and style of play.
I don't hate Cahill. Long serving player for the club who has played some great games and scored some important goals but he really should start. Rudiger is just better than him already.
Can't draw too much of a conclusion given the opponent but man does zappacosta look good. He was the man of the match for Italy as a sub last week. Will be interesting to see how that RWB battle goes between him and moses.
Sounds like some progress has been made on the Diego costa front in getting the sale done. Also some rumors that we are trying to get these negotiations done smoothly to best position us for griezmann. Mostly rumors on that front at this point. Assuming mourinho is still at united I don't think any of us would hate the idea of selling costa for £50 now, Willian for £50 next summer and then buying griezmann for £100.
Mourinho was key to the Willian part of my hypothetical. That's not really clear from my original post though
Also a lot has been made of our 7 games in 21 days but we started a lot of backups against qarabag and get nott'm forest after Arsenal. They key stretch will be Saturday at stoke, wed at atletico and then Saturday home to man city. I assume their will be at least one start for zappacosta, cesc and possibly drinkwater in that span.
That was kind of my thought process. With the way these fees are inflating 40m would be 50m next year. I agree with both of you that it is a crazy fee
My guess on the lineup for Sunday based upon Champions league substitutions: Lineup for Sunday Hazard Morata Pedro Alonso Kante Bakayoko Moses Rudiger Luiz Azpi
We have a cup game midweek that doesn't need hazard so I expect him to start Sunday and think this is the exact lineup. I doubt hazard plays more than 70 min and expect Willian to come on for him. Will be interesting to see if hazard or if anyone besides maybe Azpi, moses and kante plays at stoke, atletico and then man city all in a 7 day period
I'm surprised you are so confident but I guess your two recent wins against Chelsea do give Arsenal an advantage.
I'm aware of what you meant haha....just don't think Chelsea should be overly confident considering the FA Cup
Pfffft that's like the only time we ever actually show up. I'd say the Liverpool game is indicative of the last decade in big league matches under Wenger.
Yet we kept hearing that costa is a terrible person and needs to control himself. Now the striker is too nice.