Tuesday July 7th – 8.15pm Sky Sports
Graham Tracey previews the game
How many times have you we thought that this will be the season we win at Arsenal? I was in nappies when we last did in 1973. We’ve certainly chucked it away spectacularly since we’ve been back at the top table. One up in our title season before Wasilewski gave away the free kick we lost from just as the ref was about to blow for full time. The crazy 4-3 in the opening game of 2017-18. And not forgetting Paul Dickov putting us ahead in the game the Gunners needed to avoid defeat in to become the Invincibles.
We’ve had some drubbings too. I think it was a 6-1 over Christmas under Peter Taylor. But that should all be water under the bridge. I don’t think Brendan Rodgers was quite born by 1973, let alone the players. Most importantly, we’ve been done the three-peat over them at home, and on that joyous wet Saturday evening last November I couldn’t believe how petrified they were of us from outset.
Arsenal are one of those teams you don’t know what you’ll get from. They were worse than us after the restart, dismantled by Man City and then rattled by Brighton, but have come back strongly, winning at Wolves being an eye-opener.
They have got a mix of the sublime – top class strikers and skilful youngsters – and the ridiculous – David Luis is an accident waiting to happen and get Xhaka booked early doors and it puts him out of the game. They’ve also got a keeper inexperienced in this league.
So without a home crowd, and with Vardy and Barnes hopefully full of confidence after Saturday, this could be our best chance in years, as well as most important. A draw may not be enough, with the momentum of Man United and Chelsea. I think the way to beat Arsenal is attack as well. So let’s play with tempo and expose their weaknesses.
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