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I was to reply, "I'm hoping too" when I first saw your message, but I couldn't reply then and now the match has been played.

Before the match, I was of the opinion that if Arsenal puts in their best performance, Newcastle will crack. I also was sure they will turn up with fire.

Then about 45mins before the match, the lineup was revealed and my enthusiasm was a little dampened. I was wondering how he came up with the idea to use EXACTLY same team that played City. I don't just get!

True to my expectation, Arsenal came out ready and firing, but fatigue is not your mate, it began to betray some of them ni.

You know how that Newcastle MUST press heavily and then you are chasing the tie, so is it not more than enough reason to freshen things up? You need top fitness to execute today's match and you are blessed with a rich bench.

Must Martinelli start, for instance? Can't Harvetz start from the bench?

So we've met Newcastle thrice this season and they've beaten us on all three occasions without Arsenal even having a single goal to show for in all these three outings . It's just baffling that with Arsenal's pedigree some teams like Newcastle always have their way against Arsenal.

Maybe it's our bogey team.🙂
Again it's not as if Newcastle is Everton or Leicester City though.

I can understand their motivation when they meet Arsenal. Sometimes your pedigree earns you certain enemies.

My concern is this last match though. We know Newcastle will press heavily against Arsenal– that's how they've always played us.

Like I said before, freshen up the side a little bit, to prepare for the Newcastle heat, that's all. BTW I have been saying give me Grealish, it would be a great buy- now he's available.

Dubai now, I wish them well.

Cheers bro

Grealish and Trossard play alike bro and I'll pick Trossard over the former .

Who is the designated left forward player? His name is Martinelli. Abeg I nor dey like to dey hide matters.

Trossard you are saying now, is a testament to the fact that Martinelli hasn't been at the races in recent times. Even Trossard wasn't deputising consistently well for Martinelli, until very recently.

Firstly, let me look at the matter ordinarily, Asensio has been signed by Villa, amd he was a beauty to watch this night, does it mean Villa didn't have good wingers? So what’s wrong with Trossard and Grealish for the left wing?

You are the one that mentioned Trossard when the whole world knows that Arsenal’s designated left winger is Martinelli. Meaning you are sincere enough to admit that Martinelli isn't up to it. If he is not up to it as a first choice, what are you keeping him on as a second choice for? Is this not a big club again?

Secondly if I may continue from where I left off in the second paragraph. Trossard is used by Arteta as a utility player. It's not that he has cemented any role as his just yet, he's just being doing well on the left, very very recently. Good for him.

And let me be direct with you, no please Grealish and Trossard ain't alike. Grealish is a specialist left winger and he creates more problems for a defence than Trossard. Forget the inhibited version of Grealish you see in Man City, that guy is like a Mitoma in full flow. That's why he wants to leave City this coming summer.

Other thing is that, I like his attitude to work, a quality Arteta treasures. No City player trains harder a longer than Grealish, absolutely no City player. This is a fact, that is on record. You buy him and you are buying a motivated player who wants to win his England shirt back, plus as an English boy sometimes having a son of the soil in your team helps against some corrupt refs.

Finally whether one thinks Grealish is a better option than Trossard or not isn't the even the crux of the matter. The crux is, what’s wrong with having Trossard and Grealish on the left?

Plus Grealish will be cheaper than the Atletic Bilbao's star player, Williams, and Grealish is well tested in England, so he would hit the ground running.

Big clubs think ruthlessly to win trophies. If Grealish was even brought in, in January(which would have been much much easier than bringing in Watkins), then Harvetz and Trossard could have been alternating that number 9 role. Harvetz is not really a striker, overplaying him there is not good for him and the team.