Newcastle vs. Arsenal – Match Banter!
Posted on August 13th, 2011 | 104 Comments |
A late 5:30PM kick off for the Toon after an eventful first day of football. Bolton sit at the top of the table after trouncing newly promoted Queens Park Rangers 4-0, Wolves sit in second place after a 2-1 victory over Blackburn Rovers, followed by Liverpool, Norwich, Sunderland and Wigan – all of which scoring 1 goal a piece while Aston Villa and Fulham drew without finding the back of the net.
As it stands, Newcastle stand 14th in the league while Blackburn and QPR opening their season in the relegation zone.
Tioté had this to say regarding the new game that Arsenal fans are no doubt treating as a grudge match:
“That goal is still in my head! Sometimes football is crazy because I don’t score many goals. It was even with my wrong foot – and certainly you don’t get a comeback like that two seasons in a row!”
“At half-time, I thought we were in trouble, not just for that game but for the season. We’d lost Carroll, there was a lot of bad feeling around.
What was said in the dressing room stays there but I was thinking about the pride of the football club because it was being dishonoured, but we put it right the correct way.”
So it’s fair to say that we shouldn’t be in for a repeat of that incredible game second half and I think I speak for all of us when I say good! I’m not sure if my heart could handle that kind of pressure!
Ryan Taylor obviously slots in for Jose who today had a mediocre game for Liverpool – if that makes any of you feel better – and a supposed fee is agreed with PSV for Pieters rumoured to be in the region of £5-7m. This will also be Coloccini’s first game as official Newcastle United captain – what an honour for the Argentine!
Newcastle United:
Krul;
Simpson, S Taylor, Coloccini (c), R Taylor;
Barton, Cabaye, Tiote, Gutierrez;
Shola Ameobi, Ba
Subs: Lovenkrands, Gosling, Best, Obertan, Sammy Ameobi, Williamson, Forster
Arsenal:
Szczesny;
Sagna, Koscielny, Vermaelen, Gibbs;
Song, Ramsey;
Gervinho, Rosicky, Arshavin;
van Persie (c)
Subs: Fabianski, Jenkinson, Djourou, Frimpong, Walcott, Chamberlain, Chamakh
Worrying news that Walcott is on the bench as I remember all too well his last visit. It’s also a first visit to what would have been Gervinho’s club had we agreed a free, or indeed, if we were even in for him in the first place.
Streams can be found in their usual locations and no doubt some of you lads will be sharing a few links to be on the safe side – remember that sharing is caring!
Howay the lads!
What’s up with Marveaux then?