Surprise Call Up. Pep Guardiola To Replace Arsene Wenger? The Clarets In Town….Posted onNovember 1, 2014Morning all.Please bare with the running of the new site. There was always bound to be teething problems but most have been solved by the very kind man who has set up this new place.The main issue is logging on and your details being stored but all being well, that should soon be sorted out.The Metro, you have to love The Metro. They report:Arsenal are ready to make a move for Bayern Munich boss Pep Guardiola at the end of next season as they plan for life after Arsene Wenger.The Frenchman’s future with the Gunners has been subject of speculation this week with both Carlo Ancelotti and Paul Clement being eyed up as potential successors.But the Evening Standard says Guardiola has emerged as a more serious option andArsenal will look to move for him in 2016.That’s when Guardiola has apparently ear-marked leaving Bayern for a new challenge, with the Premier League looking his obvious destination.If only!!Having been knocked out of the Capital One during the last round, our players have had a whole sevendays of rest and recuperation so noexcuses today. Each and every player who is fit and healthy shouldhave oodles of energy and that’s just what we need today.We’ve witnessed too many draws atThe Emirates and it’s time to start notching up a few wins, coupled with a few much better high energy performances!With Kieran Gibbs out injured, young Spaniard Julio Pleguezuelo was training with the first team yesterday. Not sure what to make of that, if anything really. Doesn’t he look like Hector Bellerin? Anyway I digress….Surprise Call Up?I know very little about Burnley other than they are struggling to get any favourable results. Pundits/Media suggest they have been playing well but they can’t turn those performances into points. With just four points, all from draws, they sit bottom of the Premier League.Head-to-headArsenal are unbeaten in their last five top-flight matches against Burnley.The Gunners have lost only one of their last 12 top-flight home matches against the Clarets (1-0 in September 1974).Burnley were the first lower league side to beat an Arsene Wenger Arsenal team when they won 2-0 inthe 2008-09 League Cup.ArsenalArsenal have been behind in each of their four home league games this season.Arsene Wenger’s side are unbeatenin their last 22 home Premier League matches, winning 14 and drawing eight.However, they have kept just two clean sheets in their last 10 league games at the Emirates Stadium.They have won just three of their nine league matches this season. The last time they won only three out of their first 10 league matches was in 1981-82.Arsenal have scored four 90th-minute goals this season, twomore than any other team in the Premier League.They are unbeaten in their last 14 league matches against promoted opposition.Alexis Sanchez has scored eight goals in his last 11 appearances forArsenal in all competitions.BurnleyBurnley have conceded 12 goals in their last four league games after keeping clean sheets in their three previous matches.The Clarets are the 12th side to fail to win any of their opening nine matches of a Premier League – seven of the previous 11 teams were relegated.The last time they went longer without a win from the start of a season was in 1970-71 (14 games).Jason Shackell is the first Premier League player to make over 100 clearances this season.Without being disrespectful to todays opposition, this really is a game that Arsenal should win with ease, even with the injuries we have.The right eleven, the right attitude, the right approach and of course, the right work ethic should earn us all three points.But take Burnley lightly or believe they only have to turn up to get the win, then The Emirates faithful could go home frustrated again.Personally, I can’t see that happening. Alexis has by all accounts made it clear to his team-mates that he wants them all to raise their level of commitment to match his, so maybe, just maybe, we’ll see a much better performance come 3pm today.COYRRG’s, go and raise the roof onThe Emirates Stadium, it’s long overdue…..Have a good Saturday all…
Posted on: Sat, 01 Nov 2014 10:48:25 +0000
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