Win Premier League: Arsenal 1 - 0 Norwich City | Saturday, 11th September | KO: 15:00 BST | Stream

Don't even know if I want us to win or not. Both teams are in poor form, but I'm sure Norwich fancies this. This might kickstart their season. Historically, we always have the upper hand against them, but struggling to see how we beat them seeing the way we play.

The stats makes for grim reading

We do seem to have a decent record against them tbf

This match always come to mind when I think about Norwich. Orgasmic football!

A bit of nostalgia for my boy @Riou


Predicted Lineup

 

[Garrincha]

easy win... i would be very surprised if we drop points

they should move us out of the relegation zone already

 

[Aussie_gunner123]

These next two games are must wins for Arteta, just to quieten things around him a bit. If he loses one or both of the next two, I think he is in serious, serious trouble.

Assuming he does the business and gets the six points, then the real test comes up again against Sp**s. Whereas a draw is an "acceptable" result for us, all things considered, if he loses that game then we can look at the two previous wins and the vs Sp**s performance in better context.

Personally, I've done a 180 and I want to see more of this "grand plan" of theirs. They are essentially giving themselves rope, and if they are frauds then they will take themselves to the gallows.

So your saying if he loses/draws either of the next 2 then he's in trouble & most likely gone. If we win both these games but we draw or lose to Sp**s, thats the main game he'll be decided on & most likely gone even if we win both next 2 vs Norwich & Burnley?

 

[SA Gunner]

So your saying if he loses/draws either of the next 2 then he's in trouble & most likely gone. If we win both these games but we draw or lose to Sp**s, thats the main game he'll be decided on & most likely gone even if we win both next 2 vs Norwich & Burnley?

Yeah, Im saying that if he wins the next two games then he has some more "cash in the bank" so to speak, from a club decision making perspective. The Sp**s game wont be judged as harshly IMO.

I think the club are applying this wait and see approach to see signs of this promise of success he could bring. They are delaying pulling the plug for as long as possible because they actually still believe in this guy.

I think this season is another write off already, even though we only three matchdays in. The behaviour of the club thus far speaks volumes saying that Arteta will be given as much opportunity as possible to make it to the bare minimum level of acceptable outcome this season. At best, we can finish in a Europa League spot and use that to continue our work in 2022/23.

 

[Aussie_gunner123]

Yeah, Im saying that if he wins the next two games then he has some more "cash in the bank" so to speak, from a club decision making perspective. The Sp**s game wont be judged as harshly IMO.

I think the club are applying this wait and see approach to see signs of this promise of success he could bring. They are delaying pulling the plug for as long as possible because they actually still believe in this guy.

I think this season is another write off already, even though we only three matchdays in. The behaviour of the club thus far speaks volumes. At best, we can finish in a Europa League spot and use that to continue our work in 2022/23.

I'm just hoping the rumours are true that the club already have a principal agreement in place with Conte to take over in January & the results won't matter potentially. If we lose or even draw to one of the next 2 then I potentially wouldn't be surprised to see him go straight away after that particular game.

I've heard rumours that Conte already has an agreement in place to take over the role as manager as long as it is before or during October, the next international break.

I wouldn't call it a write off already, we are only 3 game in & we've already had City & Chelsea with a few injuries. The easier side of the 1st half of the season is still to come & we should have a few players back.

 

[A_G]

I remember Arteta scoring a crucial late pen, in a win over Norwich from 2013, which helped us get ahead of Sp**s in the Champions League race.

Remember when we used to both get in the Champions League and finish ahead of Sp**s

It was 0-1 at 84 mins and ended with a comfortable 3-1 scoreline.

Bit of revenge from the previous season when they scored late on to make that last game against West Brom a nail biter.

 

[A_G]

Only thing I'm concerned about now leading to our next few matches before the Sp**s is considering they should be pretty winnable games for us, if we do manage to get 6 points from the next 2 is it might convince the board to keep going with Arteta & it will save him the sack.

Even if he does make it through, there will be another tough run of Leicester (A), Watford (H), Liverpool (A), Newcastle (H), Man United (A), Everton (A) from the end of October to the start of December.

 

[BigPoppaPump]

If we don’t win this then Arteta needs to be sacked at the final whistle.

 

[Riou]

It was 0-1 at 84 mins and ended with a comfortable 3-1 scoreline.

Bit of revenge from the previous season when they scored late on to make that last game against West Brom a nail biter.

The 3-3 draw in 2012, was the first match I ever streamed...waited all that time, and just for a ****ing last minute Steve Morrison equalizer, ffs

 

[A_G]

The 3-3 draw in 2012, was the first match I ever streamed...waited all that time, and just for a ****ing last minute Steve Morrison equalizer, ffs

Those dropped points could've been massive, good thing Sp**s drew at Villa the next day I think.

 

[A_G]

hope this is true, no point signing a £30m keeper to sit him on the bench

 

[Riou]

Ramsdale keeping another clean sheet on his league debut, while Emi is getting arrested in Brazil...

Levels!

 

[lamby22]

Some poverty teams have beaten us at home under Arteta's reign. We haven't lost at home to Norwich since 1992 in which they finished 3rd in the league (never going to happen) and we finished 10th.....

 

[Riou]

Some poverty teams have beaten us at home under Arteta's reign. We haven't lost at home to Norwich since 1992 in which they finished 3rd in the league (never going to happen) and we finished 10th.....

Norwich finishing 3rd with a negative goal difference, no names on the back of the shirts and even cheerleaders at games...

The beginning of The Barclays was something special.

 

[Rimaal]

Ramsdale keeping another clean sheet on his league debut, while Emi is getting arrested in Brazil...

Levels!

Brazil know they can't win the match, so they decided to cripple the Argentine team by deporting 4 starting players Comical stuff.

 

[lamby22]

Norwich finishing 3rd with a negative goal difference, no names on the back of the shirts and even cheerleaders at games...

The beginning of The Barclays was something special.

They were a decent side back then. Remember them knocking Bayern out of the Uefa cup the following season.

 

[Riou]

They were a decent side back then. Remember them knocking Bayern out of the Uefa cup the following season.

Big Chris Sutton, one week at CF next week at CB...Arteta's dream striker!

 

[Haphazard]

Need a Buendia masterclass here.

 

[Oxeki]

Need a Buendia masterclass here.

Buendia is in Aston Villa, mate.

 

[IstraBalagina]

Is it not better if we lose and Arteta being sacked immediately, or we'll need 38 straight losses for that to happen?

 

[Barry]

Gotta get a win here, the season starts now. The midfield battle will be absolutely key with big performances needed from Lokonga and Niles or 'Neny. White needs to show us what he is about and I'm hoping for a league debut for Rammers.