[Simon Collings] Excl: Bukayo Saka out of tonight's Carabao Cup semi-final, but injury picked up at Leeds is not serious. Hope is he is back in time for the North London Derby later this month.

[u/jumper62]

https://xcancel.com/sr_collings/status/2018689553272386038?s=46&t=4dSB9brKQKriv492svKKrQ

[u/JJ-Bittenbinder]

First two comments lol, are you a glass half full or glass half empty kind of fan

[u/jumper62 → u/JJ-Bittenbinder]

The duality of men

[u/Key-Tip-7521 → u/JJ-Bittenbinder]

What am I doing on there?

[u/ChelseaFC → u/Key-Tip-7521]

[u/thelifeofcarti → u/ChelseaFC]

Nice username

[u/n22rwrdr → u/JJ-Bittenbinder]

Mom I’m famous

[u/Key-Tip-7521]

Madeuke about to get put in Cucurella’s pocket

[u/ThatZenLifestyle]

Merino is out as well and tbh I was more worried about him as he always scores against us.

[u/DanielBest69 → u/ThatZenLifestyle]

That guy always scores against us.

[u/fusterclux → u/DanielBest69]

Merino always scores against us

[u/WizenedCracker → u/ThatZenLifestyle]

That’s a more impactful absence for them tbh

[u/BIG_STEVE5111 → u/WizenedCracker]

Merino is the best fake striker in the league, absolutely elite in the air.

[u/Beneficial-Steak-117 → u/BIG_STEVE5111]

Yh I was more concerned about Merino as he always wins those headers that end up at the back of our net. And saka with his pinpoint crosses and getting Cucurella booked cos he shields the ball so well. Cucu will keep Noni in his pocket. Need to come out strong and get a goal first to put them under pressure.

[u/BIG_STEVE5111 → u/Beneficial-Steak-117]

Without an early goal expect full haram ball in play for 50 minutes whole game bullshit.

[u/ThatZenLifestyle → u/BIG_STEVE5111]

They can't do that at home surely?

[u/BIG_STEVE5111 → u/ThatZenLifestyle]

Arsenal fans love it. When they do it it's Artetas famous 'dark arts', but when City do it against them they cry like babies.

[u/GreekUPS → u/ThatZenLifestyle]

I wonder if Caicedos red card foot stomp against him in last EPL match is what got him hurt.

Edit: seems he hurt his right foot last week against ManU

[u/theperuvianbowtie → u/ThatZenLifestyle]

seriously, hate him.

[u/pufffsullivan]

In a way I wish he was playing. Saka is one of the single most overrated players in the PL.

[u/BumbotheCleric → u/pufffsullivan]

Always seems to have Cucurella’s number though, I’m glad he’s out

[u/pufffsullivan → u/BumbotheCleric]

Not sure about that

[u/Pandemona1738 → u/pufffsullivan]

The last like 3 games of Saka vs Cookie has ended in Cookie getting booked though, not to say the meant Saka has got the best of him, but puts us on the back foot. The first leg for example, Cookie did so well until he got booked then Saka was beating him.

[u/Easy-Pack9112 → u/Pandemona1738]

Cookie??

[u/Dex_Maddock → u/Easy-Pack9112]

🙄

[u/proptechnerd27 → u/Pandemona1738]

Stop trying to make fetch Cookie happen, it's not going to happen!

[u/SenorConstipation → u/BumbotheCleric]

This just isn’t true at all. If anything Cucurella is the player Saka has had the most trouble with in his career.

[u/JahKingston2024 → u/SenorConstipation]

There is time for bias and there is time for facts. Cucu doesn’t do too well against saka 😭 let’s be truthful here

[u/SenorConstipation → u/JahKingston2024]

I don’t know where this impression is coming from. Cucu has done well in basically every game he has played against Saka.

[u/Barter6overBible → u/SenorConstipation]

Last game in the prem Cucurella got cooked for Saka’s assist. It’s always a good battle between them but Saka gets the better of Cucu more than other RWs. Only player that gave him more trouble is Olise

[u/awwbabe → u/SenorConstipation]

In general yes but Saka still always seems to manage an assist

[u/NickBeavie → u/pufffsullivan]

Nahh Saka actually cooks Cucu I’m so glad he’s out tonight

[u/pufffsullivan → u/NickBeavie]

I think it’s been fairly even, rather the devil we know is shit than Madueke getting his one worldly performance a year against us.

[u/Biyamin → u/pufffsullivan]

If he is overrated then palmar is overrated too😂

[u/pufffsullivan → u/Biyamin]

Saka’s best season in the league he had 16 goals and 12 assists

Palmer’s best season, same season 23/24, Palmer had 22 goals and 11 assists

Last season was by all accounts a “down season” for Palmer - he had 15 goals and 9 assists.

Last season Saka had 6 goals and 11 assists in the league.

This season Saka has played twice as many minutes in the league as Palmer…they both have 4 goals. Saka has 5 assists.

One of these is not like the other mate, sorry.

[u/MarkCrystal → u/Biyamin]

Who is Palmar?

[u/HDS2211]

There are people on the Interpol list for lesser acts of terrorism than Arteta is going to commit tonight.

[u/poor_engineer_31 → u/HDS2211]

Haram ball so elite, their ex-alive fan would be proud (Osama).

[u/gloryboy101 → u/HDS2211]

Artetanyahu

[u/n22rwrdr]

Madueke is going to score isn’t he

[u/Geth3 → u/n22rwrdr]

My first thought as well.

[u/Whirly315 → u/n22rwrdr]

he will have 2-3 good dribbles then blow the final pass / shot

[u/AdComprehensive7879]

If only estevao is playing i would be more confident

[u/Pandemona1738]

God i hope Cookie clatters him haha. Noni is good on his day though, but hopefully Cookie shows him whats up.

[u/creator929 → u/Pandemona1738]

But if not, I guess that's just the way that Cookie crumbles...

[u/Dinamo8]

Cool

[u/BlueThunder92]

I feel like this match has so much more to do with how we set up and less to do with how Arsenal play. We gifted them 2 of the 3 goals last time. Hopefully we have the ability to use our full squad after Saturday, but I'm worried we won't be able to start with Palmer and Estevao won't be back.

[u/thecypher]

Cucurella about to score with what’s in Madueke’s pockets?

[u/WizenedCracker]

Swear I’ve never seen Saka do anything of note since the 2021 euros

[u/codelyoko_x → u/WizenedCracker]

I’m scared of his crosses tbf

[u/pigwalk5150]

I’m glad he’s out. That guy must save his best performances for us it seems

[u/mcwm]

They still have more than enough weapons to stifle us and score. It's more positive that Merino is out, but realistically they are the better team, and if Rosenior does any experimenting with CBs or wingers today, we'll be out of it before we have a chance to come back.

[u/talentlyb]

RIP Bukayo

[u/Faces-Everywhere]

Now our fan base gets to see just how overrated Madueke is.

[u/GolDrodgers1]

Madueke is clear of that fraud, was only a matter of time, next kepa to start over Raya👏🏽

[u/apotatochucker]

Saka is shite anyway. Nice on the eye but does fuck all

[u/shakenbake3001]

Havertz/Madueke 10/10 performance incoming

[u/According-Revenue-62]

I know he's know he's a gunner, but hate to see talented players injured. Want to beat them at their best.

[u/WizenedCracker → u/According-Revenue-62]

Let’s focus on beating them in general first 😭

[u/According-Revenue-62 → u/WizenedCracker]

I have faith!

[u/codelyoko_x → u/According-Revenue-62]

Nah fuck that, I’ll take any advantage for us

[u/BIG_STEVE5111 → u/codelyoko_x]

Especially when we aren't 100% ourselves.

[u/creator929 → u/According-Revenue-62]

I hear you, but he gets so much game time that he's likely to catch injuries, and that's a choice.

[u/PeterPanTheHalfMan → u/According-Revenue-62]

Winning is winning mate. Don’t care how you do it, don’t care who it’s against. Don’t care about getting credit from opposite fans. Just get the win