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Arsenal vs Dundalk Predicted Lineup: A Totally Different Side
Arsenal host Dundalk in the Europa League group stages on Thursday.
Like receiving a phone call from a scam company right in the middle of a exceedingly awkward and inescapable conversation, the tonic Arsenal didn’t know they needed after Sunday turns out to be a Europa League tie at home to an Irish football team.
Not just any Irish side, but Dundalk. The first Irish side to both win points and a match in a group stage of European competition. Not too shabby.
They head over to north London for a maiden clash with Arsenal, themselves coming off the back of a 1-0 league loss. An unforgettable moment for the club, its fans and the players is making it into Europe and facing off against a club of Arsenal’s stature, so heading into Thursday and expecting them to fold over is a mindset not to employ. Dundalk deserve almighty credit getting to this stage – they were in Champions League qualifying, we weren’t.
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A game that many of their players may never take part in again, they’ll be fired up for the Emirates. Will Mikel Arteta’s team reflect that? Put it this way, it won’t be as strong as the one that took on Rapid Vienna.
Never underestimate a European opponent, but have faith in your younger players.
I, for one, was disappointed to not see the likes of Reiss Nelson in Austria, but Arteta realised that the opening group clash was the toughest on paper and fielded a side accordingly. Nelson, among others, has a lot to offer the team, but that doesn’t necessarily mean they’ll get a start for this one.
However, with Manchester United to come at Old Trafford in the Premier League this Sunday – a fixture Arsenal haven’t won for 14 horrific, torturous years – I think we can expect wholesale changes in midweek.
So without further ado, here is your predicted lineup for Thursday’s Europa League clash with Dundalk.