The thing about Darwin Nunez is that he didn’t just score goals – he created them for himself as well. 8:15pm: Benfica v Arouca – Under 2.5 Goals They’ve only bettered that once in a 38-game season. Same principle with Gabriel Jesus. People forget that Palace picked up 48 points in the Premier League last year. He’ll take time to adapt to central midfield in their 2-3-5 transition and it will cause them teething problems early. Oleksandr ZInchenko will be a genuinely brilliant player for them – but it’ll take time coming from Pep’s setup where every player is drilled on how he does things to a mish-mash Arsenal unit that sometimes look directionless.

What a revelation.Īnd this selection isn’t a knock on their business.

WELL, HOW DOES £/€20 AFTER SIGNING UP SOUND?Īrsenal have waited so long to replace Patrick Vieira in that number six role that they’re now facing off against him in the opposition dugout.

You can forget about there being goals galore in this one. To that end, I think they’ll end resembling Nice from a few years ago and be quite tough to break down.Ījaccio’s 19-goal defensive record last year was the lowest in the last 20 years of the French second tier. Ajaccio are not one of those sides – simply because their entire identity is based on being rigid and not conceding goals. Sometimes promotion to Ligue 1 excites fanbases. 8pm: Lyon v AC Ajaccio – Both Teams to Score: No Matthias De Ligt really struggled at first when he joined Juventus and I predict some early wobbles here too. I think that’s going to mean a press higher from strikers to force the ball out wide so the switch isn’t on all the time. Especially as Robert Lewandowski was best served by players retaining their advanced positions.īut now they can go deeper with Sadio Mane having the pace to go in behind if teams squeeze. They get really high and they stop the central midfielders from dropping too deep to collect the ball. 7:30pm: Eintracht Frankfurt v Bayern Munich – Half-Time Drawīayern play out through their centre halves. *An accumulator with these bets pays at approximately 19/1 with Paddy Power. Cookie Settingsħ:30pm: Eintracht Frankfurt v Bayern Munich – Half-Time DrawĨpm: Lyon v AC Ajaccio – Both Teams to Score: NoĨpm: Crystal Palace v Arsenal – Palace and the DrawĨ:15pm: Benfica v Arouca – Under 2.5 Goals

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