[size=6]New York Red Bulls to Host English Club Arsenal FC on July 26 at Red Bull Arena[/size]

The 2013 Supporters’ Shield winning New York Red Bulls announced today that they will face English club Arsenal FC on Saturday, July 26 at Red Bull Arena at 5:00 PM. The match pits current New York captain and legendary Arsenal forward Thierry Henry against the club where he scored a record 226 goals in all competitions.

The game will be Arsenal's only match on its visit to the United States. The Arsenal first team last visited the United States for an exhibition match with Independiente of Argentina in Miami, Florida in 1989. It will be Arsenal’s second encounter with the Red Bulls in three years, following a 1-1 draw at the 2011 Emirates Cup.

TICKET INFORMATION

Current 2014 Red Bulls Full Season Ticket Holders will have this match included in their plans. At this moment, the only way to purchase tickets for the Red Bulls-Arsenal contest is by purchasing a 2014 Full Season Ticket Plan by calling 1.877.727.6227 or logging onto tickets.newyorkredbulls.com. Only a limited amount of new season tickets sold will include the Arsenal match at the preferred Season Ticket Holder price. Further ticket details will be released at a later date.

REACTION:

Red Bulls forward Thierry Henry: “It goes without saying that hosting Arsenal at Red Bull Arena will be a special moment for me both on a professional and personal level. As I have said before, the club is in my heart and this will be another terrific chapter in my relationship with Arsenal Football Club. Along with my teammates, I am excited to host Arsenal in New York – one of the greatest cities in the world – and hope that Red Bulls and Arsenal fans will be able to enjoy the match."

Red Bulls Sporting Director Andy Roxburgh: “Under the guidance of Arsene Wenger, Arsenal FC has established a style and approach to soccer that is globally recognized and admired. The quality and caliber of talent that has played at Arsenal is personified by our own captain Thierry Henry – an Arsenal legend. We are thrilled to host Arsenal at Red Bull Arena in what should be a very special day for Thierry and supporters of both clubs.”

Red Bulls Chief Financial Officer Luis Miguel Garcia: “Arsenal FC is undoubtedly one of the most recognizable global soccer brands and we are excited to welcome them to the United States and New York. Aligning with our goal to be the country’s top soccer franchise, we are delighted to bring such a marquee club to Red Bull Arena for our fans. We expect that this will be one of the top local sporting events in the area this summer.”

Arsenal Chief Executive Officer Ivan Gazidis: “We are delighted to be visiting the United States for the first time in 25 years. We enjoy fantastic support there and in particular in New York so we are looking forward to providing our fans with an opportunity to watch the team play live.

"The fact that Thierry is the New York Red Bulls’ club captain makes this a particularly special fixture, and everyone involved with the Club is looking forward to it.”

Arsenal Manager Arsène Wenger: “This will be a great chance to play in front of supporters who have not seen the team play before. The New York Red Bulls will be midway through their season, so they will provide a good test. Obviously it will be good to play against Thierry. He is a very special player in our Club’s history and I know my players and the supporters will enjoy this very much.”
http://www.newyorkredbulls.com/news/2014/03/new-york-red-bulls-host-english-club-arsenal-fc-july-26-red-bull-arena

It really would be typical of us to do it :lol:

I'd rather you did than you didn't :lol:

Yeah Arteta is being used as a defensive midfielder right now, most of the time he's just trying to break up play, dunno why Wenger don't start with Flamini alongside him every game that would surely free him up more as a deep lying playmaker.

How did they accommodate them all at the start of the season with Ramsey fit? Was it Arteta + Flamini + Ramsey in the middle and Wilshere out wide?

Arteta didn't start for the first 6 games.

When he did it was a narrow 4-2-3-1 with Wilshere, Ozil and Ramsay in front of Arteta and Flamini IIRC?

Edited by afromanGT: 28/3/2014 05:39:41 PM

Walcott was out til December at the start though, Carzola too, Wilshere was playing out wide at first

It was just a whole lot of rotation on the wings-Wilshere/Podolski/Gnabry/Cazorla/Walcott. Ramsey only played 2 games on the wing from memory- Napoli home and Dortmund away.

I'd go as far as saying Arteta's days starting in the midfield, at least as a 'defensive' midfielder are numbered.

To be fair, half those blokes had injury issues at some point :lol:

Hopefully those Lars Bender rumours turn into something concrete.

Hopefully those Lars Bender rumours turn into something concrete.

Yepp, it's the reason why Wilshere played so many games. This year has been absolutely horrible for midfield injuries- Cazorla missed a month,Ramsey 3, Poldi 3, Oxlade 5, Arteta 1, Walcott 2 before ACL, and now Jack/Ozil. Truly bewildering how we were still technically in the race up until a couple of games considering how hard we've been hit.

That save was legit bullshit :lol:

Gotta say I think people may have been writing you off a bit early.

Looked at the table this morning and you're not too far off. If City win their games in hand and we win tonight it does make 3rd a bit of a stretch but it's definitely not over. Next week against Everton is a huuuge game for you guys. Win and top 3 is back on, lose and you're worried about losing 4th.