AC Milan v Arsenal Wednesday 15th February 19:45 ITV

[Cripps_orig]

SirChesney

Sagna Koscielny Vermaelen Gibbs

Rosicky Song Arteta

Walcott RVP Henry

[Marc Overmars]

Can't wait for this. :popcorn:

Just hoping for an away goal or 2.

[milla]

SirChesney

Sagna Koscielny Vermaelen Gibbs

Rosicky Song Arteta

Walcott RVP AOC

:gp:

[Dennis Bendtner]

Wasn't sure how Milan are these days. Top of Serie A. An attacking threat on paper. Gattuso and van Bommel though? Christ.

[GP]

Wasn't sure how Milan are these days. Top of Serie A. An attacking threat on paper. Gattuso and van Bommel though? Christ.

A combined age of four score and seven years.

[Marc Overmars]

We need to frustrate them like Spurs did last year so they get all petulant, then pick them off.

Hopefully Ibra has one of those days where he can't be fucked.

[Marc Overmars]

Inzaghi still exists as well. :haha:

A world class pub teamer there.

[GP]

Inzaghi still exists as well. :haha:

A world class pub teamer there.

Maccy's favourite, I do believe.

[Dennis Bendtner]

Inzaghi, how did I miss him on the team list? :haha:

A goalhanging disease of a player.

They have a really big squad. How many midfielders do you need?

[Marc Overmars]

Hopefully Seedorf plays. :bow:

[Cripps_orig]

Seedorf is better than anyone we have so hope he doesnt

[Master Splinter]

If our midfield puts in the effort, we'll win.

If Song continues to put in his recent (excepting last week) bumbling performances, our defence will come under unnecessary pressure.

Walcott will probably look world-class on Wednesday.

[Cripps_orig]

Get Theo and AOC to run at their defence.

Fuck the Wengeritis pass pass pass crap.

Milans oldies would love it if we did that.

Hit them with pace and hit them hard and we should be ok

[Marc Overmars]

Seedorf is better than anyone we have so hope he doesnt

Speaking of Seedorf, SSN have a special on him this Monday. Should be good tbh.

Seedorf. :bow:

[Cripps_orig]

He must be like 47 by now.

Great player. Shame he never tried his luck in this country but dont blame him.

[Cripps_orig]

Is Flamini fit for this?

Would be good to see him

[Marc Overmars]

Is it worth starting Gibbs for this without him seeing any game time for god knows long?

Or play Sagna LB and Coq RB.

[Cripps_orig]

Keep Sagna where he is

Dont disrupt our defence any more than necessary

Coq can play LB cant he?

Play Gibbs though

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Is it worth starting Gibbs for this without him seeing any game time for god knows long?

Or play Sagna LB and Coq RB.

I'm excited to see our 1st choice defence play for once so yes.

[milla]

I'm excited to see our 1st choice defence play for once so yes.

FatFuk v2 is our first choice left back, not Gibbs. :coffee:

[Arsenal Royal]

Is Henry available for the CL game against Milan? Or is he flying back to NY this weekend?

A friend ist trying to get me tickets for that game :pray: :pray: :pray: :pray: :pray:

[Marc Overmars]

Yeah Henry is available but expect another 20 min cameo at best.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

FatFuk v2 is our first choice left back, not Gibbs. :coffee:


Gibbs is as Wenger says

[Syn]

We don't have many disappointing European performances these days - apart from against English opponents, I suppose. Even when we get knocked out by Barca, we are slightly unlucky and battle hard. Milan appear to be topping the table so they can't be bad.

I think, over the 180 minutes, we are favourites because we can squeeze them out by maintaining a high tempo. The English league obviously isn't the best for footballing ability or technique but the only area we probably do top is physical exertion. Our players are able to cover a silly amount of ground and win physical battles relative to other countries. We have to be brave and press hard from the start, force a high tempo and hope to maintain that throughout the 90 minutes. It'll be very difficult with the quick run of fixtures but with athletes like Ramsey in the side, we have a great chance.

The first 60 minutes should be about relentless pressure. Don't be afraid to concede, just bomb forward. If we get goals, great. If not, no worries. They will be knackered - guaranteed. On 60 minutes, look to slow things down and pick them off. Bring on Thierry and Arshavin/Rosicky. The pace of Walcott and Oxlade cannot be expected to last but it won't necessarily be needed; gaps will exist for midfield runners (Arteta, Ramsey) or, more likely, Van Persie to fill his boots. Just don't get intimidated and stick to the game plan. Over 180 minutes, we'll be though.

[Alpha]

We should defend more not to concede a lot and attack less to get an away goal thus :

Schesney

Sagna Koscielny Vermalean Gibbs

Song Coquelin

Arteta

Walcott OX
RVP

Bring Rosicky and Ramsey on when we are safe to push for more goals

[GP]

We should defend more not to concede a lot and attack less to get an away goal thus :


I... see...

[Master Splinter]

Keep Sagna where he is

Dont disrupt our defence any more than necessary

Coq can play LB cant he?

Play Gibbs though

The last time we played a young French defensive midfielder out of position at left-back during a CL run, it worked out pretty well tbf.

Then Cashley was brought back and the rest is history.

WUMger :doh:.

[Flavs]

I'm excited to see our 1st choice defence play for once so yes.

well you have fucking done it now!!

[Flavs]

Theo Walcott will be his useless fucking self in this as AC play a really deep back line, due to them being older than Rolf Harris

[Daniele]

any of you coming to Milan or already being here?

[milla]

any of you coming to Milan or already being here?

Milan, shit city. :coffee:

[Flavs]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17014627

Interesting, Milan have been ravaged by injuries of late as well. Oh and i ddint know van Bommel played for them, i hate that curly haired motherfucka

[Syn]

Gibbs is the obvious candidate to start on the left and Wenger has no qualms about handing the 22-year-old his comeback in such a big game.

"To be a player is to come in and show how good you are when you get your chance," said the manager.

"I believe physically and mentally he is ready. But if I start him, which is not decided yet, I do not want to put too much pressure on him because we want a good team performance. Gibbs is a good player.

"I will find the most natural [solution], which means I will put Vermaelen back in the middle. Gibbs looks to be ready so I might look to start him but I have not decided completely yet."

------------------------Szczesny---------------------------

Sagna--------Vermaelen------Koscielny---------Gibbs

-----------Arteta-------Song-------Ramsey------------

Walcott------------Van Persie------------Chamberlain


Almost certainly looks like that will be the line-up. Every defender in the back-line is rapid. Ramsey will run full-pelt for 95 minutes. Song and Arteta are 'the brains'. Don't worry about scoring, just WUM the fuck out of them by pressing at ridiculous levels. Even then, they'll tire much sooner.

[Syn]

http://www.arsenal.com/assets/_files/images/feb_12/gun__1329122467_wenger_sunderland.jpg

[Marc Overmars]

That Wenger meme doesn't carry the same WUM impact as the other one.

[Syn]

There are different levels of the WUM. The above is for saying he'll play Gibbs and then sticking Djourou in the team. Or leaving Oxlade out and playing Arshavin.

When he brings out the big guns; "we only sign super quality" and gets Bischoff, or subs off a player having a match-winning impact,he pulls out the http://i.thisislondon.co.uk/i/pix/2011/03/Arsene_415.jpg

[Olivier's xmas twist]

we'll win and win well

[Arsenal Royal]

any of you coming to Milan or already being here?

got no ticket :( :( :(

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Has anybody else watched the Sky Sports News Special Report on Seedorf? What a man. :bow:

[Xhaka Can’t]

Feeling nervous about this which is a good sign I guess. We are capable of getting something out of the game tonight. Really hoping the team show up with the right attitude.

[Marc Overmars]

Has anybody else watched the Sky Sports News Special Report on Seedorf? What a man. :bow:

Yeah it was a good watch.

Seedorf. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Hopefully he'll be one of the pundits this summer.

[Syn]

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Is that Koscielny?

[alexander]

I reckon this could be a really good game. Both teams are not the force they once were, and both have some cacky players. On the other hand, both have some great players. Great goal scorers (RVP/Henry-Imbra) Pace (theo/ox-Boatang) and players that dont mind kicking seven shades of shit out of each other (Song-Gattuso).

Looking forward to this and think we can get something, going for a 1-2 for us.

[LDG]

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Did you put a budda spot on him?

[Japan Shaking All Over]

Has anybody else watched the Sky Sports News Special Report on Seedorf? What a man. :bow:

Great fucking player. . .who goes unnoticed at times. . .seems to have been a round for ages but tonight tis the enemy so gets no love!

Come on boys. . .will have to wait till the morning for this result

[PGFC]

So, Meelan only re-laid the entire pitch on Monday <_< it won't even be as good as Sunderlands Stadium of Shite :sulk:

[Syn]

So, Meelan only re-laid the entire pitch on Monday <_< it won't even be as good as Sunderlands Stadium of Shite :sulk:

Probably for the best for our guys. No point trying to out-pass them - we're not made to do that any more. Kick it to the corner flag and let our two sprinters out wide chase it down. Need some hit and hope efforts from Ramsey to take an awkward bounce in front of the 'keeper. Do-able.

[Master Splinter]

Seems a strange decision for AC to pub the pitch up.

They're still buying into the fact that we're technical pass masters. Chamberface, Arteta and Ramsey are GHELs tailor-made for Stoke-esque terrain.

[Syn]

Seems a strange decision for AC to pub the pitch up.

They're still buying into the fact that we're technical pass masters. Chamberface, Arteta and Ramsey are GHELs tailor-made for Stoke-esque terrain.

Arteta :sarcy:

He's probably the one player in the team who is actually a footballer. The rest could share a pint with the Stoke lads. It'll probably suit Ramsey the most. Sheep-shagging filth.

[Master Splinter]

Arteta may be a footballer, but he has also amassed years of GHELlish tendencies from slumming it in the French, Scottish and Scouse Leagues.

Chambertrain and Wilshere are also brilliant footballers, but with enough of an all-pitch savvy to the business anywhere. It's a shame we have to rely on our best footballers to be our prime GHELs too, like with Lampregas for the last few years. Our limited pubsters, like Theo, need to step up and ease the burden on the ones with actual ability.

[Syn]

Hmm...not convinced about Arteta being English. Though surviving Scotland does deserve some respect.

Also Twitter ( :lol: ) reckons Oxlade is not starting.































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[McNamara That Ghost...]

That wouldn't be a huge surprise, I thought Arshavin would start this one. Gervinho and Oxocube on Saturday. This is Twitter we're talking about having said that.

[Dennis Bendtner]

Just scanned the twitter search. They reckon it's Rosicky for Ox. I don't really know who I mean by 'they' but word spreads innit.

[Marc Overmars]

Another shop window performance from Fat Fuck hopefully.

[Marc Overmars]

This will be the game Laurent Koscielny announces himself as one of Europes top defenders.

[Ollie the Optimist]

This will be the game Laurent Koscielny announces himself as one of Europes top defenders.

wasnt that the marsaille game where he singlehandly got us that clean sheet?

[Syn]

<_<

Pwned by Ollie.

Syn :rose:

[Syn]

http://a.yfrog.com/img737/8803/3cghaj.jpg

:rolleyes:

Smalltime, to say the least.

[Marc Overmars]

Eh?

[Syn]

Eh?

They don't play wingers and they knew our best chance was out wide. They re-laid the sides recently and it'll be a shithole out wide.


"I am a bit worried about the quality of the pitch. It doesn’t look exceptional. Hopefully tomorrow it will be better"

"It has been re-laid down the flanks very recently and you know what it is like when you have just laid a pitch like that. It takes time to settle and become flat. At the moment it isn’t flat. But they told me it will be much better tomorrow night."

Maybe if (IF!) true, the thinking behind not starting Oxlade is that it might be unplayable for wingers. If someone gets injured the same way Mertesacker did, Wenger's going to go nuts. And he'll be laughed off by Arsenal fans and the media for it.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

5live's programme starts at 7pm. Might as well listen to that before ITV1's programme starts half an hour later.

[Marc Overmars]

They don't play wingers and they knew our best chance was out wide. They re-laid the sides recently and it'll be a shithole out wide.



Maybe if (IF!) true, the thinking behind not starting Oxlade is that it might be unplayable for wingers. If someone gets injured the same way Mertesacker did, Wenger's going to go nuts. And he'll be laughed off by Arsenal fans and the media for it.

Ah ok. Yeah it does seem odd relaying just the wide areas of the pitch. After Lennon fucked them up last year they're probably wary of our pub team sprinter now.

So predictions then? I'm going for 1-1.

[Syn]

It is indeed Rosicky who starts ahead of Oxlade. (http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2012/matches/live/index.html?day=7&session=2&match=2007669)

Other than that, it's as expected with Gibbs at LB and Vermaelen in the centre.

Predictions? 2-0 Milan now. They've unfairly nullified our main threat through Stoke-ish actions you simply wouldn't expect from a club with the history of Milan. Pathetic. Victory for good if we get anything from this.

[Marc Overmars]

Interesting choice of Rosicky in the front 3...unless we plan on making it more of a 5 in midfield.

Hope Gibbs does ok although he will probably go off after 3 minutes with a broken toe or some shit like that.

Seedorf is captaining AC. :bow:

[Marc Overmars]

Song needs to scrote Van Bommel early and let him know whos boss.

[Syn]

Song needs to scrote Van Bommel early and let him know whos boss.

The ref will send Van Persie off for that.

I don't understand why Milan don't just remove the studs from Szczesny's boots.

[Master Splinter]

WUMger :bow:.

[Marc Overmars]

Well I'm off to watch the build up and eat KFC.

Come on you Gunners!! :scarf:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Milan's defence looks very weak to me.

Mexes. :lol:

Having said that, Gibbs will probably fall over at some point.

[Dennis Bendtner]

Flamini didn't make the squad. :rose:

[Master Splinter]

The Flamster is injured.

But, yeah:

Flamini :haha:.

[LDG]

Oh noes. Pre-match butterflies. Big game butterflies too. Can never enjoy dinner pre-match :(

[McNamara That Ghost...]

AC Milan: Abbiati, Abate, Mexes, Thiago Silva, Antonini, Seedorf, Van Bommel, Nocerino, Boateng, Ibrahimovic, Robinho.
Subs: Amelia, Alexandre Pato, Nesta, Ambrosini, Bonera, Emanuelson, El Shaarawi.

Arsenal: Szczesny, Sagna, Koscielny, Vermaelen, Gibbs, Song, Rosicky, Walcott, Ramsey, Arteta, van Persie.
Subs: Fabianski, Henry, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Djourou, Arshavin, Benayoun, Coquelin.

Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)

[Dennis Bendtner]

Oh, is he? Oh well. Just checked their injury list actually. Aquilani and Gattuso out too. Lucky they have about 42 midfielders, eh.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

ITV1's programme starts now. :popcorn:

[Cripps_orig]

Seedorf :bow:

At his age to be playing CL football is awesome when you consider other dutch players of his era are dead and gone

Davids, went to pub teams such as Barca and Spuds

Kluivert, went to pub teams such as Barca and Newcastle

Reiziger, went to pub teams such as Barca

etc etc

[Cripps_orig]

Adebayors goal :bow:

[LDG]

ITV1's programme starts now. :popcorn:

The music.....butterflies :(

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Southgate and Keane are in the er 'studio'. Keane getting in the head Keown style with a ball would be brilliant.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Southgate and Keane are in the er 'studio'. Keane getting in the head Keown style with a ball would be brilliant.
Does it have to just be a ball?

[GP]

Does it have to just be a ball?

Grand piano?

[gunsofashburtongrove]

Looks like a 4-4-2 lineup for us

[Dennis Bendtner]

Away goal. :pray:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Does it have to just be a ball?

I was thinking a medicine ball.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

They show Bale scoring against Inter. :lol:

[Olivier's xmas twist]

:bow: Wumger

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

I was thinking a medicine ball.
That'll do.

A grand piano would be just as good though.



Chiles is terrified.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Champions League music.

:bow:

[KESSLER]

COME ON BOYSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ARSENAL :scarf:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Come on Arsenal. :bow:

[GP]

COME ON YOU RIP ROARING GUNNERS!!!!!

[Rors]

You know what to do :good:

[Cripps_orig]

Zlatan has won 7 league titles in a row

Great player

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Rosicky shoots, probably went out for a throw-in.

[Cripps_orig]

Rosicky did well there

Shot was awful

[Rors]

Zlatan has won 7 league titles in a row

Great player

:bad:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Seedorf shoots, hits the side netting.

[Cripps_orig]

Ramsey passes back to Milans keeper after great work from Theo

Seedorf shoots wide

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Abbiati. :lol:

[Xhaka Can’t]

That pitch is a sick joke.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Poor from Arteta.

[Dennis Bendtner]

Even the central areas of the pitch are bobbly. Cold night at the Britannia in the CL, eh.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Gibbs. :bow:

Ramsey. :doh:

[Rors]

Clarence in trouble. Been told they didn't stock up on Ovaltine...

[Xhaka Can’t]

Good work by Gibbs in his longest run in the Arsenal side.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Twice in the same attack Sagna gave the ball away. :lol:

[Power n Glory]

Sloppy Sagna.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Seedorf off, Emmanuelson on.

Urby?! :haha:

[Xhaka Can’t]

Seedorf off - that is too bad.

[Dennis Bendtner]

Seedorf substituted. Hope he's off to do some punditry.

[Cripps_orig]

FFS

Seedorf off

No point watching now

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Emmanuelson puts it wide, great touch from Zlatan.

[Xhaka Can’t]

Fortunate there - lucky he was still cold.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

How many times did that ball back to Shananeny bobble? :haha:

[Xhaka Can’t]

Soaking up a lot of pressure.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

:faint:

What a hit.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

1-0 Boateng, what a goal.

Shit kick from Szhananey.

[Cripps_orig]

1-0

Boateng

Good goal

Given so much space

[Xhaka Can’t]

Wonderful goal and it was coming.

[Özim]

Wenger:pal::pal:

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Wonder goal again

[Power n Glory]

Fuck me that was a great goal!

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Wenger:pal::pal:

whats funny about them scoring a good goal

[Xhaka Can’t]

Drinking game - drink a shot of whiskey every time Spurs are mentioned.

[Newguy]

It was on the cards, were gonna get torn up tonight if we aint careful

[Xhaka Can’t]

Zim - you are suspended for 10 minutes.

[Cripps_orig]

All AC atm

[Xhaka Can’t]

Wenger has got to make some changes - we are being picked apart.

[Xhaka Can’t]

We need to keep some possession even if it is just kickabout in a safe area.

[Rors]

it's all a bit of a stroll for 'em here...

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Vermaelen. :lol:

WTF?

[Xhaka Can’t]

Vermaelen come on!

[Cripps_orig]

Absolutely no communication between our CB and keeper and not for the first time

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Koscielny header, comfortable for Abbiati.

[Cripps_orig]

Chance on target

[Xhaka Can’t]

Decent enough FK.

Anyone else just have sound problems on ITV1 HD?

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Wenger has got to make some changes - we are being picked apart.

Problem is who do you take off and who do you bring on.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Decent enough FK.

Anyone else just have sound problems on ITV1 HD?

Yeah, it crackled a bit.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Decent enough FK.

Anyone else just have sound problems on ITV1 HD?

Watching normal ITV and it messed up

[Xhaka Can’t]

Yeah, it crackled a bit.

I thought my speakers exploded.

Have turned down the volume a notch.

[fakeyank]

We look terrible

[Newguy]

Our fullbacks are crap

[Cripps_orig]

We look terribleSo normal then?

[Newguy]

Vermin looking well shaky tonight

[Newguy]

Theo:censored: so weak, bring on chamberlain

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Our fullbacks are crap

You mean the 2 who have just come back from long injuries.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Theo:censored: so weak, bring on chamberlain

Should have been a sub tbh we'd have needed his pace in the last 20 mins. He is not doing anything useful now.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

That's the way, give them a good kicking if the football isn't working. :bow:

[Xhaka Can’t]

This is the problem with having a striker as your leader.

Van Persie is just not in the game so is unable to influence it in any way.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ramsey going for the stupid flicks again.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Koscielny cleaning up Vermaelen's shit again.

[Cripps_orig]

Verm is having a shocker

[Xhaka Can’t]

Bart saves Vermaelen's ass...for now.

[Newguy]

Vermaelen having a nightmare

[Olivier's xmas twist]

This is the problem with having a striker as your leader.

Van Persie is just not in the game so is unable to influence it in any way.

Thats why our vice captain should help lead from the back instead of doing silly things.

[Cripps_orig]

I see Sagna is just as crap at crossing as ever

[McNamara That Ghost...]

2-0 Robinho.

[Cripps_orig]

2-0

Robinho

We were ripped apart

[tigerthesmurf85]

We're playing rubbish.
Ibrahimovic is tearing us apart.

Take off Ramsey and Rosicky. Bring on Ox and Henry. Switch to 442

[Newguy]

Our fullbacks are crap

like i was saying...

[Olivier's xmas twist]

2-0 Robino

[Rors]

Too easy.. Almost in slow-motion.

[Xhaka Can’t]

Our next CL game will be our last for some time.

[Cripps_orig]

We're out of the CL

Bring on Sunderland

[Xhaka Can’t]

The 67th minute can't come quick enough.

[Marc Overmars]

We look out of our depth.

So much space and time for their players to get in behind us. It also looks like having our fullbacks available again has made no difference at all.

Horrible performance thus far.

[tigerthesmurf85]

Lets go back to 4 4 2. I'm sick of 4 5 1. Van Perise has been on his own up there the whole game.

Walcott Arteta Song Ox
Henry van Persie

[fakeyank]

Wenger is such a stupid fuck.. when have we successfully played a high line against a top team and won? We tried that shit against Barca for two seasons, Utd the season back and now against Milan. We continually get fucked playing this high line which we suck at and yet, thats what we continue to do! WUMger at his best!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Koscielny must be injured, Djourou is coming on. :rolleyes:

[tigerthesmurf85]

Fuck Djourou is coming on

[Cripps_orig]

Djourou coming on :lol

We are so fucked

[Xhaka Can’t]

Lets go back to 4 4 2. I'm sick of 4 5 1. Van Perise has been on his own up there the whole game.

Walcott Arteta Song Ox
Henry van Persie

Van Persie must have run 50, maybe 60 metres this evening.

[Newguy]

That wasnt djourou that i saw coming on??? Please tell me i was seeing things

[gunnerrrrr]

what a fucking dog shit team selection...Wenger you stupid fucking usless prik just fuck off

[tigerthesmurf85]

So our only good player tonight has gone off. Great.

[Cripps_orig]

Kos out for the season?

Full backs are back so CBs are getting injured :haha:

[Olivier's xmas twist]

FFS Johan, Lets just give them the 5-0 win and go home now.

[Marc Overmars]

We're not suited to CL football anymore.

We just cannot use the ball as well as we used to.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Kos out for the season?

Full backs are back so CBs are getting injured :haha:

Well it would not be us would it lol

[Cripps_orig]

2 added minutes

ffs

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Boateng hits the side netting, that would've been the tie.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

We're not suited to CL football anymore.

We just cannot use the ball as well as we used to.

Thats not the problem, problem is their is not enough quality in this team and its showing.

[Cripps_orig]

SHould be 3-0

The high line has killed us

[Marc Overmars]

This is horrible.

[leaf]

hello guys what a disaster goodbye cl

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Good to see Djourou coming on has settled things down.

[Cripps_orig]

Even their left back has a great chance

:haha:

[Xhaka Can’t]

I hope we have a bit more sharpness in the second half.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Antonini was booked.

2-0 HT. That was horrific.

[Cripps_orig]

2-0 HT

Good half for us considering we should be 5 down at least

[Xhaka Can’t]

What a load of rubbish.

[Marc Overmars]

Thats not the problem, problem is their is not enough quality in this team and its showing.

No - you need to keep the ball in the CL and use it well. Milan are standing off us and not pressing, we've been very sloppy and haven't worked them at all. The CB's probably haven't moved position at all whereas ours have been stretched all over the place.

[fakeyank]

Chin up! Arsene knows!

[Marc Overmars]

Thats not the problem, problem is their is not enough quality in this team and its showing.

No - you need to keep the ball in the CL and use it well. Milan are standing off us and not pressing, we've been very sloppy and haven't worked them at all. The CB's probably haven't moved position at all whereas ours have been stretched all over the place.

[Ralpheroo72]

Can we forfeit the second leg?

[tigerthesmurf85]

Our one tiny glimmer of hope has to come on at half time! Ox for Rosicky or Ramsey, I don't care which.

[KESSLER]

We're our own worst enemy atm, giving away the ball with cheap errors. Tempo is way too slow as well, we need to start pressing

[LDG]

Doing my fucking nut in this. Poor poor poor.Ibrah is fucking awesome.

[gunnerrrrr]

As soon as i saw the team selection i knew that moron of a manager had fcuked up.

The gap between RVP and our midfield is wider than the Grand Canyon.

Ramsey is awful, simply rubbish as is Rosicky and Arteta.

Theo is about four levels below rubbish....its so bad i dont know how the fcuk we are fourth in the league....oh yeah thats thanks so our one man show in RVP.

Wenger you really dont know what the fcuk you are doing.

I hate to say this but imagine what them Spud fcukers would do to this Milan team....shows how fcuking shit we are....

[Olivier's xmas twist]

No - you need to keep the ball in the CL and use it well. Milan are standing off us and not pressing, we've been very sloppy and haven't worked them at all. The CB's probably haven't moved position at all whereas ours have been stretched all over the place.

Fair play, our CB's have been alwful well all the defence has tbh, TV5 has not been that leader in defence we all know he can be.

Changes need to be made at HT thats for sure.

[LDG]

I hope we have a bit more sharpness in the second half.

And some spirit.

[Cripps_orig]

Doing my fucking nut in this. Poor poor poor.Ibrah is fucking awesome.He always has been

And to think we could have had him when he was on trial for us but Wenger said no :doh:

What an idiot our manager is

[Olivier's xmas twist]

As soon as i saw the team selection i knew that moron of a manager had fcuked up.

The gap between RVP and our midfield is wider than the Grand Canyon.

Ramsey is awful, simply rubbish as is Rosicky and Arteta.

Theo is about four levels below rubbish....its so bad i dont know how the fcuk we are fourth in the league....oh yeah thats thanks so our one man show in RVP.

Wenger you really dont know what the fcuk you are doing.

I hate to say this but imagine what them Spud fcukers would do to this Milan team....shows how fcuking shit we are....

so what would you have done

[leaf]

their cbs must laughing their tits off they havent had to do anything

[gunnerrrrr]

Fair play, our CB's have been alwful well all the defence has tbh, TV5 has not been that leader in defence we all know he can be.

Changes need to be made at HT thats for sure.
Well thanks to Wengers awful team selection, and the forced change he probably wont change anyone untill the 70 min mark and buy then we will be three or four goals down.

[KESSLER]

Whats wrong with Vermaelen? When did he turn into Squillaci?

[gunnerrrrr]

so what would you have done

RVP Henry
Oxo Song Arteta Theo

For starters

[She Wore A Yellow Ribbon]

bring george graham back.

drill the defense and get some life into these fucking mongs.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Well thanks to Wengers awful team selection, and the forced change he probably wont change anyone untill the 70 min mark and buy then we will be three or four goals down.

Think his selection was ok, don't thing changing it would have made a massive diffrence Milan are not a bad team, don't forget we had a few chances to do a few things and fecked them up.

Not say Aw got his selction right though.

[Marc Overmars]

Just Get Oxo on, let him have a run at them and see if we can get an away goal.

If we can keep it down to a narrow defeat and score, we're still in the tie.

[Syn]

We can come back. We were always likely to finish stronger out of the two sides but we’ve got our work cut out by already being behind by 2 goals. Midfield performances need to pick up but it’s do-able. Come on the Arsenal.

[tigerthesmurf85]

RVP Henry
Oxo Song Arteta Theo

For starters


Bring back 4 4 2. 4 5 1 has not worked

[Olivier's xmas twist]

RVP Henry
Oxo Song Arteta Theo

For starters

Cool ideal

fair play. Not sure it have made a diffrence though.

[LDG]

Whats wrong with Vermaelen? When did he turn into Squillaci?

He's playing like a donkey is what's wrong. God help us second half with johan djowns syndome playing.

[Joker]

We're being completely outplayed technically tonight, which is not surprising given that the quality of our side is just not good enough against the elite sides in Europe. Over the last 10 years or so, we've rarely been so totally overwhelmed by a European side, which show how far we have fallen. This Milan side are very good, but not amazing. How has Wenger allowed such a regression?

[tigerthesmurf85]

Bring back 4 4 2. 4 5 1 has not worked

And I mean for the last 6 years not just tonight

[GP]

Worst performance of the season. Awful.

[gunnerrrrr]

We're being completely outplayed technically tonight, which is not surprising given that the quality of our side is just not good enough against the elite sides in Europe. Over the last 10 years or so, we've rarely been so totally overwhelmed by a European side, which show how far we have fallen. This Milan side are very good, but not amazing. How has Wenger allowed such a regression?
Only time it has happened in the last 10 years is vs Barca which is no disgrace...tonight is just a shambles

[Syn]

Second goal was blatantly offside. Not that they wouldn't have deserved a 2 goal lead but very annoying nonetheless.

[leaf]

a shot on target would be nice get ramsey and rosicky off

[KESSLER]

He's playing like a donkey is what's wrong. God help us second half with johan djowns syndome playing.

djowns :haha: :haha: :haha:

[LDG]

Right. Fuck this shit. Come on arsenal!! Early one second half and see what happens!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Theo hauled off, Henry on.

[Asthmatic Kitty]

henry on for the hopeless walcott

[tigerthesmurf85]

WHY TAKE OFF WALCOTT.... FFS

4 CMS... fuck this

[leaf]

henry for walcott

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Poor ball from RVP.

[Marc Overmars]

That is a strange decision. Surely we need Theo on the pitch with the off chance that he might have an open sprint at the fullback?

We have zero pace in the team now.




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[Cripps_orig]

We need a goal so Wenger plays RVP deeper

Great thinking

Just fuck off

[leaf]

ramsey and rosicky as wingers ??

[GP]

WHY TAKE OFF WALCOTT....

Because he's shit.

[Dennis Bendtner]

****us Maximus disappearing against other Ingerlish sides, but playing well against us? How annoying.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

3-0 Robinho.

Vermaelen has had a mare.

[Cripps_orig]

3-0

Robinho

:haha:

[Dennis Bendtner]

Oh christ :rose:

[tigerthesmurf85]

Awful substitution yet again. Needed to keep Walcott on. He wasn't playing well but neither are Ramsey and Rosicky

[selassie]

horribly 2nd best

[leaf]

3-0 fuck off wenger

[Özim]

First decent team we meet (debatable if Milan are that good) and we get crushed, good to see nothing changes except in Monsieur Wenger's head :rolleyes:

The guy is deluded.

[Rors]

Vermo gifted 'em that one

[Olivier's xmas twist]

First decent team we meet (debatable if Milan are that good) and we get crushed, good to see nothing changes except in Monsieur Wenger's head :rolleyes:

The guy is deluded.

Milan are a good side di you expect us to go there and not get beatern.

[Cripps_orig]

Reminds me of the Bayern game a few years back when we were 3 down and totally outplayed and Toure managed to fluke an away goal in the last minute.

And we won the 2nd leg :dance:

Still went out

[Dennis Bendtner]

We have two Titus Brambles in defence right now.

[Marc Overmars]

For god sake bring on Oxlade, he's the only player who will run at them.

This is turgid stuff.

[Xhaka Can’t]

Right. Fuck this shit. Come on arsenal!! Early one second half and see what happens!

Right!

Now lets see what happens.

[Dennis Bendtner]

We need BALE

[Tipsychubbs]

First decent team we meet (debatable if Milan are that good) and we get crushed, good to see nothing changes except in Monsieur Wenger's head :rolleyes:

The guy is deluded.

This is the champions league football that we're so fortunate to have!

Football wise aiming the team to become also-rans rather than winners!

Then celebrating the achievements of perrenial also-rans!

We apparently want to compete at the highest level but there is no significant strengthening of the team enough to be able to compete at the highest level!

This is brilliant!

If we qualiify I look forward to the cycle starting again next year when we lose against the first really decent team we meet :)

What a waste of time. Is anyone really surprised?

[Özim]

Milan are a good side di you expect us to go there and not get beatern.
Milan aren't that good, problem is we're sh*t.

I didn't expect us to win no, as we're sh*t, but I didn't expect to be 3 down at this stage either.