Olympiakos v Arsenal, 20:00 GMT (11/03, BT Sport 2)

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Here we are again playing these pubbers.

Can only feel somewhat comfortable if we take out a two goal lead after this match.

Reunited with Sokratis though. :bow:

[Mac76]

3-0 Sokratis hatter

[Marc Overmars]

I’m guessing this is actually in Greece and not Timbuktu?

[Mac76]

yes isn't at what was our 'home ground' in the last leg? :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Olympiakos: Sa, Lala, Sokratis, Ba, Reabciuk, M'Vila, Camara, Bouchalakis, Valbuena, El-Arabi, Bruma.
Subs: Fortounis, Mahgoub, Androutsos, Masouras, Drager, Holebas, Karagyris, Tzolakis, Soulis, Randjelovic.

Arsenal: Leno, Bellerin, David Luiz, Gabriel, Tierney, Partey, Xhaka, Saka, Odegaard, Willian, Aubameyang.
Subs: Ryan, Hein, Cedric, Chambers, Holding, Pablo Mari, Elneny, Ceballos, Smith Rowe, Pepe, Martinelli, Lacazette.

[Mac76]

Luiz, Xhaka and Willian - AKA the 'Non-negotiables'...

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Come on Arsenal. :bow:

[Mac76]

Leno steals the ball before kick-off - that's one way of not losing :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Odegaard fucks it up.

[GP]

Odegoddamnit

[Marc Overmars]

Great chance :doh:

[Mac76]

who's this idiot 'analyst' saying he really likes the Arsenal lineup?

[Mac76]

Great chance :doh:

should've scored - Odegaard's beginning to disappoint me

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Auba header, saved on to the bar!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

who's this idiot 'analyst' saying he really likes the Arsenal lineup?

Steve Sidwell.

[Mac76]

Steve Sidwell.

literally... who?

[Mac76]

saka :doh:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

literally... who?

Former Arsenal legend.

Until he played for Chelsea.

[GP]

Dominating possession, need to make it count.

[Mac76]

Former Arsenal legend.

Until he played for Chelsea.

Wikipedia says: "never broke into the Arsenal first team"

that lets me off the hook :lol:

[Mac76]

any player of ours would've got a yellow for standing on someone's foot like that

[Marc Overmars]

M’Vila and Valbuena still exist?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Partey, mate.

Maybe not one day after all.

Tierney. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

David Luiz freekick on target. :faint:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

M'Vila booked. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Auba freekick, again on target but straight at Sa.

[Gooner23]

Now we've missed our 2 sitters we just need to gift the oppo a goal to complete the hatrick

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Nice from Odegaard.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

ODEGAARD!!! Whoa!

[GP]

ODEGAAARDFDF!!

[Marc Overmars]

Odegaard!!

What a hit

[Gooner23]

Oh my gaad!

[Marc Overmars]

Great keeping there :lol:

[Mac76]

great goal

[Gooner23]

Not sure on the keeper but that was a banger

[Marc Overmars]

Luiz :doh:

Lucky.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

David Luiz. :haha:

Oh dear.

[Gooner23]

So far so good from the ref, not having any of the greek diving.

[Gooner23]

Why does Arteta keep picking these clowns!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Willian deflected shot, goes on target.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Gabriel booked.

Thought he was getting a red.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Hopeless short corner routine.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

0-1 HT.

[Gooner23]

We really should be killing this tie off tonight. Olympiakos are hopeless.

[Gooner23]

I'm not Pepe's biggest fan but I just cannot understand what Arteta sees in Willian to play him over Pepe so frequently.

[IBK]

Worried how sloppy we've been. As usual we should be out of sight here but we are a mistake away...definitely need another goal!

[IBK]

I'm not Pepe's biggest fan but I just cannot understand what Arteta sees in Willian to play him over Pepe so frequently.

Agree generally but Willian has been OK tonight.

[Letters]

Think the ‘keeper should have saved that goal, you know.

[LDG]

Think the ‘keeper should have saved that goal, you know.

He was clutching at draws

[Letters]

He was clutching at draws

Who died and made you Letters? <_<

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Partey at least got it on target this time.

One day is back on!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Saka sends it miles out of our home ground. Will probably land at our home ground.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Partey off, Ceballos on to give it away again.

[Gooner23]

Partey off, surely not injured again?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ceballos gives it away. 1-1. :haha:

[GP]

Fucking Ceballos again

[Letters]

How. Many. Fucking. Times?!

:doh:

[Marc Overmars]

Absolutely pathetic

[IBK]

Fucking pricks.

[Gooner23]

What is Leno doing there, another shocking mistake.

We're going backwards again defensively and Arteta needs to take responsibility for it.

[IBK]

Every. Fucking. Time. We. Play.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Shite from Saka.

[Gooner23]

Fucking Ceballos again

Hospital pass by Leno, I don't blame Ceballos there

[McNamara That Ghost...]

What is Leno doing there, another shocking mistake.

We're going backwards again defensively and Arteta needs to take responsibility for it.

Not sure I agree. Structurally we seem fine defensively. Just giving it away constantly when we have the ball.

[Letters]

What is Leno doing there, another shocking mistake.

We're going backwards again defensively and Arteta needs to take responsibility for it.

It’s not even bad defence. We actually cope with pressure quite well.
But we make mistakes like this every game when we have the ball.
We get away with it sometimes - Luiz in the first half tonight - but we aren’t going to keep getting away with it. Pathetic.

[IBK]

..and let's not forget that we are hardly killing it in attack either. This game feels like it's being played to the same script ATM.

[Marc Overmars]

Asking average players to play this way is always going to lead to frequent moments of disaster.

[Letters]

Shit! Got away with that :doh:

[Gooner23]

Not sure I agree. Structurally we seem fine defensively. Just giving it away constantly when we have the ball.

Thats kind of what I meant. No point being better structurally if you consistently gift goals away. Our last clean sheet was 10 games ago now.

[IBK]

We are losing our shit here.

[Letters]

Ødegaard is a proper player.

[Gooner23]

Agree generally but Willian has been OK tonight.

He's just so conservative in everything he does, which in some ways could describe Arteta. Here we are again, scrapping away in a game which should have been put to bed. 75 minutes in and no attacking subs either.

[GP]

Why the FUCK is Elneny coming on??

[Letters]

We move the ball forward so slowly :(

[GP]

GABRIEL!!!!!!!!!111

[McNamara That Ghost...]

GABRIEL!!!! :bow:

[Marc Overmars]

What a header!

[Letters]

Nice.

Great header

[GP]

Willian :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Willian assist. :bow:

[Letters]

Like a salmon...
Oh hang on. What’s this VAR shit about?

[Letters]

The ref just booked the bench :blink:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Willian off, Elneny on. :lol:

Odegaard off, Smith Rowe on.

Saka off, Pepe on.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

How hasn't that gone in? :lol:

[GP]

That was great football, unlucky.

[Letters]

Argh! Just needed someone to tap it in!

[GP]

ELNENY!!!!!!!!

SHIT DID YOU SEE THAT???

[McNamara That Ghost...]

ELNENY!!! That's why!!!

Arteta. :bow:

[Gooner23]

Mo!!!

[Marc Overmars]

What the fuck :haha:

[Letters]

Why the FUCK is Elneny coming on??

:pal:

[GP]

ELNENY!!! That's why!!!

Arteta. :bow:

Me :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Keeper chucked it in. :lol:

[Gooner23]

This keeper though

[Letters]

Keeper chucked it in. :lol:

Bit harsh! He must have a foot like a traction engine!

[Mac76]

Elneny :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Auba off, Lacazette on.

[Letters]

Wait...how are we making another substitution?

[dazthegooner]

We're allowed 5 in Europe

[Letters]

We're allowed 5 in Europe

5?! Really? I did not know that.

[dazthegooner]

Not sure how it works don't think you can make more than 3 in the first half :unsure:

[GP]

That'll do, pig.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Olympiakos 1-3 Arsenal, FT!

Should be enough to see these mugs off finally.

We score three at home again. :scarf:

[Letters]

1-3 FT.

Our usual brain fart aside, not bad.