Villareal v The Arsenal, 29/04, 8pm (BT Sport)

[Mac76]

apparently Tierney, Auba, Laca :) and Luiz :( are all potentially fit for tomorrow, though from Arteta's quotes Tierney sounds like a bit of a risk to me

https://arseblog.news/2021/04/injured-quartet-back-in-contention-for-villarreal-clash

[Mac76]

oh sorry i forgot the date, maybe maccy can add it in... :getcoat:

[Mac76]

:lol:

https://twitter.com/afcpadraig/status/1387323082935787522

[GP]

0-3

Nketiah, Xhaka (2)

[Mac76]

3-0 Chukwueze hatter

[Letters]

3-0 Chukwueze hatter

Is he Valencia's star striker? :unsure:

[Mac76]

Is he Valencia's star striker? :unsure:

No but he regularly scores for Villareal :lol:

[IBK]

Genuinely don't know what will happen.

My gut says that this will be a cagey affair, and we won't see a very dynamic performance from us - which is a risk because I think we will need at least 1 away goal. I'd prefer to be playing the away leg 2nd.
The nerves come from our propesity for self harm...

I don't expect to enjoy this!

[Mac76]

Genuinely don't know what will happen.

My gut says that this will be a cagey affair, and we won't see a very dynamic performance from us - which is a risk because I think we will need at least 1 away goal. I'd prefer to be playing the away leg 2nd.
The nerves come from our propesity for self harm...

I don't expect to enjoy this!

yes i think you're right on all counts, i'd love to see Arteta be positive in this first leg, but that doesn't seem to be his style until he's basically given no choice...

[WMUG]

Tierney sounds like a bit of a risk to me



If ever there was a game for risks, this is it.

[Marc Overmars]

Cagey draw I think. 1-1.

Come on you fuckers, can’t go out to Emery.

[I am invisible]

Pepe starting up front - interesting...

[Mac76]

seeing as Maccy's gone AWOL again...

1Leno
21Chambers
16Holding
22Marí
34Xhaka
18Partey
8Ceballos
7Saka
32Smith Rowe
19Pépé
11Ødegaard

Substitutes

2Bellerín
6Gabriel
12Willian
14Aubameyang
17Cédric Soares
23David Luiz
24Nelson
25Elneny
30Nketiah
33Ryan
35Martinelli
53Okonkwo

[Mac76]

they've a spud in defence apparently...

[GP]

Here we fucking go!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

1-0 Villarreal. :rose:

[Marc Overmars]

1-0 :rolleyes:

[Mac76]

1-0... :ilt:

[Marc Overmars]

Highway to Hell playing :bow:

[Letters]

:lol:

:doh:

I was going to ask if anyone had a stream, my usual app has let me down.
Maybe I won’t bother.

[Mac76]

https://reddt1.soccerstreams.net/event/villarreal-arsenal-live-stream/640265

[Marc Overmars]

Pepe is basically playing on the wing, so there is no striker.

4-6-0.

[Mac76]

Pepe is basically playing on the wing, so there is no striker.

4-6-0.

Arteta copying Pep again

[Mac76]

looking at our bench, only Martinelli has the ability to come on and change things, I'm sure Auba's not fully fit

we're really paying the price for Arteta playing Laca in a pointless league game

[Mac76]

Saka... :rolleyes:

[Mac76]

Partey :haha: :haha: :haha:

[Marc Overmars]

2-0 :haha:

[Gooner23]

Villareal look a decent side, much stronger than anyone else we've faced so far in the Europa this season.

2-0 and that could be game over.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

2-0. :haha:

[Letters]

https://reddt1.soccerstreams.net/event/villarreal-arsenal-live-stream/640265

Thanks.

Think I might leave it now :lol:

[Gooner23]

Shocking defending.

[Mac76]

2-0 :ilt: :ilt:

[Xhaka Can’t]

On the plus side, we don’t have to waste another 120 minutes watching this shitshow.

[Mac76]

Villareal look a decent side, much stronger than anyone else we've faced so far in the Europa this season.

2-0 and that could be game over.

necessary...?

[Xhaka Can’t]

On the plus side, we don’t have to waste another 120 minutes watching this shitshow.

Bonus 15 min brought to you by poor math.

We save 135 min!

Thanks Arsenal!


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[Gooner23]

Anyone think Arteta might get the boot if we lose the tie? Winning the Europa was basically his get out of jail card.

[Marc Overmars]

Penalty

[Mac76]

Anyone think Arteta might get the boot if we lose the tie? Winning the Europa was basically his get out of jail card.

more to the point let's hope the Kroenkes decide it's really not worth the hassle

[Gooner23]

This won't count, handball

[Marc Overmars]

Or not

[Mac76]

handball

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Overturned. :lol:

[Xhaka Can’t]

Anyone think Arteta might get the boot if we lose the tie? Winning the Europa was basically his get out of jail card.

I want Kroenke and every cunt connected to him to get the boot.

Along with this co commentator


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[Mac76]

Xhaka cancels out our free kick...

[Mac76]

even Chambo is misplacing passes

[Marc Overmars]

Anyone think Arteta might get the boot if we lose the tie? Winning the Europa was basically his get out of jail card.

Why would he get the boot?

Isn’t there a process to trust? I thought there were green shoots.

[Gooner23]

We're getting roasted now, awful to watch.

[Mac76]

there's no evident game plan here from us, no tactics, our players are just running around aimlessly

[Mac76]

2-0 HT

bucket o' shite

[Letters]

They’re just better than us. And it’s not that close.
The way they run at us with pace, who knew that was an effective strategy in football?

#EmeryIn

[selassie]

Trust the process.

Xhaka left back, ESR false number 9...mess from the first minute, dominated.

[Gooner23]

Arteta trying to be too clever with his line up. You're not Pep and we certainly ain't City.

Get a striker on, and don't wait until the 75th minute.

[Mac76]

#EmeryIn

:lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Coquelin on. :lol:

[Mac76]

Coquelin on for villareal :lol:

[Gooner23]

No changes for us and Ceballos already walking the red card tight rope. Mikel's in game management is really poor.

[Globalgunner]

Coquelin on for villareal :lol:

Using our Coq against us. Tragic

[Mac76]

This team is crying out for someone to actually organise them properly and play to a game plan

[Gooner23]

Pepe has been our only real threat tonight. He'll probably get subbed first as well.

[Mac76]

No changes for us and Ceballos already walking the red card tight rope. Mikel's in game management is really poor.

:bow:

Gooner23 for manager

[Xhaka Can’t]

No changes for us and Ceballos already walking the red card tight rope. Mikel's in game management is really poor.

Nobody could’ve seen that coming.

[Gooner23]

Ceballos off, so fucking obvious. Arteta that is on you.

[Gooner23]

Nobody could’ve seen that coming.

Honestly its infuriating. He wasn't even having a good game.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

:lol:

Useless.

[Mac76]

So it was Emery that brought him to Arsenal :lol:

Agent Ceballos :bow:

[Letters]

Sigh...

[Mac76]

is that woman Phil Neville's twin sister?

[Letters]

We’ve shown a bit more in the second half but we just don’t carve our clear chances.
Bit of a problem in football.

[Mac76]

Holding :lol:

[Xhaka Can’t]

Wtf was Holding shooting at?

[Mac76]

Partey's a dud - it's official

[Letters]

Was that a shot from Holding? :lol:

[Xhaka Can’t]

We could turn Messi in his prime into a dud.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

The tie should be over.

[Gooner23]

This team has no redeeming features.

[Mac76]

these tossers have to grab a goal somehow

[Globalgunner]

This team has no redeeming features.

We have great hair

[Letters]

Partey's a dud - it's official

I have no idea how these pretty ordinary players end up costing such ridiculous transfer fees.
£45m for that?! They must have seen us coming a mile off.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ceballos has been woeful in the Europa League for us. I mean woeful full stop recently but particularly in the Europa league.

[Mac76]

we're lucky that Moreno doesn't understand you're supposed to aim the ball away from the goalie

[Gooner23]

I have no idea how these pretty ordinary players end up costing such ridiculous transfer fees.
£45m for that?! They must have seen us coming a mile off.

He started off well but now going backwards quickly. Is that on the manager?

[Mac76]

pelanty!

[Edinburgh Gooner]

Pelnaty!!!

[Gooner23]

Pepe!!!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

PEPE!!!! :bow:

[Mac76]

YES!!!!!

[Mac76]

Pepe :bow:

[Gooner23]

Bit of a dive from Saka but I'll take it.

[Xhaka Can’t]

Keep it at 1-2 and we have hope.

[Mac76]

Capoue off!! :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Capoue you Spud scrote.

[Mac76]

Capoue you Spud scrote.

Andros Townsend wannabe

[Gooner23]

He's really milking this

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sent off and stretchered off. :lol:

[Letters]

If he dies, he dies... #RockyIV

[Mac76]

cmon Arsenal FFS

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Saka off, Auba on.

[Letters]

PUT YOUR FOOT THROUGH IT YOU PRICK!!

[Mac76]

PUT YOUR FOOT THROUGH IT YOU PRICK!!

Letters goes psycho :wacko: :lol:

[dazthegooner]

Ian Drury seems to be co-commentating on the United game as well :unsure:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Auba nooo!

[Mac76]

fair's fair, great pass from Partey to Auba there

[Letters]

Oh fuck off Auba :doh:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

2-1 FT

Gives us some hope.

Wish they hadn't bothered. :lol:

[Mac76]

pretty bad game but we've got a chance thanks to Saka and Pepe

[GP]

Garbage

[Letters]

Garbage

We did ok second half.

At 2-0 down and down to 10 men I’d have taken it.
If only Auba could have done better at the end :(

Zero chance we are winning this trophy tbh

[Gooner23]

If we do manage to scrape through it's then Utd in the final :sick:

[dazthegooner]

Keown Telling like it is Ceballos has made quite a few mistakes in this tournament so what does Arteta do? starts him in a semi-final <_<

[KSE Comedy Club]

PUT YOUR FOOT THROUGH IT YOU PRICK!!

Just reading through the thread - this genuinely made me LOL :haha::haha:

[Letters]

Honestly. The fannying around on the ball at the back when sometimes you just need to clear your lines.
Drives me mad!