Napoli v Arsenal match reaction - let the bed wetting begin!

I don't fancy our chances either, but we'll see.

We have put ourselves in a position where if we win the matches we're supposed to, we'll be thereor thereabouts.

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Originally Posted by Steve French

Arteta is an idiot - but it would have been nice to have some consistency from the referee.

I don't mind that we finished second. It isn't as if we were/are going to win the CL.

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It just means we make life a little more difficult for ourselves. I suppose if we go out of the CL early we can focus on the league. But I'm worried about the City game now. Also, we were in control of that group and on top. Doesn't bode well that we dropped to second and cut it mighty fine for qualification. The team need to learn how to handle such pressure. Wenger's team selection really didn't help. Way too negative. I'm just thinking about the league and how we'll handle even more pressure.

tonight proves that it doesn't really matter who we get - tactically he is out his depth.

Poor, poor second half sitting back when we should have pushed on - and wenger set the tone with his substitutions. Jenkinson was being overloaded by their left back bombing forward time and time again. It was set up for Walcott to come on and push them back, or run through on the counter attack.

Glad we got through, but worried about impact on morale ahead of weekend. Mertesacker looked crestfallen after the game. So we go into it having suffered a depressing defeat, city go into having beaten bayern on their own patch. But hey, we're top of the league at the moment, so Wenger's a genius and totally beyond criticism right?

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Originally Posted by Dein-machine

tonight proves that it doesn't really matter who we get - tactically he is out his depth.

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:haha:


no

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Originally Posted by Steve French

Everyone knew we had a nightmare last fixture as soon as the draw was made. What cost us first place in the group was the result against Dortmund at the Emirates.

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Yeah the margins were very fine.

Just feel like banging my head against the wall, normally I'm not overly bothered about 1st or 2nd, but we haven't won a CL knockout tie in years, I just wanted us to have a potentially favourable draw to stand a better chance of getting that monkey off our backs.

Gah.

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Originally Posted by Power_n_Glory

It just means we make life a little more difficult for ourselves. I suppose if we go out of the CL early we can focus on the league. But I'm worried about the City game now. Also, we were in control of that group and on top. Doesn't bode well that we dropped to second and cut it mighty fine for qualification. The team need to learn how to handle such pressure. Wenger's team selection really didn't help. Way too negative. I'm just thinking about the league and how we'll handle even more pressure.

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I've always regarded anything gained against City as an unlikely plus.

But I've said it elsewhere - everyone reckoned the last tie in this group wasgoing to be a bitch of a game. When you look back on this campaign, what cost us first place was the result at the Emirates.

I'm happy with the qualification - yeah, I'd love the win, but until the 73rd minute (I opened my mouth in the 72nd) we were comfortable.

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Originally Posted by Maestro

I worry we are not ruthless or direct enough, and I fear that will be our undoing eventually.

Done well so far this season, but can't help but see this scenario playing out. here's hoping not.

need some top quality pacy goalscorers, real assassins. that's the missing ingredient ...but hey we can dream

bring on barca

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We really need some pace from midfield. I thought we going to see a lot Gnabry his year but it looks like Wenger doesn't trust him yet.

You can bet your money we will not see Feo on the weekends, it will be Cazorla and Jack on the wings and we will be fucked. I will dread to watch Jack tracking Jesus Navas run from wide area. :coffee:

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Originally Posted by MOëL

Yeah the margins were very fine.

Just feel like banging my head against the wall, normally I'm not overly bothered about 1st or 2nd, but we haven't won a CL knockout tie in years, I just wanted us to have a potentially favourable draw to stand a better chance of getting that monkey off our backs.

Gah.

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Well at least we don't face Drogba.

Yeah I don't think its bed wetting to be frustrated by the outcome. We should really have been good enough for at least a draw against an off-colour Napoli tonight.