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Wenger :bow:.
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Campbell :bow:.
Cech :bow:.
Monreal :bow:.
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Arsenal :bow:.
Wenger :bow:.
Giroud :bow:.
Campbell :bow:.
Cech :bow:.
Monreal :bow:.
Man United :haha:.
Intelligence and movement. :bow:
Pace and power. :haha:
Fan-bloody-tastic.
Better than inter Milan in 2003.
Pretty much.Quote:
Originally Posted by Master Splinter
Say what you like about him but he doesn't deserve half the stick he gets on here.
Which other fans having just retained the FA Cup, being 2nd in the league and just qualified for the last 16 of the CL would be calling for the manager's head?
Gave the rest a head start and still got through to the Silent Stan cash bonus round.
Campbell, Kos and Bif were the standout players tonight.
I think the invincible season has a massive bearing on a lot of the fans thinking, where we are not allow to lose at all...Quote:
Originally Posted by Letters To Santa
Fuuuuuuuuuck :doh:Quote:
Originally Posted by Letters To Santa
Take a day off will you? Just celebrate the win like the rest of us.
Great performance.
Man United :haha:
:lol: Says the WUM man who often posts "Wenger out" dribble in match threads when we've actually won and spent the first 2 months of the season WUMming in every other post at my suggestion that maybe, just maybe, we should see how things out a bit further into the season before going overboard.Quote:
Originally Posted by Niall_Quinn
:tiphat:
Just want to avoid Barcelona in the last 16. It's fucking boring playing the same teams again and again.
Could get real Madrid, barcelona, atletico Madrid, wolfsburg or zenit....
Awesome result, shows how careless it was to lose the first 2 games against the cannon fodder of the group, we never should have been in this position tonight. Well done to everyone though and Bif in particular for his hattrick. Takes a lot of character to go away in Europe knowing you pretty much need to pump someone to get through.
I really hope this is the spark we need to go on a consistent run in the league now.
Arsenal and WUMger for always doing just enough. :bow:
Both Feo and Ox could learn a thing or two about football from Campbell. He literally took out all of Olympiacos defenders with that reverse pass for the second goal. :coffee:Quote:
Originally Posted by Niall_Quinn
Nobody was going on about any of that until you pipe up - we were all just enjoying the win. Don't try and pin your obsession on me.Quote:
Originally Posted by Letters To Santa
In fairness, it's four years (and will at least be five) since we last played Barca. It's Bayern we're getting all the time.
Anyway, please change my XMas name to Arsene Wenger so I won't get booted no matter what I do.
Real Madrid :pray:Quote:
Originally Posted by AFC Leveller
Death.Taxes.Arsenal qualifying for the last 16.
Arsenal :bow::bow:
Giroud :bow::bow:
Bring it on. The only team I really fear is Barca; everyone else is beatable including Real.
Beware of Greek-tearing Bifs. ;)
As requested.Quote:
Originally Posted by Arsene Wenger
Atleti please. Tough, tough fixture but would love to have a go at playing them.
When's the draw?
Monday
:good:
Yay!Quote:
Originally Posted by McNamara That Ghost...
People who actually want to win something worthwhile would be calling for the managers head..Quote:
Originally Posted by Letters To Santa
Couldnt see us getting through, but what a result. Know we will probably be out in the next round, but avoiding Thursday night football was a must!
Only listened on the radio, but sounds like we struggled the first 10-15 mins, then grew into it (probably nerves). From what some are saying on here and elsewheree Campbell is playing really well. I always had high hopes, after him doing well in the WC and it seems he just needed a run in the team. The new Coq maybe??
Fair play to the Greeks - they did everything they could to create an atmosphere but still had the class to give Campbell a round of applause.
To be fair, their stadium is probably one of the few places left with the lights still on.
Hahaha.
When I was in Greece, I brought enough cash to see my family through four weeks and every type of emergency you could imagine. When I got there everywhere took cards and all the bank machines were working sans queues.
If you ever need to know what is happening, stay away from the news bulletins.
You seriously wouldn't know there was a problem at all.
Good result and I thought Olympiakos were the better team until we scored and I think Wenger was right once that happened they got nervous and we were able to take control.
The result does help with the league though as we don't have to play Thursdays and we probably only got two games left in the competition anyway so shouldn't take too much out of the players. The Europa league we could have got to the semis or final.
Wenger's first 8 years or so with us definitely raised the level of expectation. The stadium move was supposed to push us on but the timing of it coincided with the billionaires sticking their oars in. The "last 10 years" argument is lazy and simplistic. The last couple of years have seen a clear change in transfer policy as the new financial deals have been agreed.Quote:
Originally Posted by A Gunner
Wenger should arguably have been sacked at certain points over the last 10 years - after the Birmingham debacle I didn't think we'd ever win a trophy under him again, but the last 2 years have been OK, we seem to be heading in the right direction and so far this season is going fine. 2nd in the league, qualified for the last 16 of the CL (somehow!).
As I've said all along, Wenger should be judged at the end of the season. After the first 2 games our CL campaign was looking like a fiasco, now we've qualified.
I don't think realistically we can win the CL, teams like Barca, Madrid and Bayern are just too strong, but I do expect us to seriously challenge for the league this season.
At the end of the season maybe if we've fallen short again. Not now :good:Quote:
Originally Posted by fakeyank
Giroud's first hat trick for us and what a time to score it. Hopefully that kicks him back into gear. 1st goal was what he's been doing all season but the second was good movement and a great play from Campbell. Also, I can't understand why he's not the first on the penalty list if he takes them like that.
Campbell showed real quality today. I hope he keeps getting games because despite the ups and downs, he has shown moments of quality. Yesterday was another example.
Good result overall and we avoid Thursday night football. But with our record, the odds were in our favour. We just always seem to qualify. But where we seem to fall apart is the last 16 and the odds have always gone against us in that area. It's unlikely, but it would be great if we could advance beyond that and have an interesting CL for once.
Cracking result. Well done to the lads, as there was some real pressure on that. Lose, and it could have really affected the rest of the season.
If we hadn't gone through, we'd have to contend with playing on Spursday, not to mention a dent in confidence.
Hopefully this means we can push on and start getting some consistency in the league.
Campbell must have been watching some old Dennis Bergkamp tapes. Reminds me of that Juve assist.
the FA cup is worthwhile :good:Quote:
Originally Posted by fakeyank
I agree with all that. Well done to Arsenal for what, as Wenger rightly put it, was a great team performance in difficult circumstances. What a great day for BIF to show up. He gets some unfair criticism, IMO - but that is what you want a striker to do - put goals away when the stakes are high, and he did just that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Power_n_Glory
I was confident that we would do it last night - because as I've said - qualifying for the CL knock out stages has become Wenger's reputational calling card.
I really hope that Campbell can kick on from this performance. He is a good team player - and we need team performances now, with injuries to key players.
As for your comments about kicking on. Yes, of course. But our failure to progress could not encapsulate more the dilemna of assessing Wenger's value. You can use the serial qualification for the group stage to fly the flag as Letters does. Or you can point out that we perennially underperform in some CL matches that we should win, and so tend to make life difficult for ourselv
Yes it is - but ultimately it does not compensate for not winning the league.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ollie the Optimist
Well done to the whole team and the manager as well.
Wenger must buy a defensive midfielder in January and I reckon an attacking midfielder will be a loan deal, maybe Rabiot from PSG.
Come on Arsene, I know you don't want to but you really have to.