Having to play these farmers again.
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Having to play these farmers again.
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Even though it might be our best route to the CL I still can't get excited about this competition at all - probably just because it's shite... :lol:
Nah. It's shit. Losers Cup. Let the kids play so they get a bit more experience.
I know right. I mean, we have to try and win it but god this is such a dire competition.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mac76
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Pessimist <_<Quote:
Originally Posted by GP
Somewhat controversially I like the Europa league.
At least when we play at home that is. Half the season ticket holders can't be arsed to go or even sell their ticket and sod off and do something else, so it's less congested getting into the ground and away from it. The European away fans usually create quite a bit of atmosphere, noise, drums, flares, etc and the tickets are quite often less than half the price of even games against mediocre prem sides.
Also this competition is our level right now and Arsenal haven't won enough European titles for a club of our size.....moreover I haven't seen it up close and personal. The cup winners cup was too long ago, I was a little too early in my supporting days and a touch too young to really appreciate it like I would now.
i do agree with that - before i got an ST the Europa League was a cheap way in and yes the away fans can be fun - overall it's still a bit dire thoughQuote:
Originally Posted by Blink 1nce Quince 2wice
I do too. If only because it's a competition we could credibly win.Quote:
Originally Posted by Blink 1nce Quince 2wice
The CL is where all the glamour is but let's face it, we can't mix it with the big guns in that competition, as exciting as it is to play them sometimes.
Have you seen the teams left in the tournament? I doubt we will make the final let alone win it!Quote:
Originally Posted by Mac76
Inter Milan & Ajax are comfortably better teams than us IMO. I wouldn’t be confident of us beating Man Utd, Sevilla or Wolves in either 2 legs or a one-off.
I doubt we are winning Europa this year.
I actually go to every home game and I still enjoy the Europa league games. Also I forgot, at home we have tended to see really encouraging performances here...and earlier in the season all of the convincing performances were in the Europa league. It's also where we first saw Martinelli and Tierney when they were really good. Tierney especially has been far better in the europa than league.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mac76
Arsenal: Leno, Sokratis, Mustafi, Luiz, Saka, Willock, Guendouzi, Xhaka, Aubameyang, Lacazette, Martinelli.
Subs: Martinez, Ceballos, Maitland-Niles, Holding, Pepe, Nketiah, Kolasinac.
Oh good - VAR is in operation tonight.
Regarding this new European format he mentioned, where the top 6 play for the title and the bottom 6 play to avoid relegation. Does that mean you can finish top and not win the title? Or finish 6th and win it? Surely not?
Certain red card for that. Where's VAR? He deliberately stamped on his ankle. No doubt about it considering he put his foot back in after the challenge. How is that not a red? What are the rules for red now? You have to be called Xhaka?
Laca OMFG! He's missed it from a yard out.
Lacashite alive and well.
Laca. :doh:
In the PL, it'd just be laughed off. At least he got booked.Quote:
Originally Posted by Niall_Quinn
Come on Willock, do something there!
Leno saves - from Luiz :doh:
Leno knew what he was doing. :bow:
Semedo booked, he'll miss the game at the Emirates.
After all that delay - Xhaka hits Martinelli with the FK.
Xhaka freekick, deflection takes any semblance of pace off it.
There is definitely goals here for us today. We have had some good space around their goal. Just need the finish.
Willock scuffs it.
Saka with two great bits of skill, two awful passes. :lol:
Nice play again from Saka, but Willock doesn't make much of a decent cross.
Xhaka with the worst corner of all time.
Our right side has zero creativity, which is quite a bit more than the centrebacks possess. Sideways, sideways, sideways, back.
HT 0-0
0-0 HT.
What shit. :lol:
We've done okay containing them. But we've plodded going forward. Youngsters have tried a few things but disappointing from the senior lot.
Playing Sokratis at right-back so there's absolutely no threat on the right side.
Playing our two best goal scorers on the wing to accomadate a scrappy goal repellant.
Not passing to our only creative threat Saka when he's constantly in great positions on the left wing with no-one near him.
Is Arteta trying to make us as blunt as possible?
That's really good cross by Saka. Why aren't our billion quid strikers getting on the end of that?
Awful from Xhaka.
That is so weak from Lacazette.
Absolute gash by Lacazette. Fucking useless.
Bouchalakis or someone booked.