Glorious failure is what we do best. Get fucked up, do the valiant effort thing to no avail and prove what great spirit we have.Originally Posted by Letters
I thought even that had been sucked out of us but we've still got it.
Glorious failure is what we do best. Get fucked up, do the valiant effort thing to no avail and prove what great spirit we have.
I thought even that had been sucked out of us but we've still got it.
Don't understand why both Rosicky and Arteta weren't taken off, despite f**king up countless times Ramsey by his own rock bottom standards actually had a reasonably ok game and i would have been happier for him to remain on the pitch. The fact remains that this was a shock result, and we didn't have the attacking ability to punish Bayern further despite actually being very clinical this evening. For me the only Bayern player to really play well this evening was Thomas Muller who even despite us defending in a way i haven't seen since the beginning of the season gave us plenty of nervous moments.
Don't understand the rationale behind taking off Walcott either, it's abundantly clear to me that the tactics and defensive drilling of the game was masterminded by Steve Bould so it's a shame he didn't have a hand in the substitutions as well.
All considered though despite being disappointed that we went out (though that said i didn't actually believe we would lose this evening, i thought it would be a score draw) the fact that i am disappointed makes me feel good.
First - the match itself. Well done lads - salvaged some pride. The fact that Bayern were under pressure to save the tie on at the end made a mockery of most predictions - including mine. Special mention for our back 5 - who I thought were very good. Propers especially to Flappy - great game considering he's been out so long; and Jenks who was a star. Plus I would be happy for Vermaelen to stay out in favour of Kossy.
I'd agree that we suffered from being less expansive going forwards - but bar Ramsey - who I thought had a good 70 mins - our MF was below par. We showed very little intuitiveness passing forward when it counted. Carzola was again wasted on the left and Walcott showed just why he is far from the player he thinks he is. He simply can't make it happen on his own. Felt sorry for Giroud - who worked hard up front with little real quality behind him.
As for our second half syndrome (this being the second half of the tie) - for me, its the mark of a team that lacks innate self belief and composure. We can chase lost causes when a game is mostly gone because there's nothing left to lose...or when the opposition drops a bit in terms of intensity. Its telling that we did not have the composure to really take advantage of Bayern after the second goal - whereas they ultimately had the ability to do what was needed - helped by a performance from Arteta that showed why he will never have the star quality that we need.
Still - I'm not going to be too critical after one of our better performances this season that restored a bit of reputation in Europe. I'd love to say that I hope we can build on this in the run in - but I fear that the focus we showed here is unlikely to be repeated consistently.
Putting the laughter back into manslaughter
Kos and Merts should be playing as our CB pairing from now on. No dodgy moments from Fabianski which was good. Bayern weren't that hard to defend against but we've conceded against weaker opposition.
The bad...Arteta is a prick. Besides the last few minutes, he hides in the middle and never looks to receive the ball from deep. You'll never see that at Barca or from any other team where the midfield is supposed to be the strength.
Ramsey was Ramsey. Rosicky wasn't all that good either. Some bad passing but he wasn't the worst. Cazorla was in hiding and had a very quiet game. The dude needs to lose weight and put a shift in. Walcott was shit. Giroud is worst than Chamakh and Bendy. He has no quality.
But this result should give us confidence because we were I low spot before kick off and I'd never think we'd pull off a two nil victory. You have to applaud that and I hope we build on this.
Wenger will use this as a reason not to sign any players this summer.
definitely deserves it on the basis of tonight's performance.
If Wenger plays Chesney at the weekend he's just summing
You're right. I pay a grand a year to watch a load of mediocre shite every other week.
At least I don't try and kid myself they're any good though.
Kos really is a big game player in Europe!
Fab was quality.... i have seen Schzney around London on a few occasions and he really looks overweight. ...think Wenger is finally realising.
Giroud is a nice guy etc, but way below some of the strikers we have recently had spearheading our attack...
Rosicky , even though he is not the player he once was pre injury, is still imo our best midfielder......
As for Ramsey....... he needs to decide what kind of footballer he wants to be.......a shit one or a not so shit one..
Overall a great result, but a strange overall game and performance.
Wumming
amnyouautocorrect:
Little bit sad.
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