Match reaction: PSG 1-1 Arsenal

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Tbf Ospina was pretty good in the games he covered for us during Cech's injury at the tail end of last year. He probably isn't as bad as some make out or as that embarrassing game last season against Olympiakos would lead you to believe. There's no doubt he bailed us out last night and thanks to him and wayward finishing from Cavani we somehow managed to scrape a draw in a match we really ought to have been pummelled in. And let's be honest here as well, whilst Cech has been generally competent for us, he's not been spectacular. There aren't that many better number two GK's out there and I hope we do keep him at the club.

I was more pissed off with the other stuff, in particular Xhaka not starting especially after not featuring against Southampton. You could immediately see the impact he made when he came on last night; more control and better passing in midfield. A friend of mine speculated that it was because he's recently made some comments to the Swiss press about wanting to start every game and this is just Wenger's way of wanting to demonstrate to him that he's the alpha dog and he makes the decisions ....... completely pathetic if it's true.

[selassie]

It also showed how hyped so many of the players are. That was supposed to be a top stage for Euro talent. Watching Cavani fluff chance after chance and our own lot seemingly incapable of passing a ball was a good demonstration of what the game has become. A money racket. Martin Samuel has taken the day off as ambassador for Manchester and outlines the new CL stitch up in the Mail this morning. Second rate teams at top rate prices locking in their places at the grubby pig trough behind the hype. If there's some higher being directing the fate on mankind then please, let Leicester win it this year. I think I'd laugh for a month solid.

Too true, about Cavani, I have always felt he was massively overrated, admittedly he looked great at Napoli but since he's moved on from Seria A he's looked a lost cause. His goal was good last night but he misses so many chances, last night wasn't a first for him either.

I found Chris Waddle's commentary on BT Sport 2 pretty amusing, he said we as in Arsenal are one of the best teams in CL at passing

Has he not watched CL for a while? There are a dozen teams better than us at passing in CL IMO.

[Niall_Quinn]

Tbf Ospina was pretty good in the games he covered for us during Cech's injury at the tail end of last year. He probably isn't as bad as some make out or as that embarrassing game last season against Olympiakos would lead you to believe. There's no doubt he bailed us out last night and thanks to him and wayward finishing from Cavani we somehow managed to scrape a draw in a match we really ought to have been pummelled in. And let's be honest here as well, whilst Cech has been generally competent for us, he's not been spectacular. There aren't that many better number two GK's out there and I hope we do keep him at the club.

I was more pissed off with the other stuff, in particular Xhaka not starting especially after not featuring against Southampton. You could immediately see the impact he made when he came on last night; more control and better passing in midfield. A friend of mine speculated that it was because he's recently made some comments to the Swiss press about wanting to start every game and this is just Wenger's way of wanting to demonstrate to him that he's the alpha dog and he makes the decisions ....... completely pathetic if it's true.

More likely a GPS vest reading that fell below a baseline statistical analysis. In 34.7283647 hours Xhaka will be fully recharged and ready to run 10.232km before the next statistical rotation.

[Goonermerree]

I wonder if Xhaka has one of those clauses where we have to pay more money the more he plays, like we have to with Ox.

[topgun]

With each passing season I am getting more and more disillusioned with football

I reached that point last season,its Wengerball that's turned me off though,I just can't be bothered as long as he is there.Fingers crossed this is his last season. How a team with so much so called talent can play so badly is a complete mystery.

[Letters]

With each passing season I am getting more and more disillusioned with football

I reached that point last season,its Wengerball that's turned me off though,I just can't be bothered as long as he is there.Fingers crossed this is his last season. How a team with so much so called talent can play so badly is a complete mystery.

I don't think football in general is that much good these days. The Euros was a case in point, very few stand out games.

[Goonermerree]

I don't think football in general is that much good these days. The Euros was a case in point, very few stand out games.

Give young people a lot of money early on and there is no need to improve themselves, they've already made it.

[Penguin]

How can you be sure Wenger does not give them clear instructions ? Are you always there when he gives them instructions or the players told you so ?

If they were given instructions why weren't they following them? Our former players have always said that Wenger gives the players the freedom to express themselves on the pitch. Wenger said it himself that he wants the players to be able to work out problems on the pitch themselves. Maybe some players like Bergkamp and Henry thrived on that freedom but most of the current lot clearly need someone to tell them EXACTLY what they're doing wrong so they stop doing it.

[Penguin]

Yeah, you didn't see it. Giroud stamped on the guys ankle. It nearly snapped. Then headbutted the guy. There was blood everywhere. This was all off camera. He's a dirty player.

If it was off camera how do you know it happened?

Fair enough if that is what happened. Veratti probably deserved it though

[Alpha]

If they were given instructions why weren't they following them? Our former players have always said that Wenger gives the players the freedom to express themselves on the pitch. Wenger said it himself that he wants the players to be able to work out problems on the pitch themselves. Maybe some players like Bergkamp and Henry thrived on that freedom but most of the current lot clearly need someone to tell them EXACTLY what they're doing wrong so they stop doing it.

To my knowledge, I think Football is just any other jobs . The only difference is it is very popular and anyone who does not even play it can make a comment .

in any job you are given instructions by the Hierarchy on how to do it and they will ask you to use your own initiative in certain circumstances and be able to work as a team.

I don't think in football players are robots and have to follow every single instruction to the letter even when it is not relevant.

What I believe is every manager gives instructions to his players but they can fail to apply them due to their own " limited" ability or the opponents have prevented them to do so .