Aye. People have to stop thinking that just because we're not playing Barca or Real Madrid that everyone else in the competition is shite.
They're all, by the very fact of them being there, one of the better sides in their league and in this group we've got a side from the French league and one from the German league. Neither are as strong as the PL but they're not shite teams. 4 points from 2 games is fine. Compare and contrast with Chelsea who drew with frickin' Genk last night!
Tbf i think it was more the perfomance that people were frustated about well the attack. like LDG said we'd all have taken 4 points from these fixture and lets be real if Both mancs win today then all then English clubs will be on 8 points from 4 games tbh.Originally Posted by Letters (TPFKA WWTL@WHL)
The only positive is compared to last season winning the group was not in our hands buy the time the 4th game.
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"I really like Arsenal. Do you really like Arsenal, or only Arsenal with trophies?" - Dennis Bergkamp.
"Which Arsenal do they want back, the one Arsene created?" - Tony Adams.
The performance wasn't that bad though.
Wasn't that good either.
Meh. It happens.
On we go
defence we were alwsome, its clear we lack up front without RVP. What did you think on the merts/TV5 partnership or would you prefer TV5/kos
"I really like Arsenal. Do you really like Arsenal, or only Arsenal with trophies?" - Dennis Bergkamp.
"Which Arsenal do they want back, the one Arsene created?" - Tony Adams.
Nothing wrong with the result. Just a poor 2nd half which we seemed to lose any urgency. RVP's chipped effort was the only thing we could muster up and that was a shame. It's not like Marseille had us run ragged at the back, we dealt with them fairly well and restricted them to half chances. It's a missed opportunity but it would take something disastrous for us to not qualify, so there's nothing to dwell on here.
Ditto Letters. The performance was pretty boring to watch, but not too bad. We used to be reknowned for these/keeping a clean sheet - but secretly admired all the same!
Like I said on the other thread, Saturday was bound to raise expectation for yesterday, going forwards - but a similar performance was unlikely, particularly given our use of a rookie striker.
It makes me smile that some people seem to think that we should be steamrollering the second best team in France last season- when we are still recovering from a start that saw us concede 3 points to a team with only 6 overall in our league this season.
Putting the laughter back into manslaughter
I think the games Mertesaker (sp) has impressed me most in have generally been CL ones so maybe he's still getting used to the PL. He's clearly not a bad player. In the PL I think I'd be happier with TV5 and Kos right now.
Very true.
"I really like Arsenal. Do you really like Arsenal, or only Arsenal with trophies?" - Dennis Bergkamp.
"Which Arsenal do they want back, the one Arsene created?" - Tony Adams.
Merts reminds me of TA. Maybe not quite as good, but like TA, reads the game very well. He'll be very good for us IMO.
Adams would struggle in this league with the high line we play. I actually think we're a better team all round when we drop deeper defensively.
It's better to burn out, than to fade away.
Almost forgot.
Chesney
Where he took it round their attacker.
It's better to burn out, than to fade away.
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