Arsenal Thread | 2024/25

[willipp]

No, toughest place to play when you're stuck in your half is City away (this season aside) so I reckon we'll be alright and can park a big London bus if needed. Arsenal are probably one of the last sides you'd want to be 3-0 down to as we'll just make the game stop-start.

Like an Arteta wet dream having 90 minutes to waste time, feign injuries and have his little tactical team talks to waste a few more minutes. That being said, if there's one team ill enjoy watching that against its fucking Madrid.

UEFA won't be happy though after last night so id expect some fucked up decisions next week.

 

[Lowtower]

Suspect they'll go on and win it now. They'll have momentum after something like that and from what i've seen of the others, i'm not convinced.

Bizarre how a team who hasn't won their own domestic league for 2 decades can even be contesting the "Champions" league.

 

[willipp]

Bizarre how a team who hasn't won their own domestic league for 2 decades can even be contesting the "Champions" league.

Its not really that bizarre when the format has been like this for 35 years.

 

[Cityfan1977]

And Foden has scored a cracker in Madrid. Your point?

Its funny how many are trying to belittle Phil Foden.
He is having a poor season 1 poor season.
He has achieve more already then all those players from Liverpool, United and Arsenal will achieve in a livetime .

 

[Mazzarelli's Swiss Cheese]

Fair fucks to arsenal. That's a great result and I don't see the current RL side turning that round.

 

[SWPISHOME]

Suspect they'll go on and win it now. They'll have momentum after something like that and from what i've seen of the others, i'm not convinced.

How many times has everyone thought over the years that we'd go onto win the competition and failed to do so, All be it numerous times on away goals we have gone out but games the whole world thought we'd win.

Knockout competitions are a **** to win as having an off night can see you go out.

 

[MeatnSpudsMCFC]

How many times has everyone thought over the years that we'd go onto win the competition and failed to do so, All be it numerous times on away goals we have gone out but games the whole world thought we'd win.

Knockout competitions are a **** to win as having an off night can see you go out.

Emotional reaction maybe. Rather irksome that they look so good in their first tournament in years when it took us forever to even get close.

 

[johnnytapia]

Fair , wrongly assumed he had more - would add his assist count is higher also than at west ham - overall his got better at going forward and still back tracking, breaking up opposition play so often.

He’s not as good at backtracking as you.

 

[brazilians hurt]

One thing with Arsenal is they love the dark arts divers galore won free kicks bag two free kicks that's how to beat Madrid!

As a club we are soft kunts on and of the field on the field we don't do dark arts we to honest of the pitch as a club we take all the bias in the media and make them a five course meal!

One thing with Arsenal is they love the dark arts divers galore won free kicks bag two free kicks that's how to beat Madrid!

As a club we are soft kunts on and of the field on the field we don't do dark arts we to honest of the pitch as a club we take all the bias in the media and make them a five course meal!

I agree and assume sporting integrity on the pitch is a top down edict which makes it ironic that we are maligned as cheats.
Second leg may be worth watching if Madrid get an early goal

 

[SWPISHOME]

Emotional reaction maybe. Rather irksome that they look so good in their first tournament in years when it took us forever to even get close.

It's massive pressure, We were beaten by Chelsea in the final years ago and we were so nervous, Also team selection was wrong that didn't help.

Against Inter Milan we were nervous too, Inter could and should have scored to make it 1-1 on a couple of occasions.

Arsenal will be incredibly nervous if they get to that stage, This tie should really be over although I wouldn't be surprised to see dodgy decisions go in Madrid favour as all it takes is a red card or dubious penalty to get them back into it.

Don't get me wrong they were really good last night and should have won by more, It would be silly for anyone to think that this tie is completely over.

 

[ancoats]

The real hard work is not beating Real Madrid at home; it's winning the tie and then proving you're good enough by winning the whole thing. Beating Madrid only gets you into the next round and another two games.

Yes, enjoy the win but it's not the final battle in the war, beware of the wounded beast. Killing it is another thing

 

[waspish]

Pep: “Put Rice on free kicks all night”

That 30 yarder by Rice was all down to there set piece coach telling him to put it in the top corner

 

[The Stockport Iniesta]

No, toughest place to play when you're stuck in your half is City away (this season aside) so I reckon we'll be alright and can park a big London bus if needed. Arsenal are probably one of the last sides you'd want to be 3-0 down to as we'll just make the game stop-start.

We shall see, but trust me if you let them get on a roll they can turn you over in a 20 minute spell.

 

[goatfeeder100]

Giddy Tarquin's should STFU and learn our lessons from the amounts of times we thought we'd beaten them.

We never had a 3 goal lead to protect against them tbf.

They do still have a job to do next week but that's a hell of a result for them last night. I've ripped the gooners plenty for begging for respect without doing anything to earn it. That result deserves major kudos.

 

[Bantamgaz]

Some Arsenal fans will.

I wont. Majority of Arsenal fans are level headed and not the headcases so many think we are. Arteta is the best fit for Arsenal and there is zero chance of a movement within the Arsenal fanbase calling for his removal.

Ok but i bet money on that of you fail again thisseason then there will be Arsenal fans calling for his head.

 

[Bantamgaz]

We never had a 3 goal lead to protect against them tbf.

They do still have a job to do next week but that's a hell of a result for them last night. I've ripped the gooners plenty for begging for respect without doing anything to earn it. That result deserves major kudos.

And in all honesty Arsenal will be all over the shithouse tactics and i dont blame them

 

[ArtetaTechnicalArea]

I think the issue for Real Madrid is their defence. They can get 3 goals, but can they keep a cleansheet? I think we score at least once which means they will need to score 4 on the night to force extra time

 

[goatfeeder100]

And in all honesty Arsenal will be all over the shithouse tactics and i dont blame them

Takes some doing to outshithouse Madrid but I'd back Arsenal to give as good as they get for sure.

 

[thegoatsthegoat]

Disagree, was exceptional for us, wouldn’t have won Euro trophy without him, carried us by himself at times , box to box player, shut down so many opposition attacks, won everything in the middle, sprayed ball all over pitch , captain and leader.
He’s been just as good at Arsenal adding set pieces and goals to his game. Great player.

Arsenal Player of the Season 2023-24 power rankings: Why Declan Rice - not Bukayo Saka or William Saliba - deserves Gunners award | Goal.com UK

Declan Rice deserves to win Arsenal's Player of the Season, despite stiff competition from William Saliba, Martin Odegaard and Bukayo Saka.

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The post was how many times has he done that in an Arsenal shirt? I don't mind Rice, I think he is a good player. Not a defensive mid though, it's why he needs someone holding his hand for club and country otherwise he gets found out like the euros just gone.

 

[Chak19]

Suspect they'll go on and win it now. They'll have momentum after something like that and from what i've seen of the others, i'm not convinced.

Well if you think that was impressive go and watch how Barca totally destroyed Madrid in two different games this season and one of them was at the Bernabeu, They are still favourites for me followed by PSG.