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Bankz

Bankz is here for the Tr4phy again

Bankz

booooom

peter

tr4thy

Bankz

Tr4phy

peter

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Bankz

Not today Peter Cech…..not today

peter

nice one Bankz. tomorrow I’ll show you that next level is next level

HighburyLegend

lol Cech….
We have a chance with Ospina in the cages, but certainly none with Cech.

DM

What’s with the 10am posts Pedro?? U need to change ur time zone settings so its back to 9 – I’m never available at 10!! Lol

Bamford10

Lacazette was completely useless last night and is now telling reporters that the team wants to win the Europa in order to keep Wenger at the helm. Thus I am not a fan of his this morning. Indeed, given Welbeck’s show of form last night, I might start calling for Lacazette to be sold in the summer again. We have many needs, and we don’t need a £50m third-choice CF.

Josip Skoblar

Cech’s decline is staggering. he can’t possibly be our No1 goal keeper next year, can he?

Josip Skoblar

I wish we win we win the UEFA cup, and then the Board tells Wenger to leave this Summer on a high note. Weneger would reluctantly agree to depart. He’s so obviously past it that he must know it. This may be wishful thinking, but this would be the ideal scenario for everyone.

Uk bubbler

What a real loser our manager is, talking about who he ideally would like to avoid. In a semi final. A semi final for FFS, why not say we respect all the teams but fear no one. IMO that’s what a winning mentality manager would sound like. Also watching the game last night we really do have a very very bad defence. Our captain last night was like a headless chicken in the first 10-15 minutes, you know just when you need your captain to be strong and lead. We need 3 defenders and a goalie this summer minimum. Right… Read more »

Countryboy

Bamford,
Too early. even the best players have off days.

Bamford10

John Cross thinks Wenger will go this summer even if we win the Europa: “The Arsenal hierarchy absolutely know the mood among the fans. It was the old boys on the board who wanted to change it last summer and yet majority shareholder Stan Kroenke stood firm and gave Wenger another contract. But Kroenke, whose son Josh has spent long spells in London and is tipped to be a future chairman, is well aware of the problems. The team is not playing well, the level of the squad has dipped with bad buys and the wonderful free flowing football we… Read more »

David Smith

Not sure John Cross is any longer as ITK as some of his other journalistic colleagues these days, but really hope he is on the money with this one. If he avoids AM in the semis, they could beat them in a one off, but the true measure of performance surely has to be the league, and that looks a downward spiral. Just hope Stan finally sees this, the fact that Raul and Sven were bought forward by a few months , Josh is looking into things gives me hope, but the Stan Wenger thing will always be a worry.… Read more »

HillWood

Wenger seems to think taking a big lead into the second leg is bad thing
Doh

Danny

AC Milan…….

DM

Athletico it is!

Bamford10

Draw happening right now: I think we’ve drawn Atletico.

Bamford10

Yes, we’ve drawn Atletico.

Carts

Josip

Cech was on the decline while he was at Chelsea. He was no longer a high level ‘keeper but according to Wenger, he thought otherwise.

He has to be at the very least demoted to #2.

Jamie

Atletico. Boomtown! Wenger Out!

David Smith

Good night Arsene

Carts

After all that back and forth yesterday, we’ll finally get to see how Atletico v Arsenal fair across two legs.

Put it this way – if Arsenal don’t win by a considerable gap, AM will comfortably shut us out. I mean, CSKA managed well before they ran out of grease.

Simone is the master at stifling.

Leftsidesanch

Beddie byes Mr Wenger

Kay

Just wondering if Pedders actually jinxed it with the headline and the picture with the days post..

Lolzz

raptora

Nothing’s over just yet. If Costa doesn’t play the chances in my eyes are around 60 to 40% for them which is good chance we go through.

karim

Not even the 2nd leg at home, typical Arsenal luck ffs
Bye bye Champions League ( and thé Europa trophy ) !

Kay

Having said that Marseille or Red bull are equally good.. Lets hope that wanker f**ks off at the end of this season.

HighburyLegend

“Cech’s decline is staggering. he can’t possibly be our No1 goal keeper next year, can he?”

–>> Wenger’s decline is staggering. he can’t possibly be our manager next year, can he?
(lolz)

Biggles

Over two leagues, I think we’ll lose. In a single game in the final, I think we had a better chance against Atletico.

Still… at least Rob Holding knows how to deal with Diego “Nutter” Costa.

Bamford10

Costa has a thigh issue but will have two weeks to get better before the first leg in London. Three weeks until the second leg in Madrid.

I’d say it’s 70-30 in their favor, but we have a fighter’s chance.

HillWood

Karim
If Arsenal made it to the Champions League they would only be making up the numbers

Bamford10

Roy Keane says Jack Wilshere’s career is “drifting”. I’d say it’s more like, over. Guy is crocked.

Jamie

We aren’t getting past Atletico over 2 legs. The best we can hope for is a humiliation on aggregate to hammer the final nail in Wenger’s coffin.

Shame, I would’ve loved the Europa Cup. We aren’t winning the Champs League in my lifetime..

Countryboy

I think its a win-win for the fans. We progress and win the EL = Champions League qualification and Maybe WengerOut. We get knocked out by Atleti = No Champions League and Definitely WengerOut. One can hope

karim

HillWood

Not wrong there.
Plus facing Madrid will look like a CL tie anyway.

HighburyLegend

Those who thinks that an elimination in the semis could seal kim jong’s fate are smoking some very strong stuff lol

(seems that countryboy is one of them)

HighburyLegend

“We aren’t winning the Champs League in my lifetime..”

In OUR lifetimes.
Depressing, but unfortunately very true…

gazzap

Worst thing for us isn’t that we’re playing Atletico its that we’re at home first leg. I can see Atletico keeping it very tight at Emirates and then doing enough at home in the second leg. Whereas if we were away first leg I think while we may have lost by a goal or two, I think at the Emirates we could have pulled that back. I think the only way we’ll progress is by having a crazy half hour and getting a 3 goal lead or something like that.

Danny

Be interesting to see if the stadium will be full or realizing that we have no chance……..

Countryboy

Bamford
I’d say increase our chances to 40% if Wilshere doesn’t play. Really don’t know what he is good at. Doesn’t defend well, gives the ball away, doesn’t score. He keeps trying to go past people and all he does is fall over or run into traffic.
Unfortunately le senile will pick him ahead of Elnenny when Xhaka comes back

Samesong

When everyone has doubt I am going to go the other way and say we will beat Athleti over two legs.

Carts

AMs football in the Europa League has been far more cagey than La Liga.

AM haven’t scored many goal in europe and their domestic goal difference, currently, is 36 acorss 31 games. Where as our domestic goal difference is 18 across 32 games.

There’s a 50% improvement in AM’s GD compared to ours.

I know it isn’t as straight forward as 1, 2, 3, but I just don’t see how AM fail to beat us.

Victorious

Doesn’t make any difference,we still have to get past them to lift the cup anyway,regardless,whether it’s the SF or final,you have to beat the best to win it anyway,so might even make the final a bit now easy to navigate,bring them on I say

Countryboy

HighburyLegendApril 13, 2018 10:41:08
Those who thinks that an elimination in the semis could seal kim jong’s fate are smoking some very strong stuff lol(seems that countryboy is one of them)

Ikr. But One can hope

Victorious

even makes more sense to meet them now since they seems to be on a patchy form,could be interesting

HighburyLegend

“I am going to go the other way and say we will beat Athleti over two legs”

I must admit… losing the final would fit much more the “wenger dna” lol

Uwot?

“Karimif arsenal make it to champions league will only be making up nos.”
Lol!stupid comment.in view of upcoming regime change.

LINP

Now I finally find out why our team is so bad playing away. Our defend and midfield play with no confidence once being pressed. The defenders always in panicking mode. The midfielder can’t pass the ball anymore.
We need a defend/midfield “general” who can calm down the team. Just look at the Liverpool team with/without VVD. The defend is playing now with much more confidence. I just feel sick when I compare my team with Liverpool. I won’t compare with those Mancester teams. They spend much more money. But we spend more than Liverpool but we play so much worse.

Guns of Brixton

Just saw the draw.

We are done for.

With our backline vs their attack we are going to get skewered like a mixed kebab

HighburyLegend

lol

Dissenter

Wenger s luck has run out.
We are playing the second leg away.
That looks like insurmountable because it’s unlikely that Wenger can outmaneuver Simeone twice.

Steveyg87

Wondering if Wilshere had a little niggle before the match started? He was piss poor it was painful to watch. Elneny had his moments last night and does a better job than Xhaka IMO. If Elneny could defend properly then he would be ideal sitting in front of the defenders, but alas, he cant defend to save his life. We are missing a Cazorla type player to sit next to Ramsey who seems to be finding some good form again

Countryboy

Its not about any niggles Stevie, he’s been poor for a number of games now. I think the guy is done. He doesn’t even have it in him to raise his game for a new contract. Bournemouth must have seen that he wasn’t bringing anything special before turning down the opportunity to sign him.

DM

Liverpool get Roma. Won’t be an easy game but they should really be in the final now, I reckon they have a great chance of winning the CL this year.

Dissenter

Do we bring Mertasacker back from the pre-retirement cryochambers?
How does our defense survive 180 minutes with Costa/Griezmann/ Correa/Gameiro/Torres?
In a 90 minute cup final, yessssss, maybe ?………not a 180 minute timeline.

Carts

Stevey87

Niggle or no niggle, Wilshere is trash. Almost always a passenger.

He thinks he’s more important that he actually is. Delusions of grandeur!

If he had any sense, he’d have bit Arsenal’s hand off for the new contract, and got on with it. There are no serious takers out there for him cos his attributes are weak.

It’s a shame we couldn’t have sold him when there was an opportunity to make some decent money.

Guns of Hackney

Well let’s hope Athletico don’t have an off day. Perhaps this Europa bollocks ends soon and brings the curtain down on the reprehensible and most overrated manager in history.

As for Lacazette’s comments about wanting Wenger to stay…that should tell you everything you need to know about the kind of player Wenger signs.

Holy moly, I really hate Arsenal F.C.

HighburyLegend

Lacazette… I wonder who, of him or Griezmann, will score most.
(lol)

Victorious

“Holy moly, I really hate Arsenal F.C.”

There it is,colour nailed to the mast.so since its quite evident now you’re not an Arsenal fan? begs the question which club do you support?and what are you doing on an Arsenal’s blog?Trolling I guess

Carts

No disrespect to Roma, as they’ve done superbly to get this far, but Liverpool should deal Roma.

VVD needs to stick to Dzeko. Robertson should have enough in his locker to keep a lid on Under.

Frankly their fire power should see Liverpool through.

Akilan

Atleticooooooooooooo

Dissenter

Guns of Hackey is a proper gooner
He’s just smashed by the experience of supporting a club that cares more about the manager that it’s core values.

Guns of Hackney

What bothers me is Arsenal will 100% view reaching the semi final of the Mickey Mouse cup as European progress and give that son of a bitch another contract.

His acolytes will also view this season as a win.

As soon as the whistle blows on this cup tie, Arsenal should be preparing a press release and giving that cretin the boot.

Champagne charlie

Amazing how often football throws up a return for a player, Salah back to Roma. They have a massive chance of the CL now..

Arsenal with Atletico in what will be a hard tie, but certainly no formality 😉

Dissenter

Liverpool will get to the final.
In the finals for a club with their European pedigree, anything can happen.
They can easily beat Madrid bthe cause they are a team on form at the right moment.

Akilan

Niko kovac, the current Frankfurt coach will take over from Jupp Heynckes as Bayern’s head coach.

Victorious

‘Guns of Hackey is a proper gooner
He’s just smashed by the experience of supporting a club that cares more about the manager that it’s core valu’

Oh yes,proper excuse there! fvck off with that BS,hating your club because of a manager(an employee)who will inevitably leave someday,you too deserve eachother

Akilan

*in the summer.

Jamie

Imagine if Oxlade-Chamberlain wins the CL in his first season away from Arsenal..

Carts

Let’s see how Kovac handles the dressing room. Good move for him but he’ll be feeling the pressure almost immediately.

Samesong

Imagine if Oxlade-Chamberlain wins the CL in his first season away from Arsenal..

Jamie that would be hiliarious

Guns of Hackney

I do not need to justify my Arsenalness to anyone. Needless to say, I have supported Arsenal in a pre Wenger era. I know there is a world outside of the one Wenger has manufactured. I’ve seen garbage Arsenal sides in the past…but that never bothered me. The one thing I never saw was apathy. Now, that’s all we see. Players, board, manager and fans. They could not give a fuck. I do hate the club. I hate that they have literally signed away their own legacy to placate the personal ravings of a sad old man with obvious signs… Read more »

Victorious

Bindippers have an easier tie compared to us, I hope they get smashed,if not by Roma(unlikey)then whoever they meet in the final(probably RM)

Champagne charlie

“I hate that they have literally signed away their own legacy to placate the personal ravings of a sad old man with obvious signs of mental illness.“

That’s a stunningly poor comment.

Samesong

I hope Liverpool win and Ox parades that Champions league medal so Wenger can see.

Guns of Hackney

CC

Care to elaborate?

You may as well have just said: rainbow

Arsenal have given up their aspirations to give a doddering old bastard a place to stay. That’s true.

If arsenal did want to become something special, they would have sacked Wenger 10 years ago.

Danny

Between the 2 legs we’re playing Man Utd away.
Lovely……..

TR7

Liverpool have a genuine chance of winning the CL now. I think they will beat Roma over two legs. As for finals, Mane, Salah and Firmino can rip any team apart in a 90 min game. Imagine a team which couldn’t qualify for CL until a couple of seasons ago going on to win it after selling who people thought was their best player, Coutinho.

Champagne charlie

Guns

No it’s your opinion. Suggesting Arsenal are pandering to the wishes of Wenger, and on top of that stating he’s mentally ill, is beyond over the top – it’s incredibly poor taste.

Fans don’t live privy to all going’s on, we feed off scraps that are served up by people with their own agendas. To go from joining dots about football as you see fit to stating a guy you dislike has mental issues is pathetic.

Guns of Hackney

And it’s only Klopps third season.

Remind us how many Wenger has had?

Fraud.

Victorious

‘I do hate the club. I hate that they have literally signed away their own legacy to placate the personal ravings of a sad old man with obvious signs of mental illness.’

Hang your head in shame!!!why don’t you fvck off since you so hate the club?your mental state has to be questioned when churn out gibberish like this,asscake

WengerEagle

All set up for Klopp to lose yet another Final! 😀

HighburyLegend

“Between the 2 legs we’re playing Man Utd away.”

lol I didn’t even noticed that!!
turnover –>> another 8-2 ??

raptora

what WE said lol

WengerEagle

In all seriousness, happy that Bayern and RM weren’t kept apart, expecting 2 cracking legs of footy from that tie. 60-40 favouring RM in that one.

Liverpool will fancy their chances but having the 2nd leg in Rome makes things tricky for them.

Roma topped a group of Atleti and Chelsea and beat Barcelona and Shakhtar to get here, very good Cup team.

Think Pool will overwhelm them at Anfield and win by a few goals, question is whether Roma can score or not and they’re more than capable.

Guns of Hackney

Wenger does have signs of mental illness.

Arsenal are a PLC.

The public have a right to know if their leader is truly fit to run the club.

He isn’t.

Anyway, why should I care about Wenger?

WengerEagle

As for us drawing Atleti, wouldn’t be optimistic at all on our chances.

Best team generally prevails over 2 legs with rare exceptions, given especially that the 2nd leg is in Madrid I just cannot enisage us having the bottle to go over there defending a lead.

LINP

“after selling who people thought was their best player, Coutinho.”

The bought VVD. That’s called balancing the team. We can’t focused only on attack.

Frank Mc

Why the “lol” after the majority of your tedious posts you tedious cunt?

How fucking old are you?

lol

Champagne charlie

Guns

You’re in no position to judge if Wenger is mentally ill. Being in the dark about so much regarding Arsenal and Wenger, yet stating these things, makes you come across as a truly abhorrent person.

Why should you care about declaring a guy you’ve never met as mentally unfit to work? Idk mate, when you put it like that….

TR7

I fucking despise Madrid and Penaldo. Hoping Bayern knocks them out in SF.

As for Europa league, Wenger often pulls a rabbit out of his hat when his back is against the wall. So I won’t really rule out our chances altogether.

loyika

@ WE

Its a Catch 22 situation, we’re damned if we do or damn if we don’t.

Bring it on I say.

On our day we can beat anyone, just that we can also go all Worsel Gormich on our off day.

Should be a cracking 2 games non the less.

Altho United in-between ain’t good as you know Jose will be licking his lips at the drama and mind games he could conjure before the game

HighburyLegend

“I just cannot enisage us having the bottle to go over there defending a lead.”

Why ?? We did it pretty well last night lol

LINP

Costa is injured. Also, they are second in the league. They are not as hungry.

WengerEagle

TR7

Mate how can you be that biased against Ronaldo?

‘Penaldo’, come on you’re better than that. It’s what the ‘kool’ Messi internet nuthuggers call him.

WengerEagle

Not as hungry?

Don’t think that you know Simeone all that well.

Guy said he’d rather win the EL than be runner-up in the UCL.