That my friends is why Arsene can’t exist at the highest level, and part of the reason he’s off. The club went all out, purchased in some fancy red and silver flags, the fans came with their voices in full flow, but when push came to shove, we were undone by a long ball and another Koscielny big game mistake.
Wenger called the draw the worst result for Arsenal, and he’s not wrong. The only team to beat Atleti at home this season is Chelsea in the Champions League, they’ve kept 10 clean sheets in the last 11 games, and we’ve not been great on our travels this season.
Crazier things have happened, but you can’t help but think we’ve blown our best opportunity. We played seriously well in the first half, we dominated possession, we were ‘almost’ bullying them. Danny Welbeck was quite the scene, pulling defenders out of position, delivering wicked passes, and doing his ‘nearly enough’ thing with a few chances Auba would have buried.
Vrsaljko kind of spoiled the game. He picked up two bookings inside 10 minutes, fouling Wilshere and Lacazette with poor timing. That was never going to work for us, Atleti doubled down on defending, and we couldn’t find a way to make the significant gains we needed to kill the Spanish side.
We did take the lead on 60, Jack Wilshere and Aaron Ramsey had a lovely interchange, Jack looped a cross to the back post, Lacazette was on hand to score another Europa goal. A superb header.
Arsenal couldn’t hold out. Wenger didn’t find the magic to affect the game. He didn’t even think of bringing on some fresh legs to ruffle a tiring 10 man side.
You just knew we weren’t going to hold on. Danny Welbeck needlessly lost the ball deep in Atelti’s half, a hoofed long ball managed to find Griezmann, the Frenchman shrugged off Kos and made it count. A disaster. But ever so typical of Koscielny who has made a habit of dropping clangers in important moments.
It’s incredibly frustrating, part of me felt like we had a real chance yesterday evening. We were the better team, we played the best football, and we created the most chances. The other part of me knows we’ve seen it before. Back when we were only semi shit, Chelsea would let us play our way into a loss. It felt a little like that last night. This comment from Simeone was interesting.
“It’s really hard to play away at Arsenal – an extraordinary stadium, a spectacular coach in the opposite dugout – with 10 men. These Atletico players, the way they played and put up with the pressure was tremendous. The fans brought a positive energy to accompany our passion.
“You guys have no idea how difficult it is to defend. Football is about playing and playing is the fun part, but you’ve got to have balls to defend with 10 men for 80 minutes.”
I’d love to defend like kings and come away from 10 men down with the upper hand.
Is the game over? No. Is it going to be the fight of our lives in the next game? Yes.
What yesterday showed is that we have great players and we can mix with the best. Give the club a world class manager who can instill the right sort of discipline and maybe the hike to the next level won’t be quite so arduous.
As for Wenger, it is what it is. He’s not good enough, we know this. He doesn’t know how to manage a game. He doesn’t have the smarts to see out a result, or jump on it and break its neck. That’s why he’s going, no point in ranting on. Even if he wins the tournament, we know he’s washed up. I’m just glad that whatever happens, it’s over for him.
Also, Atleti weren’t that impressive. They landed the result from a poor mistake. One that we make too often. But the game isn’t dead. We still have something to play for, and on our night, we can do anything.
Fingers crossed for leg 2, #BackDoorTop4 is still on… we’re just going to have to do it the hard way. All we need is one goal, then it’s game on.
See you in Spain…
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Fk the other version of tro4hy this one is king!!! Also to people critisizing any other than Kos… Please… Dude buried our final vs Birmingham. Was the main culprit for the Portugal goal in the final of the Euro. Always has a crucial mistake in him in the big games. Always! Last year we were fortunate he was injured so we played Mert on his place. Put Kos vs Chelsea in last year’s final and we lose it. He is a big game frailty. Problems ahead are another problem. Regardless of scoring, put Auba on Lacazette’s place and we score… Read more »
Is there a helpline for those clowns who can’t get over wenger going? Seriously some of the bollox going up here from Clueless Cunts is embarrassing. Last post especially. Welcome back to a couple of good posters as well. ….we got what we wanted.
Bellerin deserves a good mention. Dude was going forward well and was actually really threatening all game long. Thought he completely won that flank for us.
The enxt manager has a lot of work to do, regarding the defense. Koscielny, Mustafi and Mertesacker will leave. That leaves us with Chambers and Holding. We need at least 3 CBs.
Devry for Free
Koulibaly
Manolas
Am I the only one expecting a pummeling from Athletico next week?
I fear they could do a “Bayern” and really rattle our ramshackle defense, putting a good few goals past us.
The home crowd will be baying for blood and Madrid players will want to make up for what they feel was an injustice last night. It feels like I’ve seen this Arsenal game a million times before.
I dunno that game just screams epic scoreline defeat though I hope I’m wrong.
Nothing really to add here, except that the game exposed Wenger+his team in their true light. Bumbling; not streetwise; flattrack bullies who only turn it on when faced with the likes of Stoke, West Ham; always flatter-to-deceive; cant cut it with the best; Wenger always giving excuses (“their goal was a foul on Wellbeck!”). So thankful that whatever happens, the man is leaving. Enuf of all the disgusting excuses despite pocketting $10m annually.
Ishola70
Dream10
“Koscielny is a little too honest like the majority of our squad. ”
Yep Godin streets ahead of Koscielny in gamesmanship and nous.
As Mystic said you know if Godin was in that same situation that Koscielny found himself in he would have got himself in front of the attacker and simply stood his ground, fell over and the ref would blow for a foul against Godin.
So much for the players “raising their game” to give Wenger a good send off.
Based on last night, it looks like Wenger is getting the send off he deserves… he has left our playing squad in a terrible mess. They are ridiculously soft bellied and mentally fragile.
Hundreds of millions spent and what do we have to show for it?
A squad that can’t keep a clean sheet against ten men at home. Still can’t believe we lost it to be honest.
Let’s be honest, Wenger wouldn’t have a clue how to set up a team to go to Madrid and defend a two goal lead. At least now we have to go and play……….it’s a cup final. obviously we’re total shite away from home, but i actually feel quite positive about it.
Arsene didn’t have the nerve to win last night, not making a sub in the second half showed the man up for what he is, a spineless coward that has been allowed to the infect very core of the Arsenal ethos.
This is on him, not the players.
Can’t see us going through now. We’d have to do something we’re seemingly incapable of doing these days and two things actually we’re unlikely to do and that’s win away from home and put in a performance against decent opposition. Atletico played it very well last night and kept Costa as well for next week.
“@Leeds – “Is Mertesacker injured?”
“No, he’s just a coward who no longer wants to play”He is however not afraid to collect the big money while playing the role of non-playing captain.
What a joke of a club we’ve become.
Next season it will be Cazorla that takes up that role.
We are paying too much for antiquities that should be on in display in a museum, not at a major European club.
Not impressed with Atleti, Pedro? They came, they gave up a man, they saw, and they conquered. From their perspective, job accomplished – leave emirates with a draw and the all important away goal. Well coached and well disciplined after the red. Thats the difference as you point out.
I fear for us in Madrid.
Simeone feels the ref tried to do a number on him & his team. He’s humbled and proud by the fact that his team (despite his perceived injustice) came out of England battered bruised yet in control.
The man said he’s got goosebumps thinking about the 2nd leg.
We needed a clean sheet and captain Kos shit the bed.
Gutted
Was a shame last night, I actually thought there were a number of good performances. Our full-backs were excellent, imo, and Lacazette, whilst missing a few decent chances, probably had his most effective game in an Arsenal shirt for me. Also thought Xhaka was more disciplined than usual and distributed the ball very well.
But here’s the thing. It was a bad result for us last night and I was actually sad about it! Because I’ve actually started to care again! And I’ll take that all day long over a meaningless pointless win before we knew Wenger was going 😀
As somebody posted after their goal – Laurel and Hardy defending.
The new manager is going to have a huge job regarding our defence, what a shambles.
By the way, where was Ozil last night? He has to go.
Koscielny’s been our best defender for the best part of a decade and that probably says a lot about our defending during that time. I used to love the lad used to over the clueless mistakes he’d make fairly regularly because he recovered from it but now he’s just a calamity and alongside another absolute calamity what can you expect
Pedro:
“Atleti doubled down on defending”
They wouldn’t have played much differently with 11.
All the sending off did was to restrict their own counters on Arsenal.
“Also, Atleti weren’t that impressive”
They have never been about looking pleasing to the eye or entertaining. They are about getting the job done and winning football matches and they are big. big favourites to carry that on in the second leg.
I don’t get how people saw that game or what is being made out of it. How can people base that result on Wenger? lol. The players made a good game. Did all that was expected considering their skill set. We lost the goal to a mistake not a tactical ineptitude.
Pedro
Defending like kings with 10 men down? Lol. would love to see you try. Who does the defending? The keeper?
Dissenter
That’s the sad thing isn’t it? Who would realistically call us a major European club?
We’re not under Wenger.
Hopefully that will now change and we will start seeing a change of fortune under a new manager… so much so, I hope we will ask ourselves, “Why did we put up with Wenger for so long? Why were we so afraid?”
Well stated, DM. The only thing that i know that matters is that regardless of the result last night, its one game closer to end of season and the end of Arsene Wenger.
They have never been about looking pleasing to the eye or entertaining. They are about getting the job done and winning football matches and they are big. big favourites to carry that on in the second leg.
Exactly. Anyone who’s been watching La liga the last few years and who’s witnessed Simeone knows exactly what they’re getting they don’t play pretty mesmerizing football they play effectively with the intention to be tough to beat and competitive and it works.
Bellerin deserves a good mention. Dude was going forward well
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He made 3 decent crosses in the first half which was a pleasant surprise but in the 2nd half was back to his “searching for Ozil behind him” syndrome.
Regarding the sending off and Atleti’s greviance the second yellow was clearly just and it was also nasty.
The first yellow can be seen as a little harsh though. It was right at the beginning of the match and you can see the player slipped on the wet surface before attempting to put a challenge in.
In saying that though the player is an absolute tool to put in a challenge like that that saw him get his second yellow after already being booked.
DM – Spot on fella, i actually started caring about the result last night, the first time in a while. The old goat has killed off so many fans, but last night the embers started to glow again.
New manager – new era. thank fuck.
Sometimes we forget that Atletico won the Europa league back to back before they won La Liga.
They are a cultured European team.
The tie is over
Kos hasn’t been the worst, but he is nowhere near the best. Didn’t he come from a Ligue 2 side way back?
Anyway, who cares. Arsenal are £500m away from being competitive.
Arsene can go now.
DM,
“But here’s the thing. It was a bad result for us last night and I was actually sad about it! Because I’ve actually started to care again! And I’ll take that all day long over a meaningless pointless win before we knew Wenger was going ”
Bang on fella.
Why did we put up with Wenger for so long?
Arsenal values! 🙂
Agree with Ishola, playing at 11 against 10 was probably the worst thing that could happened to us.
Did all that was expected considering their skill set
I think that’s where the criticism comes in. At the end of the day he always leaves himself open to criticism because he assembled the squad and he believes in them. Otherwise we’d have better defenders and a functioning midfield
We need a clean break from the past.
All the chooses that are being considered led the media (offer a continuation of the Wenger era)
We need a clear out.
I just wish we hadn’t extended Ozil’s contract
Did Ozick play or was he in turkey doing instagram?
And that Marko is what the AKBs will complain about should we acquire a defensive minded manager – where did the pretty football go? It went with the defensively absent minded professor!
Normally the team with the best defense and best attack wins the stuff.
We did…once.
@Dm
I agree. I had that “Old Arsenal” feeling running through my veins last night. I thought i was falling out of love with football over the last year or so but ever since “THAT DAY” im fully recharged and was kicking every ball last night.
Roll on the summer!
Paulinho made the same argument that Ishola is making; playing with 11 against 10 made the game more difficult for us.
I find that argument strange to be honest.
I think it made Atleti’s overall game plan limited but it should have enhanced ours. We never really spread out play properly and we don’t do overloads.
I really think Atleti would have beaten us easily by playing deep and playing on the counters, had it been 11 vs 11.
Bit of a diversion here. “An impressive season in charge at Celta Vigo saw him appointed Barcelona manager in 2014, and in three years in charge he won the Champions League, La Liga twice and lifted the Copa Del Rey in every season – after the club had managed to win just one trophy out of nine prior to his arrival.’ I find it hard to believe people dismiss Enrique. He didn’t even inherit Peps Barcelona. He had to rebuild them (playing style and winning mentality). And won the treble in first season. Knock him for his Roma stint but… Read more »
Yep, this 11-10 bullshit only seems to apply to football. In every other sport where the opponent goes down a man it is a huge advantage to the team with more numbers.
There’s always an excuse. Also, didn’t we play some of our best football when we went down to 10?
I remember turning over the scouse schleppers 2-1 when we were down to 9!
Convenient excuse for poor play.
Reading through the comments here might make you think that the result against 10 man AM last night came as a surprise to the posters. Remember that this is still Arsene FC. Only after the last game of the season will the club once more become Arsenal FC.
I know Özil is a lightning rod, in that, his wage packet makes him a target but I just wonder, I wonder if Özil extended his contract with us… BECAUSE he was given assurances that change in manager was happening. All speculation obviously, but you never know.
I cannot help but that think under a modern tactical manager, Özil will flourish, as he does for his national side.
Otherwise we’d have better defenders and a functioning midfield.
Yea, true Marko but what people say is different from what you say. He bought and built the team but yesterday in isolation was 9/10 stuff. There was no cluelessness tactically nor selection wise.
Dissenter
The 1 man down played to our advantage. We absolutely rattled and murdered ATM. We just couldn’t finish. It’s different, making chances and not scoring AND not making chances at all.
HighburyLegend
“Agree with Ishola, playing at 11 against 10 was probably the worst thing that could happened to us.”
lol agreement is good but in this case a misunderstanding.
I think it is Pedro that is saying that them going down to ten men made it more difficult.
My view is that we would have seen basically the same from them with 11 on the pitch. They do like defending this Atleti team.
Paulinho made the same argument that Ishola is making; playing with 11 against 10 made the game more difficult for us.
That’s true from a trying to score point of view but against 10 men it should be easier to keep a clean sheet. We just cannot defend
The only time I like it when the opposition go down to ten is if we are winning when it happens, and it’s the second half or something. Away at Old Trafford, winning 1-0, when they go down to ten you breath a sigh of relief. I hate when it happens early on in games like last night. It has some advantages, but it can play tricks with your mind. Who knows whether that mental weight of messing up a golden opportunity led to Koscielny’s clanger? He’s definitely weak enough mentally to have that play on the mind. Almost becomes… Read more »
Conceding against 10 men at home is unprofessional and an insult to Arsenal fans everywhere.
Fair enough, if the opposition park the bus, you might not be able to score, but to give away a goal in the manner we did last night was just stupid… no excuses.
I cannot help but that think under a modern tactical manager, Özil will flourish, as he does for his national side.
Ozil played under Mourinho at Madrid and there was still the criticism that he goes missing in big games. He’s a wet sponge end of. I’d replace him in a heartbeat with someone like Fekir but we’re stuck with him now
Marko “Exactly. Anyone who’s been watching La liga the last few years and who’s witnessed Simeone knows exactly what they’re getting they don’t play pretty mesmerizing football they play effectively with the intention to be tough to beat and competitive and it works.” Also if you state they were not impressive that can only really mean as an overall team in all aspects. Because if we just talk about what they have been famed for which is defensive play they were impressive enough. Hardly got behind them and they showed the classic hallmarks of a team that is very good… Read more »
DM, you’ve nailed the point. Yesterday was the first time I have cared about a result in ages.
The game also, as Pedro said, shows how important it is that Wenger is leaving. After the Arsenal goal, everything should have been done toward protecting the 1-0 scoreline. The lack of substitutions, lack of change in style and inability of the players to see out the game against 10 men was nothing short of a disgrace.
“Anyway, who cares. Arsenal are £500m away from being competitive. ”
Everything that’s wrong with not only modern “fans” but reflective of large parts of society as well in a handful of words. The concept that a players only good if he costs £50 million is ridiculous – far to many know the cost of everything and the value of nothing. We’ve just hired one of the best scouts in Europe who has a track record of unearthing talent before they are on everyone else’s radar and he’s not even given a summer transfer window before he’s written off.
“Ozil played under Mourinho at Madrid and there was still the criticism that he goes missing in big games.”
Yeah, I said this when he joined. It’s a complete myth that he’s always amazing for Germany.
The tie should be over, we should have won 2 or 3 nil. As Pedro and so many others have said, same old familiar mistakes cost us. We’ve all seen that film a thousand times before.
I don’t think the tie is over though. We showed last night that we can take the initiative against them. We created a whole host of chances and we should be confident of scoring out there. It’s the defence (as ever) that will probably let us down. However, as Pedro said, one goal and it really is game on.
Marc
Real Madrid have one of the most expensively assembled squads in history. Remind me how many champions league trophies they have won in a row…
Or perhaps man united?
City?
Money isn’t everything but it helps a lot. Anyone who doesn’t see that doesn’t want to see it.
The players, in many ways, follow their manager’s example. You saw this yesterday… in the two respective teams.
I hope under a new manager, Özil will demonstrate his sublime skills on a regular. It is clear under Wenger he isn’t being pushed motivated and challenged enough.
Because if we just talk about what they have been famed for which is defensive play they were impressive enough.
And it should be no surprise to anyone that a team who sets out to be difficult to beat and has an excellent line of defence also has an excellent keeper. I mean it’s no surprise Atletico have had keepers like DeGea, Courtouis and now Oblak because keeping clean sheets and stopping goals is important to them. While you look at the keepers we’ve had over the years. It’s embarrassing but it’s telling
*regular basis
Leeds
Ozil is a weak little scrote. He played under Jose remember and he didn’t have much going on then either.
Ozil is just one of those people. Just a bit wet.
We’ve just hired one of the best scouts in Europe who has a track record of unearthing talent before they are on everyone else’s radar
I agree with what you’re saying I just have to say that the likes of Auba, Dembele and some others that he’s credited with unearthing we were linked with before they weren’t really hidden gems. But he should get credit for convincing people to sign these players though
I hope under a new manager, Özil will demonstrate his sublime skills on a regular
I don’t think consistency is his strong suit honestly. It’s why Madrid were willing to sell him and keep DiMaria back in the day
Wenger’s achilles heel going back many years since George Graham’s back four retired is that he is absolutely clueless when it comes to recruitment of defenders and developing a strong defensive unite. What has compounded the problem is that despite recruiting Steve Bould in his coaching team this assistant appears to have absolutely no responsibility in “improving” our defensive performance. Whoever is appointed new manager must along with Mislintat focus on recruiting better quality and more intelligent defenders who can more importantly cope with “pressure” something our current fail persistently to do. Somehow I doubt that a net spend of… Read more »
Guns
There’s a bit of revisionist history going on here… when Özil signed for us in 2013, many Real Madrid players were shocked and dismayed that he had left… among them CR7.
Mourinho himself lauded him as a unique player and the prince of assists.
Özil is a great player, not consistent enough, agreed, but he is not garbage.
Leeds
The guy barely completed a full game at Madrid. He barely plays one match a month for us.
There is an attitude problem.
What’s the point of having talent if you’re not there to use it?
Ozil is meh. Met. Lol hilarious.
Find the Wenger criticism baffling, it’s becoming boring to see some folk concoct ideas of how blame should lay at him. We totally bossed Atletico, their defence and Oblak was typically superb. Only reason we don’t take an advantage to Madrid is because Kos was cute when he absolutely couldn’t be. Not surprising to see the more sensible posters, and Pedro, note that the red card gave us no advantage to breaking them down. Maybe the specials from last night will take note. All in all, major deflation because we’ve took the shotgun to the foot once again. We can… Read more »
Anyone else slightly perplexed by the lack of substitutions. I know we lacked real quality, and although I have little time for both Kolasinac and Iwobi, you’d imagine fresh legs would’ve been welcome.
“It’s a complete myth that he’s always amazing for Germany.”
Ozil is often brilliant with the Germany squad, but he’s surrounded by many great players.
The vegetable nose best.
We got played like Bayern got played by Real Madrid the other night. Same game really. Bayern missing chance after chance, RM couple of attacks all game —> 1:2 for Real. We can’t say that their coach did something wrong, or that Bayern’s players suck d*ck. Honestly the only thing standing in the Germans way was Luck. Also Robben getting injured in the 10-th minute. If UEFA’s rules were fixed before the Auba case like they eventually did the change but a tad too late, with Auba ahead I’d fancy us to score a bunch of goals last night. Still… Read more »
Err…the players were shit.
1-0 up
Down to 10
Drew 1-1
How is this anyway good?
Damn some motherfuckers have low expectations.
If anyone thinks that a new manager can do anything with this shower…oh my. Shit is still shit even after you spray perfume on it.
With Mikki and Auba not available our bench was a joke. With those two available we got a bench consisting of either two of Auba, Mikki, Lacazette, Welbeck. Much better. But nope.
Personally I would not tamper or change the offensive department of our team/ squad this summer. We brought in this season Messrs Aubameyang, Lacazette and Mkhitaryan and renewed the contract of Ozil. Whilst some might argue that we need a winger this would not be my priority this summer particularly if we do not have a budget which exceeds £100 million. In any event Messrs Aubameyang, Mkhitaryan and Welbeck can if required play on flanks. Also we have Nelson coming through system as well. If we follow Gazidis stated policy of buying only top class players I would personally prioritise… Read more »
It doesn’t matter if you play 81 minutes of a game superbly… if you concede a soft soft goal that gives your opponent the initiative in the tie back on his home turf. It’s the result that matters. Under Wenger we have had too many of these heroic performances that inevitably led to nothing. No doubt, Wenger will comfort his players by saying that gave it a good go, but honestly? As Marko said above, we have the worst away record of any major team this season, and it will be a bridge too far to ask them to win… Read more »
*best chance in ages to secure the tie to our advantage
All in all, major deflation because we’ve took the shotgun to the foot once again. We can score out there though…Not sure our away league form matters much in Europe.
True. Don’t agree though our away form since the turn of the year anyway you look at it is abysmal
Stroller
You were good until you mentioned welbeck. One of the worst.
Nowhere near the team or squad. Horrible player.
I see both sides of the argument about facing 10 players compared to 11. When you have 10 men behind the ball and a goalkeeper playing out of his skin, things will become predictable and tedious, eventually. As the game went on, our chance became more and more few and far between. Compared to the first half. But our possession % didn’t seem to change much. AM knew that the one chance they got would be their only real opportunity. Hence why I’m surprised we didn’t remove Wilshere. Iwobi’s end product is toilet, but fresh legs would’ve been a massive… Read more »
Our attack isn’t complete until we have a proper winger-type player tats can hug the line and a striker that can operate to hold the ball properpy.
We don’t have variation in the attack.
Reiss Nelson is not a winger-type
Ozil is not a winger
We need to stop trying to knick round dicks into square cu*ts.
It’s cheaper to bring in brilliant young winger and teach them how to cut into middle than to pay an attacking midfielder 350k weekly to come from outside.
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Guns
How were the players shit?
Kos made a daft mistake. That doesn’t equate to the player being shit.
We had 85% of the ball second half, 700 passes to 170, 28 shots to 6, 11 corners to 0.
We put in a good performance, Oblak and his defence were fantastic. The result was shit, the players/manager were absolutely not.
Dissenter
Zaha?
Probably the purest winger I can think of in the premiership.
I still think we need someone who can dominate the line. Options, know what I mean.
The overall quality of the squad is pathetic. You look at the bench and wonder how can we our wage bill be over £220 million.
A common criticism of Wenger is that he lacks the tactical nous to win in Europe. Well yesterday, he had all the opportunity to prove the entire football wrong and to make his critics shut up. To help him do this, the football gods, even had an opposition player sent of in the first 10 minutes. What would Wenger do? Would he take off a defender and put on an attacker? Nope. He does what he normally does. Nothing. He sat on his hands; and hoping his players would figure it out for themselves. If you can’t win against a… Read more »
CC
Please! In a team game, an individual error is a team error.
Even after that, the players couldn’t rouse themselves.
Sorry but this group is mentally and physically not up to the job.
First time in years I’ve actually sat down watched a game because I wanted to and because I cared to.
It was a lot of huff and puff, some players did rise to the occasion, we played better than I thought I did.
The crowd got behind the team.
One shit mistake by a player known for making this mistakes in games such as that only highlights wengers reign at Arsenal even more.
Disappointing result but the tie isn’t over, regardless how good their results and statistics have been over the season.
80 mins and a man down should not result in a draw. At home!
Bad result by bad players coached by an imbecile.
This was a chance ruined.
Guns
Saha is a very good example, Pedro at Chelsea is another.
Wingers can be also trained to operate in the middl,as well
A pacy winger that can dribble through past packed defenses would offer us a different way to play.
I want to see 1-2 players that can put defenders on their arses in the team.
We just have too many of the same, no variety.
I cringed when I read Emirates’s comments about said about not touching the attack thus summer.
“Please! In a team game, an individual error is a team error.“
Just no arguing gems like that
@leeds
Totally agree pal.
Totally baffling how he didn’t bring another striker/winger on. Tell Welbeck to get in the box. Or even the young lad Nketiah.
….Then again our bench compared to theirs was average at best.
At least Arsene and Arsenal are removing any doubt anyone had about the sacking.
If anything, it punctuated the point very nicely.
We know that away from home we’ll probably concede 2 goals. We have to try to limit them to 2, and score 2 ourselves.
2-2 takes us through.
Atletico aren’t in the business of giving up that many, but that’s a scoreline we have to aim for.
CC
But it’s true. Win as a team, lose as a team, yes?
Kos makes an error that results in shit result for his team.
Anyway, Arsenal weren’t good enough. Not last night and not since Tony Blair was stinking up parliament.
Elmo aka Stephen Hawkin
It would be 3-3. Not 2-2.
Back to Oxford with you!
The new manager is going to choose between Laca and Auba.
We can’t afford to have both in the team when there are so many glaring imbalances in the starting eleven.
Laca will easily go for £50-60 million in the current market.
Use that money to bring in 1-2 players that offer something different
I’d chuck in a cheeky bid for Pogba.
Maybe united could be temped with Ramsay plus cash.
I think the team played well, just that the result didn’t go our way. If we could have taken our chances, koss’ mistake wouldn’t have mattered. As a defender it’s very easy to switch off mentally when your team is one man up and dominating possession. Let’s see what we can do in the 2nd leg.
TR7
…and if I’d bought the winning lottery ticket…
Arsenal stuffed it. As usual.
“Shoulda woulda coulda”. That should be on our new crest.
At the Wanda the following will most likely happen.
1. Diego Costa will bully our defenders and score a soft goal.
2. Diego Costa will get one of our players sent off.
3. Wenger will use the sending off as a reason for why he lost the tie, and blame it on bad luck.
Sorry to be a pessimist but we’ve seen this play out before haven’t we?