Well hello my darlings, are we ready for some Arsenal goodness? I think we are.
The BIG night is finally here. I can hear the famous tune. Eurooooooopa da dah da da daaahhhhh!
The main meal has arrived piping hot after the Champions League starters. Unai Emery back on the couch with his comfort blanket. Mikel Arteta is out to avenge the competition that gave him the covid. OGS and Brenda ready to rep the Premier League. Antonio Conte’s stunning syrup back in the spotlight.
Arsenal needs a win tonight. Italy is the away leg for us. We need to score. We need a clean sheet. We need to impose ourselves on this competition like a VAR ref imposes on an Arsenal decision. Ruthless, standout, and maybe even a little unfair.
It sounds like we’ll see a pretty strong team. This is an extremely important backdoor to the Champions League. We can’t afford to go light in the name of rotation. It’s a cup run until the end of the season in all competitions.
Our big fear? Mikel pumping Willian in the media.
“What he is doing, the way he is training, the way he is working and the way he is pushing to give everything at the team, is what I demand. Whether he is more or less successful in the game is another matter. It will come, with the quality he has.”
My word nothing would stink out the pregame discourse worse than Arteta rehabbing Willian over Martinelli or Pepe.
He’s gonna do it though, isn’t he?
Let’s live in a dream world for a minute. A world that was focused on the future.
Wouldn’t it be nice to see Gabriel through the middle? Leading the line? Terrifying Benfica with his dogged pressing? I’d like that.
Imagine this. Arteta gives with Gabriel but takes with Willian. Betting that perhaps, Gabi joy will drown out Willian misery? Imagine if Willian scores… the joy of a goal, coupled with knowing that’ll secure him a 10 game run in the league.
Oh man, I am really not looking forward to seeing him on the team sheet.
Things I am hoping for.
- Minutes for Balogun
- Odegaard continuing to feel his way into the squad
- Return of Pablo Mari or Cal Chambers
- A continuation of our exciting performances in the league.
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We should bring on aubameyang… Oh wait…
Oh my days if Willian comes on.
I wish he wasn’t on the bench so it wasn’t a worry.
Take a shot Ode
Odegaard been really average
Narrow miss Auba
Fantastic play by Luiz again. Nice pass Odegaard.
Midwest yes it’s horrible even at the ground you don’t know whether to celebrate
Cüneyt Çakır is the cunt that singlehandedly kicked Manure out of the UCL when they played Vs Real Madrid in 2013. I know why he is still given games, guy is as corrupt as it gets. Just what they w
Raptora
There’s a lesson in there somewhere mixed with the ozil saga
Yeah expect more from Ode
Great save by Leno!!!!
Auba WTF
Duck off auba
Mmmmmm another close one.
Is this the same Everton we wanted last Summer? Let’s see how good he is.
Xhaka really has reverted to form this game
Auba… that was a whisker away.
Come on!!!
I’m impressed with Cedric’s skill set ands application
It’s very hard to find a RB that can play LB like a champ.
If Auba is not scoring these clear chances there really is no point is there?
I think we’ve been really weak in midfield tonight. Both ceballos and xhaka having poor games. Ceballos is always what I call a 10 minute player. Does amazing things for 10 minutes and then is awful for the rest of the game. I wouldn’t buy him in the summer.
Esr, Saka, Dani visibly tired. Need some rotation we’ve got city on the weekend
Cedric has been crap today. He has had better matches but today’s wasn’t one of them.
Good try Esr
Put on Pepe FFS.
Get martinelli on..arteta clearly doesnylt rate him..mever gets a chance
Personally, I believe the most important match is the one you are playing. No need to think about City game for now, play for the win… 2 more goals and we are through to next round in Europa.
Winthorpe
You are don,,,right?
Only don and myself have that skepticism of Auba around these parts.
Go easy o Auba. He is loved here.
Cedric had another impressive game. Landed an assist. Not sure if that’s the sub we needed to make.
Good to see Auba playing on the shoulder a bit more tonight. I think we need that. We’ve certainly missed it this season.
That was a good ball by Odegaard that Auba should have got.
Odegaard doing a very good impression of Ozil this half….
If Tets brings Willian on at 70.. we riot hahaha!
The unwarranted hate Ceballos gets here is mind blowing
Odegaard is different gravy. Let Ceballos go in the summer.
I don”t know how CBS makes money off these games
They show every EL and CL match without commercials
O would like to see Pepe or martinelli on right now
I quite like Dani C. does a ton of hard work off the ball and is tenacious. I’d be happy to keep him.
Auba not even trying
Odegaard doing a very good impression of Ozil this half….
Is that a compliment ?
Really missing Partey…he would have bullied their slow mid
Sad to say but we’d be lost today w/out ceballos
“Odegaard doing a very good impression of Ozil this half….”
The lad will NEVER get a better compliment from Pierre.
That’s like the Nobel prize he’s just won there.
Would put Martinelli on for Auba who isn’t on form today
I like Odegaard. You can see him actually leading out there. Which as a new player takes some
Suspect we’d get William instead
She wonders if arteta’s gonna be tempted to bring on Willian hahaaa
Ceballos has had a good game I think
I’m baffled, 70 minutes gone, neither Pepe nor Martinelli on, benfica playing a high line with a pair of 30+ year old CB’s.
What is arteta being paid for?
Stream guys
Haha I was gonna ask.. when did Ozil ever track back and tackle anyone.. but it’s Pierre. So I cut him some slack.
ESR always looks shot after 70 odd minutes.
Useroz
Agreed andnagreed
Yes raptora, this is the same Everton
Auba petered out sometime in the 30th minute.
He shouldn’t be guaranteed of starts in this lame form.
Time for pepe
Hate to agree with Karen Carney but Auba has to smash that across the box and hope for a touch off anyone
Fast Auba
Arteta forgot he can make subs?
What’s going on??
Should have hit that straight away
FFS auba not again
Bellerin’s defensive portioning is still amazing how much he gets caught out of position. He is having a good match however overall.
Please get Auba off he’s been terrible.
Auba not going to score is he?
Auba off colour
Auba is done
Fuck off auba
Auba has had a nightmare today.
Shoulda been dubbed off around 15-20 minutes earlier alongside Esr.
We have attacking players on the bench that can change the game
What is Arteta waiting for?
Great 50 yard pass by Gabriel
Pepe on
Pepe not looking overjoyed
Auba. Just shoot with the left leg!
How is Auba’s confidence so shot after scoring a hat trick?!
Aruba = baby on ice
Gabi too !
Thank God those two subs and not willian
Wtf is Arteta doing?? FIVE subs we’re allowed and he doesn’t change anything! Pepe and Martinelli – game changers – sitting on the bench…
Arteta game management very poor.
We will be knackered for the next game
Packed subs bench and doing nothibg
That miss must be playing on Aubas mind. Not clinical enough this evening.
Oh FINALLY
Gabi on. Fantastic
Finally Arteta makes decent subs!
Want martinelli on, auba isnt scoring in a month of Sundays today
Damn… another close shave…..
We are getting there!!!
Pepe and Marinelli on.
Auba and ESR off
Good subs
C’mon martinelli
Thank Christ
OK fuvking finally
Martinelli, YES
Pepe never looks anything but chilled to me.. Like he just woke up from a long Cheetos and bong hit session.
Auba being taken off means he starts against City..noooooooooooo
Wow
3 good oops for auba, could have done it at 70
Aubu has been awful, but I don’t think he can get any better. He’s old. As madness too give him that contract
Jeez about time he puts Pepe and Martinelli on, but they only get 15 minutes? What a joke.
So if they can’t find a rythm in that time he’s gonna never play them for another 5 games?
He and Pepe should have come on 15 mins ago
Happy with that
No Willian tfft
Aubas off pitch cadual personality reflects so much in his game…people like these are not winners..they are just content in entertainting..the kind of people who say “its important to have fun “. Any ruthless player would have smasher that ball low hoping it takes a nick. But he casually floated it. And then follows up with a tame and casual attempt to make something from gabriels ball.
@chris
You see our “best striker” coming off? Watch and learn kid
Wish xhara , ceballos, Luiz stop these back and side passes
We have quite some ammo forward