The Champions League is over, the big show is tonight, Arsenal vs the MIGHTY Slavia Prague.
What did we learn from last night?
That teenagers can do it at the highest level.
Jude Bellingham, 17 years old, dropping a big performance against a top 3 side in the world.
Phil Foden, haircut of a god, not quite a teenager, but young enough to be worth mentioning because he decided the game.
Mikel Arteta falls back on his safety blanked of senior players like they’re the Milan side from the 90s. I’m sorry, I can’t have it. There’s no Inzaghi, Seedorf, or Pirlo to fall back on in this group. We have seen that movie enough times.
‘One last job for the boys’ usually ends up with the robbery vehicle stalled with everyone going to jail.
Tonight is about the kids showing the world how good they are.
We need their energy. Their hunger. The decisive nature of their football offering.
Auba wasn’t at training yesterday. Maybe he really does have flu? Who cares. What I care about is knowing whoever is on that plane is ready to deliver in a game that is absolutely vital to our season.
ESR is fit. Martinelli is fit. Saka is fit. Those three, playing at their peak, is enough to take the tie.
Lacazette will likely start again, I like the role he takes on, creating openings for the pace technicians.
Thomas Partey should be the pivot in supporting two banks of 3, or even a 6 man forward line.
I’m a little concerned about Xhaka at left-back again, only because the Slavia forwards have more confidence and they seemed quite fast on the break.
This Arsenal team has enough to win tomorrow. We just need to show up with the same urgency and aggression we saw at the weekend.
Unai Emery in the next round will no doubt be tougher, but at least the game will have some zest about it. Last time we played Villareal in the semi-finals, we made the Champions League final. It’d be pretty sexy to do it again.
This is a big moment for Arteta.
The worry is that he is often more concerned about proving his ‘manager’ decisions in the summer were the correct ones. We need the Arteta that knew his job was on the line at Christmas.
Pick the best team. It’s that simple. Don’t select on reputation, salary, or the memory you had of said player from 6 years ago. It’s time to move this project on, accept what hasn’t worked, and go for the starting 11 most likely to execute the game plan.
Liverpool was a disaster. Slavia at home, regardless of the chances, was a disaster. Time to make amends, and as a 7 famous sounds artists once said…
‘Reach for the stars’
‘And when that rainbow’s shining over you’
‘That’s when your dreams will all come true’
Big night. Let’s see what the players have! Make our dreams come true.
ONWARD, EUROPA!
Fantastic performance so far.
If Sauce wins the Europa he’ll deserve another season.
They have to score 3
Has to be game over
Hope Arteta doesn’t shut the game
Ooooooooooooooooooh
Fuck me that’s special
Oooooooooooooob
Quality
YYYYYYYEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!
We score again
It is over
surely
Saka!!!!!!!
Yes!!!!!!!!!!
Fucking Yes!!!!!!!
Wtf 3
Massacre occuring in Prague.
Czech blood being spilt.
Esr , Saka and Pepe are tearing them new one
Let’s recreate history and make it 7…
A good draw after all!
Boom….. Saka… is like .. who said I can’t finish?
Wow, this is what I’m talking about.
Amazing performance.
7-0 anyone?
Boom muthafucka
Quality
Chambers has been brilliant since his return
That’s why he and holding should be playing
Fucking love it
Raheem
“Fantastic performance so far.If Sauce wins the Europa he’ll deserve another season.
If he wins Europa, he will deserve a NEW deal
They can’t handle our two wingers.
anyone got a streaming link????
Which Arsenal would turn up tonight? We wondered. . Well now we know the answer.
Demolition job!
Bloody marvellous!
Bottle this performance and spirit and attitude and we are cooking with gas!!
BOOM
Get in!!!
There is me earliet saying Saka’s shooting was poor.. Thanks for proving me wrong.
Where are their racist ultras?
U drunk Dissenter?
Dinamo Zagreb are the team you are thinking of.
Pepe ESR and Saka
Told you charlie
Told you
This is the dream team
Get odegaaard in place of Ceballos and this team can open anyone
What a fucking counter..unlucky
I am so happy
Saka can easily be heralded as Sancho. Game set and done. Sensational.
A better cross would have been 4
Sorry Guns watching it on Paramount+ cost me $6 for a month. Although I get all the matches and CL matches.
If only chambers is a decent player
Kick racists out of football.
Zagreb are starting to put some pressure on Villareal
Most potent we have looked for a long time.
Could have 5 already. And Slavia aren’t mugs.
Saka cutting in from the right is a thing of beauty!
Nice to see the real gooners enjoying this
All the agenda driven dick heads are conspicuously silent
CZECH AND MATE BITCHES
GET IN
Kick racists out of le grove
We need to find a left back by the next round🤔
This is a pub team don’t forget. We are taking care of a job we should have finished in the first leg.
It’s personel all the way we get 3 very good players and ode and we will be far better next season
Saka should have two fucking pingers tonight
That lad
I really love him
And ESR
And Pepe
I love em
Take out Saka and ESR at half time.
raptoraApril 15, 2021 20:29:30
This is a pub team don’t forget. We are taking care of a job we should have finished in the first leg.
Booooo
Shut up and enjoy the pasting you goblin
Guns
http://hockeynews.site/today/events/Sl-vs-Ars/
Match is shown on CBSSN in the US for anyone who does not pay for paramount plus. They are doing it red zone style with the other matches.
Saka has been electric. Has been off in recent weeks but he is right back on it tonight. Unplayable so far.
yeah could be a very big score tonight.
Slavia are completely stretched on virtually every Arsenal attack.
Depends if Arsenal pull the foot off the gas or not on the final score.
Keeping the ball in SLP half and we’d be fine.😷
Don,
Keep throwing racial slurs unpunished.
Ethnic*
Wenger eagle
Who does Kudera play for?
Which club’s ultra fans held up a racist banner to defend Kudera?
You need to wake up my friend.
A huge difference with Saka, ESR and Pepe playing. Same team that played against Leicester a few weeks back.
Oddegard, Willian, Luiz and Xhaka in midfield slow things down. All about pace
Saka,Esr and Pepe should use it as shooting practice
Excellent performance by the team so far.
They pushed from the start and kept on pushing.
We need to continue. Lock this game down until they give up.
(And you know that bastard Turk of a ref will be anti-arsenal in the second half. He’ll be sympathetic to Slavia’ s plight of looking like shit and try and give them a goal. Make us sweat a bit.)
This is a pub team don’t forget. We are taking care of a job we should have finished in the first leg.
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Pub team that knocked out Leicester City??
Saka on the right all fucking day and night long please.
azed
Why take off Saka and ESR?
They just need to be rested over the weekend
ESR is just so fucking good when running with the ball..so.comfortable and always looking up
Swkmoon
Thanks!
Dissenter
What are you talking about? You said they came back from 3 down vs Tottenham. Dinamo were the team you were confused with.
Laca’s link up play not quite working yet
Chambers need to lift the crosses higher
Dissenter
All it takes is a bad tackle for them to be injured. Why risk that when the game is over?
Esr ehnnn, what a player
Do not buy Odegaard.
ESR is at his level already. Just need to learn to be consistent.
Who was worried about this? Me .. nah I wasn’t worried, I never once said we’d get beaten … my my it looks a cake walk at the mo .. .can we fuck this up?
Chambers is excellent
Yep Saka right and Pepe left works… wonders…. Xhaka as a LB is scary but doesn’t seem like they can exploit it so … doesn’t matter.
‘And you know that bastard Turk of a ref will be anti-arsenal in the second half. He’ll be sympathetic to Slavia’ s plight of looking like shit and try and give them a goal. Make us sweat a bit’
This has been mentioned twice now, what has his nationality got to do with anything?
Game kinda won but not won…. just 35 min.
Take a breather but Keep the positive play
Malaria!
Stranger than fiction over as usual
Mari and Holding dealing it at the back
Chambers running the show on the right
Shits on Hector
Xhaka looks fine so far with us pressing high. Back 4 not busy.
Looks like another name change is coming up for Mr Don
Really happy for Esr… his physique has improved and pace is good.
Pepe working his balls off off the ball tonight
Saka calf knocked but not the left leg
Saka is better on the right yes but Pepe also looks better on the right as well overall even if he has scored tonight on the left.
For tonight’s match though it has worked very well despite worries beforehand mainly about having support for Xhaka defensively but that potential problem hasn’t materialised tonight.
The match just about Arsenal’s offensive strength in this game.
Dissenter
Still think Saka and ESR should play the whole game?
Don has always been a degenerate. Doesn’t matter how many times he gets banned and changes his name.
Weagle
“This has been mentioned twice now, what has his nationality got to do with anything?”
Does it offend you Weagle.
He might not like Turks.
WengerEagleApril 15, 2021 20:35:32
‘And you know that bastard Turk of a ref will be anti-arsenal in the second half. He’ll be sympathetic to Slavia’ s plight of looking like shit and try and give them a goal. Make us sweat a bit’This has been mentioned twice now, what has his nationality got to do with anything?
That wasn’t me.
I did not post this
Tie is over but we shouldn’t rest on our laurels.
Show a bit of edge and put out a statement by sticking 5 or 6 past these.
Nice optics…almost 9 defending.in our box!
I would take off the lads on 60 if this score is still the same
WengerEagle
The reason we have a dislike for Turks, and in particular for Galatasaray, in particular comes from a very sad incident that happened in Copenhagen in 2000. We were playing the final and there was a lot of trouble and injuries to Gooners who went to watch the game.
Both holding and Mari boot it out when in doubt…👍👍
Yeah I noticed Pepe is tracking back… Think that was definitely told to him…. if he wants to start get your ass back when defending so far so good.
Not much going wrong so far.. can’t complain.
So is Arteta the messiah after all?
Ishola
It’s uncalled for and irrelevant, why do you have to try to be cute about everything?
It’s hilarious isn’t it that everyone thinks everyone has to love each other and show utmost respect to each other.
Unfortunately this is not the way of the world not in the past and will never be.
I know it’s about progressive thinking but it’s also a bit fake.
Cool iy Pepe don’t fall for their tricks
I hope Arteta gives Azeez and Balogun some time if we keep a good score 60 + mins.
Proud of the team so far.
I remember a few belittling the Europa League the last time we got to the final. I wonder if they’ll feel same if we repeated the feat under Arterta 🤣🤣🤣
It was great then it’ll be great again if we get to the final is my opinion. The only European trophy Arsenal have won doesn’t even exist anymore.
What a diver Xhaka is, really has no shame.
Kids are the .messiah…
Villarreal 2 up. Showdown is on.
Good ebening.
Moreno kills the tie…Emery vs Arteta
Xhaka is taking his time to clean his boot. What a player!
Bring on the bum Bummery.