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Champions League Draw, round of 16.

Alfonso

I never do bets more than 10 pounds. Feel bad on the other guy when they lose.

Gazza M

Alfonso wrote:
If I am confident of anything this season is that we will beat Bayern and progress into the next round.

we have a better chance of signing someone before the window closes

Qwiss

Not scared of Bayern either. They may go through but if they do I think it'll be on away goals.

Alfonso

Never seen such a team (Bayern) been overrated like this. Their 2005 team was better.

Gazza M

have you watched us lately? it's irrelevant how good or bad bayern are if we're being outmaneuvered by the likes of bradford. any team that boasts their individuals can have this arsenal team 3 or 4 goals down by just playing a sound game of footy.

lest we forget a bayern team of roughly the same level battered a far better arsenal team which included vieira, henry, and campbell in 2005.

Qwiss

Yeah battered 3-2 over 2 legs. What an embarrassment.

Klaus

Touré cost us that time. Made three defensive errors leading directly to goals in the first leg and after that it was pretty much over. It was the single worst game he ever played for us.

Tony Montana

We almost went through. They didn't really look like scoring at Higbury. But overall they deserved to go through.

Hate Bayern though.

Gazza M

qs! wrote:
Yeah battered 3-2 over 2 legs. What an embarrassment.

the point was that we can find ourselves 3 or 4 goals down very easily, much like 2005.

the first leg was an embarassment. the second leg was them professionally holding us at arms length with a mountain to climb. overall, i would consider it an embarassment of what was a pretty good arsenal team.

banduan

fucking get rid of Santos and have Yennaris in

kamikaze

ugh i was gutted for kolo after that first leg. what a time to have a 'mare. henry scored a fantastic goal (i think with his left against kahn, right inside the far post) to keep hope alive. vieira had hit the post in the first leg as well... the margins are so small in the cups 🙁

Alfonso

I am so up for this game.

Not just this game but what winning this tie would mean. Thinking about winning the CL gives me goosebumps and always will until we finally manage to 'seal the deal'.

Thats why this game should be looked at with less negativity and please try to look at the bigger picture. This game goes automatically as one of the biggest games of our season, if the not the biggest. This is not just another game.

If we beat Bayern there is a big possibilty that the draw can really open up for us and we will have a great chance, none of the teams bar Juve are as good as they were last season (including Real and Barca).

The final is in Wembly which should give us added incentive as well. Plus, who does not want to get revenge over Bayern for 2005? I have been waiting 8 years for this game and am hungry for us to take them down.

Despite our relatively shit season we can still come out as legends. If Chelsea can do it following what happened to them last season at this stage then so can we.

y va marquer

If we can keep our heads and build momentum going into this, why not?
It is going to be a huge night.

lorddulaarsenal

Hmmph it's a all order.

Giroud might beast it though

y va marquer

I haven't been watching Bayern this season - their results and record do look intimidating but if we can get our lot to just stay switched on in defence, keep them from scoring an away goal at all costs then we're in with a shout.

Captain

Yeah, theres a small problem there...

Timbob

Alfonso's post is gonna look real stupid when Bayern go in at half time of the first leg 3 up...

Gazza M

experienced players dropping clangers at the back has been our weak point all season. if the stars align and they suddenly don't drop clangers, we have a chance. i've been waiting for this day to arrive with each passing fixture, and it hasn't come yet so...

Ray

Last season against milan we struggled mainly because other than vp the team was average, this season we have good players all round the pitch, which makes me think we will go through over bayern. They have a solid team too but they are being overrated by some arsenal fans, nowhere near as good as they are being made out to be. Anyone but FC Messi though.

Biggus

Alfonso wrote:
I am so up for this game.

Not just this game but what winning this tie would mean. Thinking about winning the CL gives me goosebumps and always will until we finally manage to 'seal the deal'.

Thats why this game should be looked at with less negativity and please try to look at the bigger picture. This game goes automatically as one of the biggest games of our season, if the not the biggest. This is not just another game.

If we beat Bayern there is a big possibilty that the draw can really open up for us and we will have a great chance, none of the teams bar Juve are as good as they were last season (including Real and Barca).

The final is in Wembly which should give us added incentive as well. Plus, who does not want to get revenge over Bayern for 2005? I have been waiting 8 years for this game and am hungry for us to take them down.

Despite our relatively shit season we can still come out as legends. If Chelsea can do it following what happened to them last season at this stage then so can we.

WTF Alf 😆

Have you been out clubbing with Santos and accidentally drank from his glass?

kamikaze wrote:
the margins are so small in the cups 🙁

This is very true and at the pointy end of the CL many of the teams are very evenly matched in terms of players and the games are tight the difference is the coaches tactics, does the fact that Wenger has failed at every attempt for 16 years despite having some great players tell you something?

He doesn't have the tactical nous and/or his football philosophy is wrong.

#Timmeh wrote:
Alfonso's post is gonna look real stupid when Bayern go in at half time of the first leg 3 up...

I don't think we'll get hammered Tim, it will be close as it always is but rest assured we will be eliminated as we always are.

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