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Arsenal vs Bayern (A), Wednesday 20h00 GMT, Champs League QF

goon

Hang on, how would we get the final spot?

Claudius

goon it’s the last 4 champions league winners including this year. So we would qualify if we won the tournament. The other teams are based on a weird found year ranking that limits number of teams per country.

FIFA are so selfish. The one drawback of winning champs league would be this monstrosity

goon

Claudius

Oh I see, I thought we'd get it if we won tonight. Makes sense.

I have to admit I'm selfish too. Player welfare be dampened, I want to see us participate.

Gazza M

making the CL quarters is a decent achievement. I say decent because a hell of alot of money has been invested in the team, so making the quarters is meeting expectations for me. making the semis exceeds expectations, so I'm not going to beat the team up if they fall just short against a team of bayerns pedigree. my gut feeling is our season is basically done. we look done. we're just waiting for the maths to confirm it

Burnwinter

Gazza M my gut feeling is our season is basically done. we look done

Looks to me like we're in the lap of the gods. If a couple of things fall our way this evening, we'll likely see the "automatisms" that served us well at the Etihad clicking into gear.

If we go behind to an error or an unlucky situation, certain players' shoulders will drop

awooga83

That would be my take as well we've seen this moment before where we don't quite have enough to cover that final run in for the challenges.

My sense is I don't think we will win in Munich purely because we haven't been able to get a win against them likes it's Liverpool or city away. In Europe in the away games we've lost to Lens, drew with PSV, lost to Porto so they're isn't a lot so far that makes me feel we are the ones to come through this tie

Claudius

I’m betting we win.

Coombs

Claudius emotionally or financially?

Claudius

Coombs I’ve never actually done sports betting. I recently did research for a fintech serving lower income communities and I was taken aback at the size of sports betting. It’s almost bigger than just about every other electronic service. People be betting. I finally understood why most teams have a betting partner.

Claudius

Coombs emotionally. Lots of reasons why I don’t do sports betting

goon

I always find it amazing how the last result effects 'gut feel'. My gut feeling after the Brighton win, which remember many felt was one of our best performances, was that we could win every single game and that we'd despatch Bayern. A couple of shaky performances later and I'm nervy about Wolves and Chelsea.

Make's me think that if we want to have a chance of winning the league, we probably need to go through tonight to change the mood and confidence.

FEBravo

goon Yup I think tonight is actually almost more important to change this narrative. Even if we then lose in the semis it would be a big marker laid down. Otherwise it's progress but doubts will remain, both within the team and outside

RocktheCasbah

goon I always find it amazing how the last result effects 'gut feel'. My gut feeling after the Brighton win, which remember many felt was one of our best performances, was that we could win every single game and that we'd despatch Bayern. A couple of shaky performances later and I'm nervy about Wolves and Chelsea.

That is EXACTLY how I feel.

I'm obviously gutted to be missing the match tonight, but I won't miss the angst and hassle and stress of sitting through the 90 minutes. Fingers crossed the boys come through and kick start the run to the line - I'm sure we'll get a positive result or two somewhere it's not expected, why not tonight?

goon

I was 21 when we last played in a CL semi final. That's crazy.

Claudius

goon I blame Dein for this shit. He needs to be tried for crimes against football.

awooga83

The reason I didn't have confidence about us progressing without dropping points or results is because the recent experience for the club is that it's what we have done. It's why the models have rated our potential lower. Like them until we show that we can do it, it will always be a doubt.

So I agree these moments you have to show that you can beat a big European side in this part of the tournament. On its own losing to Bayern and at the quarters isn't a massive problem. But it is a milestone for what the club is doing and if you are a club whose ambition is to win these honours then you have to demonstrate with outcomes that it is who you are by winning these matches otherwise people won't look at you as seriously and it's hard to be confident that you can cross the line whatever potential you may think there is.

banduan

Let's play an absolute arse of a game and do a mid-block with Gabimart on the counter. Fuck em.

lorddulaarsenal

I’d go

——————-Raya
White—Saliba—-Gabriel—Tomi
——————Rice
———-Odegaard—Partey
Saka———-Havertz—-Trossard

Mirth

lorddulaarsenal Probably our best line up on paper but concerned with how off the pace Partey looked in recent weeks

QuincyAbeyie

Tomi's probably been watching Sane compilations for a week straight and will eat him for breakfast

lorddulaarsenal

Yep he’s looked so stiff - that’s why I’d play him more advanced than Rice

Tam

Not if it encourages him to shoot!

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