• The Arsenal

  • Arsenal @ Sporting CP - Tue 26 Nov 20h00 GMT (Champs League)

holy shit we're so fucking back boys

One of the best halves of football I've ever seen.

Wow!

We have been brilliant! Very exciting! 😃😃

USArsenal sporting aren't bums though, certainly not this season. possibly a hangover after losing amorim though

    Thoroughly enjoyed that. Wonder how long it'll be before we get Nwaneri and co.

    Some difference from the last time we played Sporting.

    Too good for them. This team is ticking right now

    First time away in Europe we look like ourselves, and then some. Fantastic from back to front.

    Sporting wishing they could just play City every week.

    USArsenal City also got blitzed by Spurs, beaten by Bournemouth etc.

    Sporting aren't mugs but their quality is capped by the standard of the league they play in. This is a team we shouldn't be fearing and I'm glad to see we've shown that in the first half.

    Doesn't mean we won't lose focus in the 2nd half but yeah, we're a good team and we're playing a team from Portugal.

        Odegaard's comfort on the ball in the final third where space is limited makes a gigantic difference to our play. We need another player who can knit it all together in some similar way when he's out.

        Excellent first half, we've looked very good and there are more goals here if we want.

        Wouldn't mind seeing Rice rested in the 2nd half as well as Jesus, Sterling and... our most contentious squad member right now (Nwaneri) getting minutes.

          Odegaard is key , they can't get him marked because they don't know if he's going with the ball or releasing it quickly. Take him out the side and that's where we struggle. The kind of football he plays can't be done by anyone else in the squad.

          Don Pacifico more like they lost their manager. It's a huge difference for them. Smart money will be betting on benfica to hunt them down for the league on the evidence of how much they regressed.