• The Arsenal

  • Man U vs Arsenal | Sunday 09 March | 16.30 UK Time.

mohan they will of course be the out right favourites but it will be like Rocky 1 - we would be so much the underdog that it’s almost a free hit.

Anyway, worst teams have won the CL (Liverpool 2005, Chelsea 2021) than this current Arsenal side. Having Saka back is also huge.

      Feels like a Bizarro Wenger phase season.

      We’ll get mushroom tapped by either Madrid side.

      We carry next to no goal threat and don’t have moments of magic. An issue which Arteta highlighted post the Bayern loss. Why the issue hasn’t been addressed I won’t understand.

      I feel like I’ve overdosed on Trossard and Martinelli

        lorddulaarsenal perfectly said. Why did we not power up the fucking attack after even Arteta was saying how we needed to do it post-Bayern?

        It's beating a dead horse now but it's still mind-blowing.

            daredevil -- Jorginho hasn't factored in at all this season. I get your point about Partey, but that's where the trade off begins and ends.

              Panda at this point, Martinelli feels like another warm body and no more. Hasn't looked consistently threatening for a good two seasons now.

                Sicario2 - Tier 1
                We're going out in the next round no matter who are we going to play against. Every year people post here how we can win EL or CL disregarding that we are a level or two below the very top teams and Arteta's very bad record in cup competitions.

                    swider yeah the PSV result was great but it wasn't really about us being good in attack but more they were awful defensively. I can't see us getting through against any decently organised team with some threat.

                        Result is not really much of a surprise. Considering our resources up front we were gonna have a few more of these. The manner in which they come, where we have extended periods of dominance on which we never capitalise, makes for horrible viewing.

                        We will need the equivalent of two elite forwards and an elite midfielder, and tactical surgery to kick on under Arteta. And that's on top of Nwaneri and Skelly breaking through.

                        Pretty much Burnsy. We need to invest with intent this summer.

                        We face Chelsea next. Win that and top four looks comfy. Lose and it’ll start to get nervy.

                        Our fixtures that follow looks straightforward on paper but then you realise we unzip to reveal an rantallion attack composing of Trossard, Merino, and Odegaard.

                        awooga83 the PSV game was about us playing an attacking team. The defenders get more spaced out. Easier to play our football.
                        This is why I fouls rather play Real than Atletico

                            Gunner89 so many idiots on the web. Some of these guys need to get out and go look for a lover or a friend

                              Gunner89 yeah I didn’t get the call for a foul either.

                              Prime example of Odegaard spending too long on the ball. It allows the opposition to set their defence.

                                Watch that whole play. He’s looking for forward runs and can’t find any because there are no spaces. His best alternative was to pass back to the defenders.

                                In a completely open game Odegaard uncorked an assist and two goals. If anything i would get a second player much like Odegaard in there. He’s carrying a heavy creative burden because he’s the only one who can hold onto the ball in the centre of the field when we are facing a wall.

                                Yes no open spaces at all

                                Also, unlucky with that tame effort where he could have won it or the FK

                                I watched Odegaard in real life for the first time yesterday and only now realised how good he actually is. Best player on the pitch by a mile for me, the guy plays billiards with his feet. Yes his shooting and finishing has been very disappointing for a long time now, but he's really not the problem in this team.

                                In general, yesterday's result doesn't worry me at all. We completely controlled the game until that cheat free kick. Never seen us dominate like that at Old Trafford. We need players back and need to add quality up front. If we do that I believe we are a top 3 team in the world, especially after replacing Rapey with Zubimendi.