Arsenal v PSG | UCL SF 1st Leg | Tuesday 29 April 8pm UK time | Prime - The Arsenal discussion forum and community: One More in the Tolly

Arsenal v PSG | UCL SF 1st Leg | Tuesday 29 April 8pm UK time | Prime

Panda

This is the big 1 and it's on Prime. Our first semi final in 16 years! A chance to get to the final for the first time in 19 years! Fair to say we have all waited a long time for this.

Think it'll be a cagey game not much more than a goal in it or maybe even a draw. PSG a bit like Real seem to thrive when they are afforded space so hopefully Mikel has a good plan for them and we don't get caught on the counter as if we do it could be tough night for us.

We seem to have saved all our best performances for the Champions League this season so hopefully we can pull another 1 out the bag for this.

Good news Merino and White back in training and we should have the physical and set piece edge over them. Bad news PSG have some great attackers that we will need to nullify and didn't see us against Palace but heard we weren't great.

Team Arteta will go with:
Raya
Timber-Saliba-Kiwior-MLS
Rice-Merino
Odegaard
Saka-Trossard-Martinelli

We won't have many options on the bench with Jorginho, Calafiori, Partey out and Trossard starting but Trossard seems to be in form atm so maybe we can ride his current hot streak and he can make a difference which would be something considering he only playing due to suspension.

Hopefully the women making the final can give the men some inspiration too. Really hope it's a night to remember for all of our forum members attending.

Come on Arsenal!

Burnwinter

Panda Thanks legend I've been waiting for you to start this thread! 🐼 🤞

Bring it f**king on!

Burnwinter

Panda Team Arteta will go with:
Raya
Timber-Saliba-Kiwior-MLS
Rice-Merino
Odegaard
Saka-Trossard-Martinelli

I wonder whether Rice plays at 6 or we have more of a double pivot, even though we know MLS tucks in a fair bit. Curious to see the shape in each phase.

Given what they've had to do lately, if Merino and Rice slot back into deeper roles without missing a beat it'll be a testament to their ability.

Pepe LeFrits

Panda Timber-Saliba-Kiwior-MLS
Rice-Merino
Odegaard
Saka-Trossard-Martinelli

😥

Claudius

Allez Arsenal!!

Sicario2

Biggest game in Emirates history.

Bring your shin pads, bring your boots, bring your flying tackles.

As Arsenal fans we’re had a bit of misery this season. We’ve dithered in a title race never really started, we’ve had injuries that have stalled us, decisions gone against us that never been given before or after. We’re seen the rival that stole our dream from us last two seasons crumble but yet we’ve not taken advantage, we’ve since us lose to the worst Man Utd team of last 40 years in the FA Cup in heartbreaking fashion on pens, we’ve been thumped and humiliated by a team that hates us in the other cup. We’re seen an average Liverpool side finish 10 plus points ahead of us. We’ve been battered, ridiculed and laughed at from pillar to post.

Yet, here we are, 3 games till we make history. 3 games until we avenge Paris 06, Nayim from the half way line 95, Galatasaray and those miss pens in 00, getting fucked in Baku 2019.

3 game until no more rivals singing ‘champions of England you can’t sing that’

I’m tired of the trolls, the abuse, and fans and clubs looking down at us as if we are some middle of the range club. We are Arsenal fucking football club and we are 3 games away from immortality.

Starting from tomorrow we need to change the narrative and go for glory.

The world is watching. Let’s show them who we really are.

Forget the summer transfer window, forget next season, forget Andrea Berta. It took us 16 years to be in this position, who knows when we will next have this good of a chance to win the CL.

MAKE IT HAPPEN. WIN NOW.

LETS FUCKING GO.

COYG

lorddulaarsenal

Might stay up for this one

Sicario2

This puts it into perspective. Watching all those shit EL games against nobodies whilst our rivals were winning the CL (Chelsea 2021).

Never take for granted the position we are in. We got here through hell. Remember how hard it was to even qualify for CL let alone be in last 4 of the tournament.

Even last year we looked like amateurs v Bayern away and now look at us.

For further context, it was only 3 years ago Spurs pipped us to the post for CL qualification via the league which we all felt was the end of the world. Now look at us. We’ve earnt this chance, let’s take it.

lorddulaarsenal

Sicario2 wearing Puma as well

USArsenal

Sicario2 We’ve earnt this chance, let’s take it.

You sound like Herb Brooks. 😃

awooga83

This has a very different feel to me then the Real tie, for that the aura and history made me think we would do well to keep it close where going into this you would hope we might get a result. Even though I think PSG at this moment are a better team then real were and on current form probably our potential biggest test.

My worry is with the defence Saliba, Lewis Skelly, Kivwior Raya all have errors from the way they play and went seen quite a few recently but they haven't cost us yet. The other aspect is we always do well when we take the lead but struggle if we get a setback so I worry about how this might go. It's a fantastic opportunity for the team to show we are in a different place hopefully we can deliver tomorrow.

banduan

awooga83 My worry is with the defence Saliba, Lewis Skelly, Kivwior Raya all have errors from the way they play and went seen quite a few recently but they haven't cost us yet

our defence is capable of lapses but is otherwise solid, the same applies to their midfield. Vitinha often looks a cut above everyone, but 20-30 mins of a match can suddenly pass him by. Happened both against us and against Villa.

HomeSteak

3-0. We will fuck them up

RocktheCasbah

Gonna be a long old wait till kick off... The biggest night in (nearly) 20 years at the Emirates stadium awaits! Did everyone sleep alright? I don't feel like I did... 🤣

invisibleman18

RocktheCasbah advantage of the time difference is going to bed now to wake up in time for kickoff.

Pepe LeFrits

Burnwinter I wonder whether Rice plays at 6 or we have more of a double pivot, even though we know MLS tucks in a fair bit. Curious to see the shape in each phase.

Given what they've had to do lately, if Merino and Rice slot back into deeper roles without missing a beat it'll be a testament to their ability.

It's a big if for me. Dealing with their press and finding ways to progress through the lines is going to be difficult if Rice is at 6. I really wish Jorginho was fit for this.

Gurgen

Real shame Jorginho isn't fit for this.

flobaba

Gurgen until he's one of the last players in the back line and receives a pass in space only to be closed down and dispossessed and set off their counter attack because he wanted 5 years to control, turn and pick a pass.

The farther he is from the first team in a super critical game like this, the better...

Dom

A lot more nervous about this than the Real tie. I saw the home game as a free hit - if we lost, whatever, we had important players missing. But now I have expectations and hope and it's giving me acid reflux.

awooga83

Yep this one has more potential hope but makes it much more nerve-wracking because there is more belief we could do something which would be more disappointing if it didn't pan out.

USArsenal

Well, with Partey missing, this game could go south if the Rice/Merio pivot doesn't work or if Tross is not on his game. And we really need to be on it defensively, big time. They have a lot of good play going foward.