Don Pacifico damn we're cringy! 😬
funnily enogh i love it. we are all in this together. and.. .. fuck the other fans! this is our beautiful journey.
Don Pacifico Big Willie damn we're cringy! 😬 Can't lose this now or the rival fan pile-in will be horrendous! 😂
Don Pacifico Big Willie damn we're cringy! 😬
Can't lose this now or the rival fan pile-in will be horrendous! 😂
@Sicario's worst nightmare 😂
Hakimi vs Martinelli - who's winning in a foot race?
Think this will be an interesting component of the game. I'm very grateful we have a winger so willing to put in a defensive shift. Not sure I'd want Hakimi getting freed up against MLS and having Dembele coming in on Kiwior. I know it'll happen a few times, but hoping it's not recurrent or pivotal to the game.
MistaT I'm confident in my full backs. It's the center that might be soft.
Don Pacifico they've all got their knives sharpened, memes on standby etc. Screw them and enjoy the experience.
Been trying to keep busy today, even painted a fence but getting nervous now.
Qwiss will catch just the second half. Hopefully by that time we're well on our way to a comfy victory
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...
Team to face PSG: Raya, Timber, Saliba, Kiwior, Lewis-Skelly, Odegaard, Rice, Merino, Saka, Trossard, Martinelli.
Come on, Arsenal!!!!
Nerves are. Kicking. In. Big. Time. Now.
Also @awooga83 , I had a wagyu burger - very good. Jo is currently munching down a rotisserie chicken, which seems to be going down well.
RocktheCasbah wagyu burger, how the other half live😜 on my way to the North bank such a big game for the club COYG!!!
Teams as expected....
Not much to be found on our bench. Not sure why, but I suspect Arteta may (unfortunately) look to Sterling before Nwaneri.
Thank God i have been so swamped at work so far today that i haven't had time to be nervous. But i am starting to get real nervy now!
I know this sounds boring but I'm still not over that stupid Partey yellow card. Anyway, Merino in midfield presents us with another way to hurt them. Get the ball out wide to Saka and instruct Merino to make ghosting runs into the box. He's a better in the air that both of their CBs and they'll find it far harder to win a header against him arriving in the box compared to if he was waiting for crosses in the box.
Gotta say I am a bit pessimistic going into this as we are missing far too many players. This will likely end in a draw methinks. Hope we smash them though.
Tactics I'm still not over that stupid Partey yellow card
Yeah, and thats why Rice was so pissed at him. But if we have to play without him, i'd rather do it at home than away.
Tactics -- I do think getting Merino into the box will be dangerous. Could even see an approach (moments in the game) where Odegaard comes deeper, and Merino is our furthest forward midfielder.
I need the real Odegaard tonight. If we get that we'll win.
Feel much more nervous for this than I did the Madrid home tie but only because I felt like we were playing with house money there and have expectations today.
I also can't kick the feeling that we win comfortably today. I watched a lot of PSG's Champs League games and then rewatched the extended highlights of all their UCL games this past few days out of nerves. They've been impressive but they've also given up a ton of chances in the ties against Villa and Liverpool. They also haven't played a team as defensively solid as us. I think we have the best defender (Saliba), midfielder (Rice) and attacker (Saka) in the tie and it will be important for Saka to win his battle again against Mendes. Really hope we can avoid any needless mistakes and go at them today. Cmon Arsenal!
samthegooner I felt like we were playing with house money there and have expectations today.
Thats 100% fair, and i have felt the same. We had no 'real' pressure against Madrid since everyone had pretty much written us off. But given our performance in that tie, now the stakes and the expectations are higher.
