Arsenal vs Bayern Munich, 7:45, RTE2

Spanish Johnny · 19-02-2014 7:42pm

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Yaya Sanogo picked ahead of Olivier Gironde for tonight's game.

:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

fake account?? Whoever Gironde is??:D

tayto lover · 19-02-2014 7:42pm

FFS.
A complete rookie. Not the match for him.
Hoping for a miracle now.

Spanish Johnny · 19-02-2014 7:44pm

AdamD wrote: »

Bayern: Neuer - Dante, Thiago, Martínez, Mandzukić, Robben, Boateng, Götze, Lahm (C), Alaba, Kroos

Sanogo to start?!

Kroos back in. Always fear him. Is Lahm playing right back instead of DM going by that??

bad2dabone · 19-02-2014 7:46pm

Should be a good match, obviously bayern are a machine and I expect them to win the tie. Hopefully we're still in it. Good to see honorary gooner turdy turd is behind Arsenal all the way as usual.
The dream is we have a first twenty minutes like against napoli. The nightmare is we have a first twenty minutes like against Liverpool.
COYG!

Hangballlouie · 19-02-2014 7:50pm

Munich are on a different level this year, genuinely feel that they will bounce off Arsenal tonight.

0-4

cson · 19-02-2014 7:50pm

That's ****ing mental from Wenger.

Fair enough not starting Giroud cos his head isn't right but at least Bendtner has some experience of playing CL for us.

Sanogo has played what; ~120 minutes of senior football for us. With zero goals scored. He's been injured for most of the season.

bad2dabone · 19-02-2014 7:52pm

Wake me up, Yaya Sanogo!
I hope you're better than that c*nt from Togo!

greendom · 19-02-2014 7:53pm

cson wrote: »

That's ****ing mental from Wenger.

Fair enough not starting Giroud cos his head isn't right but at least Bendtner has some experience of playing CL for us.

Sanogo has played what; ~120 minutes of senior football for us. With zero goals scored. He's been injured for most of the season.

Must have been performing in training

Rayne Wooney · 19-02-2014 7:53pm

AdamD wrote: »

Bayern: Neuer - Dante, Thiago, Martínez, Mandzukić, Robben, Boateng, Götze, Lahm (C), Alaba, Kroos

Sanogo to start?!

That's like a game of spot the defender

Nuri Sahin · 19-02-2014 7:53pm

Cue Sanogo winner... or dropkicking Gotze I'd settle for.

greendom · 19-02-2014 7:56pm

Nuri Sahin wrote: »

Cue Sanogo winner... or dropkicking Gotze I'd settle for.

Ox starts Gibbs in for Monreal and Wilshere for Arteta

Nuri Sahin · 19-02-2014 7:58pm

greendom wrote: »

Ox starts Gibbs in for Monreal and Wilshere for Arteta

I might yet see my wish of a dropkick after all :pac:

Brendan Filone · 19-02-2014 7:58pm

Neuer is googling Sanogo as we speak.

cson · 19-02-2014 7:59pm

Rayne Wooney wrote: »

That's like a game of spot the defender

Lahm - Dante - Boateng - Alaba

With Martinez sitting.

It's a pretty decent back 4.

klose · 19-02-2014 8:05pm

Interesting to see lahm back at full back and not in midfield, sanogo has a very tough task tonight.

Mr.Nice Guy · 19-02-2014 8:14pm

Very excited about this game. I'd like to see Arsenal give them a run for their money but I think Bayern will be a bit too strong.

19-02-2014 8:18pm

The actual teamsheet for the craic:

IncognitoMan · 19-02-2014 8:25pm

Why wouldn't podolski have started ahead sanogo?

Spanish Johnny · 19-02-2014 8:27pm

IncognitoMan wrote: »

Why wouldn't podolski have started ahead sanogo?

Can't play upfront alone very well. Hold up play is poor and not pacy enough to do so. Has never played well up top for us. Be brilliant in a 4-4-2 but not the way we play unfortunately.

Mickeroo · 19-02-2014 8:28pm

IncognitoMan wrote: »

Why wouldn't podolski have started ahead sanogo?

Sonogo did better on Sunday than pod has in that position for us, Pod plays his best football on the left not upfront on his own.

HazDanz · 19-02-2014 8:29pm

Woah, big decision.

This will be pure brilliance from Wenger or a terrible mistake.

Big balls once again.

HazDanz · 19-02-2014 8:30pm

Based on form we are playing our best team I think. Can't argue with it.

tayto lover · 19-02-2014 8:31pm

HazDanz wrote: »

Woah, big decision.

This will be pure brilliance from Wenger or a terrible mistake.

Big balls once again.

Apparently Bendtner is injured and Giroud has head problems.
Probably forced on Wenger in fairness because its a mad gamble otherwise.

Oranage2 · 19-02-2014 8:31pm

This morning i felt we had no chance, after seeing the line I think we might just give them a hammering!

super_furry · 19-02-2014 8:31pm

Still baffled by the fact that Wenger didn't sign a forward in January. Were they even ever really in for one?

HazDanz · 19-02-2014 8:32pm

tayto lover wrote: »

Apparently Bendtner is injured and Giroud has head problems.
Probably forced on Wenger in fairness because its a mad gamble otherwise.

Not playing Giroud, who is available is massive. Can't deny that.

tayto lover · 19-02-2014 8:33pm

HazDanz wrote: »

Not playing Giroud, who is available is massive. Can't deny that.

Can anything else go wrong this season?
Hopefully we do well but we're on a tightrope.

Dolph Starbeam · 19-02-2014 8:34pm

super_furry wrote: »

Still baffled by the fact that Wenger didn't sign a forward in January. Were they even ever really in for one?

There wasn't anyone available. No point panic buying and signing someone who's going to be sitting on the bench in a years time.

Moneymaker · 19-02-2014 8:34pm

Jesus that seems mental from Wenger.

He'll be getting some stick if they don't get a result.

Oranage2 · 19-02-2014 8:36pm

HazDanz wrote: »

Not playing Giroud, who is available is massive. Can't deny that.

He is too easy to defend against for top teams, something new is needed.

Fuzzy_Dunlop · 19-02-2014 8:36pm

I wonder when Carragher is going to be told that Sanago has been out injured for the past few months?

super_furry · 19-02-2014 8:36pm

HazDanz wrote: »

Not playing Giroud, who is available is massive. Can't deny that.

Whatever about Giroud, Podolski's absence is the weird one for me. Not seen as many games as Arsenal fans obviously, but any time I've seen Giroud I've thought he has the look of a player that will be at West Ham or Fulham next season.

HazDanz · 19-02-2014 8:36pm

tayto lover wrote: »

Can anything else go wrong this season?
Hopefully we do well but we're on a tightrope.

Giroud's confidence being left out of our biggest game so far this season cannot be great. Confidence player and I don't think this will help him going into future games.

Having said that if Sanogo bags one tonight I won't be complaining!

brevity · 19-02-2014 8:39pm

Jaysus, the HD picture is not being friendly to the lads in the studio.

Boskowski · 19-02-2014 8:39pm

I'm a bit torn what with being a Bayern supporter and Arsenal being my 'adopted' EPL team but when it comes down to it I want Bayern to get through. So I'm hoping for Bayern and the only thing I don't want is something humiliating for either side.

The head says that Bayern will have too much for Arsenal, draw in the Emirates and 2 goal difference win at home.

cson · 19-02-2014 8:42pm

Is Rizzoli the ref who sent Nani off last year?

Kylo Ren · 19-02-2014 8:42pm

Lahm looks like he's going to be holding Mertesacker's hand out onto the pitch.

Nuri Sahin · 19-02-2014 8:43pm

YayaBanana wrote: »

There wasn't anyone available. No point panic buying and signing someone who's going to be sitting on the bench in a years time.

For the right price, there is always someone available. Just looking at the teams that didn't make it past the group stages alone, a Jackson Martinez or Luiz Adrianno could have been available.