Arsenal Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours 2020/2021

Azatadine

We are so, so bad.....so bad.

Underground

Ouch Dani Ceballos, that's not pretty. What a pathetic goal to concede. Sunday league stuff.

patrickc

F**k sake

Mickeroo

Comical.

Quazzie

Ceballos has screwed us over... Twice.

Bobby Baccala

We really are a complete disaster.

wonga77

Willian in. I've seen enough, he's not going to inspire the 2 goals we need

Underground

Willian? Really?

Odds on Partey going off injured?

wonski

And here comes Willian for Ceballos.

DenMan

Wtf Ceballos! Get Laca on asap!

We must practice doing stuff like that to pull it off so well.

Irish Aris

this is just amateur stuff.
2 players in his eye sight he can pass the ball too, and he chooses to send it where he was no visibility.

And now Willian. . .

Willian will get a pointless goal tonight.

Quazzie

Ah it's ok lads. Here comes Willian.

~Rebel~

wonski wrote: »

We had the advantage of away goal before the free kick.

I also don't like it, but it is always called bull**** rule unless you benefit from it. Same rule for all clubs, although makes less sense with covid, if it ever made sense.

If we want to win the competition and get the Champions League, away goal is not what will stop us from getting it.

It seems very dumb that if this tie between English and Portuguese teams ends in a draw, it'll be decided by away goals from games played in Italy and Greece, with no fans, and no advantage of any kind for anyone in either game.

wonga77

Looking at the replay of the goal, I think Leno should have just ran into him and taken the punishment

Azatadine

I just cannot for the life of me see where all of the faith in Arteta comes from. All of the evidence is to the contrary.

greendom

Heart sinks. We need 2 goals and Willian is the answer?

5star02707

Just like that it's a mountain to climb. 2 goals needed wow

x PyRo

Arteta's going to get a lot of shit but time and time again, it's individual errors - often utterly stupid stuff - costing us.

Quazzie

Azatadine wrote: »

I just cannot for the life of me see where all of the faith in Arteta comes from. All of the evidence is to the contrary.

Do we have to have this absolute bullshït every time we go a goal behind.

jonneymendoza

greendom wrote: »

Heart sinks. We need 2 goals and Willian is the answer?

and thats a wrap. may switch off and go paint a wall instead

Underground

Willian comes on and gets the assist, flips the game on its head.

wonski

~Rebel~ wrote: »

It seems very dumb that if this tie between English and Portuguese teams ends in a draw, it'll be decided by away goals from games played in Italy and Greece, with no fans, and no advantage of any kind for anyone in either game.

I agree with you, but that rule applies to all clubs so while stupid, we just have to live with it.

There were talks of getting rid of it many times, not sure if anything will come out of it.

But being honest it is Ceballos I blame not the away rule

Game on. Still good chance.

Bobby Baccala

Kieran Tierney man of steel.

DenMan

Good man Kieran! We can do this. COYG

x PyRo

GO ON!!! Willian assist. Arteta masterstroke.

Azatadine

Great goal.

Deleted User

Deleted User wrote: »

Willian will get a pointless goal tonight.

Damn, I was wrong. :pac:

Ardennes1944

11 Kieran Tierneys and you'd be flying. They'd give anyone a game

greendom

Go on Willian. Prove me wrong

Ardennes1944

Ardennes1944 wrote: »

11 Kieran Tierneys and you'd be flying. They'd give anyone a game

He's probably the one positive this season, really hope he doesn't turn into Bellerin.

x PyRo

Willian's assist coming from a pass backwards is no surprise. :pac:

x PyRo

Gabriel has been atrocious as well. Not the same since he came back from covid.

Underground

Even if we pull this off, we are bad and will not win the EL. Sorry.

~Rebel~

wonski wrote: »

I agree with you, but that rule applies to all clubs so while stupid, we just have to live with it.

There were talks of getting rid of it many times, not sure if anything will come out of it.

But being honest it is Ceballos I blame not the away rule

Game on. Still good chance.

What's happening this season isn't what was ever talked about before though... this is completely different. As it stands, you guys are looking likely to be punished for 'home' goals conceded some 2000km's from your home stadium.

Away goals as a concept performs a function. When teams don't have home/away ties, it ceases to perform that function, and just becomes an arbitrary coin clip for whoever happened to be designated which random foreign stadium.

And it doesn't even apply equally to all clubs. For instance Leipzig and Monchengladbach had to play their 'home' games in Hungary and both conceded 2 'away' goals. But the return fixtures are both still scheduled for Anfield and Manchester. That's completely insane.

More of a vent here than anything, since it's just so utterly nonsensical and illogical.

Soups123

~Rebel~ wrote: »

What's happening this season isn't what was ever talked about before though... this is completely different. As it stands, you guys are looking likely to be punished for 'home' goals conceded some 2000km's from your home stadium. (and interestingly, only

Away goals as a concept performs a function. When teams don't have home/away ties, it ceases to perform that function, and just becomes an arbitrary coin clip for whoever happened to be designated which random foreign stadium.

And it doesn't even apply equally to all clubs. For instance Leipzig and Monchengladbach had to play their 'home' games in Hungary and both conceded 2 'away' goals. But the return fixtures are both still scheduled for Anfield and Manchester. That's completely insane.

It’s a bit stupid but equally fair on both teams so it is what it is

Azatadine

Yshoo!!

wonga77

Get the **** in!

DenMan

Auba! Please let this goal stand.

DenMan

Yes! 3-2

Should have sold him lads, he's old. :pac:

x PyRo

Someone once said Saka has no balls. Biggest balls in the club. Going to be a superstar.

x PyRo

x PyRo wrote: »

Someone once said Saka has no balls. Biggest balls in the club. Going to be a superstar.

He turned away from the ball one time, sell him. :P

jester77

Hanging on here

Well that was a bit of entertainment

x PyRo

Thank. God.

This club will be the death of us all.

DenMan

Phew! Still in Europe. Well done Arsenal.

Bobby Baccala

Delighted with the result. Had lost hope multiple times during that game, the joys of being an arsenal fan.

mossie

Can we draw one of the English teams in the next round?