Arsenal Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours 2020/2021

Bobby Baccala

x PyRo wrote: »

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

If they were any bigger he’d need a wheelbarrow. Dragged us through that game along with Auba and Tierney. Willian even did well when he came on god love him.

Underground

Credit to Willian, fair to say he helped change the momentum of the game. Had an assist within five minutes of coming on and looked sharp and on it from the start.

Royale with Cheese

Ceballos should probably just be left in Greece after that.

beer enigma

Pitch looked really slippy for us tonight, didn't seem to affect Benfica

greendom

[Deleted User] wrote: »

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

😂

emmetlego

Never in doubt lads, I don't know why all the fuss!

That was a rollercoaster of a ride, Always in the back of my head before the game, all they have to do is score once and our heads will drop and our advantage gone, but the team showed immense character to dig that out. Individual errors are cursing us at the moment.

Positives:
KT, Saka, Auba, Partey and (don't shoot me) Willian! Oh, and character and "balls"!

Negatives:
Gabriel and Luiz are not good under pressure. And oh my God, Ceballos. A game to forget. 2 mistakes that could have killed us if it weren't for the great character shown by the team.

Going to have a glass of vino now. Need to unwind after that madness!

wonga77

Delighted with that and hate to sound negative but we're going no further. Theres some quality teams left in this that would eat us alive.
Put it this way, if Benfica held on and went through you would say that no team would be afraid of drawing them.
Id hate for Spurs or Utd to be the ones to put us out.
Saka and Tierney are unbelievably good, we might struggle to hold onto them long term. Ceballos got out of jail big time.
Draw tomorrow I believe, next rounds are March 11 & 18

Interesting that Molde went through beating a highly fancied Hoffenheim

5star02707

19 he is only 19! A teenager! Starboy Saka you beaut!

Royale with Cheese

What the fúck is Martin Keown wearing? Looks like Mr Bean

emmetlego

Bobby Baccala wrote: »

Was loving that half up until the free kick now I’ve a bad feeling about this game.

If I see Willian the TV is getting fùcked out the back.

I hope your TV survived BB

Bobby Baccala

Gabriel was impressive earlier in the season but I think Pablo Mari has seemed more composed and more like the finished product any time we’ve seen him this season. Shame they’re both left footed.

DenMan

Last 16 draw is in at 12pm tomorrow.

greendom

Underground wrote: »

Credit to Willian, fair to say he helped change the momentum of the game. Had an assist within five minutes of coming on and looked sharp and on it from the start.

He did make a positive difference when he came on. Be great if he maintains that

Underground

Bobby Baccala wrote: »

Gabriel was impressive earlier in the season but I think Pablo Mari has seemed more composed and more like the finished product any time we’ve seen him this season. Shame they’re both left footed.

I can't understand the aversion to having two left footed centre halves, how many right footed centre half pairings are there in world football? I'd say most centre half pairings are two right footers.

I get what you mean, as Arteta clearly wants a right footer and a left footer in there. That's a shame because for me Gabriel and Mari are probably our two best CB's.

DenMan

Utd are safe and Leicester look to be heading out with the draw tomorrow.

Ardennes1944

I'm hoping for FC Molde

beer enigma

Vardy out of EL gives me a lovely warm fuzzy revenge feeling

pudzey101

Have to say Tierney and saka have been incredible for us. Especially Tierney I've been watching him during his celtic days and he's just a pure player you don't get these days.

pudzey101

And yes I rate Tierney higher than Robertson

Arghus

Great result. Could have done without the extra stress, but it made the eventual triumph feel sweeter. Saka is the man.

Didn't feel confident going into it. 1-1 was a dodgy result from the first leg. And at 2-1 I thought it was over. It felt like it was just going to be one of those familiar nights: left ruefully thinking about missed chances and the unfairness of being knocked out on "away" goals despite neither being at home or away at any stage during the tie. There was an element of farce to that outcome that felt very on-brand and impossible to pass up for Arsenal.

So the team digging it out and going through was quite, quite, satisfying.

mossie

Molde would probably be the best to draw but wouldn't be surprised to be drawn with Spurs or United.

5star02707

This was when we're 2-1 down

https://twitter.com/Currader/status/1365066248590090244?s=19

5star02707

5star02707 wrote: »

This was when we're 2-1 down

https://twitter.com/Currader/status/1365066248590090244?s=19

It worked out well in the end, but his argument of working in tight spaces doesn't make much sense to me. I'd say Pepe is better Willian in this regard.

Marcus Antonius

Like everyone else on here, thought the game was dead when we went 2-1 down. Wasn't convinced we'd come back even when Tierney scored another class and extremely important goal. Was delighted to see him score and get the lads fired up and going for it. The goal was deserved in the end and great play from Saka, what we're coming to expect these days. Be interesting to see who we get next, will need to be more clinical whoever it is, hopefully we can keep the run going in this as the league looks like a lost race (for champions league places), although it's been such a strange season you never know where you're going to end up.

5star02707

Basil3 wrote: »

It worked out well in the end, but his argument of working in tight spaces doesn't make much sense to me. I'd say Pepe is better Willian in this regard.

I agree on what you said but for Arteta, Willian can create more chances than Pepe. It's Pepe's final ball / pass / decision making which he doesn't trust from my understanding.

DvB

How many thought after Auba put us 3-2 up that VAR would disallow it... I know I get that sinking feeling so many time snow its sucking any enjoyment out of the game.

2ndcoming

Are teams from same country not kept apart til after this round?

2ndcoming

If we do get one and win it would be a great step towards going deep.

Slim enough chance there's only 2 out of 15, personally I'd take Rangers first or else any of the remaining lower ranked teams. Let Spurs and United draw each other!

What time is it on?

5star02707

If we manage to get Spurs that's 3 North London Derby in a row

Quazzie

Is there seeding in this round or is it a free for all?

Quazzie

There's 4 teams that we can come against who I would fear. Spurs, United, Roma and Ajax.

Reallistically anyone outside them 4 we should be beating.

Would be interesting to come against Emery with Villareal.

DenMan

The last 16 draw is live on the UEFA website @12pm. COYG

DenMan

I've a funny feeling we're going to get Slavia Prague.

wonga77

Quazzie wrote: »

There's 4 teams that we can come against who I would fear. Spurs, United, Roma and Ajax.

Reallistically anyone outside them 4 we should be beating.

Would be interesting to come against Emery with Villareal.

Id add AC to that list. Rangers will be no pushover for any team either. Gerrard has done a great job there.
Id be disgusted if Mourinho put us out

Ol' Donie

DenMan wrote: »

I've a funny feeling we're going to get Slavia Prague.

I'd say there's about a 2% chance of us getting anyone that isn't Spurs or United.

al87987

Delighted to be through but my god we made that difficult. Shot ourselves in the foot three times (superb free kick though) against a really poor Benfica side, no surprise to see them having their worst league run im years. Doesn't say much for us that we were 5 minutes from going out.

Jmac24128

We are well able the win this competition, just got to cut out errors. So hard to watch when it's brain-dead errors that put us in trouble

darego

Olympiacos vs Arsenal. I will take that

5star02707

Haha back in Greece again

https://twitter.com/AFCFixtureNews/status/1365274477119086595?s=19

Royale with Cheese

That's actually hilarious.

wonga77

Olympiakos vs Arsenal

Manchester United vs AC Milan
Dinamo Zagreb vs Tottenham Hotspur
Slavia Prague vs Rangers
Ajax vs BSC Young Boys
Dynamo Kiev vs Villarreal
Roma vs Shakhtar Donetsk
Granada vs Molde

DenMan

Back to Greece again! Happy with that. The more Arteta works with the players now the better we'll get as a team. Utd got Milan.

al87987

darego wrote: »

Olympiacos vs Arsenal. I will take that

I actually don't like the draw, not just because we seem to play them every year, but they're just the type of team we underestimate and can catch us out.

Our record against them seems to bear that out, played 10, won 5 and lost 5. Pretty bad all things considered.

Anyway this competition looks really winnable this year, happy not to see the likes of Sevilla or Athletico in it.

5star02707

Spurs will not travel on their first leg tie before our NLD

https://twitter.com/DaleJohnsonESPN/status/1365274988375396353?s=19

DenMan

How would that work if neither club was the national cup holder? Say both teams got in to the Europa League via the league, 5th and 6th place and a Champions League placed team won the domestic cups. Just curious!

Irish Aris

one of the teams that I didn't want.
I am from Greece and have many friends that support Olympiacos - I will never hear the end of it if we get knocked out by them two years in a row.

Underground

United v Milan is a great draw for us. Bit more hopeful about the EL now.

2ndcoming

5star02707 wrote: »

Spurs will not travel on their first leg tie before our NLD

https://twitter.com/DaleJohnsonESPN/status/1365274988375396353?s=19

Ludicrous rules continue. That only makes sense when fans are attending. It's a big boost for them for the NLD... easier draw and now no travel.

Ol' Donie

Underground wrote: »

United v Milan is a great draw for us. Bit more hopeful about the EL now.

United Vs Ivan Gazidis.

I'd almost be up for United.

beer enigma

Some of Liams' best moments

https://youtu.be/HFOK03X5NLM

Sorry it wouldn't embed, but well worth a look