Loss Champions League Round of 16: FC Porto 1 - 0 Arsenal | Wednesday 21st February | KO: 20:00 GMT | TNT Sports

Prediction

Porto 0-2 Arsenal

 

[SA Gunner]

Ok first half. Should be 1 down. I take the draw and try to beat them at home. You can see our clear weakness as a team. Fullbacks are average and Martinelli is not good enough

They didnt deserve to score anything, even that moment of luck where they ball missed the goals.

They are doing nothing here but sitting tight in their midblock and waiting for mistakes. That and going long for aerial duels and second balls is basically their gameplan .

 

[Gooner Zig]

First half went as I expected, we seem pretty content just to control the ball and take the crowd out, I would have liked us to be a bit more adventurous but that's okay, it's a two-leg tie and we don't need to win it in the first half.

 

[Trilly]

looking like a side who's not used to this stage, these types of opponents, how games are officiated in Europe.

That said Porto have absolutely nothing and their entire game plan is based on keeping us out so we'll go through easily.

But @A_G told me that Arteta started the season slow on purpose so we could win this 5-0?

 

[El Duderino]

Jesus would’ve been good for tonight. A bit of trickiness and unpredictability.

Another one that needs to be moved if anyone offer us good money. Just can't carry this many injured players.

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

Looks like some of our players are wearing the wrong footwear. Slipping and sliding on the pitch

Yep our players not comfortable with it at all

 

[grange]

I sense another needed Dubai trip brewing. We look disinterested.

 

[db10_therza]

@db10_therza come and back your boy!

lol he’s not a had a good game but we’re also not even trying to find him with the early ball. It seems tactical - Arteta really doesn’t want to concede here I feel.

We did it once and he put a great cross in that predictably no one bothered to attack.

Trossard and Saliba have been the worst players, closely followed by Havertz and Martinelli

 

[Tir Na Nog]

But @A_G told me that Arteta started the season slow on purpose so we could win this 5-0?

We're starting games slow on purpose now.

 

[El Duderino]

Have you seen Arteta's record in Europe though?

You mean that european semi final he got to? /s

 

[Rasmi]

They didnt deserve to score anything, even that moment of luck where they ball missed the goals.

They are doing nothing here but sitting tight in their midblock and waiting for mistakes. That and going long for aerial duels is basically it.

We are doing even less.

 

[jones]

We batter them at home so even a 1-0 loss here isn’t bad.

Standard of the CL has definitely fallen.

Same Arsenal team put eleven in the net in their last two domestic away games.

Football is so sh*t these days just steroids and vibes.

 

[HollandGooner]

300 passes and 0 shots on target nice

It seems like we went back before the winter break. I think we are afraid to conceed.

 

[El Duderino]

I sense another needed Dubai trip brewing. We look disinterested.

What would be the Dubai of England?

 

[Trilly]

We're starting games slow on purpose now.

The mans genius knows no bounds

 

[HollandGooner]

Was hoping we’d just come in and blow them away but I guess that was wishful thinking.

Even if they’re weaker than us on paper they’re still big fishes in Portugal. They have the experience and confidence, no rolling over like West Ham or Burnley.

We are afraid sort off or its tactics.

 

[avenellroad]

As expected, a Fulham like opponent and a physical game.

Porto arent interested in anything but second balls and misplaced passes. They hold their central block well and force us wide where they can safely swarm on us.

We need to be sharper in possession and need something more behind their tight block in the middle. Ødegaard is finding space there, and we need to make those moments count more.

We must score first here, and that will force them to open up and take risks.

Looks like they are pressing hard when they are in their shape. I do expect them to tire and some gaps to open up as a result.

We just need to move the ball a bit quicker and not do anything silly

 

[Vibra]

Jorginho needs to come on asap, Havertz' runs aren't much good if we can't play it out from the back, I'd take off him or Trossard/Martinelli who've been mostly useless

We could really do with having Jesus in there tonight, can't have just two players out there capable of a one two under a bit of pressure

 

[SA Gunner]

We are doing even less.

And what does that have to do with price of eggs?

 

[BigPoppaPump]

You mean that european semi final he got to? /s

Getting knocked out by Emery after sacking him was a bad look but didn't we get knocked out in the first knockout stage for the next two?

 

[Sniper Mik]

If we lose this game, I wouldn't put it past us to go out at the Emirates. We get desperate when chasing a lead and leave massive gaps in behind. Exactly what Porto are looking for.