CL: Olympiacos FC vs Arsenal FC - Wed. Dec 9th, 7:45pm

[redanddread]

Banned, as it's been stated approximately 5.233 times in this thread already.

Ok. ops:

 

[redanddread]

If we did get Wolfsburg we better hope that they're not this season's Monaco!!!

 

[Rimaal]

BTW; my commentators last night were Martin Tyler and Danny Higgenbotham. Not Michael Owen as I thought yesterday.

Both Tyler and Higgenbotham were superb.

 

[redanddread]

Never in doubt!

 

[redwhiteAustrian]

If we did get Wolfsburg we better hope that they're not this season's Monaco!!!

They aren't, their defense isn't that great.

 

[RUS arsenal]

Banned, as it's been stated approximately 5.233 times in this thread already.

Wait, who is banned?

 

[Rimaal]

I'm watching the match again, that's how good we were...

Having said that, the first 20 mins or so were dire.

 

[Rimaal]

And may I just add how good the ref was. He was magnificent. never once top succumb to the pressure of the crowed. Made the tough decisions, and made them definitively.

 

[bingobob]

And may I just add how good the ref was. He was magnificent. never once top succumb to the pressure of the crowed. Made the tough decisions, and made them definitively.

Even booked their player for diving.

I think the only reason he gave the penalty was because five minutes before hand he gave a free against Flamini for a handball. I don't think either would be given in the league given the distance and power the balls were struck but good to see consistency in his decision making.

In the end a top performance. It's a shame we had to leave it late but let's face it with this group it was unlikely we'd finish top. The main thing is we now show as a team we've learnt over the last four seasons or so and don't go out in the last 16 otherwise it was a pointless victory.

 

[Rimaal]

Had Olympiakos had better finishers, they could have easily been 2 goals up by the end of 30 mins. We need to start our matches better if we're to progress into the quarters.


We neeeeed to buy a CDM.

 

[redwhiteAustrian]

You could sense from the start that our players were up for it. There always are certain signs at the start of the games (movement, sharpness of passing), of where we'd be going in terms of overall performance.

 

[Rimaal]

You could sense from the start that our players are up for it. There always are certain signs at the start of the games (movement, sharpness of passing), of where we'd be going in terms of overall performance.

I could sense no such thing. The beginning of the match was awful from us. It wasn't until the 1st goal, 30 mins in, that we actually looked to win it.

 

[SA Gunner]

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[redwhiteAustrian]

I don't mind the typical shakyness at the start of every game anymore, it's the way our players move, pass and make themselves available that was encouarging to see, despite a rather flat first 20 minutes.

 

[redanddread]

Wenger got his excuses ready - Stupid goal rules, injuries, doping - take your pick - I think it will be all three

Hmmmmm......even the Greeks liked this post.

 

[redanddread]

I don't mind the typical shakyness at the start of every game anymore, it's the way our players move, pass and make themselves available that was encouarging to see, despite a rather flat first 20 minutes.

It was a ropey first 20 mins for sure!

 

[redwhiteAustrian]

What I like the most about the current group of players is, that there seems to be a bond between them, something we've not had in the post Highbury era. That bond grew the last couple of seasons, partly surely down to the Cup wins as well.

I like the work rate we put in these days too, it's a huge difference to pre 2012, when we struggled more with ourselves on the pitch than with the opposition.

 

[kopzilla]

Wow...never thought we would do it...but backs backs to the wall...WE DID IT! We are through!

It was fun reading through the posts without checking the result...

Hope there were no injuries...lets carry this confidence and form in he league.

So no CL till Feb...just have to focus on our league form.

 

[Oh_Snap]

and Per,
would be massive moment for him, he played over 200 matches for Wolfsburg

Am i missing the Joke here? Merte & Özil played for Werder Bremen. Mertesacker also played for Hannover. It's all 'Niedersachsen' but that's about it.

 

[Rimaal]

I don't mind the typical shakyness at the start of every game anymore, it's the way our players move, pass and make themselves available that was encouarging to see, despite a rather flat first 20 minutes.

Playing against Barca, RM, AM, Or even Wolfsburg, 20 minutes of a shaky start can cost us the game. Think our performance against Man U but in reverse.

We need a CDM.