UCL | PSG v Arsenal | 13th of September at 19:45 (GMT)

[redanddread]

 

[asukru]

Watched the game last night after avoiding the score all day while at work lol. Must say I thought we were truly going to get a beating in the first half, but football is a funny game and in the second we came out with a different game plan it seemed. I was impressed with Veratti, Di Maria and Aurier for PSG. On our side, once Giroud came on we finally looked like us again. Alexis cannot be played up top. Must admit that I was shocked to see Ospina starting but did he ever impress...my MOTM for sure. Happy with the result even though the balance of the game doesn't reflect it lol.

 

[redanddread]

 

[ArtetaCognition]

I'm 90% sure it's actually just an agreement where Cech gets league games and Ospina gets cup games, unless injuries or significantly poor form comes into play.

I may be wrong on this one but I'm convinced that Cech was dropped. Last season when he did the CL rotation thing, the full backs and other positions were also changed. Cech was poor against Liverpool and poor on Tadic's goal. Ospina is a more than adequate replacement.

I don't understand what benefit it would give Wenger to tell Ospina he would get X games a season. Ospina will leave Arsenal at the end of his contract if he's not the #1 so I'm not sure what difference it would make honestly.

 

[CurryFlavoured]

Good result but we're lucky we didn't concede 5. Not looking good, why is Xhaka not starting?

 

[Penn_]

I may be wrong on this one but I'm convinced that Cech was dropped. Last season when he did the CL rotation thing, the full backs and other positions were also changed. Cech was poor against Liverpool and poor on Tadic's goal. Ospina is a more than adequate replacement.

I don't understand what benefit it would give Wenger to tell Ospina he would get X games a season. Ospina will leave Arsenal at the end of his contract if he's not the #1 so I'm not sure what difference it would make honestly.

I thought most agreed it was pretty unlucky?

 

[remains]

I may be wrong on this one but I'm convinced that Cech was dropped. Last season when he did the CL rotation thing, the full backs and other positions were also changed. Cech was poor against Liverpool and poor on Tadic's goal. Ospina is a more than adequate replacement.

I don't understand what benefit it would give Wenger to tell Ospina he would get X games a season. Ospina will leave Arsenal at the end of his contract if he's not the #1 so I'm not sure what difference it would make honestly.

Cech was unlucky on the Southampton goal imo. Did well to reach it. Made some big saves later in the match too.

 

[Hegemony]

Once again we got off to a slow start, just like the Southampton game. We need to either give Perez a shot of stick with Giroud up front, we lose a dangerous winger when we shoehorn Alexis into the striker role and gain a quiet striker in return.

We're riding our luck, doubt it'll last forever. But all in all 1-1 against PSG away from home is far from a bad result. Ospina fighting hard for a starting place, quality performance.

 

[carlito'sway]

I think Mustafi rating is way too harsh. He was a 5, imo, Santi as well.

 

[say yes]

Ratings look spot on tbh, maybe a bit generous to us if anything.

 

[HollandGooner]

How many times did we played a match when we were the better team for over 90 minutes but ended up with nothing?

Ofcourse PSG had enough chances to finish off the match but we also had some chances with Iwobi on the end, which could he decided the result in our favour. I am more then happy with a draw they are a good team.

BTW Ospina was great happy to see him playing like that.

 

[ksarp]

While I am still laboring through the match ( got a new born) so far I can't help but lament the lack of communication/leadership on the team. As far as I can tell, no one made the effort to ream Iwobi for leaving Nacho isolated in a 2 v 1 situation. I can't see Tony Adams and Vieira standing for that crap..but it starts with the coach!

 

[Makingtrax]

That's a pretty asinine argument, tbh. If the boot was on the other foot, we would have been extremely frustrated.

When we're all over teams and miss our chances and they come back and draw or even win (like the 2-1 Swansea game last season) on AM we're deemed to be sh*t and they out played us.

When a team is all over us, like PSG, and miss their chances, and we come back and draw or win - on AM we're deemed to be sh*t and they out played us.

If we're talking asinine arguments . . . . there's a couple for you.

 

[RUS arsenal]

I missed you too!

And indeed; let's hope so, one can only prove the haters wrong so many times before it gets boring.

The space cat is back!!! :bounce:

And I got a like from @say yes?! What earth-shattering events unfolded here while I was gone?

 

[Vinci]

Those ratings are ridiculous, you'd think Mustafi scored a hattrick of own goals.

Was especially impressed with Marquinhos by the way, absolute elite talent. Unbelievable they played David Luiz ahead of him last season.

 

[carlito'sway]

Those ratings are ridiculous, you'd think Mustafi scored a hattrick of own goals.

Was especially impressed with Marquinhos by the way, absolute elite talent. Unbelievable they played David Luiz ahead of him last season.

With Veratti and Marquinhos, they have a spine for the long run.

 

[yybecause]

Mustafi 2, Iwobi 5. Lol

 

[razörist]

Cavani got a 4? They must have mixed it up with the amount of buts he should have scored.

 

[hydrofluoric acid]

Ratings look spot on tbh, maybe a bit generous to us if anything.

Those rating would make @fabo proud!

 

[fabo]

Who remembers Ian Wright's goal away to Auxerre.

Unbelievably good.