ggunner12345
Active Member
Ribery is out of the game
It is not going to happen, but it is the strongest lineup that I think we have for those r fit for this game:
Cech
Bellerin holding kos Monreal
Ox Xhaka
Perez Sanchez welbeck
Giroud
Wenger just have no guts to play youngster like holding, but indeed is much better than muatafi and Gabriel
Ospina
Bellerin mustaffi kos gibbs
Ox. Eleny. Xhaka
Welbez alexis Lucas
The concept of a cup keeper is ridiculous. Both keepers know they are getting a certain amount of games irrespective of performance. What motivation is there for either of them? Ospina isn't even a number 2. He plays all the cup games and knows he will be unable to play Premier league games. Every top club has a keeper who is number 1 and the number 2 tries to displace that keeper. If not, or no injury occurs, he doesn't play. That's the life of a keeper. Not at Arsenal though.
Ha, can't remember ref issue vs Liverpool. What happened? Need to get my anger back on .We got ****ed badly by referees against Liverpool in the next round, hard to forget that one
Walcott is the only survivor from back then (unfortunately), he made a legendary run for that Adebayor goal though.
In the 1st leg, Kuyt took Hleb out in the box, clear penalty not given. Pretty sure Babel dived for their penalty at Anfield as well.Ha, can't remember ref issue vs Liverpool. What happened? Need to get my anger back on
In the 1st leg, Kuyt took Hleb out in the box, clear penalty not given. Pretty sure Babel dived for their penalty at Anfield as well.
I like your post except I don't understand the bold part. I thought Watford, Chelsea and other matches in the league when we could have gone top with a win, mattered. No?Most of the people here who read my posts (aka nobody) will know that I think we need a new manager at the end of this season. My unwavering love for Wenger does not extend to a belief that he should be our boss forever - football evolves and we need to freshen things up.
With that said, I seem to be one of the most optimistic Gooners around when it comes to this game. It feels like the first time in a long time that we've played a match that actually matters and I think the players will perform in a way that reflects that. Bayern are a great team, of course, and their problems have been amplified. What is noticeable, though, is that they aren't putting up 4 and 5 goals on a regular basis like they were last time we played them. Obviously, this is vital for our chance of success. I hope we go there and play a rugged, defensively compact game.
I don't envy Wenger for this one. Özil, on form, hasn't been great. But with the news of Xabi Alonso being out.. that likely means Thiago drops to the #6. I want players in our attack who can finish more than create.. and therefore, I'd be looking at Lucas Perez (RW) and Welbeck (LW). If he decides to play Özil, then he will be #10 with Alexis in front. If not, Alexis at #10 with Welbeck up top and Walcott on the left. I think we'd have success with Theo pinning back Lahm.
These players need to be ready to defend first and foremost and counter attack when given the opportunity. All it takes is 1 goal and we're in a ****ing great position and when you look at Bayern's defence.. you don't see a lot of pace.
We were denied a clear pen for Hleb in the first leg and Babel got a soft penalty to basically give them the winner iirc.Ha, can't remember ref issue vs Liverpool. What happened? Need to get my anger back on .