CL: Dinamo Zagreb vs Arsenal | 08/08/06

[gunnerturk]

Is it me or does toure look a little out of shape? He didn't seem to have the same speed as before

I gotta admit, Djourou caught the eye more...

Djourou looks like he'll give senderos a run for his money. showed great speed, something senderos lacks

He did look so comfartable and full of confidance. Great performance from such a young guy.

 

[bobbydazzler]

Justin Hoyte was a huge disappointment

 

[Nickáó]

Djourou played a blinder

 

[gun4glory]

If anyone's gotta a link for th highlights, please PM me a link... Thanks...

 

[RC8]

Some pics from Zagreb...

Wow! that's pretty impressive support for Zagreb. Thanks for the pics, they're great.

 

[Viper]

Justin Hoyte was a huge disappointment

Yep.

He looked out of depth.

 

[bobbydazzler]

i think traore should start the next leg. there will be less pressure on him and so would be a great opportunity

 

[flaunt]

3-0 is a good lead, but Dinamo were dangerous. The tie is nearly over, but it's hardly dead.

I'd only play Traore after 70 mins, in fact I'd only play TH14 after 70 minutes.

RvP & Adebayor looked good, and this result won't hurt their confidence.

And that's why Cesc is such a great prospect & great midfielder. His Reyes hug... a hug to stay, or a hug goodbye?

 

[quattro]

fantastic result. thanks for the great pics Dinamovac69

 

[gun4glory]

3-0 is a good lead, but Dinamo were dangerous. The tie is nearly over, but it's hardly dead.

I'd only play Traore after 70 mins, in fact I'd only play TH14 after 70 minutes.

RvP & Adebayor looked good, and this result won't hurt their confidence.

And that's why Cesc is such a great prospect & great midfielder. His Reyes hug... a hug to stay, or a hug goodbye?

:shock:
Say what now?

Man, I'm not being naive, bur this is dead and buried...

 

[goonerz49]

i've said all along hoyte doesn't have "it" what wenger players have, he has no future at arsenal, and like i said i've said that all along i'm not just basing that on tonights performance

 

[Viper]

3-0 is a good lead, but Dinamo were dangerous. The tie is nearly over, but it's hardly dead.

I'd only play Traore after 70 mins, in fact I'd only play TH14 after 70 minutes.

RvP & Adebayor looked good, and this result won't hurt their confidence.

And that's why Cesc is such a great prospect & great midfielder. His Reyes hug... a hug to stay, or a hug goodbye?

He hugged Reyes? Was this when he scored his first goal or his second goal? I think its more likely to be a goodbye hug as Reyes hasn't played at all.

 

[patrick42uk]

few observations

we seem to be playing 4-1-3-2. hleb and rosicky played very narrow in the space between attack and defence.

gilberto is an extra defender essentially. we defend with three with the full backs getting forward as often as possible. wenger was never going to spend big money to replace gilberto. we dont need him to be a brilliant paser because the three in front of him are already great at controlling possesion.

we were pleasing on the eye omething we werent for large parts of last season. the build up play in getting the ball to the forwards was brilliant.

after the first half i was going to say we havent dealt with the killer instinct problem. i think it could be a roblem in the future. my main worry is that not enough from hleb and rosicky in terms of getting beyond the front me and pentrating. this is the best way to counter men behind the ball. the first time a midfielder got beyond the striker in that game, we scored. ribery and ljungberg could deal with that problem hopefully.

hleb is an interesting option. he can change the pace of attacks with his pentrative dribbling. i think this will win us some games this year.

fabregas might get a few goals this year. the incrdible thing is that he is so young and the type of midfielder he will be wont be decided for another 4 to 5 years. it seems he can add goal scoring to his armoury.

 

[flaunt]

3-0 is a good lead, but Dinamo were dangerous. The tie is nearly over, but it's hardly dead.

I'd only play Traore after 70 mins, in fact I'd only play TH14 after 70 minutes.

RvP & Adebayor looked good, and this result won't hurt their confidence.

And that's why Cesc is such a great prospect & great midfielder. His Reyes hug... a hug to stay, or a hug goodbye?

:shock:
Say what now?

Man, I'm not being naive, bur this is dead and buried...

I'm just saying that 2 quick goals and the jitters return. It can happen. That's why we still play football matches. The absurd does happen. And it's part of my superstition. Expect the worst... escape with a 3-0 win.

But it's moot anyway. Wenger decides the squad, and we will have most of our squad up and ready for it by then. 2nd leg is bound to feel more like a pre-season game for our World Cup stars.

 

[gun4glory]

3-0 is a good lead, but Dinamo were dangerous. The tie is nearly over, but it's hardly dead.

I'd only play Traore after 70 mins, in fact I'd only play TH14 after 70 minutes.

RvP & Adebayor looked good, and this result won't hurt their confidence.

And that's why Cesc is such a great prospect & great midfielder. His Reyes hug... a hug to stay, or a hug goodbye?

:shock:
Say what now?

Man, I'm not being naive, bur this is dead and buried...

I'm just saying that 2 quick goals and the jitters return. It can happen. That's why we still play football matches. The absurd does happen. And it's part of my superstition. Expect the worst... escape with a 3-0 win.

But it's moot anyway. Wenger decides the squad, and we will have most of our squad up and ready for it by then. 2nd leg is bound to feel more like a pre-season game for our World Cup stars.

I gotta say, it's unlikey. :wink:

 

[vanderguy]

Can we cancel the next leg because the tie is DEAD and BURIED

 

[gunner_down_under]

anyone got the highlights? PM me, I'll give you 5 bucks!

 

[Mr_LDoubleU]

few observations

we seem to be playing 4-1-3-2. hleb and rosicky played very narrow in the space between attack and defence.

gilberto is an extra defender essentially. we defend with three with the full backs getting forward as often as possible. wenger was never going to spend big money to replace gilberto. we dont need him to be a brilliant paser because the three in front of him are already great at controlling possesion.

we were pleasing on the eye omething we werent for large parts of last season. the build up play in getting the ball to the forwards was brilliant.

after the first half i was going to say we havent dealt with the killer instinct problem. i think it could be a roblem in the future. my main worry is that not enough from hleb and rosicky in terms of getting beyond the front me and pentrating. this is the best way to counter men behind the ball. the first time a midfielder got beyond the striker in that game, we scored. ribery and ljungberg could deal with that problem hopefully.

hleb is an interesting option. he can change the pace of attacks with his pentrative dribbling. i think this will win us some games this year.

fabregas might get a few goals this year. the incrdible thing is that he is so young and the type of midfielder he will be wont be decided for another 4 to 5 years. it seems he can add goal scoring to his armoury.

442 mate , dont be fooled by the fluent attacking play and off the ball movement, this is why we are such a good team

 

[wengerboy]

cesc reminds me of another 4 letter word......... zico

 

[_scorpion_]

few observations

we seem to be playing 4-1-3-2. hleb and rosicky played very narrow in the space between attack and defence.

gilberto is an extra defender essentially. we defend with three with the full backs getting forward as often as possible. wenger was never going to spend big money to replace gilberto. we dont need him to be a brilliant paser because the three in front of him are already great at controlling possesion.

we were pleasing on the eye omething we werent for large parts of last season. the build up play in getting the ball to the forwards was brilliant.

after the first half i was going to say we havent dealt with the killer instinct problem. i think it could be a roblem in the future. my main worry is that not enough from hleb and rosicky in terms of getting beyond the front me and pentrating. this is the best way to counter men behind the ball. the first time a midfielder got beyond the striker in that game, we scored. ribery and ljungberg could deal with that problem hopefully.

hleb is an interesting option. he can change the pace of attacks with his pentrative dribbling. i think this will win us some games this year.

fabregas might get a few goals this year. the incrdible thing is that he is so young and the type of midfielder he will be wont be decided for another 4 to 5 years. it seems he can add goal scoring to his armoury.

442 mate , dont be fooled by the fluent attacking play and off the ball movement, this is why we are such a good team

Patrick42uk is correct.

It is a 4-1-3-2 system.

2 out and out strikers.

3 in the middle with the wider two that can cut in and fullbacks that make the attack wider when required.

Gilberto protecting the defenders and as correctly pointed out by Patrick42uk, the reason why there is no need to spend 20 million pounds on a DM who shields and collects the ball.

That's what you can expect at Ashburton Grove.