UEL QF 1st Leg: Arsenal v CSKA Moscow | April 5, 2018 20:05 BST | BT Sport

[Aevi]

A 3-goal cushion should be enough for the away leg. Hopefully we approach that game with a similar intensity as today, and don't get too comfortable with the lead.

Great performance today, the attacking play was outstanding.

 

[Makingtrax]

Wenger learnt a few more things today:

Even Elneny is better than Wilshere at the moment.

Kos and Mustafi have a mistake in them every game.

Ramsey's back on a purple patch.

Laca, Mkhi and Özil are almost unplayable

Welbeck, Iwobi are a couple of levels below

Monreal is still class and a level up on Bellerin in defence.

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

8 goals 7assist for Ramsey this season only few mid players can do that. He important player and we should give good contract

 

[Sanis]

You wont leave this alone.

I won't, believe me, they will find excuse for this result

 

[HBL]

Can’t just be me that is a little frustrated? We should’ve put 7 or 8 past them, third time we’ve scored 4 in the first half this season and we haven’t scored more than 5 in any of those games.

Oh well, great performance. Feel for Jack, trying too hard to impress and doesn’t look fresh at all. Completely different player to the one that came into the team in January.

Mustafi is awful.

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

How we'll fit laca and Auba in same side great to problem to have but you can't put one of them on bench

 

[bingobob]

Great performance. We should be confident of moving into the semi final at this stage.

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

Iwobi look really lack confidence not happy with that and really worried

 

[bingobob]

How we'll fit laca and Auba in same side great to problem to have but you can't put one of them on bench

Auba Laca Özil
Xhaka Wilshere Ramsey

Alternate in Miki in any place of your choosing, which shouldn't be difficult given how we need to better rest players to prevent injury.

 

[TromsoGooner]

Good win. Özil was brilliant, Ramsey also very good. Watching Wilshere tonight was just depressing and with this defending Griezmann and Costa will get a hat-trick each.

 

[bingobob]

Iwobi look really lack confidence not happy with that and really worried

Double quote. I still think he tried to shoot with that Lacazette miss. Worrying as like others he has the attributes to succeed just not sure if our method of play can help him succeed.

 

[TromsoGooner]

Iwobi look really lack confidence not happy with that and really worried

I actually thought Iwobi was decent when he came on. Obviously in awe of Özil though, looks for him every time.

 

[rich 1990]

CSKA's defenders planning to deal with our strikers.

 

[A_G]

Looks like the drop off in the 2nd half was planned to an extent

 

[Rex Stone]

Tbf a lot of teams drop off after an all out first half, happened to us in that 5-1 loss to Pool, Pool when they were up last night etc etc.

 

[Ara]

Auba Laca Özil
Xhaka Wilshere Ramsey

Alternate in Miki in any place of your choosing, which shouldn't be difficult given how we need to better rest players to prevent injury.

I think Miki is a solid starter.

 

[Ashybashy86]

Very enjoyable first half. What this team would be with a solid DM like N'Zonzi and a better CB than Mustafi.

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

Looks like the drop off in the 2nd half was planned to an extent

Good idea even when we dropped off we could've scored 3 more goals so that's positive

 

[YeahBee]

Auba Laca Özil
Xhaka Wilshere Ramsey

Alternate in Miki in any place of your choosing, which shouldn't be difficult given how we need to better rest players to prevent injury.

Yes but

Not
Auba Laca Özil

Auba Laca
-----Özil---

Easy as you say to rotate Mkith (or given recent performances Mkith>Wilshere heck neny >Wilshere

But if we get a hard tackling mofo he to would be easy to rotate

Even place for a young cm signing and a winger/striker

 

[krengon]

Ramsey's back on a purple patch.
.

This is his level when he's not constantly bothered by injuries. Every time he gets an extended run of games he performs at this level, it's not a purple patch.