Today's Football 2015 / 16

[Tubey]

They've just found it hard to break Arsenal down with their 11 men behind the ball tactic.

Arsenal haven't got at them once in the second half really.

Yet the score is...?

Football is about pragmatism. Flashy, predictable stuff can be nullified by smart game management.

Arsenal allowed them to play 30 yards out and dared them to break them down - they couldn't, played on the counter, used Walcott's pace better than Bayern ever used Lewandowski, and as a result the team who executed their game plan the best is in the lead.

 

[Rook]

We are getting smashed by Arsenal on Saturday aren't we

Past Arsenal events are not indicative of future events. They might be a bit tired, no reason why we can't get a point at least.

 

[Mikey_Fitzgerald]

Defo a goal that

Fair play

 

[longers]

commentators had an absolute mare at the end there lol

 

[TheAlmightyFloater]

All credit to Arsenal.

That was a good match to watch.

 

[MikeH72]

We're on a hiding to nothing on Saturday

 

[dannyboy]

Yet the score is...?

Football is about pragmatism. Flashy, predictable stuff can be nullified by smart game management.

Arsenal allowed them to play 30 yards out and dared them to break them down - they couldn't, played on the counter, used Walcott's pace better than Bayern ever used Lewandowski, and as a result the team who executed their game plan the best is in the lead.

I agree that Arsenal's tactics were spot on, probably would have been a different story with Gotze, Ribery and Robben out there though.

Bayern didn't offer enough going forward at all, absolutely criminal when you have that much talent there.

 

[dannyboy]

Past Arsenal events are not indicative of future events. They might be a bit tired, no reason why we can't get a point at least.

At least a point haha, isn't the last time we won there in 1996?

If we got a draw I'd be amazed.

 

[rascal]

Yet the score is...?

Football is about pragmatism. Flashy, predictable stuff can be nullified by smart game management.

Arsenal allowed them to play 30 yards out and dared them to break them down - they couldn't, played on the counter, used Walcott's pace better than Bayern ever used Lewandowski, and as a result the team who executed their game plan the best is in the lead.

You're talking bollox, Cech was man of the match.

 

[davek]

We're on a hiding to nothing on Saturday

They'll have to re-focus.

I'd rather they won than lose tonight.

 

[Rook]

Wowza!

Serious questions need to be asked about Roma for them throwing that away

Could have been something like 7-6. Both D's were an enjoyable dumpster fire.

 

[jal123]

They'll have to re-focus.

I'd rather they won than lose tonight.

Nonsense, they're in terrific form. The absolutely obliterated the side that breezed past us on Saturday recently and they've just beaten the best side in Europe. You're absolutely nuts.

 

[davek]

Bellerin's pace with the ball at the end there for the 2nd goal - supberb. He's defo the best RB in the PL. Sorry to say.

 

[Rook]

At least a point haha, isn't the last time we won there in 1996?

If we got a draw I'd be amazed.

That just means we are due to smash them 7-2.

 

[davek]

Nonsense, they're in terrific form. The absolutely obliterated the side that breezed past us on Saturday recently and they've just beaten the best side in Europe. You're absolutely nuts.

Yeah, Arsenal are known for their ability to keep focus week in week out.

Pffft!