UCL: Arsenal Vs FC Barcelona 1st k/o round
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Arsenal just cannot sit back and defend here the whole match. If they can get through Barcelona, then it would be even better than the team they get drawn to in the next round.
Arsenal need to focus on their own game, and just have the likes of Villa, Messi, Iniesta and Xavi quiet, which is easier said than done. Retention of possession and quick counter-attacking and the odd one-two should break one or two chances.
Also, if they can get Clichy to play like he did last year at the Nou Camp, then they have a half-chance. To the minimum.
Arsenal need to focus on their own game, and just have the likes of Villa, Messi, Iniesta and Xavi quiet, which is easier said than done. Retention of possession and quick counter-attacking and the odd one-two should break one or two chances.
Also, if they can get Clichy to play like he did last year at the Nou Camp, then they have a half-chance. To the minimum.
Clichy hasn't been a great LB for the last couple of seasons now, but I don't see how he could only include Fabregas in players he would move to the Barcelona bench as RVP > Bojan and Sagna > Adriano off the top of my head.
Clichy vs Abidal??
Plus there is the new hotshot Brazilian Adriano too and he looks decent
Fabregas will have the best chance imo
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true that, i guess RVP can get in if he manages to unseat Pedro on the left wing and I thought Adriano is a LB?
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jeez i did not say you had no confidence i just said you will not be high on confidence, after your second half against Newcastle and you win against Wigan was routine too
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i doubt any of Chelsea's players can get in too except for Ashley Cole and maybe Essien, their whole team is irreplecable and packed with the best players in the world in nearly every position
Considering we conceded the 4 goals while Squillaci was on the field, that game is only a valid point if he plays. With DJ and Kos our defence is considerably better. Of course it wasn't a confidence boost, but we have put that behind us with a good performance against Wolves.
I doubt Mascherano will even play. Of course Villa is amazing, but Ibra is no mug either.
And who will Pique be playing with? Milito or Abidal, neither are really good CB's.
Why would we not be going in with confidence? 8 games without losing, one really poor half isn't going to knock their confidence that much, especially when it wasnt even our most recent game.
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alcaraz please answer
Dont see why you brought Ibra into the discussion, he is not involved in the game
Pique will be playing with Milito or Abidal, granted they are not Puyol but they can hold their own
Agreed Mascherano may not play but with Busquets dropping deep to form Barcelona's tradional 3 man CB line, its hard to see why he cannot play a pivotal role
8 games without losing and in one of those games, in the second half you shipped 4 goals against a Bottom-Half Team and that was you second last game, your point on it not being your most recent game would have been valid if the Newcastle game was 2-3 weeks ago
btw your most recent game was against Wolves which ended 2-0, was a routine win for you against cellar dwellers
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lol, I'm routing for a repeat...
http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/On...arrested-on-suspicion-of-RAPE/103046029737902
http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/On...arrested-on-suspicion-of-RAPE/103046029737902
Was it? News to me, i thought we played Wolves yesterday?
my bad, get mixed up with the names
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dont see how you ignored my whole article and only quoted me on a typo
I guess that means my points are valid then
Yeah I know, I remember hearing about that on Sky Sports News, but still, Messi, Pedro, Xavi, Iniesta and co. will be far too hard to deal with for Djourou imo.
Prefer Madrid to Barca but I'm hoping they destroy Arsenal...
My bias opinion aside, I honestly cannot see Arsenal winning either leg.. But it's their own fault considering they couldn't win one of the easier groups in the competition.
4-1 Barcelona on aggregate.
My bias opinion aside, I honestly cannot see Arsenal winning either leg.. But it's their own fault considering they couldn't win one of the easier groups in the competition.
4-1 Barcelona on aggregate.
I brought Ibra in because I mentioned that their team was pretty much the same except Villa in for Ibra. You then said Villa is arguably the best in the world, which is probably is. But Ibra isn't too bad either. So their team isn't too different at all.
Busquets may play a role, but Mascherano won't
I don't see why one half should have such an impact on us.
I brought Ibra in because I mentioned that their team was pretty much the same except Villa in for Ibra. You then said Villa is arguably the best in the world, which is probably is. But Ibra isn't too bad either. So their team isn't too different at all.
Busquets may play a role, but Mascherano won't
I don't see why one half should have such an impact on us.
Villa>Ibra
Dont see why Mascherano cant play an important role, probably one of the best DMs in the world
If i shipped 4 goals in one half, it would have an impact on me, dont think thats something that is to be debated about, it rings clear as a bell to anyone that it has severely dented your confidence but that is not to say Arsenal cannot win
I'm thinking...that it COULD have something to do with you throwing away a 4 goal lead recently?
Of course Villa is better, but Ibra wouldn't be too far behind.
Mascherano can't play a role if he isn't playing
The players won't be thinking about that half. It happened, nothing they can do so they won't be thinking about it.
Glad to see you think we have a chance
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