R. Madrid vs Arsenal (CL) 1-5!

[Bl1nk]

https://x.com/Sxkariya/status/1912255347013698005

[Calum]

[Leper]

Any time anyone on the internet posts that photo we get an Alex Hleb interview about how he regrets leaving Arsenal.

[SuperArsenal1886]

Nah, I think you guys are unnecessarily scared.

Zero faith in your club even with a 3-0 lead, that’s really sad to see.

The only thing I’m concerned about is the ref’s track record with red cards and pens.

[Trion]

@SuperArsenal1886

The only thing I’m concerned about is the ref’s track record with red cards and pens.

Answered yourself.
Given how things went this year, I won’t be surprised.

Let me remind you about our luck this season

• Merino signed and a day later broke his arm
• Rice sent off for a nudge
• Trossard sent off for a 50-50 challenge
• MLS sent off for something no one gets sent off for.
• Ben White, Tomiyasu, Havertz, Saka, Jesus all unavailable for a lengthy period.
• One time City fuck up, we still come second.
• and now Gabriel, our player of the season, unavailable for most critical set of matches of the season.

[Leper]

I get the nervousness, I feel it as well. But I do think it’s a bit silly not to be confident that we’re going through.

[SWGooner]

Definitely in the nervous camp, rather than thinking it’s going to be a dumpster fire. We’re not the soft, naive defensive side we used to be in this competition, there’s little reason to think we can’t ride out the storm.

[g00ner]

We need to play the game not the occasion! I think we will get a result

[Jules]

That video is the answer to the question “What does Gary Neville sound like when he’s having an orgasm?”

[Midfield_Maestro]

My favourite Henry goal. Left three Galaticos on the floor.

[Josh]

Had a dream we won this 2-1

[JakeyBoy]

Finding it exceptionally hard to focus on work today. Wish I could just fast forward 9 hours.

[shamrockgooner]

@JakeyBoy

Finding it exceptionally hard to focus on work today. Wish I could just fast forward 9 hours.

It’d be so much easier if i didn’t have access to my phone. Envious of @Calum rn

[Calum]

I miss the heady days of 2018 on a day like this aswell sham

[SuperArsenal1886]

@Trion

Let me remind you about our luck this season

• Merino signed and a day later broke his arm
• Rice sent off for a nudge
• Trossard sent off for a 50-50 challenge
• MLS sent off for something no one gets sent off for.
• Ben White, Tomiyasu, Havertz, Saka, Jesus all unavailable for a lengthy period.
• One time City fuck up, we still come second.
• and now Gabriel, our player of the season, unavailable for most critical set of matches of the season.

I hear you and agree for the most part, but I do feel that we’re using luck too much as a crutch for poor planning from the club for 3 transfer windows.

Remember, the club had money to spent in January and decided to do nothing.

On the individual points you mention:

• Gabriel layered into Merino in training, I guess it is unlucky but do we feel like Merino would’ve contributed in a huge fashion back then? He’s not great in midfield imo and Arteta would’ve never played him as a 9 ahead of Jesus/Havertz despite arguably being more clinical than both.
• Rice, Trossard and MLS situations, I agree entirely; but it’s not luck. PGMOL have a long history of vendetta against Arsenal. It’s funny how these issues happen after Arteta made comments + the ‘disgracia’ court hearing.
• Ben White had been playing with a broken X for months, and would actively hide it from Arteta/medical team so he can keep playing.
• Tomiyasu is Tomiyasu
• Havertz and Saka had been run into the ground for 2 seasons straight
• Jesus is Jesus.
• On the City thing, I genuinely believe it’s because we failed to get a striker/winger options to capitalise.

Look at our defence, it’s imperious and we haven’t lost a game of football in almost 2 whole months.

Tonight is a one-off game, where we have a 3 goal advantage. I’ve criticised Kiwior to filth at times, but his record when starting games is sensational.

Madrid are going to need to commit HUGE numbers to their attack to break us up, which is going to leave them massively exposed at the back for a counter attack.

If we get even 1 goal, then Madrid will need to score 5. I simply can’t see that happening, even if we got 1 red card.

Have faith, the team will pull through tonight! I’m sure Arteta is giving them the team talk of his life today.

Madrid can close the roof and be loud if they want. But I’m convinced our guys will handle it.

We’ll probs lose the game, but will win the tie!

[Jules]

Finding it so difficult to concentrate today. I just need it over and done with, whatever the result.

[YJYUX]

I’ve just eaten three Cadbury creme eggs in a row with my lunch.

Worried.

[Truth_hurts]

About 5 hours away from a nervous poo

[Bl1nk]

Seven hours en 17 minutes remaining.

[Jules]

@YJYUX

I’ve just eaten three Cadbury creme eggs in a row with my lunch.

Somewhere your dentist is having an anxiety attack

That’s sugar overload!