Caporegime
I'm waiting for someone to say that the red card changed the game
It did. I think Arsenal actually managed a few passes after the card.
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It did. I think Arsenal actually managed a few passes after the card.
Consigliere
The red card made no difference. Hell, if Arsenal had an exra player on the pitch the result would be the same.
Caporegime
Wenger gone mental in the tunnel at the ref?
Soldato
Terrible Arsenal performance BUT there was some fantastic defending at points. Some attacking moves that would have carved any other team right open. Could have been about 6-1 quite easily.
I dread to think what would have happened had Man Utd played them tonight :/
Consigliere
I watched the entire game...even to the point where i counted their passes and i didn't see them pass the ball to each other for longer than 3 or 4 passes. They lost it so easily and so quickly.
Caporegime
Disagree.
There was only ever one side in this. Arsenal were just unable to stop the tidal wave of Barca attacks.
I didn't think Barca were anywhere near their best either. Scary stuff.
disagree, Barca were wasteful tonight. There's a chance that a team used to setting up differently to Arsenal could have got something.
'A furious bust up'
Did it involve pizza?
Caporegime
Chu on about!
Would love to see Barca dominate Stoke like that on a cold wet Tuesday evenin' ! Against propa' defenders.
I'm an Arsenal fan, and I'm probably going to be overly harsh on Arsenal here, but we were woeful, utterly awful.
Barcelona are good, they are a great footballing side, they play the beautiful game, but they are nowhere near as good as we made them look tonight. We played like scared rabbits, we didnt get our passing game going at all, all our 'big players' were completely absent.
I never expected a result in the Nou Camp, however I didnt expect such a horrid capituatlion either. Credit to Barcelona, the better team won and I wish them sucess.
I'm not going to say that the red card changed the game, but it doesnt detract from the fact that it was a woeful decision.
Barcelona are good, they are a great footballing side, they play the beautiful game, but they are nowhere near as good as we made them look tonight. We played like scared rabbits, we didnt get our passing game going at all, all our 'big players' were completely absent.
I never expected a result in the Nou Camp, however I didnt expect such a horrid capituatlion either. Credit to Barcelona, the better team won and I wish them sucess.
I'm not going to say that the red card changed the game, but it doesnt detract from the fact that it was a woeful decision.
Man of Honour
Am I the only one that saw Abidal (i think) grab Van Persie's neck? Surely that's a red?
A Profiterole, no less.
Yes, he should have gone. Barca were playing a dirty little game at times.
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HIlarious goal, out of nothing, more selfishness by Nasri actually got us a goal, but it cost us so much posession that the goal was meaningless.
I shoudl point out that Bendtner came on, two goalkicks went to him, he won both, he headed directly to an Arsenal player both times. He also missed a good chance though I don't think he could have taken it first time his touch wasn't good, thats what often happens to cold players.
Diaby, with seconds to go was happen to just jog within 7-8 yards of Alves running down the wing, one goal wins it and he's not even close to attempting a tackle or pressure.
Diaby, how on earth, I've never seen someone run less, Fabregas, injured who should never have started made more tackles, passes and run a heck of a lot more, at a snails pace, whats Diaby's excuse.
Starting Fabregas was a joke, he was clearly injured, never got out of 1st gear literally, and we asked him to do more closing than anyone, watch that bite us in the ass when his hammy goes again for another 6 weeks. How does Rosicky go off, he's rubbish but he was trying, Nasri after the goal didn't run again all game, did entirely nothing, nothing defensively or offensively.
RVP, ridiculous sending off but I really think its one of those cases the ref see's footage at half time and decides RVP should have been sent off so goes for anything.
Song first leg, massive ridiculous embarassing risk to keep him on the pitch, doesn't "pay off" he was rubbish but he didn't get sent off at least. Karma, the next time you should take off a massive red card risk, you don't and it doesn't pay off. Had Song gone in the first leg as he should have maybe Wenger would have learned.
Keeper was unfortunate in that he was injured and it used a sub, but Diaby/Fabregas should have been off, well neither should have even started, ridiculous by Wenger, cost us the game before it even started with ridiculous tactical/formation/starting line up as per usual.
Epic failure from the usual guys, Diaby, Nasri, Rosicky, epic failure from Wenger, big game player, his name is Arshavin, best player for the last several weeks, so doesn't start, wtf were you thinking. Bendtner showed last season how easily a big strong guy can bully their back line, wtf were you thinking, Fabregas clearly injured and no where near fit, how many times do you need to learn this lesson exactly? its been 12 years and he still makes the same exact mistakes over and over and over.
I shoudl point out that Bendtner came on, two goalkicks went to him, he won both, he headed directly to an Arsenal player both times. He also missed a good chance though I don't think he could have taken it first time his touch wasn't good, thats what often happens to cold players.
Diaby, with seconds to go was happen to just jog within 7-8 yards of Alves running down the wing, one goal wins it and he's not even close to attempting a tackle or pressure.
Diaby, how on earth, I've never seen someone run less, Fabregas, injured who should never have started made more tackles, passes and run a heck of a lot more, at a snails pace, whats Diaby's excuse.
Starting Fabregas was a joke, he was clearly injured, never got out of 1st gear literally, and we asked him to do more closing than anyone, watch that bite us in the ass when his hammy goes again for another 6 weeks. How does Rosicky go off, he's rubbish but he was trying, Nasri after the goal didn't run again all game, did entirely nothing, nothing defensively or offensively.
RVP, ridiculous sending off but I really think its one of those cases the ref see's footage at half time and decides RVP should have been sent off so goes for anything.
Song first leg, massive ridiculous embarassing risk to keep him on the pitch, doesn't "pay off" he was rubbish but he didn't get sent off at least. Karma, the next time you should take off a massive red card risk, you don't and it doesn't pay off. Had Song gone in the first leg as he should have maybe Wenger would have learned.
Keeper was unfortunate in that he was injured and it used a sub, but Diaby/Fabregas should have been off, well neither should have even started, ridiculous by Wenger, cost us the game before it even started with ridiculous tactical/formation/starting line up as per usual.
Epic failure from the usual guys, Diaby, Nasri, Rosicky, epic failure from Wenger, big game player, his name is Arshavin, best player for the last several weeks, so doesn't start, wtf were you thinking. Bendtner showed last season how easily a big strong guy can bully their back line, wtf were you thinking, Fabregas clearly injured and no where near fit, how many times do you need to learn this lesson exactly? its been 12 years and he still makes the same exact mistakes over and over and over.
Caporegime
Yup I saw that.
Surely though, there was an argument for the Penalty to be given, Wilshire / RVP (earlier then he did) and Kos to all be sent off as well?