Europa Semi Finals

Acole9

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That Koscielny injury like the Owen one from 2006 World Cup.
 

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Just saw Laurent got injured again :eek::houllier: Surely they should just take him to the glue factory at this point.
 

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True. They are a better version of us. Whether that's the route we want to take is up for debate but there is already evidence that it doesn't lead to much success. Atletico have come up short in recent tines and this season they didn't get through the group stage of CL.
We are pretty neck and neck with them. We have 2 points more in the league, while they got knocked out of an extremely tough group in the CL. Both managed by defensive managers with a knack for solving tactical problems that other managers struggle to solve.
 

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If Simeone comes to Arsenal i am gonna stop supporting them. With all the talent at his disposal, he is just park the bus and hoof the ball all the time. Pathetic manager, far worse than Mourinho.
 

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What the hell is wrong with Arsenal*? Is it really a North London thing? We all lose games but they never seem to be up for one.

*I know, it's Arsene and his decade of self-absorbed decadency.
 

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What a time to score. That ugly brute was destined to score tonight. He looks a shadow of the player he once was, still a big game player. Arsenal have to go for it a bit now, could get opened up on the counter. I would bring Miki on, he's got the craft to thread a key ball in. Danny Welbeck is chasing stuff down but I just think they need more to open them up. Arsenal fam tv will be apocalyptic tonight if they don't go through.
 

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If Simeone comes to Arsenal i am gonna stop supporting them. With all the talent at his disposal, he is just park the bus and hoof the ball all the time. Pathetic manager, far worse than Mourinho.
Arsenal are known for defensive football. That is where '1-0 to the Arsenal' came from.
 

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Arsenal should get Mkhi on and try to score 1. Hard enough when Atleti park the bus, atleast try to get this to extra time.
 

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If Simeone comes to Arsenal i am gonna stop supporting them. With all the talent at his disposal, he is just park the bus and hoof the ball all the time. Pathetic manager, far worse than Mourinho.
Atleast he would clear this defence out for a start and make us look half decent at the back. I'm so sick of conceding stupid goals.
 

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I'm trying to remember what Ozil did in that first half.

Torn achilles for Kos.
 

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If Simeone comes to Arsenal i am gonna stop supporting them. With all the talent at his disposal, he is just park the bus and hoof the ball all the time. Pathetic manager, far worse than Mourinho.
You basically compared two different tiers of managers. It's similar to saying that Wenger is far worse than SAF. Well, yea no kidding.
 

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Atleast he would clear this defence out for a start and make us look half decent at the back. I'm so sick of conceding stupid goals.
and? i could never watch football like this. I'm happy if this game is ending and we will never face Atletico again. Maybe it would give us a better position in the league but that's not football for me.

Atletico is just better and it's not a surprise. They are waking for the errors are we doing them.
 

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Commentators say it all the time too! These are people paid to talk about football.
They still need to score, that's what hasn't changed.

Don't score and they go out, whether it's 1-0 or 0-0.

Arsenal would sign up now for extra time. Think they'll go 2-0 down and then they'll have a late rally but as ever with them too little too late.
 

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What the hell is this defensive organisation from Arsenal?

They left the biggest threat on set-pieces completely free.
 

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Poor mikhi. From man utd bench to aryenal bench. From martial's substitute to welbeck's substitute
 

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What? How does it not change anything? Altetico will be more relaxed knowing that next goal doesn’t eliminate them straight away and Arsenal can’t progress by scoring just one.
It changes nothing … Arsenal needed to score and still need to score. The difference is it's score to stay in the tie not go through but either way they came into this tie needing to score and they still do!