Brilliant team performance. And in fairness to Wenger he got it right. If we had gone toe to toe in an attacking passing duel with Bayern we would have lost. Sitting deep, with excellent positional discipline (mostly) and popping the odd one over the top for Theo to chase was the way to go. Theo just running at the Bayern CH's had them nervous and they seemed reluctant as a team at times to really get into our box, fearful of that pace on the break. Theo didn't play that well but his presence and running served us hugely.
Nacho was brilliant again. Not many LB's can put Müller in their pocket. Think augie is being just a tad harsh on Bellerin tbh. He was up against a seriously brilliant player in Costa and I thought he did well. Also that burst and muscle in the 90+ minute to set up Ozil was fearsome.
Cech showed his class and cool. Flawless game. His best save was the one with his elbow, happened so quick the commentators though Kos had got a foot to it but the replay showed Cech stopped it. Just pure brilliant instinctive keeping.
I thought Sanchez worked hard again but he gave away 3 really bad balls whilst over-elaborating. He looked drained when he came off. Maybe another rest called for?
Ozil was class. A calming intelligent man to have in a midfield constantly on the back foot. Some of his passes were sublime. Santi too, on the back foot for 70% of the game, but worked his guts out and gave some top class passes.
Special word for augie's idol the Big German Pussy. He was brilliant. Yeah, the game suited him, but credit where it's due, he looked like the Mert of a couple seasons ago.
Giroudzema had a huge impact when he came on. It's been said before that Bayern's central defence doesn't like it on top of them and Giroudzema's physical presence upset them. He did what a striker should do for his goal, play the percentages and get in where it hurts. The fact he scored with his face and his hand shouldn't take away from an important goal!
The only weak player for me was unfortunately Rambo again. Yes, he worked his arse off running but he just cannot stop pissing possession away needlessly. In a game where we needed to limit their possession him going off with a hammy was actually to our advantage.
Also, anyone that can't put the Wenger hate away and enjoy a legendary victory needs to go get some fucking help with their life.
Speaking of which, where is Moron-hio's rent boy?
) but nights like tonight should serve as a reminder to us that he is still inexperienced and not top drawer yet, and should be allowed to develop without any unrealistic expectations
), but tonight (especially in the first 20 minutes) his positioning and interceptions were crucial.
