Bayern at home

[Tomáš]

taken from the Spiegel
http://www.spiegel.de/sport/fussball/ch ... 58606.html
translated by Google

Bayern against Arsenal
Who stopps Alexis Sánchez?
From London reported Christian Gödecke
In England one dares Arsenal traditionally little against the overpowering Bavaria. But Josep Guardiola warns strongly against the Champions League opponents - and for good reason.
It sounds crazy, but can not be explained differently: have two Champions League games at the Emirates Stadium in London on Tuesday evening held.
In one encounter, a chance-less Arsenal encounters an overpowering Bayern Munich and will be slaughtered all likelihood. So menacing look at the English media the starting position before the meeting (20.45 clock, live ticker SPIEGEL ONLINE). The tabloid "The Sun" about quotes the Bayern-Chilean Arturo Vidal, who fantasizes of Munich plans to lose this season not a game. The "new Invincibles" who Invincible, which is the label for the guests. It alludes to the season Arsenal 2003/2004, as the team to Thierry Henry and Dennis Bergkamp was unbeaten champion.
In the other match of FC Arsenal has the advantage.
Pep Guardiola has this steep thesis erected on Monday afternoon as he sat in the too small press room and talked about the opponents of his FC Bayern. He had since been a two-minute eulogy ("one of the best teams in Europe", "super technical player", "super fast player") placed behind him, while the English journalist tried her image of English clubs in the words of Bayern coach in accordance bring to.
And then actually Guardiola said: "In this situation, Arsenal has an advantage. You have to win"
The Spaniard is a friendly man with manners. He assures every opponent of his respect, whether League before the semifinals of the Telekom Cup or before the group stage match of the Champions. He takes the next sporting challenge as reliable serious that the reaction of the listener at some point automatically fails: Yeah, it is already clear! Arsenal an advantage? Against this Munich team?
Nine Bundesliga games, Bayern has completed this season, two Champions League games and the DFB Cup. He won them all. Not only the English journalist, it therefore fell heavily, the "respect for Arsenal!" - Giving credence to the thesis Bayern coaches. Because on top of that the Munich come indeed pronounced like to London. In the past two years the Bavarians celebrated here Victory, 2014 Guardiola (2: 0), 2013 under Jupp Heynckes (3: 1), then stood at the end of the season, the Triple. Thomas Müller has taken in two encounters, which are "feel good," said the attacker. But Josep Guardiola?
The enthused. He spoke of the Spaniard Santi Cazorla and its pass grades. He spoke of the attackers Alexis Sánchez and Theo Walcott, very fast both former noisy Guardiola in top form: "As it moves, between the lines, he creates spaces!" Finally, the warning: one must be prepared for anything, especially in the first 15 minutes, "I expect a lot offensive, great atmosphere and a team that is struggling." To clarify the situation Guardiola described then hypothetically how his team would probably occur, they would be in place in London, "with zero points, at home in the Allianz Arena, against Arsenal: how the animals"
Indeed, Arsenal is with zero points in the home match against Bayern (six) in a tight spot, against one of the moment maybe the best team in Europe. But a glance at the past few weeks and the key players shows that Pep Guardiola could keep in case of Arsenal with his warning very probably right.
Hope for the "Gunners" makes especially the current form. Since the 0: 2 at champions Chelsea a month ago the team of Arsene Wenger has a run. The surprise team Leicester was 5: 2 dismantled Manchester United 3: 0 chased from the Emirates, recently there was a 3: 0 in Watford. Arsenal is second in the Premier League, which gives confidence.
Alexis Sánchez has taken in these three games six times. The spectacular Chileans they worship here, in the pre-season, he scored 25 Goals in official matches, and crowned the season with the winning goal in the FA Cup final. Sánchez combines physique, speed and technical brilliance and supplements currently awarded strike partner Theo Walcott. Both could actually become a problem for a high-Bayern defense.
A Guardiola Mention certainly deserved, another. Mesut Özil is in his third season Arsenal finally nearly the player, who had hoped for the price of 50 million euros. With six Assists he cites the statistic Assist the Premier League, which are just as many as in the last season together. The "Mirror" calculates that the German international average of 4.7 prepared dangerous chances per game - a monstrous value.
Guardiola has hinted on Monday how he intends to respond to the expected Arsenal Assault in the first 15 minutes: with scrutiny. "We must find a way to deal with this enthusiasm," said the Bayern coach. He spoke of a "clever way" what sounded like a surprise. And somehow, even after a solution.

Hope you can win it!
Cheers, Thomas

[Herd]

Their swarming run for your lives !

[casgooner]

I will watch this match and I truly want us to win it, but like others on here, I've just lost interest in the overall competition. We never get beyond the first knock out stage and we never seem to even try. Now we have an uphill fight to even get into the knock out stages because we played weakened teams and lost the two matches we should have won.

Hang on to city, buy a striker in the jan window and fight for the league. (Insert flying pig here as we don't seem to have one)

Whatever. Come on Arsenal

[Herd]

Ive done no work at all troday and now Im leaving for the Pub

[gp543]

1-2. Thiago, Lewandowski, Sanchez.

[casgooner]

Lewandowski is on fire, should have put a bet on for him scoring a hat-trick. We'll have to score 4

[Sean]

We'll fuck around with our tippy-tappy 2-8-0 shite whilst they steamroller us with actual attacking intent - No passing it endlessly around the box for them.

Unless our players decide the tactics again. We should sit back in numbers and hit them on the break.

[augie]

2-1 home win - The Arsenal to race into a 2 goal lead as sanchez and wally expose the moron that is boatang ( ) and Bayern reply through muller but are unable to grab that crucial equaliser

Against all odds Arsenal will march into the knockout stages for the 101st consecutive time........surely this will be arsole wenker's greatest ever achievement ?

[Poldi]

Bayern have been unbelievably strong so far, so an Arsenal win looks most unlikely. For all their quality (Costa, Müller, Lewandowski etc.), other (Bundesliga-)clubs seem to show way too much respect and are happy with a narrow defeat even before kick off. This way noone will really challenge Bayern.

[mcdowell42]

Same team as watford game,thought Gabriel might start but he's out with an illness

[mcdowell42]

.

[LeftfootlegendGooner]

Realistically thinking we will probably lose but I hope to fuck we beat them, you all need to put aside your wenger hatred at times like this because win lose or draw he's staying till the fat rapper sings

Come on The Gunners

[OneBardGooner]

Lewandowski is on fire, should have put a bet on for him scoring a hat-trick. We'll have to score 4

I say old bean who's this Lewandowski chappy? - Some one tried to tell me he actually scored 5 goals in 8 minutes the other week,...... what a load of rot no one can be THAT good otherwise surely that clueless bugger wengerwotsit would have signed him up for our virtual team...what eh old chap!

[OneBardGooner]

If we lose I want Jacqui Oatley to interview clueless.

COYG !!!

[OneBardGooner]

Ive done no work at all troday and now Im leaving for the Pub