CL: Borusia Dortmund Match Thread

kiwomya · Post by **kiwomya** » Tue Sep 13, 2011 4:37 pm

Ramsey not been up to much in recent games so it will be interesting to see how the midfield performs without him.

Any news on Santos starting?

Jumpers For Goalposts · Tue Sep 13, 2011 4:53 pm

piresistible wrote:
bradders wrote:Wenger cant lose tonight can he..

Win and he will be hailed a hero by the press for sending out telepathic brilliance from the stand.

Lose and it was because he wasn't on the bench to help..

Personally i cant see us getting anything from tonight's game as our confidence seems shot to bits.. I 8 - 2 think we could get another humiliation If we play like we did on Saturday we are fucked !
so what do you want him to do?
sit on a celestial vehicle and float around the top whilst the match is being played and he can shout at the players from there.

1 ) Sign some proven Premier League quality defenders
2 ) Employ a defensive coach
3 ) Hang on to our world-class players
4 ) Stop signing cheap shite from France
5 ) Stop talking shite after matches
6 ) Win some silverware
7 ) Stop over-rewarding sub-standard players
8 ) Sell the dross rather than Fabregas & Nasri
9 ) Start being more honest with supporters
10 ) Stop penny pinching

There you go - that's few for Lord Wenger to be getting on with. I'll let you know if I think of any others.

Post by **I Hate Hleb** » Tue Sep 13, 2011 5:02 pm

Yeah...but apart from that what do you expect him to do?

projoe · Post by **projoe** » Tue Sep 13, 2011 5:22 pm

If we get a draw i'd be delighted!

Gotze & Kagawa are the big threats according to some pundits. Them against song & frimpong is a frightening thought

TeeCee · Post by **TeeCee** » Tue Sep 13, 2011 6:05 pm

Barrios has been out since the Copa America, torn thigh muscle.
3-1 to the Arsenal!! We're 11/4 to win so I've had a few quid onus......

Supagoon · Post by **Supagoon** » Tue Sep 13, 2011 6:14 pm

hopefully wenger gets a good view, of any defensive calamities from high up in the stands.

Might have dust off his old specs he used to wear though, i swear he can't see anything since he put those contacts in.

arsenalmorris · Post by **arsenalmorris** » Tue Sep 13, 2011 6:15 pm

Team in full: Szczesny, Sagna, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Gibbs, Song, Arteta, Benayoun, Walcott, Gervinho, Van Persie

Subs: Fabianski, Santos, Djourou, Frimpong, Park, Arshavin, Chamakh

Rugby Gooner · Post by **Rugby Gooner** » Tue Sep 13, 2011 6:16 pm

I reckon that we are going to get done 2-0.
Mario Goetze will run rings around us.
My Dad came round today,and we were talking all things football.
He is a Rangers fan,but has enjoyed some of our football and philosphy,and trust me he knows his stuff.
He said to me today that the current side,"Does not look like an Arsenal team."
I agree,it looks and feels like it has been cobbled together,rather than being the result of any kind of organic planning or long term strategy.
Dortmund will shine a light into our dark corners tonight.

Henry Norris 1913 · Post by **Henry Norris 1913** » Tue Sep 13, 2011 6:19 pm

your dad supports QPR?

IrishGunner · Post by **IrishGunner** » Tue Sep 13, 2011 6:21 pm

Gone for a tenner on 3-2 arsenal at 33/1 and a fiver on gervinho 1st scorer at 10/1, with an nice accumulator that will probably get my money back

fortune favours the brave

rigsby · Post by **rigsby** » Tue Sep 13, 2011 6:23 pm

He is a Rangers fan

Stopped reading.

He may well tear us apart, but come on, most of us haven't even seen the Goat play.

arsenalmorris · Post by **arsenalmorris** » Tue Sep 13, 2011 6:29 pm

IrishGunner wrote:Gone for a tenner on 3-2 arsenal at 33/1 and a fiver on gervinho 1st scorer at 10/1, with an nice accumulator that will probably get my money back

fortune favours the brave

i have had Â£10 on arsenal 2-1 at 10-1. was gonna have 1-1 but then went for the odds of 2-1,

good luck with urs

Post by **Chippy** » Tue Sep 13, 2011 6:34 pm

Really got a bad feeling about this. Goetze is going to show us why we should have signed him.

Rugby Gooner · Post by **Rugby Gooner** » Tue Sep 13, 2011 6:34 pm

Henry Norris 1913 wrote:your dad supports QPR?

No,Glasgow Rangers,and his Dad had a lot to do with scouting etc for them,and ran a youth tournament at St James's Park every year as a sort of "shop window" for clubs North and South of the border.He also brought through players who went on to play for various First Division clubs etc.
I have got a "Bio" that the Sunday Post,(a Scottish Newspaper),did on him,but I am too dim,(computer-wise),to convert the E-Mail to a post.

rigsby · Post by **rigsby** » Tue Sep 13, 2011 6:45 pm

Great atmosphere there.