Real Madrid H Big lugs quarter final first leg Tues April 8th KO 8pm

[falkirk goon]

We may draw or even narrowly win on Tues but we are losing over the 2 legs.

[General]

If Timber and White are fit, I'd play Timber at LB

Why? We can’t risk losing Timber and White together. The fittest out of the 2 will start, likely Timber

He's a better defender and more mature than MLS who can be a bit rash and will be up against a world class winger/team

We can’t throw Timber and White on at the same time. We have to play the tie instead of the match. This is what Real are good at doing.

[Bradywasking]

For UEFA the dream final Is El Classico...Barcelona v Real Madrid. So don't think anything will get in the way of that, not that I necessarily believe thar Arsenal can stop Real Madrid over two games. Was the last time we played a knock out game against either of them the RVP red card game?
If Arsenal were at full strength I would be reasonably confident of getting something from the first leg. Of all the injuries I think Gabriel is the hardest to replace. The strikers we are missing are not world class, they are options rather than certain starters.
I'm actually looking forward to it,it is a massive occasion against massive opposition. These are where you want to be..not watching a 5.30pm kick off on a Thursday.
I'm not optimistic, but strange things happen.

[SteveO 35]

I just hope that we show up for these 2 games as its obvious we threw in the towel on the league a good while back and our CC semi final performances and tame exit from the FA Cup were dire

Our European record is an absolute joke to be honest for a club of our stature and resources. While we have no divine right to win it or be in the final, there's a host of teams with less resource than us who have managed it. The 2 european trophies we have won no longer exist and to be sat here 31 years on from the last success when we've pretty much been in Europe in some shape or form in all the time since is abysmal.

Lets just make sure we aren't losing when we head there. Even a draw isn't a disaster since the away goals rule was abandoned

[Limerick Gooner]

When we get a dodgy ref call in this tie I don’t want to hear any bleating about it. Ultimately because we have no out and out striker it will be our own fault. Is that clear?

[xgtdec]

Its like a car crash, i dont want to watch it happen, but i cant help but tune in........you'd love to be tuning in with a squad and manager capable of competing at the required level. Unfortunately i reckon what we'll see is just why Madrid spend what they spend on the managers and players that they do, while we have legohead and his admiration for Havertz. The difference between the 2 like chasm is outerspace in size and it'll take all gods known and unknown for Arsenal to get anything out of either game.

[Limerick Gooner]

Its like a car crash, i dont want to watch it happen, but i cant help but tune in........you'd love to be tuning in with a squad and manager capable of competing at the required level. Unfortunately i reckon what we'll see is just why Madrid spend what they spend on the managers and players that they do, while we have legohead and his admiration for Havertz. The difference between the 2 like chasm is outerspace in size and it'll take all gods known and unknown for Arsenal to get anything out of either game.

Are you seriously writing this with a clear mind? You don’t think that in any year in the last 80 years we wouldn’t be underdogs against Madrid? Even with exceptional recruitment we would be underdogs.

[OneBardGooner]

Its like a car crash, i dont want to watch it happen, but i cant help but tune in........you'd love to be tuning in with a squad and manager capable of competing at the required level. Unfortunately i reckon what we'll see is just why Madrid spend what they spend on the managers and players that they do, while we have legohead and his admiration for Havertz. The difference between the 2 like chasm is outerspace in size and it'll take all gods known and unknown for Arsenal to get anything out of either game.

100%

[General]

Madrid are wide open defensively and this could end up 3 or 4 - 1 to us. Despite Gabby’s absence, we are still one of the strongest teams in the competition defensively and the slower pace of the CL suits Arteta’s methodical approach. We’ll surprise people and this tie could be over in the first leg.

[General]

Its like a car crash, i dont want to watch it happen, but i cant help but tune in........you'd love to be tuning in with a squad and manager capable of competing at the required level. Unfortunately i reckon what we'll see is just why Madrid spend what they spend on the managers and players that they do, while we have legohead and his admiration for Havertz. The difference between the 2 like chasm is outerspace in size and it'll take all gods known and unknown for Arsenal to get anything out of either game.

Are you seriously writing this with a clear mind? You don’t think that in any year in the last 80 years we wouldn’t be underdogs against Madrid? Even with exceptional recruitment we would be underdogs.

Some fans cannot be rehabilitated and will always be negative regardless.

[xgtdec]

Its like a car crash, i dont want to watch it happen, but i cant help but tune in........you'd love to be tuning in with a squad and manager capable of competing at the required level. Unfortunately i reckon what we'll see is just why Madrid spend what they spend on the managers and players that they do, while we have legohead and his admiration for Havertz. The difference between the 2 like chasm is outerspace in size and it'll take all gods known and unknown for Arsenal to get anything out of either game.

Are you seriously writing this with a clear mind? You don’t think that in any year in the last 80 years we wouldn’t be underdogs against Madrid? Even with exceptional recruitment we would be underdogs.

Crystal clear mind thank you, and also many thanks for making my point for me!!

With exceptional recruitment we'd be underdogs, which means with legohead and his non striking process recruitment we're bent over pants down no lube brace youself son this may make your tear up a little levels of underdog.

[xgtdec]

Its like a car crash, i dont want to watch it happen, but i cant help but tune in........you'd love to be tuning in with a squad and manager capable of competing at the required level. Unfortunately i reckon what we'll see is just why Madrid spend what they spend on the managers and players that they do, while we have legohead and his admiration for Havertz. The difference between the 2 like chasm is outerspace in size and it'll take all gods known and unknown for Arsenal to get anything out of either game.

Are you seriously writing this with a clear mind? You don’t think that in any year in the last 80 years we wouldn’t be underdogs against Madrid? Even with exceptional recruitment we would be underdogs.

Some fans cannot be rehabilitated and will always be negative regardless.

lets come back to this after the 2nd leg shall we. we can watch the highlights of another ohdeargod master class together.

as the saying goes "there's none so blind as they that won't see"

[General]

Its like a car crash, i dont want to watch it happen, but i cant help but tune in........you'd love to be tuning in with a squad and manager capable of competing at the required level. Unfortunately i reckon what we'll see is just why Madrid spend what they spend on the managers and players that they do, while we have legohead and his admiration for Havertz. The difference between the 2 like chasm is outerspace in size and it'll take all gods known and unknown for Arsenal to get anything out of either game.

Are you seriously writing this with a clear mind? You don’t think that in any year in the last 80 years we wouldn’t be underdogs against Madrid? Even with exceptional recruitment we would be underdogs.

Some fans cannot be rehabilitated and will always be negative regardless.

lets come back to this after the 2nd leg shall we. we can watch the highlights of another ohdeargod master class together.

as the saying goes "there's none so blind as they that won't see"

If you’re only interested in being proven, why do even bother supporting. No doubt if we get a result, you’ll come back here and chat shit about how pleasantly surprised you are. It’s all very predictable from some of you

[xgtdec]

Its like a car crash, i dont want to watch it happen, but i cant help but tune in........you'd love to be tuning in with a squad and manager capable of competing at the required level. Unfortunately i reckon what we'll see is just why Madrid spend what they spend on the managers and players that they do, while we have legohead and his admiration for Havertz. The difference between the 2 like chasm is outerspace in size and it'll take all gods known and unknown for Arsenal to get anything out of either game.

Are you seriously writing this with a clear mind? You don’t think that in any year in the last 80 years we wouldn’t be underdogs against Madrid? Even with exceptional recruitment we would be underdogs.

Some fans cannot be rehabilitated and will always be negative regardless.

lets come back to this after the 2nd leg shall we. we can watch the highlights of another ohdeargod master class together.

as the saying goes "there's none so blind as they that won't see"

If you’re only interested in being proven, why do even bother supporting. No doubt if we get a result, you’ll come back here and chat shit about how pleasantly surprised you are. It’s all very predictable from some of you

I think you'll find that in my first post on this thread i said that i would come back and gladly eat all the humble pie there is on offer, so no doubt if we got a result id be at first stunned and would then come around to the fact that over 2 legs we did what was required and credit where it's due.

You see just because im a supporter, im not a blind supporter and even though AFC couldnt give 2 fucks about my opinions on how the club is run it doesn't exclude me from looking at the club i support with a very critical lens. Some would call it having high standards, others would call it negativity. I dare say if a lot of fans had the same standards we wouldn't have been lumbered with wonga for so long, but of course you have to take the good with the bad.

[OneBardGooner]