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Arsenal v Barcelona: the Showdown thread

Discussion in 'The Premier League' started by Hoddle is a god, Feb 18, 2016.

  1. Stan

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    Ozil didn't do much and Cazorla was practically invisible.
     
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  2. Treble

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    Exactly.

    Yeh you fckers (well Fabregas) made sure of that with the Fletcher yellow card! <grr>
     
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  3. Mantis

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    You're right about one thing, we've yet to learn to park the bus as effectively as you do.
     
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  4. Arsenal87

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    Don't think it was even a yellow.
     
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  5. Stan

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    That's true, we lost by two goals although obviously we weren't playing at home.
     
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  6. Skylarker

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    You can't base that on one game between the 3 of them tho!!!

    They've ripped everyone a new one this year, including Real Madrid etc etc. I expect a much more clinical showing at the Nou Camp. Especially as they're safe as houses now.
     
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  7. Lee263

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    If I was a goon that would probably be the point that'd piss me off the most.
     
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  8. Arsenal87

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    In 2009 you lost by 1, in 2011 you lost by 2, :).
     
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  9. Treble

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    Yep <grr> tbf even Fabregas didn't claim a foul.
     
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  10. Blueman

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    Yes definitely. Xavi and Iniesta in their pomp. Great side.
     
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  11. Skylarker

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    It's the only way you'll ever stand a chance against them. Your strongest asset is your forward play, yet Wenger parks the bus. Absolute fool, and his European naivety continues.
     
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  12. Stan

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    Nope.
     
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  13. Mantis

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    Nope, if he had played an open expansive game and got beaten 5-0, everyone would be calling him a fool anyway. So no win situation for him. Played the right tactics.
     
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    :emoticon-0172-mooni
     
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  15. There's still time for that, Trebs.
     
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  16. Skylarker

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    Yet lost? Great tactics <ok>

    It was a home tie, you had to come away with something - yet he totally bottled it.
     
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  17. Stan

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    Is that your butt hurt IQ87?
     
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  18. gooner4ever

    gooner4ever once a Gooner always a Gooner
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    Lee have you been in CL ?
    Err no, so **** off and let the grown ups talk **** about a subject you will never experience:)

    this message goes out also to Ern the windmill (the only other spanner fan) and to all saints fans who are giving it large about the CL.
     
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  19. So many of the Arsenal players had a soiling performance, tonight.

    It was pretty dreadful.
     
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  20. PINKIE

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    Exactly. If we'd have gone hell for leather then we would simply have been picked off. The fact that we kept Neymar, Messi and Suarez quiet for the majority for the game shows that Wenger got his tactics right. The problem was that we didn't take the chances when we created them, and we made two mistakes that got punished. A million miles from the 'slaughtering' wum fail that was predicted. We played the best team in the world and gave a good account of ourselves.
     
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