Match Day Thread Arsenal vs. Bayern Munich (UCL Group F) 2015/16 Official Match Thread

2-0 against Bayern.

I still have images of Bellerin belting down the wing in my head!

 

Yes, endless credit. Because it results in posts exactly like yours from posters exactly like you.

And they make us laugh at you. And you clearly don't really realise that because you consistently do it over and over again.

So yes, credit to the lino for keeping your funny posts coming and keeping us amused

 

You can be quite amusing when your going for somene who isn't me!

 

I can watch that over and over. He came from his own half to intercept the pass. It's not just the speed but the anticipation required to expect that. I really hope we can keep him. So many top clubs have and will continue to try and buy him. Least not Barcelona.

 

I think he has recently signed a long term deal so we should be good for another few years yet I hope. But no doubt other big Spanish clubs will come knocking at some point in the future. He is already showing himself to be an incredible RB and at such a young age...

 

Well everyone except their manager, who is (guess what?) moaning that they didn't t win because the ref didn't give them a pen...

 

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The management team after Le Prof steps down?

 

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Arsenal beat Bayern Munich to Resurrect Group

Brill win.

 

Well done Gooners.

 

Just re-watched the extended highlights again.

What a great team performance. I think we should have had a bit more possession and we dropped a bit too deep at times but we did look dangerous everytime we went forward. The counter attacking game is definitely the way to go against the big sides.

Also Girouds form as a substitute had been amazing.

 

Great performance last night lads, shows you can play the defend deep n counter game as well. Thought Ozil was quality last night, not sure why half your fanbase don't seem to rate him. Bellerin seems like a hell of a player and Monreal massively improved in last year or so, kept Muller pretty quiet last night.

Think you owe Chelsea / Roman a big thank you as well!!

 

I have a crush on Nacho Monreal.

 

You bugging bruh! Monreal was an 8 at least. I would give him a 9 but he wasn't effective enough offensively. Ozil I would give a 7.

 

Monreal was so good last night, I didn't realise Muller was in the game until it was mentioned on the radio this morning.

 

Cracking result. I thought Walcott was hopeless as a striker. His finishing is nowhere near good enough to play in that position. That particular experiment needs to end ASAP.

 

What are you talking about?.. We are winning with him playing this role. It suits our whole style of play. Without Walcott we certainly wouldn't have beaten United 3-0.
7 goals in 10 games is not exactly poor mate.

Also Giroud's role as super sub seems to be working excellently. I'm pretty sure if he goes back to starting his performance level will drop again.

 

I think it's a confidence issue with Giroud. He's had a couple with us and clearly been going through one recently. His brace for France couple with a couple of goals for us looks to have him back on the right path. He and Theo compliment each other well in a squad as they each offer something so different and both are excellent back ups. Play a big solid team start Ollie and watch him batter them before bringing on Theo when their legs tire. Playing fast counter attacking football then look no further than Walcott...and bring on the big man to batter the tiring defence about! Either way I thought both did well tonight and encouraging to see Walcott still is trying far more off the ball than he did previously.

My ratings fwiw...

Cech - 9
Monreal - 8
Merts - 7
Kos - 8
Bellerin - 9
Coquelin - 8
Santi - 7
Özil - 8.5
Ramsey/AOC - 6/7
Alexis - 6
Theo - 7

Ollie - 8

Got to love that defence.

 

7 goals in 10 games, but as you said, he was crucial against United, assisting and creating goals, and was a menace to United, so even though he didn't score in that game, he was tremendous. Even last night, he was good in the first half, and should really have scored but a fine world class save from one of the best GK's kept him out.

Walcott has been the furthest thing from a failed experiment so far.