Rubbish talk here - at 4-2 you try to score. Simple. You don't being on a DM to solidify things unless you want to settle for the loss.

Arteta would've been pulverised by Yaya and Fernandinho. . . .heck even Barkley destroyed him last week and some dreamers think he'd have done something against Citeh.

The loss was down to stupid individual mistakes - from Koscielny, to Wilshere (twice) to Ozil to Per. Packing the midfield or playing Arteta would've changed nothing except he played instead of Wilshere.

Dunno if Arteta would've told Wilshere not to lose the ball stupidly in midfield repeatedly, or told Wilshere to track his fullback, or tell Per and Kos to react in the box for the first and fourth goals.

Those talking about midfield are jokers - this game was lost off crosses, giving the ball away and failures in the box.

debosky: Dunno if Arteta would've told Wilshere not to lose the ball stupidly in midfield repeatedly, or told Wilshere to track his fullback, or tell Per and Kos to react in the box for the first and fourth goals.

Those talking about midfield are jokers - this game was lost off crosses, giving the ball away and failures in the box.

don't mind them & their hindsight analysis.

With the amount of minutes some of our players are accumulating we might end up shooting ourselves in the foot, Ozil needs some rest time, so does Giroud..

we got punished for mistakes we escaped with in the past, trying to build from the back against a team that is pressing high up the pitch, fatigued legs are synonymous to loose passing..

I thought the midfield did the best they could technically but were bullied off the ball which I doubt Arteta could have changed either ways, we were careless with the ball and we paid dearly yesterday, I hope Wenger reads the handwriting and this serves as a wake up call for the team, yes we lost but I think we could have also scored more goals as we created chances and looked dangerous each time we attacked..

I have always known TV5 would get a chance, I think this is it, as much as it disrupts the rhythm between Per and Kos, I think the latter also needed some time off the pitch.

A week I would want to forget in a hurry.

By next weekend arsenal might be out of champions league already and 3rd or fourth on the league depending on the out come of Liverpool and spurs today. I hope this is not going to be last eight seasons when arsenal are outa all competition by Jan.

At the moment enjoy your oga at the top.

4ller oo.. where is my friend.. up Liverpool

una just useless for that north london
yoruba go say "dada o leja sugbon o laburo to gbojule " both dada and aburo are just useless

Trumpery Yids getting a brutal anäl session à la their North London GÄY partners.

fredoooooo: una just useless for that north london
yoruba go say "dada o leja sugbon o laburo to gbojule " both dada and aburo are just useless

no mind them for that side.

You should have signed him you know?

coogar:

don't mind them & their hindsight analysis.

Sorry I don't have a crystal ball to analyze a game before it is played.

Roland17: With the amount of minutes some of our players are accumulating we might end up shooting ourselves in the foot, Ozil needs some rest time, so does Giroud..

It's obvious some of them are mentally drained as well.
Good thing we don't have to play the league cup at least the boys will get some rest before next game.
Then we have to play three games in one week.

In the past few seasons, AW has always found a way to make us play better in the second half of the season. I pray same happens this season.

Roland17:
we got punished for mistakes we escaped with in the past, trying to build from the back against a team that is pressing high up the pitch, fatigued legs are synonymous to loose passing..

Nothing to do with fatigue I'm afraid - how many games has JW played in the past week to be fatigued? Yet he was culpable for two or three goals all by himself.

Ozil made a mistake with the pass to Flamini, let's say that's no different from the mistake Yaya did when he got robbed in midfield so that cancels out.

But when each of your CBs makes a terrible mistake in the box and one midifielder is abysmally careless with possession/not tracking his fullback, it is nearly criminal.

Two goals were down to Per and Kos failing to do the basics - clear the ball and ask questions later. In the first, Kos was waiting for someone else to clear, in the second, Per didn't act when he had full view of what was happening and saw TV5 would never clear.

Frankly, it's the return of the abysmal individual errors that used to cost us so badly. That's why Wenger said we gave them 5 of the 6 goals. Let's hope it's a one off and they clear their heads and refocus over the next 7 days before Chelski.

As we won't be taking part in midweek games, permit me to provide update on youth teams

The "star studded" U19s have also qualified for the second round of the Champions league. Although the lost (Rubino, Tutino) 2 -1 (Akpom) to Napoli in the last game, it was enough to send them through alongside Napoli both teams on 9 points and Dortmund crashing out with 8 points. Marseille U19 like their senior counterparts finished last with 7 points.

Playing in a similar group to the senior team, they needed a win or draw in the last away game to Napoli U19 to qualify for the next round. Losing 3-0 to Napoli and a win for Borussia Dortmund against Marseille would have sent the YoungGuns out of the competition. They came into the game on the back of three straight draws and two wins.

Draws for second round games will take place later today.

The U18s on the other hand have been poor so far. They are currently bottom of the youth league with 9 points from 15 games.

BTW there's a Nigerian defender Semi Ajayi with the youth set up. He joined us last September from Charlton Athletic.

fredoooooo: una just useless for that north london
yoruba go say "dada o leja sugbon o laburo to gbojule " both dada and aburo are just useless

Awon iya are readying an ifoti oloyi for you so gbo? Just wait for your turn.

Man City vs Barcelona
AVB fired

Chelsea vs Gala

Are you ready for another beatdown??

Bayern vs Arsenal

Champions League last-16 draw: Arsenal v Bayern Munich

wow, cant make this up right?

A re-match. Just what the doctor ordered. We will continue the trend of ensuring no one retains the CL trophy.

RIP Arsenal in advance

buying my aso-ebi in advance.

If spurs beat Assnal in FA cup come January, they are only gonna be contesting for top four come march

debosky: A re-match. Just what the doctor ordered. We will continue the trend of ensuring no one retains the CL trophy.

Oo like herbalist! Better focus on FA cup! Y'all would be disemboweled

for now no comment

fredoooooo: for now no comment

Let us set up a committee on aso-ebi matter on time oo before pple spend all their money on xmas

Give us this day our Bayern Munich. Time to take them to the rooster

ONE POINT,,...

others dey meet olympiacos or zenit

na we come get big head face bayern...

Too early.. not impossible but we must reinforce

Giroud is the backup we need a 9

I am really and truly Happy, i got my wish

time to shut them up for good!

mukina2: I am really and truly Happy, i got my wish

time to shut them up for good!

+1. Hope DK will not go into hiding like he did before.

You guys are on course. It's business as usual! By Feb, you will be fighting for your Fourphy.

I saw this somewhere

February
Liverpool (A). Man United (H). Munich (H).
March:
Munich (A). Tottenham (A). Chelsea (A). City (H)

A-40:
I saw this somewhere

February
Liverpool (A). Man United (H). Munich (H).
March:
Munich (A). Tottenham (A). Chelsea (A). City (H)

Wow.
Definitely not an easy ride.