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Some cracking games this week, Barca/City and Bayern/Arsenal. Can't see past Bayern and Barca wins. Pellegrini has said he'll attack Barca and I say do so at your peril. This may not be the Barca side from 2010-2012 but its still a very very good side with players in form currently, namely Fabregas, Sanchez and with a returning Messi back in the goals. There's a chance that if they go in with two strikers that they could get torn to pieces. I think against Barca you have to play a 5 man midfield. They keep the ball too well and will just pass their way through you.

What a goal.

Lol moyes thinks bayern will let this guy go.

Thank you!!

Doubt it.

Might open the floodgates now

Game is ze over

compelling and rich wrote:apology for what? stop getting your knickers in a twist, i hadnt read the post about you saying it was a pen, only the ones afterwards where you said the keeper only just clipped him and robben went down easy all of which sounds like your making a case for it not being a pen.

if its a pen its a red, its clear as day

you are the one that can't understand English and are trying to make out I changed what I said.

if you wont man up that's up to you.

and to add no if its  pen it doesn't have to be a red.

otherwise bayern would also have been down to ten men.

its discretionary.

mystiroakey wrote:

compelling and rich wrote:apology for what? stop getting your knickers in a twist, i hadnt read the post about you saying it was a pen, only the ones afterwards where you said the keeper only just clipped him and robben went down easy all of which sounds like your making a case for it not being a pen.

if its a pen its a red, its clear as day

you are the one that can't understand English and are trying to make out I changed what I said.

if you wont man up that's up to you

perhaps i cant understand english (especially yours) but at least i understand football   

thats me done on the subject now mysti, id be better off talking to a wall if you cant see that the difference between the pens was one was a goal scoring opportunity

enjoy the game

Now now ladies.

compelling and rich wrote:

mystiroakey wrote:

compelling and rich wrote:apology for what? stop getting your knickers in a twist, i hadnt read the post about you saying it was a pen, only the ones afterwards where you said the keeper only just clipped him and robben went down easy all of which sounds like your making a case for it not being a pen.

if its a pen its a red, its clear as day

you are the one that can't understand English and are trying to make out I changed what I said.

if you wont man up that's up to you

perhaps i cant understand english (especially yours) but at least i understand football   

lets cut the arguing out shall we.

you accused me of deleting out words to the effect that is said it wasn't a pen. That is my problem. Arguing over football decisions is standard. What you did was underhand.

Looks like a few posters are up past their bedtime

kroos is a class act, i never really believed the rumours but would love him at OT

going to be a tough last 30mins for arsenal this

Great strike, it was bound to happen sooner or later. Lets keep it at 1-0. Come on gunners.

Arsernal need some magic here.

whether the red was 100% correct or not. We can all admit that rule is harsh and it could have killed a cracking game

I thought it was a clear pen and red card. The challenge was incredibly reckless on its own, let alone with Chesney denying the goalscoring opportunity.

What a strike by Kroos btw

compelling and rich wrote:kroos is a class act, i never really believed the rumours but would love him at OT

going to be a tough last 30mins for arsenal this

Aye ditto, couldn't believe it when we were linked with him.

Looks an absolute top player.

Monreal is getting embarrassed out there

Bayern have killed this game, no Szczesny. Their football is so boring compared to last year.

Olly wrote:Monreal is getting embarrassed out there

ozil isnt helping him one bit, its the over lap thats killing them because ozil cant track the runs of the full back

Why the heck did he take of carzola and not ozil is beyond me.

what is it about these huge signings not performing..

he just can't boss the game

Tbf Mysti same thing was happening with Cazorla, neither are really that minded.

Rosicky played against Pep

Meanwhile Fabregas is at the Brit awards with Sherzinger

1.0 won't be that bad a result for arsenal. They will be dangerous away.

Aye done well to keep it to 1.

Still 15 mins or so to go though.

Without that red card I think the Gunners would have beaten them tonight.

Koscielney is one of the best defenders in the division.

Can't see it myself.

The gunners score

Its a rewrite of yesterday lol..

damm

What a pass from Lahm

What were you saying about koshielney?

What an absolute clown.

its difficult to say how the game would have gone, soon as the red happened arsenals mindset was one of damaged limitation, could quite have easily been broken down more if they had opened and attacked.

And that is the tie

Ent wrote:What were you saying about koshielney?

What an absolute clown.

I think he is a good defender, good pace and fierce tackler.

Arsernal were dominant first 20 and obviously could have scored one or two themselves.

off course its impossible to say what would have happened. But on balance the teams are not far apart.. 11 v 11.

0-1 they were well in the game.. 0-2 they need a minor miracle.

Oh well, I didn't think we would have won this tie anyways. Deserved to get a goal early though, had them chasing shadows first 20 or 25 minutes of the match. They are just too strong.

I do think that Koscielny is one of the better defenders in the PL but as the quality of defending is the weakest it's been in my memory that isn't saying much.

It would be madness to let Kroos go, he's outstanding, as was Neuer tonight!

Arsenal should be ashamed of that tonight, terrible decision making.

Ozil, cazorla no effort what so ever.

Monreal just useless.

socal1976 wrote:

Ent wrote:What were you saying about koshielney?

What an absolute clown.

I think he is a good defender, good pace and fierce tackler.

Aye good at running up the pitch like an idiot when 1-0 down and desperate to keep it like that.

Ent wrote:Arsenal should be ashamed of that tonight, terrible decision making.

Ozil, cazorla no effort what so ever.

Monreal just useless.

Why should they be ashamed of losing to the European champions with 10 men? I am not ashamed, I am proud of the boys. They were the big underdogs and were giving as good as they got when they were 11 on 11.

Wilshire was trying his heart out and when they had 11 players they could release ox abit as well. As soon as they were a man down that was it . They couldn't do anything.. They just got overun midfield.

the truth was though. With ozil on the pitch they might as well have had 9 players on.

Hey, Theo. What's the score?

Classy

socal1976 wrote:

Ent wrote:Arsenal should be ashamed of that tonight, terrible decision making.

Ozil, cazorla no effort what so ever.

Monreal just useless.

Why should they be ashamed of losing to the European champions with 10 men? I am not ashamed, I am proud of the boys. They were the big underdogs and were giving as good as they got when they were 11 on 11.

The last time Chelsea were down to 10 men against the European champions we came back from 2-0 down in the Nou Camp. Just saying.

Agree SoCal. At least you played football before the red card. Citeh yesterday deserve much more criticism..

but look if you are going to buy a 40 mill midfielder he needs to be a general. Ozil is a flake

As for their decision making, there was one mistake by the keeper that was in my mind too harshly penalized. I am not going to say it was the officiating that lost it, Munich deserved it but the gunners played well and fought well and were a bit unlucky.

CFCNick wrote:Hey, Theo. What's the score?

lol you wrong un...

Find it strange to criticise a playmaker in Ozil, when he's asked to basically be a defender for most of the game

It's nothing to do with Chelsea.

The goalkeeper commits a stupid foul, gets sent off then gives the ref an abusive gesture.

Ozil misses a pen, gives the ball away more or less every time he gets it, makes no effort and let's the left back be 1 on 1 every time.

Monreal just terrible.

Cazorla, just couldn't be bothered playing.

Kos, well where to start. 1-0 and desperate to keep it that way, wrecklessly goes forward, gets freekick. Does he come back? No, runs further forward- then doesn't get back and bayern score. Stupid tackle on mueller could have given a penalty away.