UEFA Champions & Europa League 2014-15 Season Thread

by Guest Tue Feb 24, 2015 9:38 pm

sportform wrote:Messi is no Harry Kane.

by TRUSSMAN66 Tue Feb 24, 2015 9:38 pm

kingraf wrote:That is a shocking miss...

spoilt your night I bet..

by TRUSSMAN66 Tue Feb 24, 2015 9:40 pm

lfc91 wrote:
TRUSSMAN66 wrote:City fan = Building your hopes up to be let down......

Clichy isn't good enough anyway.........Useless turd !!........

Try being a Liverpool fan born in 1991, then talk to me about getting you're hopes up to be let down...

Clichy was owned by the Wigan kid in the cup final two seasons ago and he's still there......He's useless....

Should have bought Baines..

by Guest Tue Feb 24, 2015 9:41 pm

City never winning at Camp Nou anyway. Doubtful to even score two, just gives Sky pundits some straws to clutch on to pre match of a City turnaround in three weeks.

by **Dolphin Ziggler** Tue Feb 24, 2015 9:44 pm

Cresswell has had links to City, hes not CL level but hes better than Clichy!

by monty junior Tue Feb 24, 2015 9:49 pm

City are rubbish Rolling Eyes

by TRUSSMAN66 Tue Feb 24, 2015 9:52 pm

John wrote:City never winning at Camp Nou anyway. Doubtful to even score two, just gives Sky pundits some straws to clutch on to pre match of a City turnaround in three weeks.

We should learn to stink like Chelsea...

by monty junior Tue Feb 24, 2015 9:58 pm

To be fair they do stink but they don't even get results with it, it's the classic brave British performance which involves battling from pretty much an already lost position to give themselves a slim to none chance. The kind of plucky loser icons like Frank Bruno the British media love!

by mystiroakey Tue Feb 24, 2015 10:02 pm

I wouldn't say its over at all. Yaya back.

I am really annoyed with dzeko as he should have hurt them first half . Barca concede to corners and he had 4 decent chances . City are not an a typical cross, set piece team but with dzeko and against barcas biggest weakness they could have scored more.

Man City were the better team second half untill the sending off.

2-1 = slimmer of a chance , but yaya is also back. So I am adding an inch to that slimmer.

by TRUSSMAN66 Tue Feb 24, 2015 10:10 pm

Not the way we defend Mate..

by mystiroakey Tue Feb 24, 2015 10:16 pm

Messis first half was on another level. City nullified him with a higher press second half. Stupid performance and they should have started with that intensity ..but It seems every game when another team are getting on top of barca a player gets sent of and there is no better team in the world that plays a one man advantage better..

by Guest Wed Feb 25, 2015 10:37 am

You can't keep that intensity up for 90 minutes, also playing with that press, against quick, technical players, subsequently leads to over-hyped players getting sent off for little fouls. Happens every time, especially with European refs.

I still think Barcelona took the foot off the gas, two away goals has done the job. Are City really going to go to Barcelona & win 2-0 or 3-1? No. I can't take City serious in Europe until they've signed a new left back, centre back & another wide man of geniune quality. What is the point of playing Dzeko & having Clichy cross the ball into the stands, everytime. Silva & Nasri are not crossers, so playing Dzeko was pointless.

Also, is this harsh, but does Wilfried Bony already look like he can't hit a barn door for City? I'm struggling to see him being successful with Aguero playing.

by Guest Wed Feb 25, 2015 11:03 am

LiamB wrote:does Wilfried Bony already look like he can't hit a barn door for City?

Judging him on 52 minutes of action? picard

by Fernando Wed Feb 25, 2015 8:23 pm

Arsenal 0-1 Monaco - Kondogbia with a deflected shot off Mertesacker.

Damn you to hell Dootie stop betting on us Laugh

by **Dolphin Ziggler** Wed Feb 25, 2015 8:55 pm

Arsenal are awful

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Wed Feb 25, 2015 8:55 pm

BERBATOV GOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAALLLLLLAAAAAZZZZZOOOOOOOOO

by Fernando Wed Feb 25, 2015 8:56 pm

Arsenal 0-2 Monaco - Dimitar Berbatov

Well that's some shocking defending why stay with your man when you can get within 4 yards off the ball.... picard

by **Dolphin Ziggler** Wed Feb 25, 2015 8:58 pm

John just came laughing

by Fernando Wed Feb 25, 2015 8:59 pm

Giroud summing up our night. Atleast 6 yards over the bar Laugh

by Lowlandbrit Wed Feb 25, 2015 9:00 pm

Two shots on target all game so far.

by **Dolphin Ziggler** Wed Feb 25, 2015 9:02 pm

Champo League exit to Monaco and outside the top four would be the end of Wenger, surely?

by Fernando Wed Feb 25, 2015 9:05 pm

He will leave when he wants to. Weather people agree or not that's how it will go down.

Leverkusen 1-0 Atletico - Calhanoglu

by Fernando Wed Feb 25, 2015 9:06 pm

Yep really not our night Laugh

Welbeck hits Theo with a goalbound shot...

by Guest Wed Feb 25, 2015 9:20 pm

Dolphin Ziggler wrote:John just came

One of the worst strikers I've ever seen. I tell you week in, week out. Never, ever good enough at this level. Olivier Giroud is simply a pile of absolute dog****.

Au Revoir Arsenal out of Europe

by Fernando Wed Feb 25, 2015 9:33 pm

Arsenal 1-2 Monaco - Alex Oxlade Chamberlain

Looks like we're needing 2 in Monaco not 3 Laugh

by Fernando Wed Feb 25, 2015 9:36 pm

You'd think we could last 2 mins of injury time but no Laugh

Arsenal 1-3 Monaco - Carrasco

Chamberlain got mugged on the half way line and was a good finish...

3 in Monaco is not happening Laugh

by TRUSSMAN66 Wed Feb 25, 2015 9:39 pm

You went somewhere a few years ago when you were dead and buried and nearly pulled off a miracle.....

Early goal.................who knows...

Wouldn't say it's over yet !!

by **Hero** Wed Feb 25, 2015 9:42 pm

Hearing reports that Mertesacker has just caught up with the ball.

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Wed Feb 25, 2015 9:45 pm

Ospina absolute dogshite for all three goals

by TRUSSMAN66 Wed Feb 25, 2015 9:45 pm

If I was Arsenal fans I wouldn't go moaning about Mertesacker !!!...........

When people moan about his signings Wenger tends to keep them in the side another two years to try to prove everybody wrong !!

by **Hero** Wed Feb 25, 2015 9:49 pm

My fave thing about when Arsenal implode is Piers Morgan having another Wenger inflamed breakdown on Twitter.
Who dos he think Arsenal will bring in that will do better?

by Stella Wed Feb 25, 2015 9:55 pm

Were Monaco average? Organised, and plenty of pace.

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Wed Feb 25, 2015 9:59 pm

Stella wrote:Were Monaco average? Organised, and plenty of pace.

Well drilled, organised, and took their chances when they came along. Can't argue with a performance like that

by **Hero** Wed Feb 25, 2015 10:01 pm

Of course it'd have been a different story if Man of the Century Aaron Ramsey was playing.

by NickisBHAFC Wed Feb 25, 2015 10:19 pm

Arsenal choking. Whatever next!

Wenger should of left after the fa cup "success" Arsenal side is too good for him.

by **Dolphin Ziggler** Wed Feb 25, 2015 10:27 pm

Hero wrote:Who dos he think Arsenal will bring in that will do better?

Piers is a Muppet, but its coming to the point where they have to change something because they arent moving forward at all. Fight for 4th spot which gives them a place in a competition they whimper out of.

by **Hero** Wed Feb 25, 2015 10:32 pm

Or they could look at what happened at Utd and be grateful of that 4th spot.

by Guest Wed Feb 25, 2015 10:36 pm

shreeves 'how come you made arsenal look so bad & yourselves so good'

Berbatov ' because.....we are good'

Classic shreeves & English arrogance. When are people going to realise our teams are poopie.

by Duty281 Wed Feb 25, 2015 10:37 pm

What English arrogance?

There was not an English team playing tonight.

by NickisBHAFC Wed Feb 25, 2015 11:28 pm

Arsenal should go for Dyche at the end of the season.

by Stella Thu Feb 26, 2015 10:54 am

NickisBHAFC wrote:Arsenal should go for Dyche at the end of the season.

That won't happen, and not just because Wenger will probably still be there.

by Guest Thu Feb 26, 2015 11:08 am

Arsenal & Dyche Laugh

Appointing someone with no experience of a top club, no european football management experience & being trusted to spend £50m+ in a window, when previously you've been working with peanuts. That will be Moyes all over again.

For all Wenger's issues, if you appoint Dyche, you can kiss goodbye to those top 4's.

by **Hero** Thu Feb 26, 2015 12:28 pm

The one for me I could see going to Arsenal is Koeman, shown his pedigree at Southampton immediately, now used to the English league, for me he'd be a success there.

by NickisBHAFC Thu Feb 26, 2015 1:54 pm

Dyche or Martinez.

They can dream on if they think they would get Pep, Klopp, Simeone.

by **Dolphin Ziggler** Thu Feb 26, 2015 2:20 pm

Koeman was my first thought, although whether his talents will translate when he cant bring in players from his previous ties who are a little better than the side he currently manages I dont know.

Just get Bielsa and enjoy the ride.

They are probably looking at Klopp and Pep, as well as Ancelotti's Madrid situation

by NickisBHAFC Thu Feb 26, 2015 2:24 pm

Them 3 wouldnt want the job. They don't deserve to put up with it.

by **Dolphin Ziggler** Thu Feb 26, 2015 2:30 pm

In what way? If Arsenal are not performing then its down to their manager. That club has everything it needs to be doing better, so there must be something to the fact they're not achieving it

by **Hero** Thu Feb 26, 2015 2:32 pm

Dolphin Ziggler wrote:Koeman was my first thought, although whether his talents will translate when he cant bring in players from his previous ties who are a little better than the side he currently manages I dont know.

Just get Bielsa and enjoy the ride.

They are probably looking at Klopp and Pep, as well as Ancelotti's Madrid situation

Koeman's a name so will have pulling power aside from Southampton/Feyenoord. I'd suspect the Eredivisie would be his main stomping ground though for fresh blood but its shown over the years it can be a great place to get young talent.
Bielsa at Arsenal would be brilliantly awful or awfully brilliant.

by Hammersmith harrier Thu Feb 26, 2015 2:35 pm

We need to stop thinking of Arsenal as a small team, they are not, any team capable of attracting Ozil and Sanchez will have the pick of any available managers, it's not a poisoned chalice at all.

by **Dolphin Ziggler** Thu Feb 26, 2015 2:35 pm

He is a name, but I'm not sure hes a name that could bring in anyone Wenger couldn't, whereas I'm not sure players would look at a straight choice between teams and think "I want to work under Koeman" just yet. He'd be good for continuing the legacy of strong youth players, but whether he would take them further than Arsene i'm not sure. He'd certainly be my choice outside of the big names were Wenger to go at the end of the season.

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