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Arsenal & The Champions League

Discussion in 'The Premier League' started by Style, Nov 4, 2015.

  1. Style

    Style 'where is the love'

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    Is there any point in them entering?
     
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  2. CFC: Champs £launderx17

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    They usually get to last 16 tbf before losing to the first big club they play, usually in the first half of the first leg
     
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  3. Sanj

    Sanj Well-Known Member

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    No, not really. Wenger is poor tactically in Europe and always has been plus our squad is not good enough to compete in more than one competiton.
     
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  4. InBiscanWeTrust

    InBiscanWeTrust Rome, London, Paris, Rome, Istanbul, Madrid
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    They're normally top seeds hence getting through to knockouts, now they are 2nd seed, they're going out even earlier <ok>
     
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  5. Skylarker

    Skylarker PL High Commissioner

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    Only there to make the numbers up, even the Arsenal fans know this. Quite sad really, when everyone knows the same will happen every year.
     
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  6. Treble

    Treble Keyser Söze

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    Most premier league managers who perform in the CL tend to learn that they need to adapt their game to suit the continental style. Wenger has never been willing to accept that. Which in itself is noble enough IF he built a good defence to compliment his attacking ethos. But he doesn't do this, which is either bloody stupid or fcking stubborn.

    Finally, when he decided to change his style it was bcos the situation dictated it. It was too little too late against Bayern when the damage had already been done in the two previous games. He has to learn from this and realise there's more than one way to skin a cat. The way Arsenal played against Olympiakos and Zagreb was naive but so typical of Arsene.
     
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  7. Bwood_Ranger

    Bwood_Ranger 2023 Funniest Poster

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    Still got a reasonable chance of going through. Would only result in a second round defeat but still.
     
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  8. Stan

    Stan Stalker

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    Isn't that true of all but three teams now? The odd random one might sneak through to the final but it's a safe bet that we can narrow the winner down to one of three.
     
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  9. gooner4ever

    gooner4ever once a Gooner always a Gooner
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    I would rather we don't play in Europa as it is a distraction that no PL team needs.

    in a side note - have QPR just sacked Ramsey and brought back Warnock
     
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  10. Bwood_Ranger

    Bwood_Ranger 2023 Funniest Poster

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    I think the official line is that he's been "relieved of first team duties" so could still stay as a coach which is what he is meant to be.

    Warnock is in temp charge. They brought him in in some nonsense consultancy role a few weeks ago basically admitting Ramsey was clueless and hoping it would help. The problems go way beyond Ramsey.
     
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  11. HRH Custard VC

    HRH Custard VC National Car Park Attendant

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    Looks like the bottlers have started early.
     
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  12. Tobes

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    Bayern went in dry last night.
     
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  13. CFC: Champs £launderx17

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    Failure is lucrative though in CL
     
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