Draw UEL R16 1st Leg: Sporting CP 2 - 2 Arsenal | Thursday, March 9 | KO: 17:45 GMT | BT Sport

@A_G

Spoiler: And look who we play next, ffs...

 

[drippin]

I thought Arsenal should be happy with a draw with a rotated team. A draw away from home is a good result, when you get to rest players for EPL. Arteta will go strong in the 2nd leg at home.

Too many absences and injuries going on. Have to get some attacking players fit again.

Ugarte will be back for the 2nd leg, but Coates and Morita will be banned.

 

[Riou]

@Sanchez11 and his fav players being so close and yet so far...




...name a better duo!

Spoiler: The best way to describe both these moments...

fs

 

[Bloodbather]

People underestimate what we lose without Gabriel, especially at this stage. Gabriel not only is a leader in defence, he's aggressive, vocal, assertive. He's also quick at making up ground but crucially he covers the area Zinchenko vacates superbly, I've said it before, I'm not convinced there's a single LCB that could do the job Gabriel's currently doing, it's almost an impossible job on paper essentially being LCB and LB for turnovers.

It was important to give Kiwior some gametime but you also see the consequences of it at this stage in his development and adaption period which will take some time.

Yeah he's been excellent all season except for a few blunders where he lost his composure. He's borderline world class when he doesn't lose his head.

 

[HollandGooner]

Excellent analysis.

Hagn summed up my thoughts

Yes also a big worry for me with big games coming up in the EPL. we might drop points there.

 

[Jack badmon]

Yes also a big worry for me with big games coming up in the EPL. we might drop points there.

We also might not. Lol. If we named another team we'd have thrown away the tie. What do you think we are going to next year when we are in CL.

 

[Tom Mix]

Next year can look after itself but this year we could win the PL, no guarantee we'll be in that fight next season.

We should have rested Saka yesterday and parked the bus. We'd probably have come away with a draw with a weaker team. Sporting didn't outplay us they just took advantage of our tactical naivety and inadequate game plan.

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

Surprised yesterday that was one of biggest games of season for Sporting and half os stadium was empty.

 

[Sanchez11]

@Sanchez11 and his fav players being so close and yet so far...




...name a better duo!

Spoiler: The best way to describe both these moments...

fs

Both should have hit it first time ffs

 

[HollandGooner]

We also might not. Lol. If we named another team we'd have thrown away the tie. What do you think we are going to next year when we are in CL.

I think our EPL challenge should get full focus but its always hard to find the right balance, still a lot of hard teams to beat in the europa league though.

 

[Mohamed7]

Surprised yesterday that was one of biggest games of season for Sporting and half os stadium was empty.

Apparently, they are on strike or something with the owner. Read it here.

 

[MartiSaka]

We also might not. Lol. If we named another team we'd have thrown away the tie. What do you think we are going to next year when we are in CL.

We are unlikely to be on top of PL, and even if we are, we will be playing for a tournament that means something. EL has zero meaning, what does it mean to be champions of the second tier of clubs in Europe; it was started for UEFA to generate more money.

 

[MartiSaka]

Next year can look after itself but this year we could win the PL, no guarantee we'll be in that fight next season.

We should have rested Saka yesterday and parked the bus. We'd probably have come away with a draw with a weaker team. Sporting didn't outplay us they just took advantage of our tactical naivety and inadequate game plan.

Squad manaagement over a season is the one thing with arteta’s management that still concerns me