UEFA Champions League Semi-Finals

[Mohamed7]

Insane tactics all throughout the season from Flick but he has too much quality to bail him out.

They’re ridiculously offensive and rely on extremely high-line & counter-press to defend. Get pass that and you’re through on goal. Sadly we aren’t efficient to punish them.

We’re the weakest team of the four.

 

[Sammy1887]

Barca and PSG are so stacked with forwards can we just have one please

How many fullbakcs do they have? I'm trying to see something.

 

[Kuroske]

This CL semis round is a throwback to the mid-noughties before Pepification took place. It's less about systems and more about big personalities announcing themselves with game-breaking qualities. People attribute this to attacking players, but defensive players are just as likely to break games open with a big tackle or last ditch block. No one here would say Sergio Ramos or David Luiz were not big personalities because they were defenders. People laugh at our set piece proficiency but there is nothing braver than putting your head on a ball knowing you could get kicked or punched. Heading is 90% bravery and 10% skill, and the players who are proficient at scoring headers have big personalities.

Big Personalities for each club

Barca:
Yamal
Raphina
Lewandowski
Pedri
Balde
Cubarsi


Inter:
Thuram
Martinez
Barella
Dumfries
Hakan

PSG:
Dembele
Doue
Kvaradonna
Vitinha
Mendes
Hakimi
Neves

Arsenal:
Rice
Saka
MLS
Calafiori
Partey
Gabriel
Saliba
Nwaneri

Arteta need to get Nwaneri on the pitch against PSG in some capacity. He's been involved in all of our big scoring displays in both the league and CL. He has game-breaking qualities, despite his meek demeanour outside of football.

What kind of demeanor outside of football are you referring to? That he has not signed a new contract?

Because I find it strange Arteta is not using him at all in the last couple of months.

 

[BigPoppaPump]

Insane tactics all throughout the season from Flick but he has too much quality to bail him out.

They’re ridiculously offensive and rely on extremely high-line & counter-press to defend. Get pass that and you’re through on goal. Sadly we aren’t efficient to punish them.

We’re the weakest team of the four.

I think with Partey playing we can beat any of the teams left though. No one is that good they’re unbeatable.

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

Insane tactics all throughout the season from Flick but he has too much quality to bail him out.

They’re ridiculously offensive and rely on extremely high-line & counter-press to defend. Get pass that and you’re through on goal. Sadly we aren’t efficient to punish them.

We’re the weakest team of the four.

his back 4 just standing in middle of pitch lol i really have no idea why he doing that with the midfield he got and the attack. yesterday everytime Inter bypass their midfield it's difficult for barca defense to get back and defend.t

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

How many fullbakcs do they have? I'm trying to see something.

inter have like 5 but they wingbacks not fullbacks barca i don't know because most of them injured anyway lol.

 

[matthewuk12000]

Wednesday will be interesting and i am optimistic. For the opening 30 mins arsenal were pish. the 15 mins before half time arsenal were the better team and half time came too early. the second half was very even with maybe PSG finishing stronger. It was clearly evident that you can run straight through the PSG midfield, MLS did this at least twice when given the opportunity, the issue being that those opportunities were few and far between mainly because our entire spine was played out of position.

With Partey back Rice moves forward and Merino goes back up top. this is as close as we get to a team with Havertz and for all his flaws he brings out the best in others. With Partey back in CDM, MLS and rice get the opportunity to drive forward.

My biggest concern is Martin O, he is the shadow of his former self, he seems to be lacking confidence, i wouldn't be surprised if he is carrying an injury and we see when the season is over he goes in for a minor op which keeps him out for a few months. I'd give him a max 60 mins, if he isnt offering anything id give him the shepherds crook and get Nwaneri on.

I think we will be going to extra time.

 

[Trilly]

Yip, none of our players hits them with power and accuracy like that. Rice certainly has the potential for it as seen with his freekick against Madrid but hes never really done it in open play for us. Nwaneri too potentially from the bits we've seen of him.
We've got a whole squad where nobody has a consistent and powerful strike that poses a big threat from outside the box.

I feel like I’m the only person who fully understood what you meant.

We’ve got a few players who we’d trust from just outside the box, Rice, Saka, Nwaneri.

But from where Raphinha shot from? Someone who can just BLAST it? I think the last player we had to do that was maybe Xhaka? Definitely Alexis n

 

[Trilly]

 

[TinFish]

We look the weakest out of the remaining 4. Its the attack that kills us, ridiculously weak even at full strength.

 

[Bloodbather]

Was already killing Real

 

[MartiSaka]

I think we will be going to extra time.

We wouldnt want to go to penalties; bet my house on Donnaruma coming out on top. Oodergaard will miss a penalty for sure. Saka replaying the euros final all over again.

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

damn Real Madrid got hell of beating it seem 4-0 in 25 minutes.

 

[Clrnc]

Genuinely top 3 players in the world right now and he's 17

 

[Mohamed7]

Kounde is going to be a big miss. He really understands that inverting RB role for Barca. Very solid in the middle and contributes both ends greatly.

Fancy Inter here but need almost similar attack and efficiency as last week.

2-1 or 3-2.

 

[TheGreatWright8]

First leg served up quite a treat, i reckon Inter will do it though.

 

[Clrnc]

Thats a brilliant display by Inter. Can be as easy as this and we did that stupid lame ass flag

 

[Jasard]

Thats a brilliant display by Inter. Can be as easy as this as we did that stupid lame ass flag

Assuming you have been to the San Siro?

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

Thats a brilliant display by Inter. Can be as easy as this as we did that stupid lame ass flag

Whoever came up with that idea should be sacked. They should have repeat the same real Madrid Tifo and that's it

 

[Thrice]

Insane tactics all throughout the season from Flick but he has too much quality to bail him out.

They’re ridiculously offensive and rely on extremely high-line & counter-press to defend. Get pass that and you’re through on goal. Sadly we aren’t efficient to punish them.

We’re the weakest team of the four.

Flick also heavily relies on that elite striker leading the line. He didn't have that while coaching Germany and look what happened.