it is necessary to pass the Porto necessarily))) It's time to win the damn Champions League, and sum it up nicely. it will be very cool if Arsenal becomes the last winner of the Champions League in this classic and familiar version for all of us))
It's so cool that Arsenal went further. I think that with stronger teams that play more intense football, Arsenal have a better chance of winning than with teams like Porto that play viscous football. so the teams close the lines, resort to minor fouls to slow down the game and slow down the pace, and it was hard to play with Porto because of this. but in 1/4 of the Champions League there will be no such teams, and Arsenal can beat anyone now. the main thing is not to burn out psychologically. it's good that Arsenal are not playing in the domestic championship this weekend, after such a difficult match with the Portuguese club, even on their own field, a lot of effort was spent. and it's good that there will be a break now, the team will be able to recover))
valeski 28 said:
Yes it will, but at the same time I think there is something to take heart from. It is fair to say that this is genuinely a 50/50 game.
That would be the first time this could be said in years. Last year everyone knew Arsenal would come up short at the Etihad, and they did. This year we beat them in the Charity Shield and then at the Emirates, We outplayed them both games. This year we have Saliba (unavailable last year) as well as Rice in midfield and Havertz who has now (somewhat surprisingly) fully integrated into the team. Not sure on injuries for either team.
I believe Arsenal should be strong mentally (as will City) so it should be an even game. It might come down to a few moments of individual brilliance and Arsenal might lose, but...I find it hard to imagine City will dominate us like last year. If they do, fair enough. But I think it will be a tight game and both teams might leave the pitch with heads held high.
Of course the game is incredibly important regarding the Premier League championship, but this is when we need to remind ourselves this is where we wanted to be...challenging for the Premier League once again and going deep in the Champions League. We might not win either, but we are a stronger team than last year and this summer we should be able to strengthen further. Once more, since the winter break, we have been playing some of the best football in Europe.
Yeah, I would love to stuff City at the Etihad and come to that, Bayern at the Emirates but we have got to enjoy the process....which will come with some ups and downs.
I thought it was going to be a more exciting game but the point is important.Good to see one of my favorite players(Thomas Partey )playing again in the team after many months.He will be very helpful in the last months of the season.
valeski 28 said:
It was a great point with Arsenal being the first team in three years to stop City scoring at home. This was not a season decider and there are still 27 points on the table. I am not sure any of the top three will not drop further points...
Partey looked good and needs to feature through the end of season (after which it looks like he is leaving...too injury prone)
Two other positives from the weekend. Arsenal Womens won the Conti Cup for the second year running beating Chelsea Womens...
Gallery: Conti Cup winners 2024!
And then, something really special happened with the Under 18's where we have an amazing crop of players coming through such as Ethan Nwaneri (he just became old enough to sign his first pro contract). Yesterday against Fulham Chido Martin-Obi, 16, scored four goals for the second game running. However a lot of eyes were also on another very young player making his debut, Max Bowman, because people believe him to be another phenom.
Max Bowman is only 14 years old, already sponsored by Adidas, plays at number 10, is incredibly mature in terms of skills and on his debut he won a penalty and got another three assists. Here's a clip of that game...a few of these guys are going to end up as big as Saka...
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When Kai Havertz joined the club in the summer, many people were quick to judge the signing and claimed that the German was a waste of money. Since then, Havertz has gone from strength to strength and has become an integral part of Mikel Arteta’s starting 11.
