My god, one word for this performance, utter disgrace to the Arsenal badge, shirt and club.

What I don't like is how the players play, they pass around and run around like they treating this as an exhibition or something, like they already guaranteed a place in the next round or going to win big during the home leg No heart to play to put it simple. AW really need to knock some sense into the players, they should treat every single match with respect, in football there nothing guarantee, there no guarantee that we can 100% win by 2 goal or 3 in the 2nd leg game, somehow the players don't see that.

Anyway, on the plus side, Campbell is my Arsenal MOTM, it been a long long long time since I see an Arsenal defender that I have confident in, Campbell is the major reason we haven't conceded more, the Porto player that he is marking is totally silent out.

And the negative side, what the hell is Fabianski doing in tht match? If he always perform like that, I rather let Mannone play than him. Come on, most of his mistake is like among the worse mistake a goalkeeper can make.

As long Campbell is in the 2nd leg, and Fabiski is out, it should be safe at the back I guess, what worry me is the front.

I totally don't know what happen to all our attacking players lately, utter disgrace to Arsenal, they either pass the ball endlessly among themselves or pass it into the opponent.

Seriously, I know the team can do way way better than this, but don't know why they play like little children. Do we need to drop out from the UCL to give them a wake up call? Something seriously wrong with the team. we have players that not only have potential to perform but actually we have a team that SHOULD perform their best in all matches. Lack of experience cant be use as a reason anymore, other than Fabianski, the rest are experience players, player like Denilson, Diaby and the rest have actually play week in week out for the Arsenal first team for some seasons already.

This post has been edited by jim18992: Feb 18 2010, 05:55 AM

This is true, but we have like 4 or 5 other players that are attacking, what are the others player doing?


But seriously, Campbell still a good defender although he is old, he remind me the days where the Arsenal back four is a far less scarier place for us Arsenal fans to see. Honestly for the past few season, whenever an opponent attack, it always give me a heart attack seeing how our defender defended, a lot of last ditch defending What Campbell is doing is actually preventing situation that needed last ditch defending from happening in the first place. Too bad Keown cant play anymore tho

This post has been edited by jim18992: Feb 18 2010, 06:03 AM

Sort of agree and disagree on your opinion, tho the goalkeeper department do have it problem, but as long we put a strong back four infront of Almunia, it actually pretty safe. Another reason is because it hard to find a good goalkeeper, most good goalkeeper that I know of and like are in the status of NOT FOR SALE by their respective club, unless AW willing to pay like 15m for goalkeeper like Given or that bold guy who last time play for Blackburn, which I seriously doubt AW will do. To get goalkeeper like Buffon or Cech standard would need more than 20m.

It kind of correct actually, I saw it happen in other matches before. But the problem is, players should stand on the ball or something to prevent the opponent to take a fast freekick when their own teammates are not ready yet. Campbell was actually trying to do this, just that when he realize Fabianski mistake, it was too late, the Porto player already kick the ball already. I said this because I actually saw Campbell looking back and realize Fabianski gave back the ball to the referee and the referee place it on the ground, Campbell realize the problem and was heading toward the Porto player but was too late.

Ya, but then, even if we are willing to spend like 20m on Buffon or some other goalkeeper that is near his standard and his price which can confirm near 100% to perform, their club most likely wont sell them. Buying goalkeeper of Given class which cost less and are easier to find don't guarantee a bullet proof performance. I believe if Given was playing for us, or that bold guy ( really cant remember his name, but I know he is good) that last time play for Blackburn, they would still perform like Almunia, because our back four do have a little bit problem, it a bit unbalance, both are too similar, we need a younger version of Campbell in the defense to balance it all off.

This post has been edited by jim18992: Feb 18 2010, 06:18 AM

There no flop in Arsenal team currently (Fabianski don't count cause he never actually have a run of games, though few of the game he play actually do make me feel )

Just that sometime the player just off form, like Nasri, he is currently off form, he did perform well last year. Also, sometime I felt it the fault of the tactic that make some of our player perform under par, for example how can AW put Ashavin against giant like Rio Ferdinand and such up front alone?

This post has been edited by jim18992: Feb 19 2010, 06:25 PM

He is an ok player. Tho he not living up to his "Next Zidane" status last time when AW just bought him.

I remember he is branded as the next Zidane when AW bought him. It kind of like how there been so many Next Maradona for Argentina. They like to compare a lot of these young player which look like he is playing very good to the likes of these legendary player. Like how some branded Walcott as the next Henry.

I believe Fabs tired look is because he is really tired. Sometime I felt he is overuse, he always get slotted back into the team right after his injuries.

Eboue is the unsung hero of Arsenal. I always know he is more effective when he attack from the right if compare to Walcott or Sagna. He actually started playing great after what happen to him last year, now he is one of the more productive player in Arsenal.

It a good win, as long as it a win, it would help us in our tittle running.

Walcott really need to learn some of the other skill need to became a good striker, cause other than his pace, he was unable to offer anything else to the team.

You know, I felt Eboue is more effective than Sagna actually, he always give defenses problem, not only against weaker team, but also strong team.

Well, recently Sagna have not been as solid as we hope he would, goals have been leaking from his side too, though not as bad as the left sometime.

But I felt lately AW should use Eboue more, because there have been near to no penetration by our players on the opponent defense recently.

His diving antics is not as bad as some ppl would think, but still hope he have change it though. What Arsenal lack in recent game are penetration, no matter it against strong or weak opponent, it seem the team cant penetrate opponent defense much, but with the Eboue introduction lately, it seem the problem is not as bad as it was few match ago.

If that the new home jersey for next season, don't you guys feel it look a bit like the jersey from the invincible team too?

Man, it really sad and sickening to see what happen to Ramsey, plus he is only younger then me by few month, born in the same year as me, really feel the pain.

Really hope he recover fast.

Those pic really make me want to cry.

Well, it not fully our goalkeeper fault actually, I believe Victor Valdes at Barca is not that good of a goalkeeper, what he have is 4 very good defender in front of him, those that can run fast and yet are tall and physical (Puyol) hahaha.