We have come to the final day of the European season. We are already the English Champions and need to beat one of the best teams on the planet today in Budapest in the Champions League final to win something we have never done before in our club history. It’s only the second time ‘ever’ we are playing the finals. The last time we did, our GK was red carded in the 18th minute, we took the lead with 10 men but 2 back to back Barcelona goals in the fourth quarter of the match robbed us of the trophy.
Now, I love a neutral venue, one legged knockout game because it all comes down to who wants it more. PSG, led by Luis Enrique is playing some mind blowing attacking football. Arteta, on the other hand, prefers a controlled, possession based, wait for the moment type, defensive football. Two very different managers and two very different styles of play but I believe, in a game like this, it doesn’t matter.
What matters is who is willing to die and kill on the pitch, and who is better at it.
In the team news, Timber might make it today but I would rather go for Mosquera. He is match fit and can do the job at RB. Dembele is a doubt for PSG so lets just hope he doesn’t make it.
If you ask me, I would go with the same playing XI we did against Burnley bar one change. Raya in the goal, Saliba and Gabriel as CBs, and Calafiori on the left. A midfield of Odegaard, Eze and Rice would be perfect and Saka, Trossard starts on the wings. And, GYOKERES STARTS UP TOP, NOT HAVERTZ.
Havertz header contributed to the title, but lets not get emotional and lets stick to a hungry, physical, clinical striker.
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I am excited. The last game of the season for us is the biggest one, and against the best team on the planet. There’s no margin of errors, and chances are that even if you do everything right, it may not be enough. On the other hand, we could neutralise their attacks for 85 minutes, and score off a set piece towards the dying minute. Anything can happen and that’s what makes it the biggest trophy.
Right, that’s me done. See you during the game.
I am more worried about the fact that we can’t score even if our lives depended on it.
Well done Arsenal pissing off the Ref by wasting time and trying to con him by faking fouls.
The TV commentators keep talking about how we’ve been brilliant for 70 minutes makes this sound like an FA Cup match where a non league team has gone to Anfield and got in front.
Our squad is worth more than PSG’s – we should at least try to look like it.
Killroy
Bang on.
Although it was a pen.
Skelly’s had a decent game.
FFS take Saka off and put on Max Dowman.
Surprised arm around physical obstruction like in Arsenal set pieces is allowed in open play
Saka being double teamed anytime he gets the ball and everyone knows he wants to get it on his left foot and shoot, Sub him off.
Book Skelly for being a girl.
Dembele compulsively target man is too predictable.
Martinelli a fucking waste on the squad. he should have put on Max Dowman and Eze for Odegaard.
Dembele can’t stay on.
Extra time
Your money worth
Fucking Gyokeres 65 million in the summer and he doesn’t start the game that is on Arteta.
That is what you get when trying to fuck with Ref by trying to con him.
That referee is a massive cunt.
That’s one one set of fans will say is 100% a pen the other side 100% not.
What we can’t have is VAR taking 2 – 3 minutes looking at it whilst the game carries on.
If you can’t keep one event isolated from another, you don’t deserve to be referring a Champions League final.
You already gave yellows. You have already gave foul.
That was a penalty on Madueke.
Didn’t we get through an earlier game with a win from a really soft penalty?
I have a bad feeling if it goes to penalty. Raya has saved us twice today, has an heroic performance so far…
You either die a hero or live long enough to become a villain.