Hello and how are you?
Tuesday the 4th of March sees the Mighty Cannon set up positions against the Dutch side Philips Sport Vereniging Eindhoven in the latest installment of Champions League games. Kick off at the Philips Stadion, Eindhoven is at 8.00pm western European time.
Its seems an age since we physically played against West Ham and a while since the sterile and hope-breaking draw against Forest, yet the psychological hangover from it seems still to be hovering around? Perhaps the bitter emotions from our losses to ManUre and Newcastle in both cups was sweetened somewhat a bit now that those clubs have also made an exit? Personally I would like City to drop out of the FAC and give some other teams a crack at glory.
Statistically we can still win the league, but I’m not sure anyone would put money on it, certainly not me, it didn’t seem like we were ever really it in, but just chasing the horizon? All any of us can hope is for a decent run-in now that the Lenz ist da and reach Maytime with some dignity? The Champions League being our last (very slim) chance of glory, we can team up with our old pal ‘hope’ and go a wandering up the garden path and still formulate some Champions league dreaming? Feels tough to commit to any kind of day-dream though doesn’t it?
So here we go again, the same old narrative this season: we are utterly able to beat this PSV side, who lost against the Go Ahead Eagles on Sunday 3-2, but we are also utterly capable of being beaten or just making another frustrating, teeth-grinding draw, he said covering all angles.
West Ham/Forest debacles crushed us and ‘hope’ at the same time, and that was a tough blow to all of us; management, team, and fans. But on we go, where there’s hope there’s life and a chance, and its worth trying and failing than not trying at all? Pre-Wenger we would have (probably) still been excited by this fixture, and perhaps that shows how far he took us and how high our expectations really became? I’m not sure I liked privileged attitudes as they stink of false hierarchies and past histories that deny any current form and I feel a bit disgusted with my own lack of interest. But really I think I’m also trying to protect myself from more hurt Arsenal-wise.
I sincerely hope you guys feel more positive and excited about this game, please tell me about any thoughts you have.
Eindhoven finished 14th in the CL first stage, but did beat Liverpool, and succinctly beat Juve in the play off matches. They lie in second place to Ajax in the Eredivisie, by some eight points.
Sorry I am unable to go into how they play, or who plays for them, I just haven’t followed that league for many years. Theres no need for me to go into how we are, because you guys are Johnny on the Spot and have a dang good idea of whats happened this season, so I won’t insult your intelligence by giving a half baked insight into this or that.
PSV have been given by our friends at statto HQ a 25.8% chance of winning, whilst the Guns of Ashburton Grove have been given 47% chance of winning. Come on Arsenal, give us something to feel good about!
Well, all apologies as that’s all I can muster, take care of yourselves. Don’t forget to like and subscribe and follow me on Instagram.
COYG!
Mills
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Raya, Timber, Lewis-Skelly, Saliba, Gabriel, Partey, Rice, Odegaard, Nwaneri, Trossard, Merino.
Subs: Neto, Setford, White, Kiwior, Zinchenko, Tierney, Calafiori, Jorginho, Sterling, Butler-Oyedeji, Kabia
we could have one more player on the bench but looks like we didn’t bother
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Rice goal ruled out for offside
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PSV should have scored there
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Timberrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr makes it 1-0 to the Arsenal
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Nwaneriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii makes it 2-0 to the Arsenal, MLS with the assist
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Myles Lewis-Skelly booked
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Myles Lewis-Skelly needs to be taken off now, crowd now going nuts every time he makes a challenge, and it is only a matter of time before he gets second yellow. Arteta do your job, get Calafiori on
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Get him off before he gets a red?
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Merinooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo makes it 3-0 to the Arsenal
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VAR checking the goal, Merino was offside earlier in the build up
Goal given
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Atletico Madrid just drew level 1-1 with Real Madrid with a brilliant goal from edge of the area
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Lewis-Skelly taken off, Calafiori on
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Partey is booked and PSV have a penalty, stupid stupid stupid
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lang scores, 1-3
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Shame that we let the goal in..certainly could do with another goal or two…apart from that, pretty good and unexpected…COYG
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HT: PSV 1-3 Arsenal
Timber, Nwaneri and Merino with our goals, Rice had a goal disallowed too, but we let them back in to it with a needless penalty. MLS had to be subbed off to avoid a sending off
This game could easily be 3-3 or 3-4, PSV are right in this and causing us lots of problems, especially down our left. Odegaard is once again not in the game
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Odegaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaard has woken up 4-1 to the Arsenal
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Trossardddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddd makes it 5-1 to the Arsenal, oh what a start to the second half
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Real Madrid take the lead again with a great goal
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NBO and Kabi should get a good chunk of game time tonight, but its more likely Sterling and Zinchenko will be brought on, Tierney and Jorginho too
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Partey and Nwaneri off
Zinchenko and Sterling on
its what I love about Arteta, always trying new things and giving youth a chance
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odegaardddddddddddddddd makes it 6-1 to the Arsenal, a few minutes after trossard had a goal ruled out for offside our captain puts us 5 goals ahead
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Kieran Tierney and Ben White replace Mikel Merino and Jurrien Timber, more youth given a chance by our manager, ha ha ha
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Calafioriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii makes it 7-1 to the Arsenal
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Amazing…really amazing. Totally unexpected the side without a striker hit seven.
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Im off, night Ed. Great game.
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FT: PSV 1-7 Arsenal
Timber, Nwaneri, Merino, Odegaard x2, Trossard and Calafiori with our goals, we also had 2 goals ruled out for offside, now who saw that coming.
Hope it doesn’t make teams go low block against us even more, as we don’t have problems with attacking teams like PSV, its the low block that has us scratching our heads for answers.
Real Madrid won their game 2-1, a more attacking game than I thought it would be
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Arsenal are the first team in the Champions League to score 7 away goals in a knockout game
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fuck it, a real good friend is after being told they think he has lung cancer. He was diagnosed with a chest infection 6 or 7 weeks ago, then when that didn’t clear up they said it was pneumonia, then end of last week he was admitted to an ICU for pneumonia and sepsis. Today they done a CT scan and are now saying he has lung cancer. He has had some serious health issues over the last 15 years or so, including open hearth surgery about 5 years ago. He is one of the most decent honest people you could ever meet, even if he is a Man Utd fan.
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A lot of my ritual routine went out the window tonight because I was pushed for time, including writing COYG on here, but fuck the routine if this is what is going to happen.
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I wonder if four full backs coming on out of five subs is some sort of record.
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It was great to see the ARSENAL in full flow last night but a real shame that the perspex hoarding meant you couldn’t really here the away fans celebrating.
We have never struggled against teams who play you have a go we’ll have a go football and so it proved even without much of our forward line being available.
The test will remain can we score enough against the low block or eleven men quickly behind the ball teams.
Whatever the style this is a massive confidence boost at a critical time for us.
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Nice intro Mills, and an even nicer surprise from the team who clearly relished the freedom allowed by PSV. I wonder what position Calafiori will end up in as he seems to pop up all over the place.
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Thanks Heady! COYG!
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I’ve been impressed (and in fairness it doesn’t take much) by Trossard recently. I think in my mind I had him as a slightly sulky luxury bench player, good for a goal or two late in a game but not one inclined to work hard for any length of time. He has proved me very wrong, and seems to have taken a deal of responsibility.
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rumors that Arsenal are trying to sign Man Utd’s England U15 forward JJ Gabriel, he is the son of former Arsenal player Joe O’Cearuill
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New post is up
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