Official Gooners Thread - A New Hope

[ross4life]

Arsenal have now scored more goals (14) in three home group stage games than any other team in Champions League history

Ross4life would be proud of that stat.

He's still waiting for a shot on target.

Arsenal 2nd & 3rd goals were there 1st & 2nd shots on target..... Now thats a impressive strike rate/stat.

Very impressive alright when your 1st shot on target is your second goal.

Are you an advisor to Brian Lenihan by any chance?

I'm sure if you read my OP i said open play! VP also had a free-kick before the 2nd goal.

[Puckoon]

Never doubted Theo.

Yer some eejit.

Arsenal sloppy enough tonight - but a touch of class from Cleo after a lucky break in the box, and then the big fella and Nasri combining nicely.

[David McKeown]

One of my friends sent me this earlier today thought it quite funny not a bad way to prepare for a game either. 

‎"In tonight's show, I want the first half to be really entertaining and the second to be unbelievably nerve-wracking and difficult to watch. Let's see how you like it" – stand-up comic and Arsenal season ticket holder Dara O Briain's opening line at a charity gig attended by the Arsenal first-team squad Monday night.

Apparently Dara then took the piss all night

[muppet]

One of my friends sent me this earlier today thought it quite funny not a bad way to prepare for a game either. 

‎"In tonight's show, I want the first half to be really entertaining and the second to be unbelievably nerve-wracking and difficult to watch. Let's see how you like it" – stand-up comic and Arsenal season ticket holder Dara O Briain's opening line at a charity gig attended by the Arsenal first-team squad Monday night.

Apparently Dara then took the piss all night

O'Brien tweeted it a day or two ago.

[ONeill]

Looking forward to Monday night. Some great memories of success at Old Trafford. I suppose Wiltord's goal in 2002 was the most crucial. Adebayor's goal in 2006 was enjoyable too in the season they did the double over Utd.

[ONeill]

There's a trend here. Arsenal's memorable victories seem to come in 4-year cycles.

2006 - Man Utd 0 Arsenal 1 = http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcrNnSQ6cV0
2002 - Man Utd 0 Arsenal 1 = http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPkxEvl3GYg
1998 - Man Utd 0 Arsenal 1 = http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RrK-ifLCZc
1994 - didn't play them away that calendar year.
1990 - Man Utd 0 Arsenal 1 = http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjG7ZNK_MBY
1986 - didn't play

Adebayor, Wiltord, Overmars, Limpar. In terms of geography, the scorer is heading south. Eboue or Song? Where the feck is Togo?

[muppet]

There's a trend here. Arsenal's memorable victories seem to come in 4-year cycles.

2006 - Man Utd 0 Arsenal 1 = http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcrNnSQ6cV0
2002 - Man Utd 0 Arsenal 1 = http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPkxEvl3GYg
1998 - Man Utd 0 Arsenal 1 = http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RrK-ifLCZc
1994 - didn't play them away that calendar year.
1990 - Man Utd 0 Arsenal 1 = http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjG7ZNK_MBY
1986 - didn't play

Adebayor, Wiltord, Overmars, Limpar. In terms of geography, the scorer is heading south. Eboue or Song? Where the feck is Togo?

AWOL? What can it mean?

[Dinny Breen]

You can see Arsenal dominating Man United, creating chance after chance while Man U have only 1 shot on traget and still losie 4-0 to two deflected goals, an o.g and a Rooney 'dive special' penalty....

[ONeill]

Szczesny,
Sagna, Koscielny, Squillaci, Clichy,
Song, Wilshere, Nasri, Rosicky, Arshavin,
Chamakh

[ONeill]

Man U 0 (Fletcher sent-off 89)
Arsenal 1 (Song 86)

[ONeill]

Half Time Utd 1 Arsenal 0

Park scored his 100th consecutive goal v Arsenal. Arsenal have been very poor. Evra has Nasri in his pocket with Sagna covering for Nasri as he won't track back. Park also standing in front of Nasri. It's the same every time - Fergie picks 4 workhorses to give Arsenal no room to play their game and it works, every time.

With Nasri tied up, there's no creativity with their final ball fairly shocking. I'd throw Fabregas on from the start.

[Dinny Breen]

No shock here, Arsenal struggling to hold to the ball and a freak goal score (1988 Wim Kieft like)...

Pity Fabregas is not fit, he'd run riot against that Man U midfield (Carrick, Anderson, Fletcher and Park), worst Man U midfield I have ever seen...

Goal keeping choice has backfired, no distribution what so ever...

Pftt same old Arsenal at ht....

[Dinny Breen]

Fergie picks 4 workhorses

Insult to workhorses...

[ONeill]

Pity Fabregas is not fit, he'd run riot against that Man U midfield (Carrick, Anderson, Fletcher and Park), worst Man U midfield I have ever seen...

Fergie always plays a midfield like that v Arsenal.

[ONeill]

Took Wenger 50 mins to move Nasri into the centre. Better than never I suppose.