BIG MOUNTAIN TO CLIMB II
Arsenal need to make history tomorrow night and beat PSG to reach the Champions League Final. And when I say “make history”, I mean it literally.
Arsenal have never overturned a result in the Champions League knockout stages after losing the first leg at home.
Arsenal have never won 5 consecutive away games in the Champions League.
Arsenal have never knocked out a French team in the Champions League.
Arsenal have only kept ONE clean sheet in their last 16 away games in the Champions League.
Arsenal haven’t won any of their last six semi-final fixtures in all competitions.
Arsenal haven’t won any of their last four Champions League semi-final fixtures.
Arsenal have never scored in an away leg of the Champions League Semi Finals.
Arsenal haven’t scored a goal in their last 6 Semi Final fixtures in all competitions.
Luis Enrique has never lost at home to Arsenal in his playing career and managerial career.
As an Arsenal fan I am not pessimistic neither am I optimistic about tomorrow's second leg tie at Paris. All I can do is just keep my fingers crossed!! @Ogeewitty what's your take on tomorrow's tie??!!
Bro you beat me to this, I was to post this exactly, but couldn't make out time.
Even right now, I'm in a live function online.
Well history has been altered before init?
In a few mins the match will start, Arsenal has the mentality to beat PSG. Yet they need other things in addition to mentality. They have those too.
For me get more control in that midfield and you beat PSG. Partey brings this control back, Rice is unleashed and I know if Odegaard malfunctions, he would be subbed off early.
Let's relax, and expect victory in Paris.
Cheers man
I wish I could relax Bro , you seem not to be worried about the banter that comes after if we fail to qualify for the final!
Well it has happened.
Sometimes it seems I know Arteta's team more than he does and sometimes I think I know Arteta well enough. It's more painful when you know there are changes Arteta could have made.
Odegaard malfunctioned like a suspected he could but Arteta did nothing. You must be decisive when you play against a great coach like Enrique.
Infact because I have been hailing Enrique for months against naysayers, I had to write this in that platform before the semis–
"Maybe it's time for me to apologise to Sir Enrique to take it easy bcos I have a vested interest in the team he shud face in semis.
"This certainly isn't the PSG we played in the league phase. No way!
"No team in the Quarters is as dangerous as this side.
"A cute smirk on my face as all the Enrique naysayers here can't talk. It's called guilty conscience.😊
"But it shudnt be so, u can make mistakes; and if u do, just be human, come out and own up to ur error. It's no big deal.
"I sha believe that eventhough Villa can be compared to Barca, Arsenal is above that and should find a way around this PSG Horsepower of a machinery."
Yeap been wanting to avoid that banter because indeed people were cooking it getting set.
Well, it has happened and the end of season is not even as easy as we were hoping in the EPL.
I greet you. Thanks