Raja Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 A big call from AW to go for Welbeck over Giroud in the centre, given the form Giroud is in compared to welbeck. It was clearly the right call though. Welbeck defended from the front, winning the ball back on multiple occasions by harrying the united defenders and obviously there was the goal too. Don't think there has been a better sight than the ref dishing out yellow cards for diving and taking names at the end. That bit made my night. Not going to try and predict how we do from this point, we should enjoy this win. Also, I wish we had Gary 'body language expert' Neville to tell us how he felt about ozil's performance. Nacho did really well too, he might look malnourished, but I thought he was excellent. As was Per, who covered LK on multiple occasions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoë Sumra Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Ref was great in that one 4chan have started a Michael Oliver appreciation thread. It's full of Newcastle fans lamenting Oliver's proscription against refereeing their matches... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poète Lauréat Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 What shit refereeing tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex. Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Lol no it wasntEta: Michael Oliver was great ffs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inigima Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Please enjoy this MLS opening weekend photo, a thoughtful gift from me to you. http://i.imgur.com/N0Vy0YW.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Antony Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Lol no it wasntEta: Michael Oliver was great ffsYup one of the better ref performances I've watched this year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex. Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 United even got loads of extra time like the good old days. Complaints about the refereeing performance reek of bitterness.United were outplayed by a superior Arsenal team. The much heralded manager and the squad with the highest wage bill in world football failed once again. Don't blame it on the ref. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spockydog Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Fucking brilliant result. Ozil had a great game, as did Mertesacker at the back. But my Man of the Match was Francis Coquelin, who was fucking immense, despite his broken nose. Considering he was going up against the most elbowy fucker in the league tonight, the lad showed a whole lotta bottle by eschewing the Phantom of the Opera face mask. United were outplayed by a superior Arsenal team. The much heralded manager and the squad with the highest wage bill in world football failed once again. Don't blame it on the ref. I said to my brother just before kick off that Oliver was probably the best referee in England. Brilliant performance from him tonight. I laughed my bollocks off when Di Maria got sent off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex. Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 You must be buzzing Spockers! Not much like being a team at their place after a decade. Congrats man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mexal Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Coquelin has been monster for us. Major contributor to our current form. Cant wait to watch the game when I get home as I only was able to see about 20 mins of the game due to terrible streaming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spockydog Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 You must be buzzing Spockers! Not much like being a team at their place after a decade. Congrats manHaven't felt this good about a result since Wembley last May. Our form hasn't been great recently, but I'm hoping the result up there tonight will inspire us for the league run-in, perhaps even for the CL game against Monaco. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex. Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Haven't felt this good about a result since Wembley last May. Our form hasn't been great recently, but I'm hoping the result up there tonight will inspire us for the league run-in, perhaps even for the CL game against Monaco.Can't believe it's been almost a decade. Catharsis is amazing. You're going to need a special effort at Monaco tho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teng Ai Hui Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 I really hope we don't put extra effort into making a big come back against Monaco. I have zero confidence that Arsenal can beat Real, Barca, or Munich. Winning the FA Cup should be first priority, staying in the top 4 should be second, and winning the CL trophy a distant third. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spockydog Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Can't believe it's been almost a decade. Catharsis is amazing. You're going to need a special effort at Monaco thoTo be fair, we were fucking dreadful in the first leg. Their 3-1 lead has more to do with our shittiness than any brilliance on their part. A comeback is by no means out of the question. I really hope we don't put extra effort into making a big come back against Monaco. I have zero confidence that Arsenal can beat Real, Barca, or Munich. Winning the FA Cup should be first priority, staying in the top 4 should be second, and winning the CL trophy a distant third.Spoken like a true plastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch-MaesterPhilip Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Please enjoy this MLS opening weekend photo, a thoughtful gift from me to you. http://i.imgur.com/N0Vy0YW.jpgI thought Canadians were polite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nas! Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 I thought Canadians were polite.I thought she actually was being pretty polite, considering Jozy ran straight up to our oldest, biggest, and most enthusiastic supporters group to strike his little pose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mexal Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 I really hope we don't put extra effort into making a big come back against Monaco. I have zero confidence that Arsenal can beat Real, Barca, or Munich. Winning the FA Cup should be first priority, staying in the top 4 should be second, and winning the CL trophy a distant third. Meh. I'd rather come back and win 3-0 after a horrible first leg. I don't care if we can beat Real, Barca or Bayern, I want to play them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeor Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Agree with Mexal. We don't need to prioritise between three competitions (league, FA cup, CL). With our squad, we should be going for the best outcome in all three of them. I would love it if this season could be considered progress from last season - e.g. FA Cup win again, higher place in the league (at least 3rd would eliminate the need for CL playoffs). Obviously though even though the draw is favourable there is still the potential for Arsenal to cock it up. Hopefully Blackburn can blow Liverpool away on the return leg! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 One thing I appreciated last night was that, from the start, there was some needle in the game for the first time in ages really. Not quite battle of Old Trafford stuff, but I miss that rivalry with them and this was a nice reminder. Even though we lost.Also, if you think it's cathartic for you lot, imagine what it's like for Coquelin, who made his league debut in the 8-2. I really hope we don't put extra effort into making a big come back against Monaco. I have zero confidence that Arsenal can beat Real, Barca, or Munich. Winning the FA Cup should be first priority, staying in the top 4 should be second, and winning the CL trophy a distant third. The idea that you shouldn't try to win a game because there are good teams in the competition is one of the saddest things I've ever heard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spockydog Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Are Real Madrid, Barcelona, and Bayern brilliant football teams? Yes. Are they invincible? Definitely not. The whole point of competing in the Champions League is to go up against these teams. And to suggest we shouldn't bother trying to turn around the deficit at Monaco because we might lose against one of the favourites is so wrong-headed, it's laughable. This is football. Anything is possible. Hopefully Blackburn can blow Liverpool away on the return leg! Nah. I hope Liverpool win just so we can make Stevie G cry on his birthday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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