Champions League 2016-17

[dudu]

We pick and choose when we press, we don't press in every game which is why you have seen a drop off in certain matches much like it was last season.

Exactly

 

[bomberH]

Didn't quite make their eleven games then City.

City fans before the match: Yeah it's 11 games in a row no matter what. Doesn't matter we played league cup and CL etc. They all count. We're gonna smash your record!!!

City fans after the match: It's just league matches right? We're gonna smash your record!!!

 

[heelspurs]

Celtic's Dembele looks a stone lighter thanhe did at fulham. Wonder what happened with that 'free transfer'? Odd considering how he has played.

 

[werty]

We pick and choose when we press, we don't press in every game which is why you have seen a drop off in certain matches much like it was last season.

Looks like we've haven't decided to do it for months if that's the case. Losing Chadli was the catalyst for it all...

 

[heelspurs]

Our pressing has been bad all season and we struggle against teams who press us.

Somewhat. The only times we have struggled has been without Mousa against the press like WHAM last year and Evertonthis year. If Mousa is there sunday it hsouldn't be a problem. But fair point.

 

[jonathanhotspur]

Have we missed a trick with Dembélé, lads?

 

[werty]

Somewhat. The only times we have struggled has been without Mousa against the press like WHAM last year and Evertonthis year. If Mousa is there sunday it hsouldn't be a problem. But fair point.

We struggled massively at home to Liverpool too and a fair bit in Poch's first season. I agree having Dembele there should help us, but we/he struggled in first half against Liverpool last year and a large part of us losing so many leads last year was due to teams pressing us late in games rather than letting us knock it around when we weren't leading.

 

[Amo]

Have we missed a trick with Dembélé, lads?

We should have got him just to chant "There are only two Moussa Dembeles".

 

[riggi]

Celtic would be a quality away game. They don't need that shitty music when they score though...

 

[Bobbins]

Have we missed a trick with Dembélé, lads?

Pretty much came into this thread to write exactly that.

To be fair it would've been a bit of a gamble for us, could he make the step up from the Championship to the PL? By moving to Scotland he effectively moved from the Championship to, well, the Championship, with some League One clubs in it.

Excellent second goal tonight though.

 

[Bus-Conductor]

Arsenal created more clear cut chances tonight than we have all season.

 

[mano-obe]

I think we missed out because Fulham wanted him loaned back for the season when we had Soldado. I'm pretty sure we were on the verge of signing him for 12m. Hoping he's just a flash in the pan

 

[spurs mental]

Arsenal created more clear cut chances tonight than we have all season.

It was Basel.....

And we still have more points than them too

 

[VoteMe4Prez]

Plus our football style is sexier to behold

 

[hughy]

Arsenal created more clear cut chances tonight than we have all season.

Their finishing must be pretty fucking atrocious then.

 

[Pellshek]

I see we're at #15 - out of 32 - in the week 2 CL power rankings. City #7, Arse #8 and Lester #12:

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/champions-league-power-rankings-arsenal-8938097

Seems about right. We're middling in the competition so far.

 

[thelak]

Celtic's Dembele looks a stone lighter thanhe did at fulham. Wonder what happened with that 'free transfer'? Odd considering how he has played.

looks like we missed a trick there. Seemed like it was very close at one point. Shame as he seems quality and would have been a great addition and with all due respect it seems the Scottish league is below Championship level these days so he will get bags of goals there

 

[nightgoat]

Bravo, what a plank.

 

[beats1]

Man City are a bit all over the place,

Stuff like sterling trying to tackle Suarez to stop him going through on goal makes you think what the fuck is going especially when Otamendi is further forward than sterling and gundogan

 

[mightyspur]

City look dogshit when decent teams play them, i.e. Barca and us