NewStats: 3,264,153 , 8,182,804 topics. Date: Monday, 09 June 2025 at 10:02 PM 211mj

Roland17:


Nwaneri dey there na

Does he really trust him

Negodu Martinelli

Shegzdave:

It’s only this match he’s gonna miss

Okay. That yellow Card dampen Saka. I noticed they use 3v1 for our wingers and we have 0 box presence for any cross whatsoever. Meaning Enrique don study this aspect well well to go ahead with 3v1.

E no fit better for martinelli

iamoyindamola:

Does he really trust him

It’s over

If only we had a natural CF

They no gree to the stretching.

How Timber escape Red though, e mean say dem go set eye for am for 2nd leg and if he happens to miss final cos of that....... Ben White naim go play finale.


Let's even qualify fes sef.

Same trajectory as the Women.

Rice is really overwhelmed today that Merino for Midfield is a no no... his marking of space is terrible for me


And Trossard and Ode (especially the latter) has been a mess for weeks now.

Odegaard has been uninspiring to watch. Totally unwatchable right now.

The detail with their own plan whenever Saka or Martinelli gets the ball

They know no runners or nobody to call for a cross this very instance. So they just stay compact, while one comes to pressure up.
Rinse and Repeat.

MSGAMBLE9:
Rice is really overwhelmed today that Merino for Midfield is a no no... his marking of space is terrible for me


And Trossard and Ode (especially the latter) has been a mess for weeks now.

Merino has never had 5/10 game for Arsenal in midfield since he came. It's that terrible.

Personally, it is an insult to PSG by MA to try him there when he couldn't even do anything there vs Everton, Bou, Forest, etc that are not as dangerous as PSG.

daveP:



Merino has never had 5/10 game for Arsenal in midfield since he came. It's that terrible.

Personally, it is an insult to PSG by MA to try him there when he couldn't even do anything there vs Everton, Bou, Forest, etc that are not as dangerous as PSG.

Av never seen Rice almost gassed-up like this before....he looked done by 70mins

Arsenal can still qualify.

We went out with a penalty shootout..

Let's see what's gonna happen with this gooners

Ordegarrd should sit in the second leg abeg

daveP:


Okay. That yellow Card dampen Saka. I noticed they use 3v1 for our wingers and we have 0 box presence for any cross whatsoever. Meaning Enrique don study this aspect well well to go ahead with 3v1.

Exactly💯
Partey absence affected our midfield and forward cause of the stability he brings, the 3v1 on Saka wouldn’t have happen cause Partey would’ve taken control of the midfield thereby creating space for Rice and Ordegarrd(even tho he’s been shite thus season) to move up and Saka and Merino able to penetrate them, I wouldn’t call Nelli cause that boy has brainfart

Unlimited22:
One day very soon we'll have a conversation about Martin Odegaard.

For now, make we dey observe.

you no be Chelsea fan again?

daveP:
The detail with their own plan whenever Saka or Martinelli gets the ball

They know no runners or nobody to call for a cross this very instance. So they just stay compact, while one comes to pressure up.
Rinse and Repeat.

For me , I actually think it was a case of finishing.

Honestly, they were not better than us. We missed our chances , Trossard and Martineli were shooting like nobody at the goal post.

We utilized our chances when we met them earlier, defence was very observant.

It is in our hands to decide id we want to qualify or not because PSG can be beaten at home

johnjunior39:



For me , I actually think it was a case of finishing.

Honestly, they were not better than us. We missed our chances , Trossard and Martineli were shooting like nobody at the goal post.

We utilized our chances when we met them earlier, defence was very observant.

It is in our hands to decide id we want to qualify or not because PSG can be beaten at home

They are terrible at the back and so they did 2 things, try to overload. And them block the route that stops us from gaining possession our typical left to right way. So we had lots of back es to Raya which they didn't mind. Plus see how they dragged away our midfielders whenever ball was with Mendes? It was an eyesore. I watched the Cbs analysis of the goal and these guys planned well to drag Rice away and Merino and Martinelli were tooo static up to that goal.

Rice was always running and nobody was covering his out of space. That's one of the demerits of Merino in midfield. Even worse is Trossard. Guy thinks a middle role is for dribbling. He can't even backtrack after losing a ball.
A case was made for Saka defensive duties to be reduced next season using Kvara and Dembele as case study. I agree with that POV.


If we win 2-1, straight to PK.

Shegzdave:

Exactly💯
Partey absence affected our midfield and forward cause of the stability he brings, the 3v1 on Saka wouldn’t have happen cause Partey would’ve taken control of the midfield thereby creating space for Rice and Ordegarrd(even tho he’s been shite thus season) to move up and Saka and Merino able to penetrate them, I wouldn’t call Nelli cause that boy has brainfart

Guy felt it all 90. He knew why Rice was furious. It also brings me down to the aspect I've been screaming about since last year -We need to address these useless yellow cards issues. These players get yellow for the dumbest reasons and it need to change. Abi they dunno this is UCL semifinals ni? It's unfair to Rice at this point.
The good thing is it is 1-0. They should overturn that. But before then, we have Bournemouth.

Let's see how MA manages selections cos that bench was embarrassing. Reminded me of the bench for Bayern last season.

Going back to the game, all I can say is what I have been saying
Arteta is very stubborn, if this man is winning trophies I can cut him some slack but he's not
Merino in the midfield is a disaster he knows this everyone does, MLS should have played there and we saw what he can do, white at RB will help us alot in that game because PSG were pressing aggressively from the front, if you guys noticed raya started playing long ball this is something white can do with ease eg his assist against lfc
Like davep said, this man should warn his players against stupid bookings, we are not known for this
I still believe in the boys and martinelli should start from bench

daveP:


Guy felt it all 90. He knew why Rice was furious. It also brings me down to the aspect I've been screaming about since last year -We need to address these useless yellow cards issues. These players get yellow for the dumbest reasons and it need to change. Abi they dunno this is UCL semifinals ni? It's unfair to Rice at this point.
The good thing is it is 1-0. They should overturn that. But before then, we have Bournemouth.


Let's see how MA manages selections cos that bench was embarrassing. Reminded me of the bench for Bayern last season.

We lost by 1 goal. So a simple win will either make us qualify or take it to penalties.



At this stage we know we have to go out and attack. But we also have to know how to control the game. The one/two goals we need can even come in the last ten minutes

iamoyindamola:
Going back to the game, all I can say is what I have been saying
Arteta is very stubborn, if this man is winning trophies I can cut him some slack but he's not
Merino in the midfield is a disaster he knows this everyone does, MLS should have played there and we saw what he can do, white at RB will help us alot in that game because PSG were pressing aggressively from the front, if you guys noticed raya started playing long ball this is something white can do with ease eg his assist against lfc
Like davep said, this man should warn his players against stupid bookings, we are not known for this
I still believe in the boys and martinelli should start from bench

If MLS plays midfield who will play LB? Plus how do you blame Arteta for 31 yo Partey getting a stupid yellow?

Make you dey try na

Spy360:

If MLS plays midfield who will play LB? Plus how do you blame Arteta for 31 yo Partey getting a stupid yellow?

Make you dey try na

I will play the left back

Spy360:

We lost by 1 goal. So a simple win will either make us qualify or take it to penalties.



At this stage we know we have to go out and attack. But we also have to know how to control the game. The one/two goals we need can even come in the last ten minutes

I don't like that you bring it just down to the 1-0 without the events that led to that overall. It's the semis. We got overwhelmed until 27th minutes and by then, we already knew we can't play the usual possession game with how PSG were attacking us. Saka reacting that way sums up the mental angle even if he was on the right side. Ucl semis and our bench is the wackiest I've seen for any cup game in a KO stages in the last 15years. Chai. Arteta sef. The player he no suppose trust for something he go dey over trust. The one he supposed put faith in, he go dey overthink dey over shalaye why he doesn't want to risk it.

MSGAMBLE9:
Av never seen Rice almost gassed-up like this before....he looked done by 70mins

Arsenal midfield is nothing without partey.

He is doing all the work yet not appreciated enough.

daveP:


I don't like that you bring it just down to the 1-0 without the events that led to that overall. It's the semis. We got overwhelmed until 27th minutes and by then, we already knew we can't play the usual possession game with how PSG were attacking us. Saka reacting that way sums up the mental angle even if he was on the right side. Ucl semis and our bench is the wackiest I've seen for any cup game in a KO stages in the last 15years. Chai. Arteta sef. The player he no suppose trust for something he go dey over trust. The one he supposed put faith in, he go dey overthink dey over shalaye why he doesn't want to risk it.

PSG are as desperate as Arsenal to win the CL. In fact in recent times they have been closer to it. They also have more experienced players in these kind of situations. Just like Inter, they went for an early kill. I will also say we were a little bit unfortunate not to have scored. Because as the game wore on, we started to dominate. If we continue from where we stopped, I am sure we will progress.

The team is depleted by injuries. This is the semi finals of the CL and not a time for experimenting. He has to trust the legs he knows.

Gucciboy:


Arsenal midfield is nothing without partey.

He is doing all the work yet not appreciated enough.

For now, Rice is the leader of that midfield

iamoyindamola:
Going back to the game, all I can say is what I have been saying
Arteta is very stubborn, if this man is winning trophies I can cut him some slack but he's not
Merino in the midfield is a disaster he knows this everyone does, MLS should have played there and we saw what he can do, white at RB will help us alot in that game because PSG were pressing aggressively from the front, if you guys noticed raya started playing long ball this is something white can do with ease eg his assist against lfc
Like davep said, this man should warn his players against stupid bookings, we are not known for this
I still believe in the boys and martinelli should start from bench

White is not fully fit.

Gucciboy:


Arsenal midfield is nothing without partey.

He is doing all the work yet not appreciated enough.

Maybe he's not appreciated in Europe buh most fans and non-fan alike here in Africa and perhaps US ( cos have heard ESPN, Peacock analyst sing his praises many times) know he is the real deal.


Not only the midfield sef the team underperformed, whenever Dembele and co. press Saliva and Kiwior they began to shake like a leaf not anywhere as close to comfortable as Marquinohs and co.