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Just now, DCJonah said:

Absolute shambles. 

How do you get to a QF in a winning position and put in a performance like this. 

I’m absolutely stunned. This has been embarrassing. 

Just now, JoshVilla said:

We look terrified of them.

Arsenal are much the better team. Think the occasion might have got to us here. 

Just now, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said:

A yellow for that?

The prick asked for it as well

Shouldn’t he book the word removed?

When McGinn is off his game so are we. 

2 minutes ago, The_Rev said:

We are trying to get in behind their press.  It’s been a hallmark of the team since Unai took over as manager.  As the half progressed it became more obvious what their triggers have been (a lot of it has been one man running at whoever has the ball for us then two running at whoever passes to while a fourth guy stays spare) and I guess the theory is that if we do get in then we’ve taken half their outfield out of the game.  It’s not working brilliantly, we’ve been pushed right back so there’s still a lot to do even if the passing is accurate.  

Very true - it was a gut reaction. Just seems we are doing it much more than usual and are even more ponderous. There needs to be occasions where we try and pass ourselves up the pitch! Lille are doing very well in stopping our play. 

What an absolute anti climax. **** shit. Really poor to a player. Why are we constantly **** about at the back?! We have shown absolutely no attacking intent. 

This has been as bad as I feared. We’ve shown nothing. Cash is ridiculous. 

We are in first gear. No forward passing at all. It’s a quarter final in Europe FFS. 

So passive. Really disappointing so far. 

Doesn’t look good does it. We’ve started terribly. Think the atmosphere will be too much. Good team too. 

Nervous excitement for this one now!! Need a huge performance - hostile atmosphere against a very good team. Wish it was second leg at VP!

The one season we would like English clubs to do well in Europe. Terrible draw and terrible showing by the lot of them. 

I don’t trust Arsenal at all tomorrow either. 

It’s never straight forward is it?!

Very disappointing. This is definitely going to the wire. 4th is in our hands. 

Amazing they let him go. Chelsea *might* be a force next season. 

Great performance. Needs to show this consistently!

Best striker we’ve had in my lifetime. That was an unbelievable finish and he was unlucky to hit the post. Surely he’s in the running for player of the season?!

1 minute ago, OutByEaster? said:

You watch the game today and the way he's able to manoeuvre a game to the point where players are constantly doing the things that they are good at is just amazing. The way he makes use of every single aspect of his team and the individuals and then builds that into systems and schemes that fit together is just unbelievable. If you watch the way we used Zaniolo to hold the ball up and bring in the midfielders - it's perfect, it's what the player is good at, it's what works in the game and he combines it with Watkins running in behind and Diaby/Bailey down the side to create spaces and options - every player doing what they're best at, knowing their job, every player drilled in it, understanding it, knowing why it will work and loving it because it's what they excel at - it's genius at work.

The organisation, the buy-in he gets from players, his ability to get the most of what he has, the planning, the ability to see things and then make them work for him is just superb.

He is a genuinely world class manager, and what's more he's a really, really classy individual.

Fantastic post. 

Sensational performance. I love this club. 

**** yessssss!!!! We have been unbelievable. Shades of December!!

You watch all the 50 50 decisions go their way now

Blatant free kick that

Diaby needs to come off soon. Horrendous final decision making. 

Ref doing his best for Arsenal. Odegaard some player.