In case some of us didn’t know it already, the massive build up and interest in this game is telling us this is the biggest game of the season so far. Bayern Munich are definitely the form team in Europe this season, but if you take the whole year of 2015, then Arsenal come out on top and have claims on the most consistent team overall.
Arsene Wenger was keen to point out the areas where we have the better record than our German opponents. “We fight the whole season to be in the Champions League so [our aim is] not to go out. We want to be in every competition,” he said on Arsenal.com.
“In 2015 we are the team that has taken more points than everybody else, and we are still accused of being inconsistent. But in Europe it’s true we have been poor in our first two games -that is what we want to correct.
“We played well [against Manchester United]. But people didn’t give us credit to win 5-2 at Leicester where we had an outstanding performance.
“Physically, that was the highest performance of the season and I think we had not completely recovered against Olympiacos.
“But I think since the start of the season we are slowly moving up.
“If you look at our record in the Champions League, over 160 games nobody has a better percentage of winning than us. We want to win [the competition] but the obsession at the moment is to stay in it, not to win it.”
If we want to prove to everyone that those first two Group Games were nothing but a blip, an anomaly, a case of overconfidence – then there is no better way to do it than by beating Bayern Munich to set ourselves up for the knockout rounds. But first of all, let’s look at the Official Confirmed Team that Arsene Wenger is trusting to get the points:
Cech
Bellerin, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Monreal
Coquelin, Cazorla
Ramsey, Ozil, Alexis
Walcott
Subs: Macey, Gibbs, Chambers, Debuchy, Arteta, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Giroud
As is the norm nowadays, Walcott is preferred to start the match, and Cech comes in for the injured Ospina as we all knew.
Let’s do this boys….Arsenal All The Way!
We need to stay calm in this game.
gr8!………where’s gabrieL again?………. Someone keeps Lying to us!
Wheres Gabriel?
A good team, our best team. But only worry is Ramsey trying to make headlines… He’s trying too much. If he can play with the rest of the team, we stand a chance. GOYG, COYG!!!!!
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Listen Baby Please
Perfect team all day and dailyyyyy
3-1 to the gunners
Gunners, we have got your back. Give your 100% and all will come positive.
COYG
BTW……. Time to see what this Yarmolenko has to offer tonight!
Who does he play for?
Calm down guys, Gabriel is probably not match fit. He is not even on the bench…
Ramsey does well in my books in big games so let’s not complain, rather let’s support the team from wherever we are watching. Arsenal!!!
Same with theo were gonna need him to be on form tonight come on arsenal
lol…just can’t stop chuckling….. arsenal against this Bayern with so much steel in Costa and Vidal.well gooners do your thing and stun the football world……chuckles
I doubt we can win this?
From the look of things, we can, if only we can remain calm and take our chances.
Boy, what a miss by Theo. Neur is good.
Our strongest line up vs the in form team in Europe.
Lets send them packing tails between their legs
COYG give it your all.
Beyern will try and dominate the game, lets be solid, defend together and i am sure we can beat them how we beat city.
Per wtf
That’s it boys, good play.
Chech 1 – 1 Neuer
Is everyone at the Emirates but me?
Good moments from both the teams….
Different footballing planet
Is the BFG allowed to jump? Lol
I once actually believe wenger could create a team that would play football like bayern … Not anymore
So far we are playing like we are away from home and dont need a win. Lets hope its a tactic and not the difference in strength of the teams.
Bayern is on a different planet, sad that Arsenal is reduced to a counter attacking team that concedes so much possession.
Are we playing 4 a point?
Sack up and attack
Difference between us and them is shocking.
Beyern finding to much space
We just need to relax when we have the ball
We don’t have it
I think counter attack is good for this game.
Uhh we have no other option
Alexis needs to take those chances
All i need is a miracle
Wtf arrrrg
Don’t have a striker or a right winger … Walcott giver a f@”@@@@ break
Walcott why why
Neuer wtf. Great save
Theo and Ramsey just priceless
For all their possession we have had better chances and should be leading, but alas it not to be.
Listen Baby Please
It’s 35 mins and we are not losing let alone losing 5-0. Maybe we can win this match
Come on Arsenal baby Please
The real Arsenal just stood up.
Boom
Arrrg too tame.
But good movement by Theo
I really miss thierry henry
May as well bring on giroud … Walcott no threat to serious defences
Jesus some people will never learn … No wonder wenger has been able to hang on despite a barren decade … Even the bible thought 7 years was enough!!!! Giroud is more deadly around the box so give him a chance Walcott has given his best and it’s just not up to scratch
Making some great runs but Theo is an abomination in the box.
F#:@$G relax in the bof FCS!!
He just needs to relax he doesn’t realize that page gives him another half second to make a decision or pick up his head. He seems a little hurried but that will get better with more game time
Good first half tbh
1st half ends, we should have been winning this game
Wow … How that stayed zero zero I have no idea … But that was a lesson in how to play passing and pressing football … May as well bring on ox and giroud for Walcott and Ramsey as this is a must win game and wi only do it on counter or from a dead ball
Who thumbed me down … Exactly what happened!!!! Some people are football clueless
We can’t fluff chances like Theo did with his header. It might come back to haunt us.
Anyways, good first half. All I pray is our players can keep up.
Douglas Costa looks like Hazard 2.0, all dribbles no end product.
He’s more of a gervinho lol but he’s got mad potential he’s young
You mean as by contrast with our right winger …!cant make some fans up … Would take the guy at the drop of a hat
We have a right wing?
Who knew
Maybe we should have scored but remember we are playing Neuer not Brad Guzan on other side.
We are looking extremely dangerous on the counter..Theo has been looking gud..needs to finish chances in the second half..i doubt there will be many..offcourse if we score first we might open the floodgates..
well I’m proud of the team so far except for Walcott not holding on to the ball enuf to create his own chances and score.ozil needs to close down his opponents in our half.so far so good.I think we can win this game
Still goaless in the other game, hope they get a draw
I’m enjoying this game of football, COYG!
We can really win this, we had better chances.
This game is made for Theo, hope he gets some goals, I think he has bern playing really well lately just lacking end product. But I guess thats always our story
Game kind of reminds me of Arsenal vs Milan when we won 5-1
Listen Baby Please
Theo and Giroud are not WC like Lewandowski, Muller, Costa, Aguero. We can’t expect them to tear through Bayern’s defense.
They will be more effective against Everton
Again blame Wenger for not getting a Top striker or any outfielder this summer
I’m scared Lewandowski, Muller, Vidal are going to show us how good they are in the second half
Are only hope is Alexis baby please and Ozil baby Please.
Baby please stop with the baby please
I still think we can win
Just hold on defensivelyyyy babyyy pleeeeese
And Alexis goals
Costa looks good.
Were we not interested in him a season or so ago?
Not Arsenal quality of course, hes definitely no Ramsey. Lol
We give them too much respect
They work so much harder .. Individually and collectively … That’s jyst sh@@ management from us
Feeling we going to get exposed soon, were is the crowd, I hear nothing.
Bold is defence coach, why not stand up and organise the defence.
Oh well there goes Ramsey for 3 months.
Ooohh
4 times as many passes as us !!! Over 70 per cent possession … Wenger watching this?
@rkw you’re clearly just an anti Arsenal troll. You moan throughout the match, rubbish players, claim tactics are crap and revel in everything Bayern do….and you can’t bring yourself to celebrate our fantastic victory. Go away m8, you have proven you know nothing about players, or tactics and you have zero affection for the team.
But the differentce in effort is what blows me away
Exactly, Beyern are putting in real effort when they dont have the ball.
Its like we dont care.
What changes can we make that can affect this game?
Walcotts jogging around is an insult who does he think he is
Hell probably pull a hammy if he sprints. Bunch of glass joes
These players need to be releasing the ball on time
You can tell we are a possession side, we have no idea ho to press as a team. Doesn’t help having a slow cb that needs protecting.
Maybe we r just wearing them down
Ox gave Beyern a torrid time last time we met, hope he sparks something.
When do we bring giroud on then? Need some good old physicality and hold up play soon 🙂
Cant hear our fans!
Listen Baby Please
On the bright side Zagreb and Olympiakos are tied, so that will help us on the road to qualification
But we still probably need a WIN against Bayern
Og whooohooooo
Yessss my strategy comes good!!!’n
Lol you’ve been mocking the team for the entire game. Example of how to beat a team who press and pass lol!!
Giroud scoressss
YESSSSSS CMON YOU GOONERS!!!!
Baby please baby please let us defend the lead
What a finish OG!!! Lol
Ozil having a bad game, he must come off.
Listen Baby Please
Who is a donkey NOW!!!
And people who say Giroud can’t play well against big teams, remember this match
Head to hand and in some luck for us sweet! Arsenal fans now singing! Want ox to score now. Mertesacker is tired and looking out of position frequently I’d like to see gabriel inject some energy and workrate now.
People are lolling
coyg where are the moaners
Kos the boss, cant find Lewa, worlds best st has gone missing, anyone seen him?
Famous victory! Great tactics, excellent individual and team performance. FANTASTIC!!
Ozil haga 2-0
Ozil!
Goallll
I am lost for words!!!!!!!
GOGALALALALSLGLLALSGALSG
I CANT BELIEVE IT!!!!!!!!!
Bellerin ay ay ay ay……what a spot by the linesman.
Didnt see that coming
Common
PRACTICALLY IN TEARS OVER HERE!!!!!
2-0 to the Arsenal yeah, so happy right now.
Great team effort, well done guys.
penultimate nail in the coffin
Bellerin! What a player.
Pls has Lewa scored?
That spirit from Bellerin…. felt like Rosicky was back.
CECHMATE!!!
Listen baby Please
A great win that will live forever in our hearts in infamy
HECTOR BELLERIN= WORLDS BEST RIGHT BACK
Best win of the season …. even if the goals were controversial and scrappy ones.