Football Season 2010/2011 - Page 95

adzzzbatch · 17-02-2011, 13:00

Last night was such an F-ing incredible experience at The Emirates!!!!!

The atmosphere was amazing!!!!

**Damien** · 17-02-2011, 13:06

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Last night was such an F-ing incredible experience at The Emirates!!!!!

The atmosphere was amazing!!!!

It was amazing, where were you sat?

adzzzbatch · 17-02-2011, 13:22

Block 97, Row 5, above Red Action.

What about you?

**Damien** · 17-02-2011, 13:32

block 16, row 2. Lower tier, right on the half way line.

Shadow Demon UK · 17-02-2011, 15:27

Did you get your free flag?

**Damien** · 17-02-2011, 15:54

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Did you get your free flag?

Yeah. Didn't take it with me though. Drenched in coke.

adzzzbatch · 17-02-2011, 18:21

I ended up with two, one red, one white,

danielf · 17-02-2011, 18:25

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block 16, row 2. Lower tier, right on the half way line.

Posh Git

**Damien** · 17-02-2011, 18:48

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Posh Git

They are actually amongst the cheapest. The same position as me, but up the upper tier are the most expensive ticket because you get a better view of the pitch.

ChrisLUFC22 · 18-02-2011, 17:31

Damien, do you believe that Arsenal can go through? I think if they go there and, not necessarily "park the bus", but be a bit more cautious than they normally would, they stand a really good chance. Although I would expect Barca will throw everything they've got at ya. Imagine a Spurs Arsenal tie at some stage, with both teams not exactly keen on defending that would be some tie...

**Damien** · 18-02-2011, 19:14

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Damien, do you believe that Arsenal can go through? I think if they go there and, not necessarily "park the bus", but be a bit more cautious than they normally would, they stand a really good chance. Although I would expect Barca will throw everything they've got at ya. Imagine a Spurs Arsenal tie at some stage, with both teams not exactly keen on defending that would be some tie...

Arsenal cannot park the bus, or even go into a game looking to preserve a lead from the first leg. If we don't go for it, we're going out. Let's bear in mind that a team far better equipped to hold Barcelona out, Inter, with a manager who excels at just that, Mourinho, went there last year and still lost 1 - 0 with a perfectly valid Barcelona goal ruled out.

The best chance we have is to play as we did in the first leg. We'll attack but we'll accept that they will have more of the ball than us, and we'll press them as much as we can. Arsenal have been so much better off the ball this season, we press in a fashion similar to Barcelona do. What I think we learnt is that while we can't out Barcelona them, we can do it for longer than them. If we're still in the game by 60th min, then we stand a chance. The worry will be surviving the first half, we were 3 - 1 down by that time last year.

I don't think we'll do it. Barcelona are by far the best team in the world and it's one thing having an idea how to beat them, quite another executing on it.

Spurs vs Arsenal? Possible, would rather not. I find it ironic that the closest team to Arsenal in teams of style in the Premier League are also the closest in terms of distance! However in much the same way Barcelona beat us, I think we would beat them. We play a similar game but Arsenal have better passers of the ball, and better pressing off it. Over the two legs I fancy beating them. Of course look at the game this year to show it wouldn't be easy....

ChrisLUFC22 · 18-02-2011, 20:03

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Arsenal cannot park the bus, or even go into a game looking to preserve a lead from the first leg. If we don't go for it, we're going out. Let's bear in mind that a team far better equipped to hold Barcelona out, Inter, with a manager who excels at just that, Mourinho, went there last year and still lost 1 - 0 with a perfectly valid Barcelona goal ruled out.

The best chance we have is to play as we did in the first leg. We'll attack but we'll accept that they will have more of the ball than us, and we'll press them as much as we can. Arsenal have been so much better off the ball this season, we press in a fashion similar to Barcelona do. What I think we learnt is that while we can't out Barcelona them, we can do it for longer than them. If we're still in the game by 60th min, then we stand a chance. The worry will be surviving the first half, we were 3 - 1 down by that time last year.

I don't think we'll do it. Barcelona are by far the best team in the world and it's one thing having an idea how to beat them, quite another executing on it.

Spurs vs Arsenal? Possible, would rather not. I find it ironic that the closest team to Arsenal in teams of style in the Premier League are also the closest in terms of distance! However in much the same way Barcelona beat us, I think we would beat them. We play a similar game but Arsenal have better passers of the ball, and better pressing off it. Over the two legs I fancy beating them. Of course look at the game this year to show it wouldn't be easy....

That's a good point, do you reckon the players will be able to keep their cool for that long though? With respect to Arsenal and their undoubted ability, Barca, as you say, are simply the best team in the world and could easily make Arsenal look average or even poor. If Arsenal players truly believe, and keep calm and collected, I reckon they'll go through.
As for Spurs, I think you're right what you say, however, I think it would be a bloody good game for the neutral.
Would you like to see Leeds back in the Prem? We had quite a good (friendly) rivalry with your lot in our last few seasons in the Prem. I'd love to see us back there but I think anyone being realistic will see it could be a disaster at this moment in time, espescially as we have no real money to buy that quality that is a must for survival. I'd love to go to The Emirates aswell, unfortunately I couldn't afford a ticket for the FA Cup tie

**Damien** · 18-02-2011, 20:09

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That's a good point, do you reckon the players will be able to keep their cool for that long though? With respect to Arsenal and their undoubted ability, Barca, as you say, are simply the best team in the world and could easily make Arsenal look average or even poor. If Arsenal players truly believe, and keep calm and collected, I reckon they'll go through.

The players will keep calm. They proved that can do that in the home tie. I hope we get an early goal though, need to cancel out that away goal. Still think they will though.

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Would you like to see Leeds back in the Prem? We had quite a good (friendly) rivalry with your lot in our last few seasons in the Prem. I'd love to see us back there but I think anyone being realistic will see it could be a disaster at this moment in time, espescially as we have no real money to buy that quality that is a must for survival. I'd love to go to The Emirates aswell, unfortunately I couldn't afford a ticket for the FA Cup tie

I would love to see Leeds back in the Premiership. The FA Cup game, the replay at Elland Road, was probably the best game involving Arsenal I had seen this season until the Barcelona game. It was fantastic. As were Leeds, you couldn't help but admire their style and attacking intent. The Premiership needs more teams like Leeds in it and less like Birmingham.

I thought you went to the FA Cup game at The Emirates?

iadom · 19-02-2011, 21:25

Great result for the Toffees.

United game was a bit of a non event, Obertan & Bebe would struggle to get into the Crawley Town team TBH.

Jim.

nffc · 19-02-2011, 22:52

woo go us.

2nd with a game in hand.