The XI: Barcelona vs Arsenal
Welcome to the ‘The XI’ where you name your starting line-up of preference for an upcoming Arsenal match based on the team status from injuries to suspensions.
Team Status:
Arsenal’s squad is down to its bare bones going into this match and while Campbell and Rosicky are major doubts, Song, Fabregas, Gallas, Arshavin, Van Persie, Djourou, Gibbs and Ramsey will definitely miss out.
Preferred line-up:
Conditions:
Silvestre is likely to come in for Campbell while former Barca boy Fran Merida might/should have a say someway, somehow.
So what’s your line-up?
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Call up some of the youngsters. Bring on Fran to play. Now that I think about it Barca’s large pitch will bennefit us and Theo’s pace.
UP the Guns and keep the hope alive boys!
its certainly not wise to play fran .i know u got faith but theres a line between faith and stupidity .vela by the way is not in the squad .so its certainly not about youngsters .this is not the carling cup .
ARSENAL are playing against the best team in the world
at the nou camp with a depleted squad and r completely the underdogs not the other way around .how can u think of playing fran??the squad above is fine though im not sure about campbell
playing .eboue playing as a cam though is a worry .id put rosicky instead of him ,maybe eboue for sagna coz most of barcas attack come central or from clichy,s side .abidal will play so theo will have to perform .go gunners , its not impossible
same back 5
denilson diaby
nasri
eboue rosicky
bendtner
30 mins to go bench sagna and put eboue right back while bringing on the impact sub that is theo walcott
Having to the Barca Stadium I was surprised at its size. Always thot pitches were a standard size. Barca playing on this large pitch surely give them a tremendous advantage. They cold eventually run our guys ragged
Somebody please enlihten me?
the barca pitch is the same lenght as arsenals but 4 meters wider
i hope we dont play for 1-0
we should go all guns blazing high scoring draw or a win
not long now
rosicky 50-50 for barca after henry ‘s challenge
ITS GOING TO BE A TOUGHT GAME I TELL YOU THAT MUCH NO SONG, AND NO GOOD BENCH.
The Emirates is actually 25 feet longer and wider than Nou Camp. I wish the dumbass pundits actually did their research before having everyone believe Nou Camp pitch is bigger than the Emirates. Its not. We have the largest playing surface in Europe
Butterfingers
Eboue-Campbell-Verminator-Clichy
Theo-Denilson-Diaby
Lil Mozart-Nasri-Pinkboots
Bring in Sagna for Theo in 2nd if he gets tired. Move Eboue up and place Sagna at RB.
—————Almunia
Sagna – Campbell – Vermaelen – Clichy
—————Denilson
——–Eboue ———- Nasri
Walcott ———————– Diaby
—————Bendtner
Being the best team in the world, a defending champion and also one of the world,s most expensive team, Barca will obviously starts as hot favourite. With all these tags around them, Barca have everthing to lose if the lose to the Arsenal. On the other hand, The Arsenal have nothing to lose but everything to gain by beating Barca. The pressure will definately be on Barca and I hope that this pressure will get into them. Barca is not invincible and can be beaten as shown by Kazan Raden in Nou Camp during one of the earlier champion league match.
Hey Loft, very innovative of you to name some of the players that way. Butterfingers,Verminator, LiL Mozart and Pinkyboots. Thats a good one…ha..ha..ha….
the line up will be:
———–almunia————
Sagna-cempbell-vermalen-clichy
———-denilson————
—-nasri———–diaby—–
—-eboue–bendner–rosicky—
I think Wenger should not start the game coze everytime he has started the game he hasnt had the same impact as he used to have as a sub. So i dont think this is the right time for us to try new thinks. Eboue can cros better than Theo and Bendner can really benefit from it. We have to try using Bendner as much as we can,Pyjoll and Pique are not there so he will cost them many problems. But, if Arsenal fc wants to make us happy and proud, then they have to play much much better then a week ago. I can not see my Arsenal being dominated as they were in the first 45 min.by Barcelona. If Diaby and Nasri are not at their best then we dont have a chance, Diaby was the main reasen why Barca has so much possesion, so he, Nasri and Denilson must play closer to their midfilders. If we let them playing their game so easily then we have no chance.
—————Almunia
Sagna – Campbell – Vermaelen – Clichy
————–Denilson
——Eboue ———— Nasri
Walcott ———————– Diaby
————–Bendtner
Did anyone else read the article today where Fernando Torres said that he hopes Arsenal win the Premier League because Wenger deserves it for what he’s done. He also said that other managers should imitate Wenger….is Torres indicating where he wants to go after this woeful season with Liverpool ends?
Not really; he’s still human with a opinion and out of 3 potential teams to win the premiership he prefers Arsenal.
by wenger i ment Walcott lol sory.
I GOT AN IDEA…..LETS PUT THIS GAME IN A NUTSHELL
EITHER WE R ****** OR BARCA R ******…..HOPE ITS THE LATTER.
————–Almunia—————-
Sagna – Campbell – Vermaelen – Clichy
—————Diaby——————
——–Rosicky——-Nasri———–
Walcott——————–Eduador—-
————–Bendtner—————-
Walcott crossing in for B52 and E09…
That midfield is an all or nothing gamble with odds on getting nothing in the end. With Eboue and Nasri high up on the final third, this will leave Denilson helpless in defense, leaving him exposed to Barca’s CM threats (Xavi, Messi’s roaming runs, Busquets). It’s a dangerous to risk players that high on the pitch given our frailties on being attacked on the break. I’d just go for the traditional 4-5-1/4-3-3 formation with Nasri and Eboue near Denilson to provide a partner for him in defending.
Torres to Arsenal? Ha..
Wish that in one hand and crap in the other and see which one fills up faster.
I just really hope our boys show up. Would hate to be dismantled by barca and have to listen to everyone tell us that our boys are to young and to immature.
Up the Guns.
I tink walcot shld start 4rm d bench. He’s far deadly when he comes in later in a game. That said, i wish our little mozart will be fit to play cos he’s rlly needed tonight. If our players can play with more grit and determination, then barca wld fall. But i have a strong conviction that we’re in the semi-final….somehow. Go ye Gunners! Just believe in urselves!!!
the line up is
almunia
Eboue Sol/sagna/ verminator gael
nasri denilson abu
teo b52 mozart
on the bench fab,sagna,silvester,dudu,estimond,merida,traore
Plz Wenger do advice Campbell not to rush for ball, he wld be threat in causing fenalties & allow Eboue & Walcot to come from the bench.
mambo ni mgumu ndugu zangu nikungoja na kuona
mambo ni mgumu ndugu zangu nikungoja na kuona this mean things are difficult its a matter of just wating an see, for me this kind of injury does nt bring any hope.tanzanian gunner
wewe shadrack.kuwa na imani kaka.guyz lets hope we dont concide a goal in the 1st half
OUT OF CURIOSITY WHCH LANGUAGE R U GUYS SPEAKING?
wow if we can pull this 1 off….what can i say…I LOVE MY TEAM I …I LOVE OUR MANGER WHATEVER THE RESULT IS TONIGHT….KEEP THE FAITH! I BELIEVE!!!!!!!LETS RIP THEM TO SHREDS!!(please be in the chat room some of u)
1 request please if god forbid some how we are beaten….please dont come here and bitch about the manager and the team….we have a league to win,too!!!
iko, thats an east african language.swahili.you wanna learn?
its IKD…HOW U GONNA TEACH ME????
were going to beat u and outclass u like we did in you shit ground camon barca mes que un club
iko once u come to east africa especially tz im sure u wll speak this lovely laguage bt all in all mr iko are u an arsenal fan.nakushukuru wenger umensupport big up man?
LOOK DUDE I CANT UNDERSTAND WHAT UR TRYING TO SAY AT THE END .IM CERTAINLY A GOONER AND WILL ALWAYS BE ONE .
aluminia,sagna,clich,tomas v,cambell,delnson,diaby,nasri.eboue,b52;walcot,it seems to be a very young team bt bleve me it an of barca in the champs legue.come tommorow mr wenger.
Tonite i will take asenal as winner and the fomula like to share to all the team and fan. two flank must use crossing ball to allow Nicholas Bradtner go for goal as we aware that this is the weaker part of spanish team. I believe if arsenal use this tactical tonite will bring more goal to Arsenal. i have strong believe this the only tactical we need tonite to transform wining
Wont be in the chat room today boys, maybe I’ll peek my head in when we are tied and need a goal (because that seems to work most of the time)
Up the Guns and keep the faith.
Sylvestre, in the starting 11! WHAT?!
MAN IM NERVOUS LIKE HELL……IN THE END ITS 11 ON 11 LETS DO IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
crist. nasri is injured.
the referee is calling nothing on barca. and we get within a yard, they are being whistled
OMFG GOAL BENDTNER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
FUCK. goal messi.
i turned it off for 2 mins. to work and write post. we score.
turned it back on, they do.
FUCK.
that was a good shot by messi. totally stoppable but almunia caught snoozing. fuck.
well, who was watching and how bad was that? looks ugly, 3-1.
doesnt 3-3 draw put us through?
fucking messi. i hope you get syphillis, you little shit. and i bet he doesn’t show up in the WC. like usual.
MAN FUCK THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN US AND THEM IS ONLY………MESSI! THAT SHORT FREAKIN TWAT!!!!!! WE ARE STILL IN COME ON!!
man…damn sometimes I just wanna slap the heck out of Bendtner …
best player for us was clichy but overall we prob played the worst game of our lives our def was krap we had no mid and created no real chances!!
we had a near man team on
main players
bentz,rosiky,nasri,denilsn,diaby,walcott,vermalen,clcihy,sagna,almunia
barca do more harm to us than any other team .coz of them we lost 2day,lost the ucl final2006.they took away henry,hleb,their after fabregas who might leave as well and after all this ppl still say we try to emulate them .arsenal would play beautiful football before barca were like this and that sergio busquests seriously if i see him i break his freaking face …the prick couldnt do shit so he showed his theatrical side of the game .
they still outplayed us IKD
cmon ngunner i know they did .but against what team .we missed 5 regulars and damn good ones that too .meessilona outplayed us ,we were on the same footing with the rest ps-im trying to wear off my dissapointment
Despite of the squad being down to bear bones, The Arsenal tried to bring the game to Barca by scoring the 1st goal. I am proud of the boys and my stars go to Clichy & Vermaelen.
ARSENAL BARCELONA 3 DIFFENCES:
1)MESSI
2)SILVESTRE
3)PRESSING: we got crushed in the first match and still didnt press hard enough!
EBOUE SHOULD HAVE STARTED.
PROUD TO BE A GOONER!!!!!!!!!1 A DIFFERENT GAME IF BENDYS GOAL HAD HEADER HAD GONE IN!! NO LUCK WITH US AND REFREE WAS SHIT I FORGOT TO SAY!
hey usama bendtner was offside man .r u talking about the 1st leg
i think barca r gonna cum after clichy now .he clearly outclassed alves
1 gud thing is clichy is bak
man the header he hit on the post!!!plus my man bendtner still scored how can anyone criticize him? team effort was poor….we didnt press!!
YAH THAT WAS OFFSIDE ,THE HEADER ON THE POST WASNT IT?!!!AND I DONT THINK ANYONES CRITICIZING BENDTNER…EXCEPT MAYBE MY BROTHER …YAH HE COULD HAVE DONE BETTER .BUT HE STILL TRIED