EL QF: Arsenal draw Villarreal in the semi

[Ach]

Agree.

We drew with Burnley ffs.

I'm not taking Slavia lightly at all.

I always feel more at ease with the Spanish or Italian teams because they play a slower game, more tactical which actually suits AFC, Eastern European teams attack more aggressively and with our clown defense, that could end up being dangerous ......... ask Spurs.

Drew and lost to Burnley

Slavia prague far better than them.

They've beaten teams better than us already.

It'll be a lot of work.

[Power n Glory]

First half of West Ham is just further proof that we can't afford to underestimate our opponents.

[Phil71]

Crap teams don't get to the QF of the EL.

They will beat us if we are not on our game. That was shown with the spuds game last week against Zagreb.

[Nuggets]

There will be fooking riots on this forum if we loose

[theHotHead]

Crap teams don't get to the QF of the EL.

They will beat us if we are not on our game. That was shown with the spuds game last week against Zagreb.

In the last 10 seasons the following teams made it to the quarter finals. None of them would be expected to beat Arsenal over 2 legs, not even get close to doing it:

2019/20 - Basel, Copenhagen.
2018/19 - Slavia Prague, Eintract Frankfurt
2017/18 - Red Bull Salzburg
2016/17 - Anderlecht, Besiktas, Celta Vigo, Genk,
2015/16 - Braga, Sparta Prague
2014/15 - Brugge, Dnipro
2013/14 - AZ Alkmaar, Basel
2012/13 - Rubin Kazan, Newcastle
2011/12 - Az Alkmaar, Metalist Kharkiv, Hannover 96
2010/11 - FC Twente, Braga

[Salibatelli]

Mentalist Kharkiv and Dnipro are are top notch to be fair.

[Highbury Hillbilly]

Europa caliber teams are why Emery is the Zidane of this competition. The 18/19 campaign is the first time where he faced proper competition in the later stages.

Building up Slavia as if they're some giant-killer is an indictment of how low our expectations have fallen under Arteta.

[Phil71]

Nobody is 'building up Slavia Prague. All we're saying is it's not the formality that some people are saying it is. To go into the tie with that frame of mind would be dangerous and lazy.

[Rockape]

Indeed, it’s not Slavia Prague we’re worried about..... it’s Arsenal!

[Power n Glory]

Indeed, it’s not Slavia Prague we’re worried about..... it’s Arsenal!

[Ach]

Indeed, it’s not Slavia Prague we’re worried about..... it’s Arsenal!

[Royal Gooner]

Considering our players are so sleepy on our start, maybe the Slavia players racist remark to Glen Kamara might get some of our players fired up to give them a whipping?

Not that we should need motivation but this is Arsenal afterall.

Personally I don't think this will be an easy game, one whiff of weakness and they'll be down our throats.

Just watch Saka, Laca and Auba destroy them.

[Salibatelli]

I think the general opinion on this match sums up how Arteta is doing.

If we were performing well, progressing etc no one would be worried about this match up, this should be fairly straightforward.

Trouble is we’re very hit and miss, we have 1 decent is game and then 1, 2 or even 3 bad ones.

The good performances are few and far between and our games are littered with individual and team errors the manager is unable to fix.

Our run to the final in this competition has been/is pretty straightforward, anyone would have been thrilled with a draw like this prior to the season starting, you’re not really going to get a better draw than we’ve had.

[jayramfootball]

I think the general opinion on this match sums up how Arteta is doing.

If we were performing well, progressing etc no one would be worried about this match up, this should be fairly straightforward.

Trouble is we’re very hit and miss, we have 1 decent is game and then 1, 2 or even 3 bad ones.

The good performances are few and far between and our games are littered with individual and team errors the manager is unable to fix.

Our run to the final in this competition has been/is pretty straightforward, anyone would have been thrilled with a draw like this prior to the season starting, you’re not really going to get a better draw than we’ve had.

Yup.

Just look at the team that started for them against Rangers.
Some of them you can't even find out anything about, the others barely get a mention anywhere.
It's a collection of players, the quality of which you'd see in Division 2.

Is it POSSIBLE we could lose? Sure.
But then it's possible that Sheff Utd can still stay up in the PL.

Over 2 legs this is as easy as a game gets.
Our U23s could comfortably progress.

[theHotHead]

Mentalist Kharkiv and Dnipro are are top notch to be fair.

I am laughing but I don't know if you are taking the piss or not, so I am taking this as you being ironic.