shelfmonkey
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Europa League 2017/18
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Pele in goal for Marseille and Lionel Ritchie at the back.
worcestersauce
"I'm no optimist I'm just a prisoner of hope
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Looking at Atletico tonight, Arsenal were getting the ball into the box putting on pressure and Atletico gatting the ball with last ditch defending, and then it dawns on you that it wasn't last ditch and there was absolutely no panic, the ball comes fizzing across the six yard box and they wer completely comfortable, you could almost see them thinking right I'll just flip this up and over almost casually, just so comfortable.
As I was writing this Jermaine Jenas on BT started saying pretty much the same thing.
As I was writing this Jermaine Jenas on BT started saying pretty much the same thing.
TheChosenOne
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Most of the time we were in it there wasn't the chance of a CL spot. Was it 2015 when it came in I think ?
Man Utd definitely targeted it last year and I reckon Arse went for the back door option as well, to double their chances.
LexingtonSpurs
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Its a tough trade-off though. Arsenal are out of CL - again. Man United had to win Europa to make it back to CL.
If you are still competing for CL spots - the smart money says to focus on the league. I know fans want to win trophies, but clubs run on money, and CL group stage pays a lot more money than even winning Europa. So, the goal should be to qualify for CL as best you can. For Man United and Arsenal, they were out of contention for top-4 when they made their Europa league runs, so that was their only path, and it made sense to go for the win.
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Fickle. Had he disagreed he'd have been a ****As I was writing this Jermaine Jenas on BT started saying pretty much the same thing.
TheChosenOne
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Looking at Atletico tonight, Arsenal were getting the ball into the box putting on pressure and Atletico gatting the ball with last ditch defending, and then it dawns on you that it wasn't last ditch and there was absolutely no panic, the ball comes fizzing across the six yard box and they wer completely comfortable, you could almost see them thinking right I'll just flip this up and over almost casually, just so comfortable.
As I was writing this Jermaine Jenas on BT started saying pretty much the same thing.
I think with me it's 50 years of seeing Arsenal snatch a spunky something in the 98th minute with a large touch of controversy that kept me in a mild state of anguish.
spursfan77
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Don’t say anything lads, remember you’re live!
IfiHadTheWings
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worcestersauce
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I'm watching extra time at Salzburg v Marseille and quite honestly Uefa might as well get Madrid's name engraved on it now.
haxman
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They hold their own consistently in a league with goal machines Barcelona and Real Madrid. Their problem is that they don't score enough goals themselves, which usually costs them in the bigger competitions (CL/La Liga). If they could remedy that, they would be an unbelievable side.Looking at Atletico tonight, Arsenal were getting the ball into the box putting on pressure and Atletico gatting the ball with last ditch defending, and then it dawns on you that it wasn't last ditch and there was absolutely no panic, the ball comes fizzing across the six yard box and they wer completely comfortable, you could almost see them thinking right I'll just flip this up and over almost casually, just so comfortable.
As I was writing this Jermaine Jenas on BT started saying pretty much the same thing.
haxman
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1st shot on target I think - took them 117 minutes.
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olliec
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Is this genuine, or bullshit?
am_yisrael_chai
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Always been rumours about how Wenger likes the back door option
