Re: The 19/20 Europa League Thread

by McLewis Fri Aug 30, 2019 2:14 pm

Regarding our group. I'm reasonably ok with it, but I think it does hold some hidden peril. BMG are obvious the strongest of our 3 opponents, but I'm not sleeping on Basaksehir. This is the club that produced Cengiz Under. They have talent and playing them away will probably be a tricky fixture.

I know nothing of Wolfsberg (Austrian apparently), but we don't seem to do well against Teutonic sides in general so it wouldn't surprise me if they give us trouble, especially away from home.

by iftikhar Fri Aug 30, 2019 3:28 pm

Group G - Porto, Young Boys, Feyenoord, Rangers

The most competitive one, on paper.

by McLewis Fri Aug 30, 2019 3:46 pm

There are quite a few competitive ones, I'd say. Lazio's group are pretty close together. I'd also say the one with Besiktas, Braga and Wolves is another competitive group as well.

by El Gunner Fri Aug 30, 2019 4:22 pm

iftikhar wrote:
Group G - Porto, Young Boys, Feyenoord, Rangers
The most competitive one, on paper.

Porto's demise has been that bad? jeez

by Nishankly Sat Aug 31, 2019 6:55 am

Hazard winning the UEL player of the year has to be the biggest evidence of the power of big clubs on the UEFA. He played like 30% of the games and only scored and assisted in the final. Unbelievable lobbying which will just go unnoticed because it's normalized.

by Glory Sat Aug 31, 2019 11:40 am

Lol legit forgot we were in this competition. Laughing

Astana and Partizan Proud

Remember them as feeder clubs in FM who used to propose yearly friendlies and used to ask for gate receipts from those matches.

by Firenze Tue Sep 17, 2019 8:59 pm

CL proving to be a snoozefest, most entertaining comp in a couple days

who you lads fortunate enough to be playing on Thursday nights as part of said tournament, got?

we have a glamour tie against Astana

by El Gunner Tue Sep 17, 2019 9:02 pm

Freiburg to bully Emery's Arsenal a bit more Very Happy

won't be watching though

by RealGunner Tue Sep 17, 2019 9:32 pm

Yea forget that

Gym>>>>>

by El Gunner Tue Sep 17, 2019 9:45 pm

Glad we didn't beat Chelsea in the final last season actually because we would have been the worst CL team ever.

by McLewis Wed Sep 18, 2019 1:51 pm

We have Istanbul Basaksehir tomorrow at home. On paper, we should be winning this easily, but we've honestly never played them before and they've been on the rise in Turkish football so this one might not be as easy as people think (and frankly when it comes to Roma, it never is).

Also, this is the club that gave us Cengiz Under so both this fixture and especially the away one in Turkey will be extra spicy for that reason.

by elfmeter Thu Sep 19, 2019 6:20 pm

Eintracht will probably lose, but they are doing surprisingly well vs Arsenal so far.

by El Gunner Thu Sep 19, 2019 6:46 pm

surprisingly? hmm

by Jay29 Thu Sep 19, 2019 6:50 pm

Both teams are leaving so much space for each other and should have had a couple of goals each. Martinez has made some crucial stops.

It's a good example of why Arsenal are a bad defensive team. The individuals are actually doing okay, but as a team they're too stretched vertically which means the opposition can play a lot on the edge of their box.

by elfmeter Thu Sep 19, 2019 7:13 pm

I am surprised. they sold/loaned out all their attackers and their attack was their thing last season.

by Jay29 Thu Sep 19, 2019 7:48 pm

Saka tho. The most talented kid coming through at Arsenal atm. Plays with a lot of control for a young winger.

by RealGunner Thu Sep 19, 2019 8:03 pm

1 goal and 2 assists by Saka tonight.

Next messi?

by RealGunner Thu Sep 19, 2019 8:04 pm

Look at this ffs

Bukayo Saka strikes!

He becomes the youngest Arsenal player to score in the Europa League with a great finish to cap a fantastic display! pic.twitter.com/FgUIUjYA1A
— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) September 19, 2019

by Hapless_Hans Thu Sep 19, 2019 8:04 pm

elfmeter wrote:I am surprised. they sold/loaned out all their attackers and their attack was their thing last season.

Lol, yeah they sold all of Jovic, Rebic, and Haller didn't they. Games will end 0-3 instead of 3-3 now Laughing

by Firenze Thu Sep 19, 2019 8:38 pm

tight game at old trafford so far after almost 40 mins

would expect nothing less from the reigning kazakh campiones

by elfmeter Thu Sep 19, 2019 8:39 pm

The Real Wolfsberg from the Real Bundesliga, winning 2-0 in gladbach.

by Hapless_Hans Thu Sep 19, 2019 8:46 pm

elfmeter wrote:The Real Wolfsberg from the Real Bundesliga, winning 2-0 in gladbach.

wait what?

by Hapless_Hans Thu Sep 19, 2019 8:47 pm

0-3 at home against Wolfenstein Castle SC holy shit

Marco Rose Sack Watch?

by RealGunner Thu Sep 19, 2019 8:48 pm

Firenze wrote:tight game at old trafford so far after almost 40 mins

would expect nothing less from the reigning kazakh campiones

is this real?

by Jay29 Thu Sep 19, 2019 8:50 pm

United have been on top. Astana have had a couple of promising counters, but their forward lacks pace.

by Firenze Thu Sep 19, 2019 8:51 pm

RealGunner wrote:
Firenze wrote:tight game at old trafford so far after almost 40 mins

would expect nothing less from the reigning kazakh campiones

is this real?

Yes. Put some respect on Astana's name pls. Rukavina and Postnikov walk into your starting 11.

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