I wouldn't feel too bad about the loss. Its one of those games where you just have to say "we got outplayed by a better team."

I'd be scared to see what city could do if they put in a 90 min performance though, they had their moments of complacency.

I couldn't believe walcott steered it that well, was a good goal but Fernandinho's goal was class as well.
Sanga's cross for Giroud if in would have been an interesting game.
Mind you citeh lost Aguero early but as you say citeh switched off 3 - 1 up.
The build up for Silva's was great play and great guide into the net.
Come on 4 goal loss would hurt 6 is a hammering no matter who or where your placed.

Edited by M.L.: 15/12/2013 12:11:40 PM

One down - chelski got the result they needed in ready for game 2 shall be interesting.

Well FUCK

Fuck it, let's beat the cunts

has anyone seen the mirrors front page of sunday? you would've thought were 10th and not on top

Lad needs a firecracker up his arse for that one. Props to Per.

I guess one positive way of looking at the draw is that Bayern are probably more upset with drawing us than we are of drawing them.

You could always get Mertesacker, Ozil and Poldi to lean on Gotze and see if he'll give up Guardiola's game plan again ;) :-"

I didn't get the big deal with the Ozil thing. Yes, it would have been nice of him to go and thank the fans but it's not this great tradition at Arsenal, a lot of the times players just disappear down the tunnel, just like a lot of players at most clubs.

Is it just me or do we draw the singularly worst possible option every year lately in the knockout round?

Barcelona twice, Bayern Munich twice and Milan once (only truly big team in the second pot). But I could be forgetting something.

Yeah that seems right. Barca,Barca,Milan,Bayern,Bayern.

And that was when Milan weren't shit either.

Looks like we're getting Chelsea at a decent time. Only 2 wins in their last 6 away games and 11 goals conceded in that time.

This is a must win, possibly the most important game all season. Win and the players will believe again, lose and the losses to Napoli and City will snowball into a confidence crisis and form slump.
Please win [-o< Drogba won't walk out of the crowd and lace up the boots surely for one last goal feast :lol:

I always said the Chelsea game was the more important one to win...

Win it and we're top at Christmas, two clear of Liverpool (who play Chelsea and Man City over Christmas/New Year) and 5 clear of Chelsea. Lose it and I wouldn't be surprised if we dropped another result over the festive period.

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So Jack's been suspended for 2 games for giving the City fans the finger. Complete fucking joke. Apprently the FA considers being caught giving the finger in a photograph to be a lesser offence than being caught on tv giving the finger. Not really sure how they figured that out.

Thankfully we have an abundance of quality midfielders. Thank christ it wasn't BFG

Suarez was given a similar punishment wasn't he against Fulham?

Maybe Jack should address his short-mans disease which makes him such a petulant little shite? :lol:

Suarez got a 1 game ban and yet jack gets 2 for the same thing :lol:

Tom Ince got a 2 game ban earlier this season for the same thing too. Looks like they're wanting to crack down on it more.

The FFA are always so lenient on Suarez :oops:

Should be more on account of being so stupid :lol:

He got done for it being aimed at an official IIRC.

Some good injury news coming into this ridiculously busy period. Poldi is back in the squad for the Chelsea game which is a big boost. Kos will miss the Chelsea game but most reports say there is a more than good chance he'll be back for the Boxing Day clash against West Ham and Ox is looking like he'll be back and available by the FA Cup game against Sp*rs.

A win against Chelsea and we have a very nice run of league games that could set us up very well for the title run in. After Chelsea we have West Ham(A), Newcastle(A), Cardiff(H), Villa(A), Fulham(H), Southampton(A), Palace(H)

In that time there is City v Liverpool, Liverpool v Chelsea, Chelsea v United, Sp*rs v City and City v Chelsea. A real chance to pick up a lot of points.

All true but a loss v Chelsea and we'll be 4th. Its funny cos if you'd told me at the start of the season at Christmas you'll be 4th 1pt and GD off top I would definitely have taken it... says a lot about the change in both our hopes and expectations that we'd be a point off top in 4th (with that fixture list to come) and be disappointed.

I still think a win over a Mourinho led Chelsea (even if judging by the table they are not our biggest rival to the crown) will do wonders for our squad and our season!

Any comments on WTF Cashley Cole was doing at our Christmas Party...???

For the morning I expect something like this

For anyone surprised about us not beating Chelsea this morning, don't be. Just have a look at our record since 2009/10 with Mike Dean in charge :lol:

Jose stopped the Christmas party for Chelsea for some reason