the 370Z.com OFFICIAL football (soccer) thread

[Red370]

Originally Posted by blue660r01

7-0 Bayern

Against Freiburg, thats like Barca playing Dagenham and Redbridge.

You're just mad Bayern can actually win games

[phelan]

hey we won our game!

[Red370]

someone made this cool little compilation of Arteta's first match with us, watching it, it seems he actually contributed quite a bit more than I first thought, his style and vision are very reminiscent of our departed spaniard. His passes are ludicrously accurate.

Everyone ready for Dortmund to do work?

[phelan]

Originally Posted by blue660r01

Everyone ready for Dortmund to do work?

1-nil to the arsenal! 1-nil to the arsenal!

and indeed FORZA MILAN

[batman_4]

Game isnt being shown here only the Milan game....which they're getting dominated in lol

[phelan]

hehe arteta looks weird all bandaged up

[Red370]

and thats the outcome you get when you sub in all your defensive minded players and park the bus. Fvck we look like the damn US squad, get a goal and play, content with bunkering down and securing the 1-0 result. Very disappointed tonight. Benayoun added nothing tonight. Arsha would have been a boost in the final 30 minutes, wings push up, keep your only goal scorer in the game and attack like hell for a 2nd. Best defense is a good offense, whats happening to that attacking style we're known for?

[Jon@AAMComp]

Great result today for Chelsea. Looked decent going forward actually; well, Danny Sturridge, Mata and Malouda did. Torres still failing in front of goal. I like how Villas-Boas has called him out publicly. He desperately needs some confidence back. Even playing for country he looks wayward.

I'm glad to see Milan drew with Barcelona. I think they have a lot to prove after crashing out of the competition last season to Tottenham hotspud.

Marseille getting a good result away to Olympiakos, and I'm surprised Valencia couldn't find the net away to Genk.

Champions League is back gents!

[phelan]

I love the UCL!

Red: the team is very much a work in progress, and today they answered to Pat Rice. He is a little more...uh...conservative than Wenger is.

Also keep in mind...that equalizer is my goal OF THE MONTH. Sublime effort from Perisic. Told you Dortmund was made of stern stuff!

[cow]

Borussia Dortmund is so much fun to watch & so scary when playing against the team for whom I root.

Yeah even as a Bayern fan I will admit Dortmund is awesome.

[Red370]

It would have been a good match to watch in person, Dortmund is only a 2 hour drive from where I am, however, the nosebleed seat ticket prices were set at 300 euros, about $480, ZERO chance i'll pay that for a group stage match.

A few things I took from the match:

1. Thank god we didnt pay for Benayoun, he added NOTHING.

2. Arteta fills the midfield decently but we were lacking creativity all match, we need Jacky back in the worst way.

3. Sheeelny was lights out. No other way to put it, he SMOTHERED his marks the entire match, not one got past him, I can see exactly how he made Blancs squad, he's developed into one hell of a defender at Arsenal.

4. Dortmunds goal was simply world class, nothing anyone could have done about it, my god, volley and upper 90? Ches couldnt have done a thing, even if he had gotten a jump on it.

5. Pat Rice being the figurehead for the match is no excuse for those substitutions. AW is the man in charge and definitely would have hashed out a gameplan prior to the match. Taking off Walcott (albeit, he had a SHITTY game) for a defensive minded midfielder is the wrong damn answer. It should have been a one for one swap with Song, who btw, had one hell of a match, but he was gassed and could have used a breather (my co-MOTM awardee). And THEN the genius decision was made to take off RvP, who looked destined to get on the scoresheet again and throw Shmack (a holding presence) into the game? Really? And last but not least, putting a left back into the game for a winger? Granted, Jervy was playing like crap and dispossessing all over the place, he still had some pace left in his legs.

6. My thoughts on how we could have walked away with the 3 points: Arshavin on for Benayoun at the 65-70 minute mark. Frimpong on to replace the tired Song. PCY in for Walcott at 75. Arshavin moves up to attacking mid, Arteta just behind him. PCY and Jervy move up even with RvP. Balls down the wings (Dortmund backs were looking sluggish by 80 minutes). Instead of dropping into a shell, we should have gone on to attack while still leaving cover in Frimpong and Arteta. Thats the old Arsenal I know, and I truly hope that this isnt a sign of things to come because if we play a Chelsea or a Barca like this, we'll be torn to shreds.

MOTM is Koscielny with Song close behind, they were integral in keeping the teams level.

oh, and where was Gotze? aside from a few cheeky passes, I seen nothing of the 35 million euro value.