Lets be honest EUFA have always hated English football ever since the dark days of hooliganism and Brexit has only added to this, so to see the remaining two English sides in the Champions League drawn against each other plus
Arsenal given a trip to Moscow under the present climate doesn't surprise me.
Not exact matches
Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey has
given Arsene Wenger a major fitness boost after returning to the Gunners squad for their
trip to Queens Park Rangers on Wednesday night.
So by
tripping up just when we were set to take control of the title race, have
Arsenal handed the initiative back to Man City and to a lesser extent
given United a way back into the race?
Just to confirm my commitment I travel from the Highlands of Scotland (a round
trip of over 1000 miles) to
give my unconditional support to The
Arsenal... if only some people on this site did the same.
Arsene Wenger made a few changes to the
Arsenal line - up for the
trip to West Brom, some forced on him due to the injury problems of Wilshere and Arteta, but bringing Giroud and Koscielny back was definitely through the manager's choice and
gave the squad a very timely boost.
First of all Alex Song had a screamer of a goal disallowed very early on in the game, and then Winston Reid fell over in the West Ham box just before half - time, and as he stood up again he
tripped Santi Cazorla, a penalty was
given and
Arsenal were
given the all - important opening goal.
Not many people
gave Arsenal much of a chance of getting anything from our
trip to Chelsea in the Premier League today, and that was before we heard the news that Mesut Ozil had picked up a minor muscle injury ahead of the game and that Alexis Sanchez would only be on the bench.
Things are not quite so easy for the
Arsenal boss, but even with a
trip to Barcelona just around the corner Arsene Wenger has
given the Gunners just about the best possible chance of going through in the FA cup by naming big players like Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil from the start.
With Manchester United already establishing a lead over
Arsenal I think it is vital that we not only get something from the
trip tom Anfield on Sunday, but that all three points come back to north London, so that is one reason for
Arsenal to start fast and
give 100 percent.
The
trip also
gives our travelling squad a wonderful opportunity to see our loyal supporters in a country so passionate about football; it's set to be a truly special
trip and everyone at
Arsenal Football Club is already looking forward to it.»
From the
Arsenal team selected by Arsene Wenger for the away leg of our Champions League tie with Barcelona, it looks liike Arsene Wenger was torn between
giving it as good a go as possible in the Nou Camp and accepting that our chances are negligible and keeping some first team players fresh for the
trip to Everton in the Premier League on Saturday.
Arsenal — Man City the difference between home and away Another non-
given penalty, Zabaleta
tripping Rosicky and a goal kick
given.
Regardless, this is a game that most
Arsenal fans will be hoping we can win and
given the squad that has made the
trip to the Ukraine, one that we should.
Watch as Southampton boss Mark Hughes
gives his pre-match thoughts as he prepares his side for a
trip to face
Arsenal in the Premier League.
It was end to end stuff at Emirates Stadium.Maitland - Niles was
tripped in the box and
Arsenal screamed for a penalty, but none was
given.