Crystal Palace actually had more possession and more shots than Arsenal (and MANY MANY more corners, but
The Gunners second bit of good fortune came when our second goal was also judged to be offside after the event.
Not exact matches
How much possession Arsenal will have remains to be seen, but having beat Bayern Munich in one of their two matches this season must give the
Gunners a little
bit of confidence they can pull off the upset in the
second round.
The
Gunners came out for
second half with a
bit more bounce but Brighton still matched them and after ten minutes Xhaka got a well - deserved card as well and we need to be careful with our three most hot - headed players already in the book.
The
Gunners are still very much in the rebuilding phase and we all hope that it carries on, but some of the recent noises from the likes of Walcott and Bellerin, not to metion the boss, have struck me as a
bit premature after one win and a good
second half against West Ham.
Koln have been dire this season, but their beating of BATE 5 - 2 in their last Group game has given a chance to try and come
second in the Group so they may be trying a
bit harder than the
Gunners but honestly it doesn't matter very much.
Speaking of the
Gunners, there has been a
bit of brouhaha over the past couple of days in regards to the ticket pricing for the
second leg of the upcoming Europa League tie.
Well chosen Andrew, I await the game with fear, but a tiny little
bit of me believes that the boys can win, all I ask is that the players fight to the final whistle and give it their all, I can take the insults from all and sundry, but I need to see some heart tomorrow, that goes for the fans too, I am sitting watching reruns of the chelsea win, and hanging on to that, I know they can do it,
second is still there for us, the fat lady is polishing her tiara and gargling for her big moment, but I can not give up just yet, come on you
gunners!!!!!!!!!!
With so much talk surrounding what's happening on the pitch, we've been a
bit distracted with what might be happening off it... Embed from Getty Images He may be unbeaten since the
second game of the season, but Arsene Wenger's future at the
Gunners is far from sorted... however, reports in Italy state the club could have the answer.