The Arsenal Society VI

I'm sure Eboue could do something about that.

I'm predicting 2-0

Anyway, I'm liking the analysis of the CL game, I'll get back to you on that.

I dont think i have a chance getting a ticket, even though i am a red member
Could a silver member by me a ticket for example if they had my membership number etc?

Also im now gutted, i was a JG from when i was 15, now im 18 and didnt get offered any silver membership had to buy red!!

Is this for Barca?

No to the silver and red member thing, it doesn't work like that.

Based on something Geoff said about Utd league tickets a few months back, I think the club may hold back 5,000 tickets for reds for each home game so if you get on early enough you'll get a ticket. This may not be true though.

I'm off now but I'm sure others on here will be able to answer any questions you may have.

Just make sure you're quick, and you should be able to snag one of the 5,000 tickets available to lowly red members like myself.

Unfortunately for you looks like they are not doing that for the Barca game:

In the unlikely event that any tickets remain after the Silver sale have taken place, an announce will be made on Friday 26th March regarding a Red sale.

You lot are ruining my trip to Munich with your rubbish voodooing. If you push voodoo too hard or try to manipulate voodoo it punishes you. Subtle persuasion is good, but voodoo shan't stand for these clumsy shenanigans.

No big deal, I'll be stuck up here in Notts buried in work anyway.

I warned you all.

The 5000 allocation to Reds thing is only for the league tbh, being a Red member sucks donkey ******** since all you ever get is the dregs that are left after STs are forced to buy tickets and then Silvers get to entirely cherry pick whatever they want with no obligation whatsoever. The away system is so much better it's ridiculously, excepting finals/Wembley where the BO go back to equine fellatio.

if you lot aren't happy with being a red member, why don't you just go to the next level?

I am pretty sure Puyol is capable of merking Arsenal with some GSL.

Who are Arsenal gonna GEL with anyway, Walcott?

This is a draw I wanted but didn't want at the same time.

I wanted it simply because we are up against a proper footballing side, no buses allowed.

However at the same token Arsenal is a team I wanted to avoid because of that fact, they know how to play incisive football.

I disagree with RobbieC about the tactics, trying to hit Barca on the counters isn't the way. Playing your own game and going against us with high intensity is the best way as exemplified by our only league loss and the away Stuttgart tie. Also Arsene should play 4-2-2 to counteract our classic 4-3-3. The main problem with the 4-3-3 against a 4-4-2 is that the opposition wide midfielders can cause you a problem, as there is no specific player on your side who is designated to mark them (with two 4-4-2s, a left midfielder would pick up a right midfielder, and vice-versa). If our full-back comes forward to pick the opposition wide player up, he can find himself 20 yards too high up the pitch, whilst if your winger is charged with the responsibility, you can find yourself playing a 4-5-1 system.

Another thing Pep has done recently to maximise our scoring capability and when we struggle to score is use what I'd like to call our superformation, a 4-2-4. Look at our recent match against Stuttgart at home. In defence, Busquets drops in as a centre-half to allow Pique and Puyol to spread the width of the pitch, allowing Maxwell and Alves to venture forward. The main effect of this is that is suddenly transfers a huge defensive responsibility onto the two opposition wide midfielders, in this case Hleb and some other player. It pushed Hleb and the other player into an area their wasn’t comfortable in And when Stuttgart’s only attacking threat was coming from the wings it was very difficult for the wide players to track the Barcelona full-backs and then have the energy to attack them at pace. Hleb looked exhausted by the end of the game.

Upfront, the main movement was the combination of Pedro and Messi on the right-hand side. Pedro started wide and Molinaro assumed he was the player he should be picking up. But then Pedro drifted inside, Molinaro tracked him into the centre, and this opened up space for Messi on the right-hand flank, a key feature of the game against Valencia. Give Messi any kind of time on the ball and he will rape you quite severely. Messi continued to occasionally enter the Stuttgart box unmarked after the opposition had been dragged out of position, which for the past two games have looked unforgiveable.

Overall I'm salivating at the prospect of this tie, Arsenal are a wonderful team and are the team I'd begrudge the least to go out to. It will be a difficult game and I hope Ibrahimovic of 09 returns, which will make the task all that much easier. Messi is in tremendous form and if he keeps it up it will make me much more relaxed.

Can't wait

Really? I managed to get a couple of tickets for Villarreal last season and that was a high-profile tie I thought?

Who needs GELs when we have our own GICL in Eboue?

I am pretty sure Puyol is capable of merking Arsenal with some GSL.

Who are Arsenal gonna GEL with anyway, Walcott?

This is a draw I wanted but didn't want at the same time.

I wanted it simply because we are up against a proper footballing side, no buses allowed.

However at the same token Arsenal is a team I wanted to avoid because of that fact, they know how to play incisive football.

I disagree with RobbieC about the tactics, trying to hit Barca on the counters isn't the way. Playing your own game and going against us with high intensity is the best way as exemplified by our only league loss and the away Stuttgart tie. Also Arsene should play 4-2-2 to counteract our classic 4-3-3. The main problem with the 4-3-3 against a 4-4-2 is that the opposition wide midfielders can cause you a problem, as there is no specific player on your side who is designated to mark them (with two 4-4-2s, a left midfielder would pick up a right midfielder, and vice-versa). If our full-back comes forward to pick the opposition wide player up, he can find himself 20 yards too high up the pitch, whilst if your winger is charged with the responsibility, you can find yourself playing a 4-5-1 system.

Another thing Pep has done recently to maximise our scoring capability and when we struggle to score is use what I'd like to call our superformation, a 4-2-4. Look at our recent match against Stuttgart at home. In defence, Busquets drops in as a centre-half to allow Pique and Puyol to spread the width of the pitch, allowing Maxwell and Alves to venture forward. The main effect of this is that is suddenly transfers a huge defensive responsibility onto the two opposition wide midfielders, in this case Hleb and some other player. It pushed Hleb and the other player into an area their wasn’t comfortable in And when Stuttgart’s only attacking threat was coming from the wings it was very difficult for the wide players to track the Barcelona full-backs and then have the energy to attack them at pace. Hleb looked exhausted by the end of the game.

Upfront, the main movement was the combination of Pedro and Messi on the right-hand side. Pedro started wide and Molinaro assumed he was the player he should be picking up. But then Pedro drifted inside, Molinaro tracked him into the centre, and this opened up space for Messi on the right-hand flank, a key feature of the game against Valencia. Give Messi any kind of time on the ball and he will rape you quite severely. Messi continued to occasionally enter the Stuttgart box unmarked after the opposition had been dragged out of position, which for the past two games have looked unforgiveable.

Overall I'm salivating at the prospect of this tie, Arsenal are a wonderful team and are the team I'd begrudge the least to go out to. It will be a difficult game and I hope Ibrahimovic of 09 returns, which will make the task all that much easier. Messi is in tremendous form and if he keeps it up it will make me much more relaxed.

Can't wait

Wouldn't count on it - Silvestre is probably a better striker than the present day Ibra.

Is Xavi injured, which would explain why he wasn't played on Wednesday?

And which version of the 4-3-3 will face us?