Napoli v. Arsenal EUROPA LEAGUE Thread Thu. Apr 18 2019 at 3:00pm ET

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  1. Sleepy Spaceman

    Sleepy Spaceman Member+

    Nov 6, 2011
    Club:
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    Nat'l Team:
    Mexico
    We're in the semis!
     
  2. ArsenalMetro

    ArsenalMetro Member+

    United States
    Aug 5, 2008
    Chicago, IL
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Napoli seems aggrieved by every decision, but I just don't see the justification. That last challenge by Kolasinac that Callejon wanted a foul/probably red for was caused by Callejon hooking his arm around Kolasinac. Never a foul for me.

    There's going to be a red in the second half because of some hot-headed Napoli player lunging into a two-footed challenge.
     
  3. GunnerJacket

    GunnerJacket Moderator
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    Sep 18, 2003
    Gainesville, GA
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    Arsenal FC
    How bad was Ramsey limping? Presuming he's out for remainder of the season?
     
  4. Super Llama

    Super Llama Member+

    May 21, 2006
    Seattle
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    Arsenal FC
    Wait really? Why?
     
  5. GunnerJacket

    GunnerJacket Moderator
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    Sep 18, 2003
    Gainesville, GA
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    Guardian PbP had him subbing off for a possible hammy.
     
  6. Super Llama

    Super Llama Member+

    May 21, 2006
    Seattle
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    What's really shocked me about Mkhitaryan the past few months has been how poor his simple passes have been
     
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  7. Super Llama

    Super Llama Member+

    May 21, 2006
    Seattle
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    He walked off, I dunno, didn't seem that intense
     
  8. GunnerJacket

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    Sep 18, 2003
    Gainesville, GA
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    That's why I was aksing. I'm in a public hearing and have no video feed. Glad it didn't seem too egregious.
     
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  9. AEAAFC96

    AEAAFC96 Member+

    Mar 27, 2006
    NYC
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Napoli think they can pull a Barca and cajole their way through to the Semis.
     
  10. Super Llama

    Super Llama Member+

    May 21, 2006
    Seattle
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    Arsenal FC
    Honestly they've had three or four really good chances and have just finished terribly. It wouldn't have been out of the realm of possibility for them to pull this out earlier in the match
     
  11. GunnerJacket

    GunnerJacket Moderator
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    Sep 18, 2003
    Gainesville, GA
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    74' and still 0-3 on aggregate. Time to focus on not picking up anymore injuries.
     
  12. Super Llama

    Super Llama Member+

    May 21, 2006
    Seattle
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    We haven't played very well, again. A week of good results and bad play
     
  13. GunnerJacket

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    Sep 18, 2003
    Gainesville, GA
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    That's preferable to having it the other way around.
     
  14. Super Llama

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    May 21, 2006
    Seattle
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    Arsenal FC
    I'd prefer playing well and getting good results
     
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  15. AEAAFC96

    AEAAFC96 Member+

    Mar 27, 2006
    NYC
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    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    From your lips...

    Hopefully they can take advantage of Citeh and Spuds battling to exhaustion to maintain their place in the CL over the weekend.
     
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  16. AEAAFC96

    AEAAFC96 Member+

    Mar 27, 2006
    NYC
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
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    United States
    Yeah, remember those seasons under AW that Arsenal played teams out of the park...but still lost 1-0 or 2-1? Good times.
     
  17. MilesW

    MilesW Member+

    Aug 26, 2010
    Chicago, IL
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Back to back away clean sheets
     
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  18. ArsenalMetro

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    Aug 5, 2008
    Chicago, IL
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    Arsenal FC
    Against a team like this, sometimes it's better to let them beat themselves. In the past two weeks, they've lost to Empoli, tied Genoa, lost away to us, only beating dead-last-by-a-huge-margin Chievo last weekend.

    That's some awful form, and you can tell they were frustrated from the kickoff of Leg 1. So, catch them offside a few times, force them into long shots, build that frustration more.

    It wasn't pretty tonight, but it was effective. That's now three consecutive clean sheets (6 in the last 7), two of them away, and we're into the semis. That all sounds really good to me.
     
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  19. casoccerdad47

    casoccerdad47 Member+

    Mar 31, 2006
    Ugly, ugly, ugly. 30% possession. Maybe Emery's tactics were "smart", but it was the kind of performance that deserves to lose the tie, and they might have if Napoli weren't the gang that couldn't shoot straight.

    Any sign a coherent attack in the run of play disappeared after Ramsey left the field. The pass completion rate was in the mid 60s and I wouldn't be surprised if it was less than 60% after Ramsey went off. Ramsey and Ozil are important because they knit the midfield together. Ozil in particular is important because he not only finds space to receive a pass, he finds players in space, giving them more time on the ball.

    I only took three positives out of that performance, Lacazette should take more of the free kicks near the top of the box, the boss is in form, and Maitland-Niles had another decent game.
     
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  20. Aaron d

    Aaron d Member+

    May 15, 2005
    Wooster
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    You must be great at parties.

    We have been terrible on the road all season and we increased a 2 goal lead with a cleansheet. It's the part of the tournament where advancing is the only important part. We did that without looking troubled for the entire match.


    Hopefully we don't lose Ramsey too long, but he's had a pretty healthy year so far (by his standards) so he is about due for a hammy or calf. Torreria went down for a bit the 2nd half and didn't seem to have the same step after. Hopefully he was simply tired.

    To the semis.
     
  21. Shen-O

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    United States
    Jul 26, 2005
    Los Angeles
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  22. yossarian

    yossarian Moderator
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    Jun 16, 1999
    Big City Blinking
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    United States
    He lunged for a ball at about waist level, got fouled (slightly) and immediately grabbed the back of his hamstring and sat down before doing the universal index finger twirling for "sub." I'd be surprised if it's less than a month out.
     
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  23. wanye_stirrear

    wanye_stirrear Member+

    Sep 19, 2002
    Maryland
    That game was so boring that I fell asleep watching. Yay, we won. That’s all I got.
     
  24. NorthBank

    NorthBank Member+

    Arsenal; NYRB
    United States
    Mar 29, 2006
    Connecticut
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
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    United States
    Me too! But I guess we should take solace that it hasn't cursed us. But I'd rather not see that again for the rest of my life!
     
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  25. NorthBank

    NorthBank Member+

    Arsenal; NYRB
    United States
    Mar 29, 2006
    Connecticut
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    That sucks, and it'll probably have a big effect on our EL cup & Top 4 aspirations, if you're right. But seriously did you not see this coming? I've been expecting some soft-tissue injury to Aaron for a few weeks now.

    Edit: I have NOT watched the game yet. Won't be able to watch the whole thing for days. So take my comments with a grain of salt? Or LMK what the actual news is on him?

    p.s. Sad if that was the last Arsenal match he ever plays.
     

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