Arsenal Fans Reactions To Being Gifted A Mountain In Champions League Draw
By Dailytab24.
Fresh from their Porto penalty win, Arsenal is yet on another mountain to climb, a mountain more sophisticated than Porto. It’s the quarter final of a Champions League and Arsenal before the draw knew it won’t be a walk in the park.
While we clearly know a miracle can happen in football, most fans of Arsenal are already losing hope. They are not optimistic, but disappointed that they would be facing the German Giant in the quarter final of the most decorated club trophy.
On their part, Arsenal is on a scintillating form, scoring over Thirty goals in half dozen matches. Their form earned them a spot on the top of the Premier League table, something they didn’t envisage in the beginning of the season. They are now on that top, squaring up with the likes of Liverpool and Manchester City, something no team has done in recent seasons.
Top of the Premier League is something that should instill belief in Arsenal fans, but most of them believe Champions League is a different ball game, a league you play the likes of Manchester City and Liverpool throughout.
“This is not Premier League, Champions League is a different level. We have experience in the Premier League but lacks Champions League experience. I don’t want to hope and hurt myself in the process but I believe the team will do well” Arsenal fan reacted when asked for his view regarding the draw.
“We are not in 2005, football has developed so much. The advancement means you get what you want with your money” a fan commented in reference to Liverpool’s Istanbul miracle when asked to imagine 2005 Champions League final..
Comparing this Arsenal team to the Liverpool team that beat a star studded AC Milan team is way unfair. Arsenal has a good team with the capacity to compete. Over the course of the seasons Mikel Arteta was appointed, he has succeeded in building a team. Unlike Liverpool of 2005 that relied on Steven Gerald and history of the club.
Arsenal dispatched FC Porto to set up a quarter final with Bayern. The first leg of the match was hotly contested, but a late goal meant Arsenal had to start the second leg with one goal deficit which was pegged back.
Bayern dispatched Lazio to set up this quarter final with Arsenal. On their part, they have not been firing on all cylinders and have lost matches they were supposed to win. Trailing Bayern Liverkusen by ten points is enough to convince Arsenal they can sting the ailing German Giant.
Bayern’s only motivation is the determination not to end the season without a trophy. They have been quite poor in the league and other cups, making Champions League the only cup they have the wande. They will be looking at the quarter final with Arsenal as the only destiny still in their hands.
Barring an injury, Harry Kane will haunt Arsenal, but with the team Mikel Arteta has built, Arsenal can challenge any team anywhere.
