Arsène Wenger took the field with two players fresh from an injury and the presumption of coach that is committed to the show and "not capable of defending a result." In fact, in the first two plays for Barcelona, \u200b\u200bArsenal put six players in the area not to push and retrieve, in what seemed like a mission statement, inviting the good football.
did not happen at all. Arsenal recalled to the Netherlands World Cup final: quality players doing what they do not know, that is, running after the ball, abuse, physical game and lost walking through the countryside. Cesc played because we know that the first goal gave Iniesta, little more. Van Persie was planted, did not touch the ball on offense, did not have any chance of scoring, Messi stepped on the ankle in a deplorable action, fell out with Busquets, then with Alves and ended up hitting the festival kicked the ball to waste time , in minute 55, and a yellow and to his credit.
may be criticizing what you want to Bussaka, whose arbitration was mediocre, including a penalty from Messi right in your face, but the truth is that the Dutch court is duty.
Of course, Wenger took refuge in the expulsion to explain the result. Who does not these days? Everything but football, that was the proposal of Arsenal, who met with a tense and stiff version of Barcelona. In the first half, the ball was a monopoly of the Catalans, but without much depth. It is true that held off completely to the Gunners, is not that throw a door in the first part is that no shot on goal the whole game, "post once pulled via Adriano and saw Messi pitaban not a penalty, missed a goal sung, and finally, at discount, and a brilliant maneuver, marked 1-0.
now, Messi is the leading scorer, tied or alone, league (27 goals), Copa del Rey (7) and Champions (8). If you add up all three of the Super Cup, have 45 in the absence of two months of competition.
The goal invited to think of a more attacking Arsenal for the second part. We'll never know. Busquets scored into his own net in what was the only move of danger throughout the match, the epitome of mediocrity. After the goal, which put things almost like the beginning, came the expulsion of Van Persie and yes there was and the lack of control. If Mourinho was criticized last year for its approach at Camp Nou after the expulsion of Motta, it was a scandal Wenger: Arsenal again failed to attack and defend as a dancing party.
For 25 minutes we saw only Barcelona's players stand alone chain in front of Almunia. The English keeper was sown, with some interventions of great merit. Messi failed, failed on all Villa, missed even a great Dani Alves ... but there for more. The number of arrivals was comparable to its simplicity, arriving alone, pulling themselves, spent alone. This was funny: see the Arsenal defense as a puppet and Barcelona unable to score.
Guardiola moved and hit records: Alves and Adriano as extreme and Mascherano were changed position Busquets, speeding up the circulation. Iniesta did well until, as almost always, dribbled past two or three, threw a wall and Xavi's goal enabled. Minutes later, Koscielny, which could have gone before to the street, knocked to Peter in the area and Messi scored the 3-1. Should have sentenced then Barcelona, \u200b\u200bbut the pressure was enormous. I notice the tension in the environment culé almost from the draw. Arsenal had dreads and was still present even at 3-1 and a player. Of course the chances kept coming because the visitor was a fair defense, but as in London, the club chose a dangerous middle ground: control, I pass, running the minute, just risked it ... and one of these, five minutes from time that Adriano calamitous error Mascherano could only solved when Bendtner was going to make it 3-2 with FC Barcelona certify elimination.
In short, there will be tears, yes. Van Persie will say that should not have been expelled, is ignored their mistakes, their coach, their teammates and the fact that Arsenal, again, no shot on goal throughout the match. Not against eleven or against ten. The difference, though, is that, with ten in the field, only five times he came with ten clearly and he came every three minutes. Very poor background for a team that wants to be great and also wants to be defending an idea of \u200b\u200bfootball on Tuesday was not anywhere.
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