Arsenal gets AC Milan in CL

last SG · 2007-12-22T00:11:23+00:00

siao liao this is the worst possible draw…we will need full strength and concentration to beat em

798 SG

Walah! soccernet can wrote this kinda article claiming wenger is 'bullish' Mad

Wenger bullish despite drawing Milan in UCL

Arsene Wenger insists Arsenal have nothing to fear from their Champions League showdown against AC Milan.

The Gunners have paid a high price for finishing second in Group H after being matched against the defending champions in today's draw for the last 16.

But a defiant Wenger is convinced Arsenal, who were beaten Champions League finalists in 2006, can topple the Italian giants.

'It's an interesting draw. I believe we can do it if we play at our best,' he said.

'It's a good target for us to get stronger for the match.

'That's achievable because we have plenty of young players who are improving, as we saw against Blackburn in the Carling Cup.

'It's an exciting draw. If you look at last season's results then it's the hardest draw because they are the champions.

'It's a big challenge but if you ask me do we have a chance to knock them out then I say yes.

'After what happened two seasons ago we have a job to do. We must do it the hard way but we're not responsible for the draw.

'If you want to win the Champions League then you have to beat the biggest clubs.

'AC Milan are a very big team - world and European champions. But we can do it.'

Airbus330Captain SG

Arsenal FC , please do the rest of the clubs in Europe a favour by beating this European CHEATERS , kick them out of CL. Last season, they shouldn't even be playing in the CL because of corruption. I never regard them as European Champions.

Beat the crap out of AC MILAN , the Ultamate European Cheaters.

Thank you.

akinos SG

All i hope is we win and keep a clean sheet at home, den away either a win or a draw. even though we ehem away, also must not be more than the winning goal at home.

stellazio SG

relax.. no team has won back to back ucl titles. since their incorporation of the league format.

so fate is on arsenal's side. Laughing

BrUtUs SG

still a few mths so the team will hv plenty of time to prep for the test... believe gunners can upset them...

krakenn111 SG

whats there to be afraid of ac milan..do you all know that they are 11th in the serie a? thats the bottom half for you.

seriously la i think its not a bad draw for our team..i'd much rather arsenal play milan then real madrid or barcelona or acmilan thats for sure. and somemore once we win than no one will doubt our ability to win the champions league le. i wouldn't even call it an upset if we win, i think that they are the underdogs. we are league leaders of the premier league, they are languishing in 11th place in the serie a. which team sounds more like the in-form favourites to you?

my prediction: home 2-0 win, away 1-1 draw, aggregate 3-1 to arsenal Very Happy

T.Ryousuke SG

I will take this game as a final, AC still 1 of the on form team to beat.

felirox SG

No. remember many arsenal fans dubbed flamin ias arsenal's gattuso?

so its fab and kaka ..Flamini and Gattuso.

Yesssss i like!!

So we play home first right?

akinos SG

Everyone should be feared, thats y they call it the Champions League! these teams are not 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4h for nothing u know. Especially AC Milan, they have won the CL before, even we can lose to PSV last season, things wont be different. It's just that we must prepare ourselves well, yes we do have time with us, but dun forget that sh!t happens, such as injuries.

I'm hoping for the best only, 11th in the serie A doesnt mean they sux. the ball is round, anything can happen. just brace urself for action during the feb and march season! but now, we concentrate on christmas fixture and sp*rs is going down!!

limpshaggy SG

The midfield will be the key to this game.

Kaka vs Cesc will be interesting

Gatusso vs Flamini see who is the real bulldog

LazerLordz SG

Woohoo, my wish came true. Laughing

Trump_Card SG

Dun forget Andrea Pirlo … We can’t afford to give away cheap free kicks near the box …

zocoss SG

Not necessary, it could also be with the next, next team after arsenal... Laughing

corebooster SG

Lets see the FF combo of Flamini and Fabregas. and the XI of Wenger.

Will they Storm past San Siro like wad they did to AC neighbours Inter seasons ago.

I believe they will. Very Happy

zocoss SG

I think arsenal can't have drawn a better opponent out of the 5 they were line up with. I thought it could have been worse had they been drawn against teams like Real, Barce or Inter. AC Milan isn't as good as they used to be now, they even lost to Celtic... AC also have very obvious weakness in slow and ageing players. Should the match last beyond the 90 mins... AC are done for.

So i am sure arsenal can do better than Celtic. Therefore getting AC is a real blessing. The only problem they have is... Will the young gunners bring it on the day? Flamini and Fabregas are good players when in the epl but... will they be overawe when it comes to European matches like we have seen from the gunners side in the past few seasons. Cos if they do, even playing Fenerbahce would have been a problem.

lpx88 SG

Um..ya...but ultimately Flamini will be used to try and neutralize Kaka and Gattuso to neutralize Cesc right? I mean u dont see Kaka going around to snuff up Ronaldo last season do u?

Midfield battle will be key though. Close down kaka u still have Pirlo spreading the balls everywhere. But once they get past this power-packed midfield...up against the old defenders... Laughing

gunner77 SG

siao liao Laughing

Li4nGsteR SG

Anyone rmb pennant cause hell lot of problem for milan's full backs.
Everyone eyes will be on flamini and fabregas but i see hleb as the key role in breaking up the midfield. And our speedy fullback overlapping run will cause hell lot of problem for milan's defence.

Adebayor and RVP must take their chances of course.
Oh wait african nation cup might take place during the game or finished already? If we have our strongest XI we can win. If the game is tied after normal play to extra time, we can bring in walcott Twisted Evil

Milan will not be able to outrun him.

turbo_drift SG

Rosicky can be as a playmaker if wenger wants it. Twisted Evil

Gasfene SG

Hleb is the keyman.

Gas will be marked very tightly Evil or Very Mad

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