Not really, The gunners lost PSV last season i think cos of the
away goal rule. The problem is they don't really play well when
they are away from home. I think its because of the many younsters
that they have in the team... Playing well in the EPL its like
bread and butter, they have got used to it. But when they go out to
play in Europe, its a totally different thing altogether for
them...
The way they prepare for the match, the longer than usual air
travelling compare to their normal bus rides on the highway to get
to the stadium and the different types of crowd are all unlike from
their normal weekly epl matches. Most of the young players still
lack of this kind of experience... Therefore may get overwhelm by
these things and it could affect their performance.
The away win that they got in the CL only came against Steaua
Bucuresti, probably one of the weakest side in the CL. And a single
point against Slavia Prague, not exactlly one of the better sides
too. Away to Seville was a test for them but it seem that they have
failed. Seville showed Arsenal can be taken apart if you put them
under pressure and attack them with speed.
Actually i don't think PSV will be more of a danger to them than
Real Madrid or Barce... To be fair, they come across teams that
plays negative football almost everyweek in the epl and they don't
have any problem breaking them down in the course of 90 mins. Their
last season lost to PSV was probably due to them not being able to
score in Holland over 90 mins. PSV's goal came from a set piece
where Alex scored with a header from a corner kick.
I think it the type of team that has the players with the potential
to attack them is where they are most vulnerable... Seville wasn't
a defensive team... The gunners were lucky to get away losing only
1 - 3. It could have been worse. Nevertheless, i also belief the
gunners also can beat the teams from Spain but they have to be at
the very top of their form to achieve this.
