Arsenal win with minimum fuss v Milan Ratings
By Matt Sadler
March 15 2018
And we're through with minimal fuss. I'd forgotten what it feels like to win a European knockout tie.
Ratings:
Ospina - 7. Milan goal was difficult but he made one really good save in the second half, as well as a few bread and butter stops.
Bellerin - 6. Okay.
Mustafi - 7. Did well.
Koscielny - N/A. Went off injured early.
Monreal - 7. Did well.
Xhaka - 8. Had another good game. Scored.
Ramsey - 6. Okay. Could've scored two in the second half.
Ozil - 6. Okay but end product was lacking.
Wilshere - 6. Okay. Had a good effort saved in the first half. Did well on the final goal.
Mkhitaryan - 7. Worked hard and looked dangerous again.
Welbeck - 7. Dived to win a penalty, which he took well. Worked hard all evening. Scored his second late on.
Subs:
Chambers - 7. Did well.
Elneny - 5. Okay.
Kolasinac - N/A. Not on long.
Arsenal win with minimum fuss v Milan Ratings
Posted by: Arsenal Times (IP Logged)
Date: 15/03/2018 23:11
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Re: Arsenal win with minimum fuss v Milan Ratings
Posted by: Padre Pio (IP Logged)
Date: 15/03/2018 23:25
I thought Ospina should have done a lot better on their goal.
Contcat was made with Welbeck and it caused him to go over, the 4th official was right there, but lets see what ITV say later tonight.
I thought they fell apart not long after we equalised
"When we had to suffer the team is a lion because they suffer together." 4 July 2020 at Wolverhampton Wanderers
Arteta on his team's first away victory at a club above them in the Premiership since September 2015 at Leicester.
Contcat was made with Welbeck and it caused him to go over, the 4th official was right there, but lets see what ITV say later tonight.
I thought they fell apart not long after we equalised
"When we had to suffer the team is a lion because they suffer together." 4 July 2020 at Wolverhampton Wanderers
Arteta on his team's first away victory at a club above them in the Premiership since September 2015 at Leicester.
Re: Arsenal win with minimum fuss v Milan Ratings
Posted by: Padre Pio (IP Logged)
Date: 16/03/2018 00:31
Having seen the ITV replay it was only the slightest of contact that was made. Welbeck made the best of it and was lucky to get a pen.But the defender should have more sense, what is the point of brushing your arm across an attacker if you are not attempting to impede them
"When we had to suffer the team is a lion because they suffer together." 4 July 2020 at Wolverhampton Wanderers
Arteta on his team's first away victory at a club above them in the Premiership since September 2015 at Leicester.
"When we had to suffer the team is a lion because they suffer together." 4 July 2020 at Wolverhampton Wanderers
Arteta on his team's first away victory at a club above them in the Premiership since September 2015 at Leicester.
Re: Arsenal win with minimum fuss v Milan Ratings
Posted by: MattySadler (IP Logged)
Date: 16/03/2018 07:11
A lot of people think Ospina should've done better on their goal and I agree he probably should've. I thought he should've after seeing it in real time, but after seeing the replays there was a lot of swerve on it. Difficult one but I'm trying to be understanding as I don't rate Ospina at all.
You're right, Welbeck made the most of it but why else would Rodriguez put his arm across him if not to stop him? He's entitled to. At the end of the day I'm very happy for Welbeck and I'm happy we've gone through.
You're right, Welbeck made the most of it but why else would Rodriguez put his arm across him if not to stop him? He's entitled to. At the end of the day I'm very happy for Welbeck and I'm happy we've gone through.
Re: Arsenal win with minimum fuss v Milan Ratings
Posted by: BootyDaddy (IP Logged)
Date: 16/03/2018 07:23
There's no making excuses for it just because it went for us. It's a contact sport, the dive was embarrassing.
If that's Harry Kane or Dele Alli against us, there would be uproar.
"The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results".
- Albert Einstein
If that's Harry Kane or Dele Alli against us, there would be uproar.
"The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results".
- Albert Einstein
Re: Arsenal win with minimum fuss v Milan Ratings
Posted by: MattySadler (IP Logged)
Date: 16/03/2018 08:29
I was with 11 non-Arsenal fans last night and everyone said the same thing, dive but they wouldn't complain if their team did it to win a penalty.
Re: Arsenal win with minimum fuss v Milan Ratings
Posted by: younghansolo (IP Logged)
Date: 16/03/2018 12:04
From where I was, initial reaction was a pen, but having seen it back it wasn't. I don't think it was a dive per se, but I think he was just going to go down in frustration at the ball getting away from him. Not sure he expected it to be given. Hard to know, but after years of watching teams cheat to beat us at the is point I honestly don't care.
Also thought Ospina should have done better with the goal, He was hardly at full stretch, had bad positioning and seemed slow to react.
Also thought Ospina should have done better with the goal, He was hardly at full stretch, had bad positioning and seemed slow to react.
Re: Arsenal win with minimum fuss v Milan Ratings
Posted by: hahanice (IP Logged)
Date: 16/03/2018 15:32
dont love ospina but to be fair to him that ball hit the literal corner of the goal. caught a little post. he was slow to react but that was as well placed of a shot as there could have been.
definite dive for welbeck. maybe he was just falling because the ball got away but thats a harsh call.
on the whole though we were the better side, so i think its a fair result.
definite dive for welbeck. maybe he was just falling because the ball got away but thats a harsh call.
on the whole though we were the better side, so i think its a fair result.
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