Originally posted on 04/05/2010:

Barcelona won't be doing any defending tomorrow, wouldn't matter if a few of us here were in the back four, Barcelona is going to have 60-70% possession.

Think of this match as what happens when teams of a lower quality than Arsenal try to play Arsenals style, what happens? they get wiped off the park, we saw what happened to the likes of West Brom and whoever else thought they could play the fancy stuff. Barcelona play Arsenals game but better, they don't stand a chance against Barca if they play their usual style. A team like Stoke would have a better chance at stopping Barcelona, you have to play dirty, foul alot, disrupt the play and maximize set pieces if you are to stand a chance.

Arsenal have to play negative football to get a result but their stubborn manager won't allow for any of that, this could get really nasty.