Elneny coming on signals we're happy with the draw when we really shouldn't be

Gabriel! 2-1

Well, seems like there's a triple substitution so I take my previous coming back. And Gabriel just scored

Great header

Pépé means something better then. Gabriel!!

Whooo hoooo!

Awesome header.

ergh, var check coming....

Gabriel has got Arteta totally off the hook as far as I’m concerned.

Defender BS. Trying to overturn goal decision.

Now that’s a central defenders goal. Well done Gabriel.

What is going on? Goal or not?

Willian now with seven assists in a season that has been really poor overall

Yep there is a casualness in our mentality.

Yes?

ref came over to the sideline, thought he was reviewing the goal, he came to book the Olympiakos coach.

Goal given. Phew. It's just a great header - would have been a terrible call to rule it out

Confusing or what?

3-1 Elneny!!!!!!!!!!! 25 yards smashed it in

Like I said, bringing on Elneny is just what we need for that extra goal threat

Elneny!

Elneny!!!!!!

Awesome Elneny. Surely VAR won’t chip in here.

Hahahahah el nenny rubs salt in my face

It’s like Groundhog Day for the modern day John Jensen.

Well done Elneny!

Deserved

masterstroke

ok, no silly mistakes now. As it stands Olympiakos need 3 goals at the Emirates as a minimum

A casualness in the players’ mentality is not solely the fault of the coach.

These are highly paid ‘professionals’ with everything laid on a plate for them. Their mentality is their own responsibility, not the coach’s.

So I bemoan the quality of our long range shooting and then we bang in 2 goals from 25 yards.

Give up if I were you....................

Yes to the novice it looked like you were saying something else, but that was the obvious interpretation of your post

You're taking it out of context quoting it like that

Not to get anyone's hopes up but Kane has gone off in the spurs match and has a bag of ice on his knee. Now I'd happily wager £100 he's fully fit for the NLD because there always seems to be some sort of Kane injury concern before the NLD and he comes out fit, diving and scoring penalties.
(oh, he's also scored 2 goals)

All's well that ends well. Surely that's enough.

Full time 3-1. Reflects the dominance we had, the only chances Olympiakos had were us gifting them the ball.
That isn't tie over but it is a really strong position to be in for the 2nd leg

Well, after moaning a bit throughout the game, 3-1 away is obviously a great result. We were better in every area and the only reason they were even in the game was because we let them in. This tie should be as good as over, we shouldn't lose at home and we should definitely not let in three goals.

My hopes are already up

It should be but Arsenal always make me nervous in knock out ties.
I remember being 3-0 up from the away leg v Osterands and then conceding 2 goals in a minute at home to go 2-0 down and suddenly only a goal away from leveling the tie up.

On the mistakes playing it about at the back, my take on it is that Leno isn’t quite up there with the best GKs with the ball at his feet. Allison and Ederson are the best proponents and they lead the playing out for City and Liverpool. If Leno isn’t good enough to ‘take point’ you need someone else in the back like who is good enough to do that. Whilst decent in possession nobody really is a budding Beckenbauer so I think we’ll keep seeing these mistakes. Add poor positioning and either a lack of pace or error proneness in our central midfielders and it’s going to keep happening.

Partey is the one who, if we can get him up to speed, is press resistant and calm enough to make it work.

Deceptive result

Wasn’t really impressed by that. Our football was largely uninspiring, the usual ridiculous mistake, Willian not impressing and Saka out of sorts.

Really think Gabriel bailed out Arteta and the Egyptian john Jensen really put icing on a cake that didn’t deserve it. For me Pépé has to play, even in the few moments he contributes he looks more decisive than willian who just wants to retain possession.

Can’t see us getting far in this competition and expect us to get gubbed as soon as we meet someone decent