I'll look at Arseblog's player ratings a little later and they'll all probably be 4s and 5s, but I don't have a problem with how our guys played today. Munich was just too good. I wish Alexis had passed the ball sooner a few times and our defenders had not tried to play their way out so often, but I can't point to anyone and say he played poorly. The goals were all quality, and Cech made a couple excellent saves. If he's smart, Wenger will emphasize that this game shows how far we can improve, and not let it crush confidence.
Olympiakos won, meaning that we have to hope Bayern beats them, and we have to beat Zagreb at home and Olympiakos by two goals in Athens (the tiebreaker is head to head, and with three away goals, the Greeks are in the driver's seat). Giroud's petulance in Zagreb and Ospina's howler in London may have put us in too deep a hole. I don't even know what happens if we get the parachute into UEFA Cup. Is there another group round? Or just more knockout stages? I don't want to think about it. I suspect Wenger will tank the UEFA competition if that's where we end up, prioritizing the league.
Spuds play Anderlecht at home tomorrow, so they'll have even less rest than we'll get. Kane's already saying how he's confident they'll beat us. Let's show them how far they can improve.
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