Should Arsene Wenger go defensive at the Nou Camp?

Obviously this isn't a serious thread, but it could be taken into consideration. We're 2-1 up on agg. so what if we decided to line up like this:

--------------------Sczesny-------------------
-Sagna-Koscielny-Djourou-Squillaci-Clichy--
-Eboue---------Song------Diaby----Gibbs
------------------------Bendtner-------------

Just saying Fabregas is out too. What woulkd you make if we went to the Nou Camp like that? Would it work? Of course once Barcelona score it would fall to pieces. Of course I want us to go there, give them a game and win. But, that thought crept into my mind, what would everything think if Wenger went up to Barca with that formation?

EDIT: Put in 10 players... I need sleep!

Couldn't see that working. Arsenal just don't play that way, and doing it against Barca...

EDIT: Starting with 10 men wouldn't help either.

No because the Arsenal CB's are gash. If they sat back Barca would just camp in your half and the CB's aren't good enough to keep them out with that much pressure.

Also Arsenal thread.

I know, I jsut wanted to think what other people would think about it. It wasn't something I think I would love us to do. It would probably be a repeat on Inter vs Barca next season, but Inter's defence is rock solid.

Why the fuck not?

Arsenal could be without Pique Puyol and Valdes, go at them.

No he shouldn't because if we get the ball what are we going to do with it? HOOF and hope like Stoke?

Really? No Pique, Puyol or Vales? Bloody hell. But we have no Walcott which means no pace to burn the defence and no RvP, to score our goals. Bendtner. Your time has come.

atastycrumpet wrote:Really? No Pique, Puyol or Vales? Bloody hell. But we have no Walcott which means no pace to burn the defence and no RvP, to score our goals. Bendtner. Your time has come.

Well it's looking like Valdes is out, Pique is definitely suspended, and Puyol hasn't played for absolutely ages.

kyro7 wrote:

atastycrumpet wrote:Really? No Pique, Puyol or Vales? Bloody hell. But we have no Walcott which means no pace to burn the defence and no RvP, to score our goals. Bendtner. Your time has come.

Well it's looking like Valdes is out, Pique is definitely suspended, and Puyol hasn't played for absolutely ages.

Its just a shame that RVP and Walcott are out of this.

Fabregas is doubtful right?

JMB_94 wrote:

kyro7 wrote:

atastycrumpet wrote:Really? No Pique, Puyol or Vales? Bloody hell. But we have no Walcott which means no pace to burn the defence and no RvP, to score our goals. Bendtner. Your time has come.

Well it's looking like Valdes is out, Pique is definitely suspended, and Puyol hasn't played for absolutely ages.

Its just a shame that RVP and Walcott are out of this.

Fabregas is doubtful right?

Hearing Fabregas and Song will probably make it.

Still need RVP and Walcott.

Bendtner isn't good enough for a game like this, although he did score at the Nou Camp last season.

Bendtner can get goals if we give him the supply especially with aerial balls.

Fabregas, Wilshere and Nasri are absolutely crucial though. We need players who don't give the ball away and can play under pressure, thats them.

Can't believe RVP got injured in a shit loss against Birmingham.

Try using Barca's passenaccio against them.

Fucked no matter what they do tbh, might aswell make the game a good one to watch and attack.

Fine Shagger wrote:Fucked no matter what they do tbh, might aswell make the game a good one to watch and attack.

This.

Arsenal should attack. It's what they do best.

It'd be dangerous to defend against Barcelona because they will score eventually, and they have an away goal.

Fine Shagger wrote:Fucked no matter what they do tbh, might aswell make the game a good one to watch and attack.

Keanoo wrote:

Fine Shagger wrote:Fucked no matter what they do tbh, might aswell make the game a good one to watch and attack.

This.

Naughty.

Keanoo wrote:

You'll both be wrong.

Arsenal will win comfortably.

Nah it'll never work, Arsenal just don't play like that. It takes time and a lot of practice to be successful at drills and tactics. Arsenal are a team who play with a high line, a lot of pressure, a lot of possession, a lot of territorial advantage and an attacking mindset drilled into them. You can't just change that like you would turning a light switch back and forth. If Arsenal set out like (which I'm pretty confident they won't anyway) they'll 100% go away from the Nou Camp out of the Champions League.

Anway, it's pretty much been said, that Barcelona's weaknesses (If they have any real weaknesses) is their defence. And especially with their number 1 goalkeeper out, their best centre back out and possibly the captain out too, it could be a real weakness for them. So Arsenal should stick to what they do best and thats playing the ball and trying to score goals.

I also watched Valencia V Barcelona on Wednesday night and Valencia were not scared to play a high line and pressure Barcelona and in doing that, in large periods of the game, Valencia were on top and causing Barcelona trouble. I just think if Arsenal have got a chance, they have got to stick to what they do best. If they start worrying about Barcelona and what Barca are gunna do, then in my opinion, the night's just totally gunna go pair shaped for them.

To be fair, on another day Barca would have scored about 5 v Valencia, I don't think Arsenal should play too high of a line with Messi able to cut them open with Villa and Pedro running in behind.. and obviously Xavi.

That will be fucking boring.

Remember what happened though Dean in the first leg when Arsenal played a high line...it was an absolute disaster, if not for poor finishing the tie could've been wrapped up with the amount of times their offside trap was tore apart.

Valencia were home on Wednesday, if Arsenal play a high line again they're certs to go out.

Tbh any team with Clichy in their defence should give up on an offside trap, what a faacking awful defender at positioning.

Better to just give them a game. Try and sneak a goal and put them under real pressure

By all means I'm not saying Arsenal should set out and go and play like they would against Blackpool at the Emirates 3pm on a saturday afternoon, far from it. Of course they have to approach the game slightly different as this is Barcelona they are playing and also it is being played at the Camp Nou. But what my main point is that, they should not resort to things that are foreign to them, i.e. sticking 11 men behind the ball, camped deep in their own half, setting banks of players across their own box and hoping not to concede for 90 minutes, that simply just won't work.

Nah, just go at them. We arn't expected to win anyway so what have we got to lose(UCL spot obv). Playing the best team in the world away from home, it would be difficult for any team to go there and win.

Arsenal are screwed.

No nonsense