“The match could - and should have - ended with a score of 5: 0. Thierry Henry felt unwell before the game. But what kind of illness hit the rest of the team, as a result of which it turned out to be so inept at the gates of the enemy? ”
Guardian
“The Emirates match was reminiscent of Russian roulette — it was just as crazy. Time after time, the barrel of the revolver was pulled to the temple of CSKA and pulled the trigger, but the drum compartments, one after the other, turned out to be empty. And this was repeated with increasing, more and more insane regularity. In situations from which Henri, van Persie, Fabregas and Rosicky were smeared (usually acting very carefully), it was easier to score. ”
Independent
Arsenal showed the most magnificent game in the history of its new football Department. CSKA was cut into strips, cut into pieces by the elegant movement of the “Gunners”, transparent gears and subtle game thinking. Thierry Henry, Cesc Fabregas, Robin van Persie and Tomas Rosicky, waking up this morning, will be able to think only about one thing: how they did not score. ”
Daily mirror
“The prudent Sergei Ignashevich made the marshal of army defense. At some points, Arsenal’s attempts to overcome it resembled the attempts of a little man to climb over the Kremlin wall. ”
Daily telegraph
“Arsene Wenger declared this a holy duty of his team - to raise fans to their feet with dashing attacks and to punish teams that come to Emirates who don’t think about victory. On Wednesday, Arsenal did a great job first, but not second. ”
Times
“When UEFA starts handing out points for the beauty of performance, Arsenal will undoubtedly win the Champions League. And until this happens, Arsenal has every chance not to get into the second round of this tournament. “Gunners” created enough moments for CSKA to be buried under an avalanche of goals, but did not realize any of them. <...> Surely there were some fans in the Emirates stands who would gladly exchange all this beauty for a primitive, simplified game with an ugly but goal. ”
Sun
“Another draw by Arsenal at its stadium is a matter of serious concern. Wenger again speaks of the “tremendous potential” that is supposedly inherent in his gifted young team. But it’s time for the Frenchman to already find a way to reveal it. ”
Independent
“The Arsenal players left the field in despair, thinking about why the gods had forgotten them, and aroused sympathy among many. But, when this happens time after time, it is no longer bad luck. This is a bad technique, a bad mentality and poor concentration. <...> A reminder for Arsene Wenger: this is football, not figure skating. They don’t give points for beauty here. ”
Daily mirror
“Although Thierry Henry asked the fans to be patient while the new Arsenal attack was being built, this stalemate match reopened the debate about Arsenal’s peacock mentality and how such an Arsenal could counter Chelsea’s vulture characteristics.
Daily telegraph