Arsenal Supporters confident of Champions League progression

In the first two acts of the Arsenal-Liverpool 3-act play, held in Arsenal's Emirates Stadium, Arsenal had the run of the games, but were frustrated by an inability to convert good build up into goals, and by Liverpool goals against the run of play.

The script is set for the final act to be a classic tale of perseverance overcoming adversity, with Arsenal finally breaking down the obstructionists. We've seen little, in these last two games, to suggest that Liverpool have enough football in them to play against Arsenal. The Liverpool strategy will probably be to bunker down. Rafa's directive could well be some variation on, "Park a bus in front of the goal."

Will the Liverpool players want to follow that strategy? There are some great footballers in the side, and holding on for a 0-0 could hurt their pride. Rafa, ever mindful of his players' psychology, has likely been preparing them with something along the lines of:

"Now the night of the match, you may feel a slight sting, that's pride fuckin' wit ya. Fuck pride! Pride only hurts, it never helps. Fight through that shit. 'Cause a couple weeks from now, when you're kickin' it in the semis, you're gonna say, 'Rafa Benitez was right.'"

We'll see what happens.