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Completely true. Even at the end of the game Arsenal were doing short passes near their own area instead of booting it forward as Arsene screamed at them to start kicking it long. Their passing was so terrible because of Barcelona's pressing that they looked awful, but really they didn't play any long balls, which is something you obviously expect from a team parking the bus because maybe you'll hit the other team on a counter attack.
Zero attempts on goal suggests that Arsenal ‘parked the bus’ – even Inter managed one shot in their semi-final last year – but they didn’t, they were simply unable to get past the first burst of closing down.
Completely true. Even at the end of the game Arsenal were doing short passes near their own area instead of booting it forward as Arsene screamed at them to start kicking it long. Their passing was so terrible because of Barcelona's pressing that they looked awful, but really they didn't play any long balls, which is something you obviously expect from a team parking the bus because maybe you'll hit the other team on a counter attack.