FA Cup - go for it?

LeoGooner · Post by **LeoGooner** » Tue Mar 08, 2011 11:11 pm

I've seen one or two posts in various threads about resting players on Saturday and the classic old "concentrate on the league". No way. Having lost the CC final, and gone out of CL tonight, an FA cup exit to our title rivals is the last thing we need - the effect could be catastrophic, as we have seen before.

The strongest possible 11 must play on Saturday, subject to fitness - you can't pick and choose your tournaments, we need momentum and a winning mentality, and the lift we would get from putting the Mancs out of the cup.

Bring Back Pires · Post by **Bring Back Pires** » Tue Mar 08, 2011 11:12 pm

We came pretty close to knocking out Barcelona tonight (IMO), and Man Utd are a stroll in the park compared to them. Play with the same intensity as tonight and we've definitely got a very good chance.

rigsby · Post by **rigsby** » Tue Mar 08, 2011 11:13 pm

Yeah I agree, plus we now don't have the distraction of midweek games. We can still win the double this year, we have a great chance of it infact. Plus the boys will be buzzing for it

Bradywasking · Post by **Bradywasking** » Tue Mar 08, 2011 11:15 pm

Bring Back Pires wrote:We came pretty close to knocking out Barcelona tonight (IMO), and Man Utd are a stroll in the park compared to them. Play with the same intensity as tonight and we've definitely got a very good chance.

Add in the fact that they have on eye on their Champions League game next week, which is far from a certainity for them. I believe we should go for it with the strongest team, it would be a massive boost for the league to win there.

frankbutcher · Post by **frankbutcher** » Tue Mar 08, 2011 11:20 pm

Ted B · Post by **Ted B** » Tue Mar 08, 2011 11:20 pm

whatever team we play, we're going out on saturday, on typical fashion at old trafford.

who would you fancy, a utd side who weren't even allowed to talk to the media last week, looking to bounce back from a defeat to their rivals? add to the fact they'll have the ref on their side and the dodgy penalty.

or an arsenal side who have great 'mental strength' only on paper and have just been pulled from left to right, like one of those elastic stretchy toy thingys with the long arms, by barca?

hmm

yes the players certainly will look jaded on saturday, and we're going out. all hopes pinned on the league now, lets see if our players can handle one match of football per 168 hours for fucks sake.

Rugby Gooner · Post by **Rugby Gooner** » Wed Mar 09, 2011 1:52 pm

The only good thing that I remember from the 2004 F.A. Cup match against Man Utd at Villa Park,was Lehman bundling Ronaldo over when the ref wasn't looking!Quality Jens! Anybody else got any good F.A.Cup memories,(besides the obvious victories)?

Post by **DB10GOONER** » Wed Mar 09, 2011 1:54 pm

Rugby Gooner wrote:The only good thing that I remember from the 2004 F.A. Cup match against Man Utd at Villa Park,was Lehman bundling Ronaldo over when the ref wasn't looking!Quality Jens! Anybody else got any good F.A.Cup memories,(besides the obvious victories)?

2005 - our Gippo elbowing the diving ladyboy.

Arsenal 1991 · Post by **Arsenal 1991** » Wed Mar 09, 2011 1:56 pm

We've definitely got to go for it. No excuses.

goonersid · Post by **goonersid** » Wed Mar 09, 2011 1:58 pm

DB10GOONER wrote:
Rugby Gooner wrote:The only good thing that I remember from the 2004 F.A. Cup match against Man Utd at Villa Park,was Lehman bundling Ronaldo over when the ref wasn't looking!Quality Jens! Anybody else got any good F.A.Cup memories,(besides the obvious victories)?
2005 - our Gippo elbowing the diving ladyboy.

When the fans behind the goal were giving shreik "rooney beats his bird" and for just one second I thought the *word censored* was going to do a cantona.

This Is The Daybreak · Wed Mar 09, 2011 2:09 pm

Mcclair skying a last minute penelty into the North Bank, am sure the ball is still somewhere up there

cusamano · Post by **cusamano** » Wed Mar 09, 2011 3:14 pm

LeoGooner wrote:The strongest possible 11 must play on Saturday, subject to fitness - you can't pick and choose your tournaments, we need momentum and a winning mentality, and the lift we would get from putting the Mancs out of the cup.

Absolutely right!

treygoony · Post by **treygoony** » Wed Mar 09, 2011 5:14 pm

This Is The Daybreak wrote:Mcclair skying a last minute penelty into the North Bank, am sure the ball is still somewhere up there

JMascis666 · Post by **JMascis666** » Wed Mar 09, 2011 5:26 pm

Knocking them out of the cup 2-0 at OT with goals from Edu & Wiltord I think during the 02/03 season.

Afterwards Taggert kicked a boot which hit Beckham in the head leaving him needing stitches !

Also the game I think when Ryan Giggs missed an open goal.

MK Gould · Post by **MK Gould** » Wed Mar 09, 2011 6:09 pm

Think he would have rested players if we'd have won last night. But now that we've "only" got two competitions to play for he has to give it his best shot!!!

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