Chavs (H) in the thingy cup

[northbank123]

I can see this unfortunately panning out the way our League Cup tie at home to City did a couple of years back i.e. our young midfield having a lot of possession and dominating some more senior fringe players on the other side (back then Hargreaves, now Essien).......but sadly being let down by the pathetic waste of space up front i.e. back then SQ Park and now the fat Danish Samurai

Not quite sure how it helps our kids having to play 'no shots' football for 90 mins but then I haven't got a cunning plan of winning trophies without strikers unlike the man who has worked in football for 30 years

To be fair the kids that played that night showed and learned far more in defeat than those who played at the Hawthorns did in victory in the last round.

[SteveO 35]

I can see this unfortunately panning out the way our League Cup tie at home to City did a couple of years back i.e. our young midfield having a lot of possession and dominating some more senior fringe players on the other side (back then Hargreaves, now Essien).......but sadly being let down by the pathetic waste of space up front i.e. back then SQ Park and now the fat Danish Samurai

Not quite sure how it helps our kids having to play 'no shots' football for 90 mins but then I haven't got a cunning plan of winning trophies without strikers unlike the man who has worked in football for 30 years

To be fair the kids that played that night showed and learned far more in defeat than those who played at the Hawthorns did in victory in the last round.

Yep, they learned the invaluable lesson that no matter how much possession you have, if you've got an utterly useless crunt up front then you'll rarely win the game. Still, who has ever known Arsene to make the same mistake umpteen times ?

[Bradywasking]

Don't think we will have enough to beat Chelsea unless we play a full strength team which we wont so I don't think we will have enough to beat Chelsea. 0-2 I think , hope I am wrong. This would put under pressure against the Victims on Saturday, that is we could be facing three consecutive home defeats , each one damaging .
I am in the camp of those that believe that this trophy is worth competing for. If for no other reason it does offer a chance to end the trophy drought.

[rodders999]

What time will we have the squad announcement does anybody know?

[Top Londoner]

Abou's finest moment in an Arsenal shirt. 2007 final

Wenger out

[TurnipMasher]

Abou's finest moment in an Arsenal shirt. 2007 final

Wenger out

Kicking racism out of football one arsehole at a time!

[DB10GOONER]

Abou's finest moment in an Arsenal shirt. 2007 final

Wenger out

Kicking racism out of football one arsehole at a time!

Quality.

[TurnipMasher]

Abou's finest moment in an Arsenal shirt. 2007 final

Wenger out

Kicking racism out of football one arsehole at a time!

Quality.

Can't take the credit, I'm sure I've seen someone write something similar on here, just can't seem to find the post!

[augie]

Would love to see us knock the chavs out but I cannot see it happening even if we played our best 11 We were the first club to really devalue this competition and it has got to the stage that I dont give a fcuk about it anymore Years ago we had bigger targets and prizes in our sights so the micky mouse cup counted for fcuk all except to develop our younger players - nowadays we are to believe that it is a competition that wenker and the club do take seriously and we are meant to believe that it isnt that they want to get rid of the "x number of years without a trophy" crap ?

Due to much club propaganda, I no longer know what the aims of our club is but I know that my ambition to see wenker sacked this season is probably fcuked either way

[1989]

They're taking 9k chav scum *word censored* to the Grove tonight.

[Henry Norris 1913]

block 19
anyone else?

[p206ab]

Arsenal starting XI
Fabianski, Jenkinson, Vermaelen, Koscielny, Monreal, Ramsey, Wilshere, Rosicky, Cazorla, Miyaichi, Bendtner

Chelsea starting XI
Schwarzer, Azpilicueta, Cahill, Luiz, Bertrand, Essien, Mikel, De Bruyne, Mata, Willian, Eto’o.

[MrT]

Arsenal: Fabianski, Jenkinson, Vermaelen, Koscielny, Monreal, Ramsey, Wilshere, Rosicky, Cazorla, Ryo, Bendtner. Subs: Viviano, Sagna, Hayden, Yennaris, Ozil, Giroud, Park.

Chelsea: Schwarzer; Azpilicueta, Cahill, Luiz, Bertrand; Mikel, Essien; De Bruyne, Mata, Willian; Eto’o. Subs: Blackman, Ivanovic, Kalas, Ramires, Hazard, Torres, Ba.

[1989]

Woah, pretty strong team. Looking forward to this now. Fancy us to win.

[clockender1]

Arsenal starting XI
Fabianski, Jenkinson, Vermaelen, Koscielny, Monreal, Ramsey, Wilshere, Rosicky, Cazorla, Miyaichi, Bendtner

Chelsea starting XI
Schwarzer, Azpilicueta, Cahill, Luiz, Bertrand, Essien, Mikel, De Bruyne, Mata, Willian, Eto’o.

we look okay at the back apart from the 'zonal marking' . the result will depend on Wilshere's ability to disrupt the midfield along with Ramsey. they'll get little support from Rosicky or Miyachi.

Wenger niavely thinks we can outscore Eto'o and Mata.

3-0 chavs.