Aresnal-v-Boro

kmart6

Goal by Juniniho

Good build up play and a very good finish

Villain

Looks like Wenger isn't bothered about the first leg:

Arsenal Team:

33 Graham Stack
22 Gael Clichy
18 Pascal Cygan
5 Martin Keown
17 Edu
15 Ray Parlour
19 Gilberto Silva
28 Kolo Toure
37 David Bentley
25 Nwankwo Kanu
54 Quincy Owusu-Abeyie

Substitutes
44 Craig Holloway
3 Ashley Cole
55 Olafur Ingi Skulason
56 Ryan Smith
53 Jerome Thomas

kmart6

Originally posted by irish1
Looks like Wenger isn't bothered about the first leg

Its strong enough though,not the best possible team but strong

Villain

Well it's all over 1 nil to the Boro, Wenger will need his full strength team in the second leg to win 2 nil at the riverside.

Pacifico

How good was clichy tonight? Really good defender and attacker. Very unlucky to not score. And boro should have had 3.

kmart6

Yeh Stack was lucky with the shot that came of the woodwork and back to him

James R

Strong enough team really. Only 3 pretty much unknowns there.

Boro should have had this tie wrapped up already to be honest.

AngelofFire

As a villa fan i think its a good result because i would rather play against boro in the final(if we get through) than arsenal. plus we are also less likely to get mark halsey as ref if we play boro.

kmart6

Originally posted by AngelofFire
As a villa fan i think its a good result because i would rather play against boro in the final(if we get through) than arsenal. plus we are also less likely to get mark halsey as ref if we play boro.

I think its fairly obvious you would'nt want to play Arsenal,who would want to play against one of the top two teams in the Premership

eirebhoy

Originally posted by AngelofFire
As a villa fan i think its a good result because i would rather play against boro in the final(if we get through) than arsenal. plus we are also less likely to get mark halsey as ref if we play boro.

If I were a Villa or Bolton fan I would be cheering on Arsenal. If they get to the final they will put out pretty much the same team as today and thet have already qualified for Europe so nothing important to play for. Whereas Boro will put out their strongest team (which is very strong on their day) and they have a European place to contest for.

Pepe LeFrits

Aresnal? good man kmart

Hyzepher

On the basis of tonights game I would say that boro have no chance in winning the tie - AW will most likely put out his strongest team next week - unless Arsenal draw in the FA cup this weekend. His players will want to secure a final early in the season. If Arsenal do put out even 5/6 of the 1st 11 then I cant see Boro preventing 2 goals - against a team of younsters they did poorly and I am sure AC would have wanted to finish the tie tonight as he is damn sure the big guns will be playing next week

Hyzepher

Pepe LeFrits

Afaik Wenger said that he will not change anything for the 2nd leg. He will field a team of youngsters for the 2nd leg also.

James R

"If Arsenal do put out even 5/6 of the 1st 11 then I cant see Boro preventing 2 goals "

Um he did and they didn't?

Hyzepher

Originally posted by James R
Um he did and they didn't?

Nope he didn't. Out of AW best starting 11 only 2 were playing last night.

Hyzepher

ZENER

Boro had a very good game and contained the Gunners well, especially in the last 10 minutes. The shots on target tally looked well in their favour.

I think Boro will be encouraged by that win and will make a good game of it in the second leg, maybe even cause an upset so to speak.

On a different topic I think Luke Chadwick has lost his crown as the ugliest player in the league ! Who was the bloke with the very suspect mullet playing for Arsenal ?:D

Tinky

Pepe LeFrits

Arsenal: Stack, Toure, Cygan, Keown, Clichy, Parlour, Edu, Silva, Bentley (Smith 73), Kanu, Owusu-Abeyie (Thomas 64).

Anyone see the game? Pub i was in wasn't showing the game

I heard Clichy and Smith in particular were very impressive (2nd game in the cup i've heard this about Smith now, he has piqued my interest!)

Dustaz

Originally posted by AngelofFire
As a villa fan i think its a good result because i would rather play against boro in the final(if we get through) than arsenal. plus we are also less likely to get mark halsey as ref if we play boro.

You didnt think that through very well did you?

If Arsenal get to the final, then the other team are nearly guarenteed european football the following year . arsenal, barring calamity, should qualify for champs league so therefore the other team would gain the uefa cup spot from the league cup, win lose or draw.

eirebhoy

Originally posted by Dustaz
You didnt think that through very well did you?

If Arsenal get to the final, then the other team are nearly guarenteed european football the following year . arsenal, barring calamity, should qualify for champs league so therefore the other team would gain the uefa cup spot from the league cup, win lose or draw.

That only applies to the FA cup, you have to win the League Cup to qualify for Europe.

Dustaz

I stand corrected.

Didnt it used to be like that though?

kmart6

Originally posted by kaids
Aresnal? good man kmart

What are you on??

Pepe LeFrits

Originally posted by kmart6
What are you on??

Able-to-spell-Arsenal-properly drugs?

kmart6

Originally posted by kaids
Able-to-spell-Arsenal-properly drugs?

Why would you care if someone spelled a word wrong,I was prob just thinkin ahead and never bothered changing it

Pepe LeFrits

spelling arsenal wrong the same way repeatedly is irritating

kmart6

Originally posted by kaids
spelling arsenal wrong the same way repeatedly is irritating

So I dont care