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Carling Cup Semi-Final Leg 2 - Spurs vs Arsenal

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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 20,346 ✭✭✭✭KdjaCL


    crisis



    big time only conceded 1 goal in 80 minutes of play, spurs players will be calling themselves defenders now!!!!!!



    kdjac


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 16,658 ✭✭✭✭Peyton Manning


    Gallas and Bendtner going head to head! :D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,800 ✭✭✭county


    5-1:eek:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,688 ✭✭✭Nailz


    They are celebrating as if they won the Champions League, if that was United they'd celebrate as if they won an unimportant (don't get me wrong they are, just nothing to do with winning it)Premier League fixture.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,617 ✭✭✭✭PHB


    I really really enjoyed that game, especially as I was watching it next to a die hard Arsenal fan :)

    How can you criticise Spurs for celebrating like they won the CL, it's an amazing achievement to get to the League Cup final this year.


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  • Users Awaiting Email Confirmation Posts: 15,001 ✭✭✭✭Pepe LeFrits


    My only morsel of pleasure from that was texting WhiteWashMan (who wasn't able to catch the game) to tell him that Arsenal had pulled it back to 4-4... that was before the fifth goal.

    The back 5 plus Gilberto were unbelievably bad tonight. Fair play to Spurs, they were much more clinical than usual.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,745 ✭✭✭✭Villain


    Great game by Spurs its a pity Arsenal didn't play their full strength team, could have been a great game.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 27,856 ✭✭✭✭Dave!


    Here's hoping their confidence takes a bit of a hit after this :D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,692 ✭✭✭✭OPENROAD


    DaveMcG wrote: »
    Here's hoping their confidence takes a bit of a hit after this :D

    Keep dreaming, we'll be back.


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 10,259 ✭✭✭✭Melion


    Nailz wrote: »
    They are celebrating as if they won the Champions League, if that was United they'd celebrate as if they won an unimportant (don't get me wrong they are, just nothing to do with winning it)Premier League fixture.

    They've just walloped their greatest rivals in the semi-final of a cup after not beating them for 9 years. Whats wrong with them celebrating?


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,692 ✭✭✭✭OPENROAD


    Melion wrote: »
    They've just walloped their greatest rivals in the semi-final of a cup after not beating them for 9 years. Whats wrong with them celebrating?


    True they will be crying in the final.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,591 ✭✭✭✭cson


    Nailz wrote: »
    They are celebrating as if they won the Champions League, if that was United they'd celebrate as if they won an unimportant (don't get me wrong they are, just nothing to do with winning it)Premier League fixture.

    Lets just put this into context here; United have won a lot more than Spurs in the last few years, they're fully entitled to celebrate it - huge win over the old enemy, thrashing them 5-1 and they're in a Cup final for the first time in god knows how many years. Go figure.

    Fair play to the Tiny Tots ;) fully deserved, they actually look like a decent side! The way they hunted down Arsenal when they weren't in possession was very impressive and shock horror, they actually put a good defensive performance together. And that was a very decent Arsenal side out tonight. Missing only really Almunia, Rosicky, Toure and Clichy (Bar the subs that came on)

    As for Arsenal, I'm becoming doubtful that Walcott will actually make it, he looked lost tonight. And my impression of Nick Bendtner has fallen hugely, he gave up for a finish, Gallas was fully right to bollock him, might cop him on a bit. The defence is very worrying considering only Gael Clichy was missing out of the choice of fit players.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,099 ✭✭✭✭WhiteWashMan


    mikeB, I hate you :)

    You have no idea the sense of disappointment and sheer apathy that went through me when Pepe texted me to say it was 4-4.

    Great to see us in a final for the first time since 99 i think. I think spurs have every right to celebrate. a win over arsenal and afinals appearance looming, and a squad that at last has the ability and the man with tactical nouse.

    i dont care what anyone says, it was a strong arsenal side that played this evening, not their best, but still strong. a team that has beaten blackburn and newcastle on route.

    veryvery pleased :)


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 620 ✭✭✭Spider_Baby!


    Absolutely thrilled, going to the game on Sunday in OT - hopefully this will give us enough confidence to win :P Was one of 2 spurs fans in my pub tonight, never happier!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,841 ✭✭✭Running Bing


    mikeB, I hate you :)

    You have no idea the sense of disappointment and sheer apathy that went through me when Pepe texted me to say it was 4-4.

    Great to see us in a final for the first time since 99 i think.
    I think spurs have every right to celebrate. a win over arsenal and afinals appearance looming, and a squad that at last has the ability and the man with tactical nouse.

    i dont care what anyone says, it was a strong arsenal side that played this evening, not their best, but still strong. a team that has beaten blackburn and newcastle on route.

    veryvery pleased :)



    We played Blackburn in the CC final in 2003 I think.


    Spurs fans deserve a round of applause tonight. The noise even over the television was phenomenal. A real 12th man....even Merson acknowledged it:eek:

    As for your point about it being a strong squad, the value of Arsenals players tonight was 150 million and they played 12 full internationals.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,692 ✭✭✭✭OPENROAD


    Babybing wrote: »
    As for your point about it being a strong squad, the value of Arsenals players tonight was 150 million and they played 12 full internationals.


    How do you arrive at that figure.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,591 ✭✭✭✭cson


    To echo OPENROAD, I'm very intrigued to find out how you arrived at that figure Babybing?

    Arsenals First Team normally would be;
    Almunia
    Clichy
    Gallas
    Toure
    Sagna
    Hleb
    Flamini
    Fabregas
    Rosicky
    Adebayor
    Van Persie

    Tonight, Almunia, Clichy, Toure, Flamini, Rosicky and Van Persie were missing, thats 6 out of 11 first teamers and Fabregas and Adebayor only came on as subs so a quick flick of my calculator reveals that Arsenal had 55% of the first team missing. Just over half. Anyway, this is far too petty tbh and I don't know why I bothered. Fair play to Spurs, good performance, end of.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,555 ✭✭✭✭AckwelFoley


    Congrats Spurs.

    It doesnt happen alot, but you got a great win against the enemy :)


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 16,658 ✭✭✭✭Peyton Manning


    I think he may have meant 15 million? Maybe Im wrong...

    But Spurs can celebrate as much as they want. Arsenal did the same thing when they drew with United at the Emirates earlier this season.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,591 ✭✭✭✭cson


    Archimedes wrote: »
    I think he may have meant 15 million? Maybe Im wrong...

    But Spurs can celebrate as much as they want. Arsenal did the same thing when they drew with United at the Emirates earlier this season.

    I think there could be an opening for an Angling Shop around these parts. There's certainly plenty of bait to be had.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,692 ✭✭✭✭OPENROAD


    If my memory serves me correct the last time we got a real thrashing was by man utd 6-2, and we all know what happened that season.;)


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 13,016 ✭✭✭✭jank


    Congrats spurs, after nine years the law of averages appears to have bitten back big time.
    Lets hope for another nine!

    Walcott needs to be loaned out. Gilberto needs to move on and a DM needs to come in. GK too needs to be looked at.
    Other then than im not really pushed. The squad is good enough for a CL and PL race.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,591 ✭✭✭✭cson


    A defence would be nice too tbh. Maybe I'm being too greedy though...


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 13,016 ✭✭✭✭jank


    Arsenal did the same thing when they drew with United at the Emirates earlier this season.
    ooohhh will i or wont i bite!


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 13,016 ✭✭✭✭jank


    cson wrote: »
    A defence would be nice too tbh. Maybe I'm being too greedy though...

    Well with Djouruo and Senderos, clichy and kolo back that will look a bit better. But i think Gilberto was more interested in book his summer holiday then playing tonight. Gave the back 4 no protection at all!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,625 ✭✭✭✭BaZmO*


    Cracking match, really enjoyed the 90 mins. Fair play to Spurs. About bloody time too!! :D
    Great goal by Robbie and the build up to Lennon's goal was fantastic.

    Would love to see Everton go through tomorrow.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,099 ✭✭✭✭WhiteWashMan


    so would i :)


    and oh yeah, i blocked out that 03 cup final loss to blackburn.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,148 ✭✭✭✭Raskolnikov


    Don't think I know of a time when I saw an Arsenal team play such garbage. I think Arsene needs to ditch Gilberto, Bendtner and Walcott.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 48,606 ✭✭✭✭Mitch Connor


    Don't think I know of a time when I saw an Arsenal team play such garbage. I think Arsene needs to ditch Gilberto, Bendtner and Walcott.
    Gilberto, yes. Bendtner had an off night imo - for most of the first half he looked good though, with some loely touches. I reckon he''ll be a very good player. As for Walcott, I reckon they need to loan him out somewhere he'll play every week. He has the raw ability, but he really needs to work on how he uses the ball on the pitch - and the odd sub apearence/league cup game won't be enough in my opinion.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 6,956 ✭✭✭SuprSi


    I have to say that's one of my most memorable results as a Spurs fan. I was still nervous, right up until around 85 minutes, as if any team could throw away a 3 goal lead with more than 10 minutes left it's Spurs, but we never really looked too threatened, and always had the counter-attacking threat, even with just Defoe up front.

    I was very nervous with the substitutions - basically we sat back for 30 minutes. I know in hindsight it worked a treat but after Adebayor scored, I wondered if it would backfire. Still, a great game for the neutrals to watch, some lovely goals, passion, and a fantastic result for Spurs.


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