FA Cup 5th Round - Man Utd vs. Arsenal

mayordenis · 15-02-2008 06:22PM

i reckon arsenal have this

GuanYin · 15-02-2008 06:48PM

United Win

mayordenis wrote: »

i reckon arsenal have this

If the CL wasn't in the same week, I'd agree.

Be interesting to see if either or both teams are weakened with that in mind. I think AW will rest players, I think AF won't.

If I'm wrong in that assumption, I'd go with Arsenal, but based on the assumption that Arsenal will play the up-and-comings and United won't, I think United's experience will win it for them.

PHB · 15-02-2008 07:05PM

Draw

Fergie has said he will be rotating some players around. Personally I think we might see Fletcher tomorrow

GuanYin · 15-02-2008 07:10PM

United Win

PHB wrote: »

Fergie has said he will be rotating some players around. Personally I think we might see Fletcher tomorrow

Ok, in that case Arsenal

Edit: Actually, isn't Wenger due a 16 year old wunderkid out of nowhere this time of year?

Nunu · 15-02-2008 09:06PM

In the build up to the game the Independent had an interview with Martin Keown. He seems very bitter towards Utd overall.

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/fa-league-cups/martin-keown-i-rang-my-wife-after-the-game-shes-usually-very-supportive-but-she-said-i-think-youve-gone-and-done-it-now-782328.html

Necronomicon · 15-02-2008 09:08PM

Am I imagining things or did I see that Adebayor is doubtful as well? Could've sworn I saw it on Sky earlier, but it hasn't been mentioned here. Huge boost for United if he is.

Pepe LeFrits · 15-02-2008 09:09PM

Yup.

OPENROAD · 15-02-2008 09:35PM

United Win

Nunu wrote: »

In the build up to the game the Independent had an interview with Martin Keown. He seems very bitter towards Utd overall.

Absolute legend, a top top defender imo.

Fuzzy_Dunlop · 15-02-2008 09:45PM

Draw

Necromomicon wrote: »

Am I imagining things or did I see that Adebayor is doubtful as well? Could've sworn I saw it on Sky earlier, but it hasn't been mentioned here. Huge boost for United if he is.

Here's the full list for ya http://www.arsenal.com/injury.asp?thisNav=First+Team&Title=Injury+News

To be honest i wouldn't be one bit surprised if the vast majority of these were back for the Milan game, Wenger is probably doing his usual thing when he wants to rest players without making it look too bad.

Clichy and Sagna (more so Clichy since Eboue is back) will be the biggest losses as far as i'm concerned, I dread the thought of Hoyte or Traore against Ronaldo:eek:

Fuzzy_Dunlop · 15-02-2008 09:50PM

Draw

Also,

PHB wrote: »

Whether or not people say Clichy has done a good job against United in the past, without him Ronaldo should get a lot more room.

Hey you're the one that's always raggin on Clichy:)

andrew1977 · 15-02-2008 09:57PM

PHB wrote: »

Fergie has said he will be rotating some players around. Personally I think we might see Fletcher tomorrow

I hope we dont see Fletcher tomorrow, he aint United quality and even if arsenal dont have a full strength team , fletcher wont make an impact against them.
In 2-3 year of his United first team appearances i have yet to see him make a decent regular contribution and worthy of a starting place each week.
We have far better options to start in midfield than Fletcher.

jank · 15-02-2008 09:57PM

Im actually not too pushed about tomorrow.
The FA cup is the 3rd on the list behind the PL and the CL.
Both other cups are taking the headlines again now.

Ill go for a united 1-0 win. Arsenal can then concentrate on the big trophies:D

OPENROAD · 15-02-2008 10:18PM

United Win

I am not even thinking about Wednesday night yet, I certainly want to beat utd, that said with all our injuries it will not be easy.

OPENROAD · 16-02-2008 12:34AM

United Win

Arsenal 3/1 to win match and 6/1 to win FA Cup, very tempting odds imo.

Pepe LeFrits · 16-02-2008 02:49AM

OPENROAD wrote: »

Arsenal 3/1 to win match and 6/1 to win FA Cup, very tempting odds imo.

Not for me.

PSI: Las Vegas wrote: »

Edit: Actually, isn't Wenger due a 16 year old wunderkid out of nowhere this time of year?

Hyperbole aside it won't be until next season that we see the next exciting Wenger-boy; Vela will be 19 by then though.

Unless he signs someone new, of course.

grames_bond · 16-02-2008 01:25PM

playa3 wrote: »

Clichy and Sagna (more so Clichy since Eboue is back) will be the biggest losses as far as i'm concerned, I dread the thought of Hoyte or Traore against Ronaldo:eek:

fabregas or adebayor are the biggest losses i think!

Fuzzy_Dunlop · 16-02-2008 02:32PM

Draw

grames_bond wrote: »

fabregas or adebayor are the biggest losses i think!

I'm not sure where everyone is getting that Fabregas is out? Yes, if he is out that that's a pretty huge blow, along with Ade of course. It's just i really can't imagine Traore being able to deal with Ronaldo as he can be very suspect defensively(although he is very fast at least), plus hoyte isn't used to playing on the left. Gallas would actually be an alternative there too, don't think Wenger will go for that though.

Boggles · 16-02-2008 02:39PM

If United are to prove there worth this evening they need to play the type of football they have been playing previous to this bad spell.

Time to stand up this evening and prove that they are the best team in England. Squirting out a 1-0 will not be good enough for me epecially with The Arses problems.

It rests on Fergusons shoulders, he got the tactics and selection very wrong last week.

grames_bond · 16-02-2008 03:34PM

playa3 wrote: »

I'm not sure where everyone is getting that Fabregas is out?

he has the flu, he was only playin against blackburn coz arsene had no other choice!

Fuzzy_Dunlop · 16-02-2008 03:48PM

Draw

grames_bond wrote: »

he has the flu, he was only playin against blackburn coz arsene had no other choice!

Link? He's not down on the official site as being out and Wenger hasn't mentioned him in any interview i've seen. However Flamini could be out it seems

Pepe LeFrits · 16-02-2008 04:22PM

That's true, he had a throat infection or some such.

Pepe LeFrits · 16-02-2008 05:34PM

GK: Lehmann

RB: Hoyte
CB: Touré
CB: Gallas
LB: Traore

RM: Eboue
CM: Fabregas
CM: Gilberto
LM: Hleb

CF: Eduardo
CF: Bendtner

Subs: Fabianski, Senderos, Clichy, Flamini, Adebayor

Pepe LeFrits · 16-02-2008 05:38PM

United (I think):

GK: van der Sar

RB: Brown
CB: Ferdinand
CB: Vidic
LB: Evra

RM: Nani
CM: Fletcher
CM: Carrick
CM: Anderson
LM: Park

CF: Rooney

Subs: Kuszczak, Scholes, Saha, O'Shea, Tevez

Dave! · 16-02-2008 05:38PM

Not a weak team at all IMO... Especially up front, Eduardo, Bendtner and Ade

Royale with Cheese · 16-02-2008 06:02PM

Draw

Traore/Hoyte/Gilberto(has turned to sh*t this year)/Eboue... and I don't know where you got the idea that Bendtner's good from. It's a fairly weak team and shouldn't provide United with too many problems.

String · 16-02-2008 06:07PM

United Win

0-0 1-0 0-1

going to be one of these. crap match

hopefully arsenal to win tho. 4/1 is tasty

Necronomicon · 16-02-2008 06:07PM

The United team doesn't inspire confidence either

Edit: I appear to be a total pleb

2-0!

_blank_ · 16-02-2008 06:38PM

Draw

DrMorphine wrote: »

0-0 1-0 0-1

going to be one of these. crap match

hopefully arsenal to win tho. 4/1 is tasty

Hard luck mate

Twenty gone, 2-0 to Man Utd.

Arsenal haven't shown up.

Daysha · 16-02-2008 06:39PM

Draw

I haven't seen United in such a groove since the Roma match last year. Everything they do seems to be going their way

KdjaCL · 16-02-2008 06:39PM

Necromomicon wrote: »

The United team doesn't inspire confidence either

quick keep posting like that, i have over 4 goals on this

kdjac

FA Cup 5th Round - Man Utd vs. Arsenal

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