Carling Cup Semi's 2nd Leg

ErinGoBrath

I'm thinking of going a large bet on Arsenal to win in 90 minutes at what I would see as a tasty price of 3.35

They were completely outplayed in the 1st leg and I just can't see a team under Wenger making the same mistake again.

Then again I am bias towards Arsenal...

jameshayes

London derby, huge crowd away from home, Keane & Berb on top form... I dunno, I think a straight bet would be a money waster...

MrJoeSoap

ErinGoBrath wrote: »

I'm thinking of going a large bet on Arsenal to win in 90 minutes at what I would see as a tasty price of 3.35

They were completely outplayed in the 1st leg and I just can't see a team under Wenger making the same mistake again.

Then again I am bias towards Arsenal...

Never bet on your own team!

ErinGoBrath

Ledley King has told his team-mates that they must seize their opportunity and beat Arsenal tonight to end their humiliating run of 21 games without a win against their north London rivals.

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The bad news for the Tottenham skipper is that Arsene Wenger is set to abandon his policy of fielding his reserves and play a near full-strength team in tonight's Carling Cup semi-final second leg at White Hart Lane.

Still, with the teams are locked at 1-1 after the first leg, King believes it is a case of 'now or never' for Spurs as they seek their first trophy since 2002.

He said: "We should have won the first game against Arsenal with all the chances we created. We should have put ourselves out of sight really. We have taken the lead against them a number of times but they always seem to come back.

"We were looking for that second goal to kill them off but it never came. There was a bit of disappointment but we are taking the confidence from how well we played to White Hart Lane.

"In terms of beating the top sides we have been getting closer and closer. We beat Chelsea last season but mostly we have got draws or suffered narrow defeats and it's now time to start turning those games into wins.

"If someone had told me in July that we had a home game to get to Wembley I would have taken it all day long."

King will skipper Spurs tonight against an Arsenal line-up that will include established first-teamers William Gallas, Alexander Hleb and Bacary Sagna, as well as out-of-favour World Cup winner Gilberto.

Wenger has also opted to have Cesc Fabregas, Emmanuel Adebayor, Mathieu Flamini and Eduardo on the bench as an insurance policy.

Although the Frenchman will stick with the likes of Theo Walcott, Nicklas Bendtner, Denilson, Abou Diaby, Lukasz Fabianski, Armand Traore and Justin Hoyte, who have been key figures in the club's Carling Cup run, his decision to bring in the big guns reflects his desire to end Arsenal's three-year trophy drought.

In the earlier rounds, the Gunners boss was committed to his experiment of relying on fringe and youth-team players but his side were outplayed a fortnight ago at Emirates Stadium.

The Frenchman's hand has been partly forced by the absence of four of his central defenders after Philippe Senderos broke his nose against Fulham on Saturday.

Wenger said: "I will rotate the squad which means those that didn't play on Saturday will play at Tottenham. I will put the younger players out and have experienced ones on the bench because the squad has been reduced. On the bench you might find a high number of Premier League players."

Interesting. Wenger to bulk up the side with 1st teamers.

WH BONNEY

My trebble for today is

Arsenal @ 6/5 (Draw no bet)
Zambia @ 5/6
Cameroon @ Evens

raheny red

MrJoeSoap wrote: »

Never bet on your own team!

Why not? Once you are not betting with your heart you are in a better position. I've gone against Shels twice last season and didn't get my fingers burnt. Just have to think with your head.

jameshayes

It's just hard to think that way sometimes...

Pj!

I'd agree with Raheny Red. I'd often bet against or for my team. If I got value (hard to get value on United though, not so hard against).

I'd still be shouting for them if I had bet against them. Strange alright, and some people just don't get that. But if you give me 10/1 on the opposition and I think it should be 6 or 7/1 i'll have money on.

ErinGoBrath

Hmmmm, I'm always betting on Arsenal and it's got pros and cons to it.

A pro being that you have intimate knowledge of the team, know which players are playing well, if they're scoring loads. You can also get hints from players interviews that are up on the website.

A major con being if you back with them you getting a double whammy of disappointment if they lose!

Think I'm still gonna lump on tonight. Looking forward to the match too. Surely one for a high booking index???

corkfella

6/5 on the draw no bet market is a great bet as I cannot see arsenal losing tonight with the experience arsene is bringing in....

hf4z6sqo7vjngi

Selection Swindon Town @ 5/4
Selection Swansea City @ 4/11
Selection Over 2.5 goals @ 4/5 Tottenham Hotspur v Arsenal
Selection Falkirk +1 @ 8/11
Bet Type Win Accumulator (4)
Unit Stake €10.00

Returns at 9/1 or so

Going to go 50/100 (undecided) on Arsenal for the straight win

WH BONNEY

2 -0 Egypt, nice one

dotsflan

I think oldham are the value for tonight against gillingham they have a good away record and have only been beaten once in their last 15 games

semibluff

most of the arsenal experience is on the bench "incase needed" - maybe it will be too late when needed??
Ramos has made Spurs very hard to beat at home, and with the form of the strikers, King back marshalling the defence, its gonna be hard to see a straight Arsenal win. The game should be alot closer odds wise, but if i were to bet, it would be on spurs on a one goal margin

so spurs to win 1-0 and 2-1 in normal time

MrJoeSoap

2-0 Spurs after 27 minutes.

paulizei

Mental game. I hope there's a few people on overs.

Keano

Selection Over 2.5 goals @ 4/5 Tottenham Hotspur v Arsenal

bet of the day!

4-1 Spurs, no way did I see that coming!

ErinGoBrath

Spanked!

Ya-Boy-Ya

Super Spurs !!!