FA Cup Semi Final: Wigan vs Arsenal, ITV1, 17:07

SlickRic

Ox is already the difference.

It's amazing what can happen when there's pace in the team.

greendom

[Deleted User] wrote: »

F*cking hell Sanogo!

Gotta do better than that!

No cracking header

Mickeroo

Looking really up for it.

Marty McFly

SlickRic wrote: »

Ox is already the difference.

It's amazing what can happen when there's pace in the team.

That's been the problem for Arsenal far to often this season no pace no threat.

Can't blame Sanogo. Thought Ramsey seemed to take an extra step to get his correct foot on the follow-up, should've been just trying to get a toe to it.

lertsnim

IvySlayer wrote: »

There's a lot, 96 have been deliberately left empty with Liverpool scarfs for Hillsborough but I don't know if they are the ones people are talking about

There's a few hundred empty in the corner

tayto lover

Pity we didn't score before they settled.
Pace has dropped already.

AdamD

Build up is far too slow

tayto lover

AdamD wrote: »

Build up is far too slow

We must play more back-passes than any other team in the Premiership.

greendom

Podolski not involved at all so far

keeponhurling

Is giroud dropped then? Or rested for the cup ?

bad2dabone

When the back four are passing it between each other there's no option being given from the midfield

Alfred Borden

Arteta and the Ox playing well

greendom

keeponhurling wrote: »

Is giroud dropped then? Or rested for the cup ?

3rd cup game in a row he's started on thebench

Mr Blobby

Apart from the odd goal.. Podolski offers very little.

keeponhurling

greendom wrote: »

3rd cup game in a row he's started on thebench

Surprising really that in such a crucial game for Arsenal, they would elect anything other than the best team available.

Same with the sub goalie getting a run

tayto lover

Every Wigan attack is coming down our left side.
They are trying to exploit our weakness.
We should be playing everything down our right to stretch them.

Other than the goal of the season how often do all those flicks back and forth in the box actually lead to something?

bad2dabone

Fabianski is a quality keeper though. Backup or not.

TimeToShine

keeponhurling wrote: »

Surprising really that in such a crucial game for Arsenal, they would elect anything other than the best team available.

Same with the sub goalie getting a run

Fabianski has played all of the FA cup games this season, and itaking injury into account this is probably our best team available (Rosicky/Giroud is arguable).

Drexel

Need to keep the pace up. Dropped off too much. Suits wigan

Sanogo needs to go on loan next year.

greendom

keeponhurling wrote: »

Surprising really that in such a crucial game for Arsenal, they would elect anything other than the best team available.

Same with the sub goalie getting a run

Fabianski is a great keeper who deserves his chance. Giroud looked wrecked against Everton. He's been asked to do far too much this season

Je also scored 2 goals off the benc in the last round

Looper007

Deleted User wrote: »

Sanogo needs to go on loan next year.

Agreed, think we need two strikers in next season a world class one and a striker with pace but Walcott could fill in as the striker with pace.

bad2dabone

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Sanogo needs to go on loan next year.

I agree, I think he's got talent. Needs to build it though. I like him, I'd like to see him be a success

keeponhurling

The longer it stays 0-0 the more it suits Wigan really, arsenal might start to get anxious.

Ox is the probably the only one that you could say gas played particularly well

Arsenal do play a serious amount of back passes ok

Ed Winchester

Poor from Sanogo, that was a great through ball.

AdamD

Send a search party out for Podolski and Cazorla

Looper007

greendom wrote: »

Fabianski is a great keeper who deserves his chance. Giroud looked wrecked against Everton. He's been asked to do far too much this season

Giroud lost it for me after his personally life went down the toilet and he's never been the same since. He's a decent striker but not a number 1 for a club like Arsenal.

tayto lover

Christ Vermaillen has got very slow.

bad2dabone

We need a goal.

Ed Winchester

Vermaelen skinned for pace

Alfred Borden

Cazorla full of talk during the week, anonymous today

Looper007

Just have a feeling Wigan will nick a goal and we'll leave it to late to score. The whole going side to side and passing it back is really annoying. show some balls and go all out on the attack.

IvySlayer

Have they mentioned Dave Whelans broken leg yet?

shamrock55

Arsenal are pretty damb poor its gotta be said

Looper007

tayto lover wrote: »

Christ Vermaillen has got very slow.

That first injury screwed his pace over, he was a great player before that.

Moneymaker

That isn't the Cazorla I remember at Villareal.

Marty McFly

Moneymaker wrote: »

That isn't the Cazorla I remember at Villareal.

It's not Cazorla of last season either for the most he's been poor this season bar the odd game.

shamrock55

Does this game have to be settled today?

UnknownSpecies

Moneymaker wrote: »

That isn't the Cazorla I remember at Villareal.

It's not the Cazorla I remember from last year either.

Pod off getting treatment

(on the off chance you missed him)

Looper007

Moneymaker wrote: »

That isn't the Cazorla I remember at Villareal.

Not the same like he was in his first season at Arsenal. He's always been a in and out player, he be awesome in one match and useless in the next.

keeponhurling

Arsenal need a tough leader type like Paddy Viera in midfield, they all seem a bit timid

tayto lover

Is Gnabry on the bench. He'd be faster and better on the left than Pod.

CatInABox

I'd say the commentator was dying to use that "no go" comment about Sanogo.

Looper007

Deleted User wrote: »

Pod off getting treatment

(on the off chance you missed him)

He doesn't seem up for it this season, looks a bit miserable.

masti123

Will a draw in 90 minutes result in a replay or extra time?

Ed Winchester

tayto lover wrote: »

Is Gnabry on the bench. He'd be faster and better on the left than Pod.

Nope, out for another 2 weeks.

Looper007

Looper007 wrote: »

He doesn't seem up for it this season, looks a bit miserable.

Not according to his instagram :rolleyes: