FA Cup 5th Round: Arsenal vs Middlesbrough (BT Sport 1) KO: 4pm

DenMan

FA Cup 5th Round! Should be a good open game! 'Boro top of the Championship and will be really up for this game!

Hoping for an Arsenal win!

Teams:

Arsenal XI: Szczesny, Chambers, Gabriel, Koscielny, Gibbs, Flamini, Cazorla, Welbeck, Ozil, Sanchez, Giroud.

Middlesbrough XI: Mejias, Fredericks, Omeruo, Gibson, Friend, Leadbitter, Clayton, Adomah, Tomlin, Kike, Bamford.

WoollyRedHat

Looking forward to seeing how a Kos-Gabriel defensive partnership pans out.

DenMan

WoollyRedHat wrote: »

Looking forward to seeing how a Kos-Gabriel defensive partnership pans out.

Me too! So will Mertesacker I'm sure!

bmcc10

Don't like the look of that arsenal team. Going with Boro

WoollyRedHat

Arsenal have potential lethal interchangeability there, especially with Cazorla, Welbeck and Sanchez, which could make it hard for Middelsborough in terms of defending against our attacks down the flanks and through the center when pulled away.

Irish Aris

WoollyRedHat wrote: »

Arsenal have potential lethal interchangeability there, especially with Cazorla, Welbeck and Sanchez, which could make it hard for Middelsborough in terms of defending against our attacks down the flanks and through the center when pulled away.

sounds good!!
I can see goals from both sides, hope we end up with the majority of them!

bad2dabone

Decent start from arsenal.

Drexel

Greedy from Giroud

Mr Blobby

YES!!!

bad2dabone

Oh what a spot from santi

wandatowell

Well done so far gooners


1-0.

Mr Blobby

Sanchez looked instantly better when he popped up on the left.

Mr Blobby

YES!!!
What a goal

bad2dabone

Ooooooh!

Bobby Baccala

That man was built for this arsenal team! What a finish.

WoollyRedHat

Screamer by Giroud.

Marcus Antonius

Lovely finish

Ol' Donie

Bloody love Giroud. That was beautiful!

Drexel

he can be as greedy as he wants!!

:pac:

bmcc10

Great finish

wandatowell

Christ, perfect finish.

2-0

efb

Hey you he's not your boyfriend, not your boyfriend, HE'S MINE!!!

Spanish Johnny

This is class. Cazorla is just absolutely majestic to watch!

symbolic

I could watch Ozil pass the ball all day.

efb

Gonna add those to my Giroud shrine

bad2dabone

Foot coming off the gas, or am I imagining it?

Bobby Baccala

Very comfortable half for us

Skylinehead

Ozil is just brilliant.

Ol' Donie

Skylinehead wrote: »

Ozil is just brilliant.

Nope. Waste of money. Not interested.

HA! Yeah, right. He's amazing.

bad2dabone

Since the injury, he's been the player we wanted. The few lbs of muscle he's put on are vital for him i think.

Professional Griefer

Arsenal CS pls

Spanish Johnny

bad2dabone wrote: »

Since the injury, he's been the player we wanted. The few lbs of muscle he's put on are vital for him i think.

And great to see him and Santi both clicking too...important that can work regularly.

Drexel

Welbeck is siht

Quazzie

jonny666 wrote: »

Welbeck is siht

I thought he was Church of England.

Drexel

Quazzie wrote: »

I thought he was Church of England.

What ever he is, he aint a Sith :pac:

Quazzie

Gabriel looks like a good tackler with decent awareness from the limited test he has gotten today.

Spanish Johnny

jonny666 wrote: »

Welbeck is siht

He really isn't.

brianregan09

I like welbeck he works hard and stuff but he's not even related to a finisher lol

Bobby Baccala

brianregan09 wrote: »

I like welbeck he works hard and stuff but he's not even related to a finisher lol

That can always be improved though

greendom

Nice to have a comfortable win, especially after the difficulty we had in beating Leicester. Some of the passing and movement was magnificent today. Ozil is such a good passer of the ball. Nearly always puts just the right weight on the ball and places it exactly where it should be placed.

Agent Coulson

Please don't tell me BT have hired Andy Townsend.:mad:

That he only here as an ex Middlesbrough player.

Spanish Johnny

P4DDY2K11 wrote: »

That can always be improved though

Precisely. Too many examples at Arsenal never mind throughout the world that have improved their finishing dramatically. Especially after 23 years of age. Henry and Walcott immediately hit you.

L'prof

Spanish Johnny wrote: »

Precisely. Too many examples at Arsenal never mind throughout the world that have improved their finishing dramatically. Especially after 23 years of age. Henry and Walcott immediately hit you.

The one thing I'd never praise Walcott for is his finishing. Misses far to many straightforward chances.

Spanish Johnny

L'prof wrote: »

The one thing I'd never praise Walcott for is his finishing. Misses far to many straightforward chances.

Has improved immensely in his years...a man doesn't score against United, City, Spurs, Chelsea and Pool on a regular basis if he can't finish. He is not the most clinical in the world but my point is his improvement in it.

I think all that have watched Theo's development can see a huge huge improvement in that area. He has scored in every game he has started since his year long injury also. Theo is a goalscorer.

greendom

L'prof wrote: »

The one thing I'd never praise Walcott for is his finishing. Misses far to many straightforward chances.

you can praise his improvement, surely ? Way more clinical than he used to be

L'prof

greendom wrote: »

you can praise his improvement, surely ? Way more clinical than he used to be

Ah yeah, he's improved. I guess with him being injured for so long I'm forgetting how good he can be when he's in a bit of form.