Carling Cup Semi Finals (8th, 9th, 22nd & 23rd January)

Emmanuel Adebayor wrote:Wenger - I may use some first-team players at Tottenham

Tottenham H. v Arsenal
Carling Cup S/F Leg 2
White Hart Lane
Tue, Jan 22, 2008, 8pm



By Richard Clarke

Arsène Wenger could be forced to draft in a couple of first-team players for Tuesday’s Carling Cup Semi-Final second leg at White Hart Lane.

The Arsenal manager has a policy of playing squad players in this competition. For example, in the first leg, Justin Hoyte was the only starter to retain his place from the previous Premiership game — and the former England Under-21 international has hardly been a regular in the top-flight this term.

Wenger is without five players at the moment — three of them centre back — and, as a result, he may employ some experience.

“The players who were on the bench at Fulham will play,” he said. “But I will have to play one or two who played on Saturday because we are short in numbers.”

One reporter asked if William Gallas would be one of that duo.

“I will see,” replied the Arsenal manager. “Come to the game on Tuesday!”

I think he defintely will because this is like Spurs' World Cup final.

shazlx wrote:

Emmanuel Adebayor wrote:Wenger - I may use some first-team players at Tottenham

Tottenham H. v Arsenal
Carling Cup S/F Leg 2
White Hart Lane
Tue, Jan 22, 2008, 8pm



By Richard Clarke

Arsène Wenger could be forced to draft in a couple of first-team players for Tuesday’s Carling Cup Semi-Final second leg at White Hart Lane.

The Arsenal manager has a policy of playing squad players in this competition. For example, in the first leg, Justin Hoyte was the only starter to retain his place from the previous Premiership game — and the former England Under-21 international has hardly been a regular in the top-flight this term.

Wenger is without five players at the moment — three of them centre back — and, as a result, he may employ some experience.

“The players who were on the bench at Fulham will play,” he said. “But I will have to play one or two who played on Saturday because we are short in numbers.”

One reporter asked if William Gallas would be one of that duo.

“I will see,” replied the Arsenal manager. “Come to the game on Tuesday!”

I think he defintely will because this is like Spurs' World Cup final.

I'd rather we loose than risk Gallas.

Emmanuel Adebayor wrote:Fabianski


Sagna Hoyte Senderos Traore


Walcott Gilberto Denilson Diaby


Eduardo Bendtner

Allez les rouges wrote:Are you referring to the suspensions after the final, Agooner

“I will rotate the squad which means those that didn’t play on Saturday will play at Tottenham and after that I will complete it with first-team players. I will use William Gallas because I have no choice but Fabianski will play, Hoyte will play and the players that didn’t play against Fulham will all play. Walcott will feature as well.”

Cesc wrote:Wenger on tomorrows game

“I will rotate the squad which means those that didn’t play on Saturday will play at Tottenham and after that I will complete it with first-team players. I will use William Gallas because I have no choice but Fabianski will play, Hoyte will play and the players that didn’t play against Fulham will all play. Walcott will feature as well.”

Dwarf wrote:Arsenal squad:-

2 Abou DIABY
3 Bacary SAGNA
4 Cesc FABREGAS
9 EDUARDO
10 William GALLAS
13 Alexander HLEB
15 DENILSON
16 Mathieu FLAMINI
19 GILBERTO
21 Lukasz FABIANSKI (GK)
25 Emmanuel ADEBAYOR
26 Nicklas BENDTNER
30 Armand TRAORE
31 Justin HOYTE
32 Theo WALCOTT
40 Vito MANNONE (GK)

Wenger keeping faith with the kids that got him this far.

Dwarf wrote:Arsenal squad:-

2 Abou DIABY
3 Bacary SAGNA
4 Cesc FABREGAS
9 EDUARDO
10 William GALLAS
13 Alexander HLEB
15 DENILSON
16 Mathieu FLAMINI
19 GILBERTO
21 Lukasz FABIANSKI (GK)
25 Emmanuel ADEBAYOR
26 Nicklas BENDTNER
30 Armand TRAORE
31 Justin HOYTE
32 Theo WALCOTT
40 Vito MANNONE (GK)

Wenger keeping faith with the kids that got him this far.

Sheffield gunner wrote:Some of the players who would have been in the squad originally are missing because of injury or international duty. Senderos, Djourou and Song are all out so we've had to bring in first team defenders. Plus we're missing or have sold a couple of squad players like Eboue and Diarra. Wenger had the choice of either going for completely inexperienced youth or bolstering the squad with first team players and he has gone for experience. Not particularly surprising considering this is a semi-final, but a little disappointing that we won't see some of the youngsters like Lansbury or Randall.