FA Cup weekend

Zabaleta on for Jo...Manci going for it again.

christmasborocooper wrote:Zabaleta on for Jo...Manci going for it again.

To be fair, he's far more likely to score. But, then, the corpse of Lenin would be a more potent goal threat than Jo.

True..but he could've brought on a striker...

http://www.thefa.com/TheFA/Disciplinary/NewsAndFeatures/2011/TioteSteve

Tiotes nonsense red card stays, those cretins at the FA really have got something against us.

It's at he 2:00 mark here if anyone wants to see it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9SqAiRsWog

I don't think it was even a foul, i'm all for outlawing wild challenges, but if you don't hit the man and you scoop the ball up in such a controlled way, then what exactly is the problem? He knew what he was doing and timed it perfectly.

Also notice that the Stevenage player was going to get up and play on, but when he saw the ref had blown decided to roll around in "agony". Clearly the lower leagues aren't so macho afterall.

It wasn't a foul, was a brilliant tackle IMHO. FA are making football a fucking soft sods game, you can't slide tackle any more.

Saints will be here in 5,4,3,2,....

1?

Leicester have just scored a penalty to level matters. Tevez had earlier put Man City in the lead. 1-1.

Good win, Leicester did well but should have been 4-0 i didnt think their first should have been a pen and their second came after Halsey played a great one two with their midfielder before Dyer slotted home after being offside, credit to Leicester though they did well and i think could be dark horses for promotion especially with Yak upfront. Cracking goal by Tevez for the first although might have to review him taking pen haha. Anyway off to Notts County we go.

Leeds XI: Schmeichel, Connolly, O'Brien, Bruce, Parker, Gradel, Howson, Johnson, Snodgrass, Watt, Paynter

Arsenal XI: Szczesny, Sagna, Koscielny, Djourou, Gibbs, Song, Denilson, Nasri, Arshavin, Bendtner, Chamakh

Come on leeeeeeeeedddddsssssss

So what was all that about Djourou having to be rested and Miquel (?) getting his debut ? That's a pretty strong team.

still no Ramsey

apprently ramsey is not quite match fit but surely it cant be much longer

Nasri 0 - 1

good goal and a nice finish from super sam

0-1

Nasri took the ball through the heart of the Leeds defence and finished calmly. Leeds had started the game with real urgency, but hopefully that will take the wind out of their sails.

good goal and a nice finish from super sam

I think Arsenal would win the championship if they were in that league, i really do.

great save from schmeichel

Schmeichel often does well against us. I seem to recall a good performance for Man City a few years back as well. That was a good save from Chamakh, although considering it was a free header he probably could have directed more towards the corner.

We look much sharper so far. If they maintain this sort of focus for the whole match we should prevail
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Beautiful cross, and no idea how Arshavin missed that ball completely. He's been a bit crap so far, but at least he's trying harder and getting involved more tonight.

Sagna is a better finisher than our strikers on the pitch!

Sagna 0 - 2

Now watch us switch off, concede and have a nervy 20 minutes.

Sagna doubles our advantage. Just like against Everton, he decides to go with power.

Even better goal for Leeds. Amazing strike to make it 1-2.

What did I say?

What a goal by Bradley Johnson. 2-1.

Oooh!

That's the best goal Peter Drury has ever seen.

are the Arsenal fans singing "that's why you're Division 2" ?

Unbelievable how miss chance after chance against inferior opposition but we see the ball in the back of the net when they get 1/6 a chance against us, really unbelievable!

Get Fabregas and Walcott on on the half hour mark otherwise I'm afraid we might fuck things up here.