Tagged with Carling Cup
Nov 2011
30th
Carling Cup, so close yet so far.
So the Carling Cup has ended the opportunity for fringe players to get a run out. This time, whether there’s been a change in attitude, or was the quality of performance on display, or the cost of opposition, this time does not feel as bad as the others.
Oct 2010
26th
Arsenal drops Carling Cup kids policy, adopts a Carling Cup reserves system.
What’s that I hear? Not Fair? After years of playing The Kids™, Wenger’s decision to field strong squads for the Carling Cup is not fair on the others. In some circles it’s sign as a sign of desperation to win a trophy —any trophy.
Sep 2010
22nd
What happens when Arsenal takes the League Cup seriously.
Arsene —motivated partly by the need to put Spurs in their rightful place— flummoxed everyone by naming a relatively experienced squad for the Carling cup clash.
Oct 2009
29th
Arsenal 2 – 1 Liverpool, a good game of football.
First things first, I really wasn’t to enthused about the purchase of Silvestre or his inclusion in any line-up but last night he showed calm and composure that gave the team a platform to express themselves. So on this occasion, well done to Silvestre.
Dec 2008
3rd
A disappointing end to an entertaining campaign.
So another year and we are out of the Carling cup, this time turfed out by a lower league team. Having bundled out Fulham and knocked out Chelsea, Burnley defeated a premier league opponent for the 3rd time in this year’s Carling cup. I should really be pissed off, out of contention for one of [...]
Sep 2008
24th
Arsenal 6 – 0 Sheffield Utd, 5 things you should know.
Last night Arsenal football club pulled of a coup. Fans who bothered to show up at the Emirates were treated to a spectacle. A group precocious of teenagers and a few young men put on a show of football so accomplished, so adept, so artistic, that can only be branded as Wengerball.
Sep 2008
23rd
Are these young guns too young?
From all reports Arsene is set to field the youngest Arsenal ever in tonight’s Carling Cup clash against Sheffield United. Not content with 20-21 year olds in the first team, the Carling Cup team may feature players from 16-19 years, but is Wenger going too far?