Not exact matches
Order a fruit plate at the clandestine Carthage Must Be Destroyed — the mostly unmarked café at the
end of an industrial driveway in Bushwick, Brooklyn — and you're presented with a Pepto - pink plate overflowing with fresh blackberries, vibrantly ripe whole strawberries, a thick slab
of mango to scoop out
of its skin, red - dappled soccer
game - style orange wedges, whole handfuls
of mint sprigs, and a glass
cup of thick, tart yogurt drizzled with passionfruit.
Wenger lacks tactical flexibility We've watched all the
games so far this season and we've witnessed Wenger on the sidelines with no Plan B playing the same way; slow build ups to attacks from the start
of the whistle till the
end of the match which worked a few times and failed most times which has resulted in our dropping out
of the title race and the Capital One
Cup.
But maybe the manager has become too used to it all as well, because in his comments ahead
of the FA
cup game this weekend against lowly Preston North
End, reported on the Arsenal website, the Frenchman suggested that he was not sure about whether to rest our Chilean international star Alexis Sanchez this weekend.
There is also, we hope, a fourth round FA
cup game near the
end of January but in all honesty the Gunners should be able to cope with the likes
of Ramsey, Xhaka, Chamberlain, Iwobi and Ozil.
It is all very good talking about the romance
of the
Cup and the 4250 home fans that could go to the
game, but looking at it from a financial point
of view, a move to the Emirates would give them money beyond their wildest dreams and surely sense will prevail in the
end?
The Rangers» 54 - year
Cup drought finally
ended thanks to the gritty leadership
of Mark Messier and stingy goaltending by Mike Richter, but it was classy blueliner Leetch who won the Smythe after scoring 11 goals and 34 points in only 23
games.
So with the Gunners taking on a mid table Championship team in Preston North
End in the FA
cup game on Saturday I expect to see a lot
of the first team regulars given a rest.
The Chile forward came back from a superb World
Cup Qualifier were he scored a brace against Luis Suarez led Uruguay and was once again at his best to get on to the
end of Giroud's final ball to grab a brace in the
game.
While your own protest is admirable you must surely feel it fails to justify the
end - which is you missing a Wembley
Cup Final.Beg, Steal, sell the house / wife / kids to get yourself to the game and support the players of ARSENAL FOOTBALL CLUB in a WEMBLEY CUP FIN
Cup Final.Beg, Steal, sell the house / wife / kids to get yourself to the
game and support the players
of ARSENAL FOOTBALL CLUB in a WEMBLEY
CUP FIN
CUP FINAL.
As we enter the crucial run in to the
end of the season, which is the time that we traditionally up our
game to reach the Champions League positions, we also have another big advantage in that all
of the five teams above us are still in the Champions League and Man United, City, Tottenham and Chelsea are also still in the FA
Cup, and are set to face some very tough
games in the coming weeks, or maybe months if they do well.
Arsenal have very few
Cup games left to rotate in except the Europa League, and our tie against Ostersunds will probably see the
end of that run, so it would appear that Arsenal has little need
of most
of our second team for the rest
of this season.
Of course it would be silly to suggest that winning any game, cup or otherwise, isn't good for the club, but let's remember just how problematic FA Cup success has been for this club... I'm certainly not going to suggest I didn't enjoy seeing Arsenal win, I'm a fan of this club first and foremost, but how bad are things when you find yourself secretly wishing that your own team lost so that just maybe real change would finally come... I resent this team for even making me feel such thoughts and it's going to take a lot of effort on their part to earn my trust again... this club has treated the fans so poorly that it has created an incredibly fragile and toxic environment, so much so that a «what have you done for me lately» mentality has emerged... fans rise and fall depending on the results of each game because we don't have faith in those in charge to make the necessary changes to personnel and tactics... each time we win many fans attack any dissenting voices and make unrealistic claims about the players, the manager and the potential for unprecedented success... every time we lose the boo - birds run rampant, calling for heads to roll and predicting the worst... regardless of what side you fall on, it's not your fault, both sides are simply overcompensating for the horrible state of affairs that have been percolating for several years... it's hard to take the long view when those in charge have lied incessantly and refuse to take any responsibilities for their own actions... in the end, we are trapped by the same catch - 22 that ManU faced upon Fergie's exit... less fearful of maintaining the status quo than facing the unknown, which was validated, wrongly or rightly, by witnessing the difficulties they have faced during this transitory period... to be honest, the thing that scares me most is that this team has never prepared whatsoever for this eventuality, which considering our frugal nature and the way we have shunned many of our most revered former players is more than a little disconcerti
Of course it would be silly to suggest that winning any
game,
cup or otherwise, isn't good for the club, but let's remember just how problematic FA Cup success has been for this club... I'm certainly not going to suggest I didn't enjoy seeing Arsenal win, I'm a fan of this club first and foremost, but how bad are things when you find yourself secretly wishing that your own team lost so that just maybe real change would finally come... I resent this team for even making me feel such thoughts and it's going to take a lot of effort on their part to earn my trust again... this club has treated the fans so poorly that it has created an incredibly fragile and toxic environment, so much so that a «what have you done for me lately» mentality has emerged... fans rise and fall depending on the results of each game because we don't have faith in those in charge to make the necessary changes to personnel and tactics... each time we win many fans attack any dissenting voices and make unrealistic claims about the players, the manager and the potential for unprecedented success... every time we lose the boo - birds run rampant, calling for heads to roll and predicting the worst... regardless of what side you fall on, it's not your fault, both sides are simply overcompensating for the horrible state of affairs that have been percolating for several years... it's hard to take the long view when those in charge have lied incessantly and refuse to take any responsibilities for their own actions... in the end, we are trapped by the same catch - 22 that ManU faced upon Fergie's exit... less fearful of maintaining the status quo than facing the unknown, which was validated, wrongly or rightly, by witnessing the difficulties they have faced during this transitory period... to be honest, the thing that scares me most is that this team has never prepared whatsoever for this eventuality, which considering our frugal nature and the way we have shunned many of our most revered former players is more than a little disconcert
cup or otherwise, isn't good for the club, but let's remember just how problematic FA
Cup success has been for this club... I'm certainly not going to suggest I didn't enjoy seeing Arsenal win, I'm a fan of this club first and foremost, but how bad are things when you find yourself secretly wishing that your own team lost so that just maybe real change would finally come... I resent this team for even making me feel such thoughts and it's going to take a lot of effort on their part to earn my trust again... this club has treated the fans so poorly that it has created an incredibly fragile and toxic environment, so much so that a «what have you done for me lately» mentality has emerged... fans rise and fall depending on the results of each game because we don't have faith in those in charge to make the necessary changes to personnel and tactics... each time we win many fans attack any dissenting voices and make unrealistic claims about the players, the manager and the potential for unprecedented success... every time we lose the boo - birds run rampant, calling for heads to roll and predicting the worst... regardless of what side you fall on, it's not your fault, both sides are simply overcompensating for the horrible state of affairs that have been percolating for several years... it's hard to take the long view when those in charge have lied incessantly and refuse to take any responsibilities for their own actions... in the end, we are trapped by the same catch - 22 that ManU faced upon Fergie's exit... less fearful of maintaining the status quo than facing the unknown, which was validated, wrongly or rightly, by witnessing the difficulties they have faced during this transitory period... to be honest, the thing that scares me most is that this team has never prepared whatsoever for this eventuality, which considering our frugal nature and the way we have shunned many of our most revered former players is more than a little disconcert
Cup success has been for this club... I'm certainly not going to suggest I didn't enjoy seeing Arsenal win, I'm a fan
of this club first and foremost, but how bad are things when you find yourself secretly wishing that your own team lost so that just maybe real change would finally come... I resent this team for even making me feel such thoughts and it's going to take a lot of effort on their part to earn my trust again... this club has treated the fans so poorly that it has created an incredibly fragile and toxic environment, so much so that a «what have you done for me lately» mentality has emerged... fans rise and fall depending on the results of each game because we don't have faith in those in charge to make the necessary changes to personnel and tactics... each time we win many fans attack any dissenting voices and make unrealistic claims about the players, the manager and the potential for unprecedented success... every time we lose the boo - birds run rampant, calling for heads to roll and predicting the worst... regardless of what side you fall on, it's not your fault, both sides are simply overcompensating for the horrible state of affairs that have been percolating for several years... it's hard to take the long view when those in charge have lied incessantly and refuse to take any responsibilities for their own actions... in the end, we are trapped by the same catch - 22 that ManU faced upon Fergie's exit... less fearful of maintaining the status quo than facing the unknown, which was validated, wrongly or rightly, by witnessing the difficulties they have faced during this transitory period... to be honest, the thing that scares me most is that this team has never prepared whatsoever for this eventuality, which considering our frugal nature and the way we have shunned many of our most revered former players is more than a little disconcerti
of this club first and foremost, but how bad are things when you find yourself secretly wishing that your own team lost so that just maybe real change would finally come... I resent this team for even making me feel such thoughts and it's going to take a lot
of effort on their part to earn my trust again... this club has treated the fans so poorly that it has created an incredibly fragile and toxic environment, so much so that a «what have you done for me lately» mentality has emerged... fans rise and fall depending on the results of each game because we don't have faith in those in charge to make the necessary changes to personnel and tactics... each time we win many fans attack any dissenting voices and make unrealistic claims about the players, the manager and the potential for unprecedented success... every time we lose the boo - birds run rampant, calling for heads to roll and predicting the worst... regardless of what side you fall on, it's not your fault, both sides are simply overcompensating for the horrible state of affairs that have been percolating for several years... it's hard to take the long view when those in charge have lied incessantly and refuse to take any responsibilities for their own actions... in the end, we are trapped by the same catch - 22 that ManU faced upon Fergie's exit... less fearful of maintaining the status quo than facing the unknown, which was validated, wrongly or rightly, by witnessing the difficulties they have faced during this transitory period... to be honest, the thing that scares me most is that this team has never prepared whatsoever for this eventuality, which considering our frugal nature and the way we have shunned many of our most revered former players is more than a little disconcerti
of effort on their part to earn my trust again... this club has treated the fans so poorly that it has created an incredibly fragile and toxic environment, so much so that a «what have you done for me lately» mentality has emerged... fans rise and fall depending on the results
of each game because we don't have faith in those in charge to make the necessary changes to personnel and tactics... each time we win many fans attack any dissenting voices and make unrealistic claims about the players, the manager and the potential for unprecedented success... every time we lose the boo - birds run rampant, calling for heads to roll and predicting the worst... regardless of what side you fall on, it's not your fault, both sides are simply overcompensating for the horrible state of affairs that have been percolating for several years... it's hard to take the long view when those in charge have lied incessantly and refuse to take any responsibilities for their own actions... in the end, we are trapped by the same catch - 22 that ManU faced upon Fergie's exit... less fearful of maintaining the status quo than facing the unknown, which was validated, wrongly or rightly, by witnessing the difficulties they have faced during this transitory period... to be honest, the thing that scares me most is that this team has never prepared whatsoever for this eventuality, which considering our frugal nature and the way we have shunned many of our most revered former players is more than a little disconcerti
of each
game because we don't have faith in those in charge to make the necessary changes to personnel and tactics... each time we win many fans attack any dissenting voices and make unrealistic claims about the players, the manager and the potential for unprecedented success... every time we lose the boo - birds run rampant, calling for heads to roll and predicting the worst... regardless
of what side you fall on, it's not your fault, both sides are simply overcompensating for the horrible state of affairs that have been percolating for several years... it's hard to take the long view when those in charge have lied incessantly and refuse to take any responsibilities for their own actions... in the end, we are trapped by the same catch - 22 that ManU faced upon Fergie's exit... less fearful of maintaining the status quo than facing the unknown, which was validated, wrongly or rightly, by witnessing the difficulties they have faced during this transitory period... to be honest, the thing that scares me most is that this team has never prepared whatsoever for this eventuality, which considering our frugal nature and the way we have shunned many of our most revered former players is more than a little disconcerti
of what side you fall on, it's not your fault, both sides are simply overcompensating for the horrible state
of affairs that have been percolating for several years... it's hard to take the long view when those in charge have lied incessantly and refuse to take any responsibilities for their own actions... in the end, we are trapped by the same catch - 22 that ManU faced upon Fergie's exit... less fearful of maintaining the status quo than facing the unknown, which was validated, wrongly or rightly, by witnessing the difficulties they have faced during this transitory period... to be honest, the thing that scares me most is that this team has never prepared whatsoever for this eventuality, which considering our frugal nature and the way we have shunned many of our most revered former players is more than a little disconcerti
of affairs that have been percolating for several years... it's hard to take the long view when those in charge have lied incessantly and refuse to take any responsibilities for their own actions... in the
end, we are trapped by the same catch - 22 that ManU faced upon Fergie's exit... less fearful
of maintaining the status quo than facing the unknown, which was validated, wrongly or rightly, by witnessing the difficulties they have faced during this transitory period... to be honest, the thing that scares me most is that this team has never prepared whatsoever for this eventuality, which considering our frugal nature and the way we have shunned many of our most revered former players is more than a little disconcerti
of maintaining the status quo than facing the unknown, which was validated, wrongly or rightly, by witnessing the difficulties they have faced during this transitory period... to be honest, the thing that scares me most is that this team has never prepared whatsoever for this eventuality, which considering our frugal nature and the way we have shunned many
of our most revered former players is more than a little disconcerti
of our most revered former players is more than a little disconcerting
United, in 2001 - 02, slumped down to ninth in the table and crashed out
of both domestic
cups; City, while they've played appallingly in quite a few
games and been on the
end of three genuine hidings, go into 2016 in third place, a mere three points off the lead, and with the majority
of their tricky away
games already behind them.
Chamberlain looked good again after coming back but his bad luck struck again and he missed the
end of the season, costing him a place in the FA
cup final and the group games with England in the World Cup fina
cup final and the group
games with England in the World
Cup fina
Cup finals.
That slender lead was good enough for Parent, even though the Bruins repeatedly stormed his cage the rest
of the
game in an attempt to avoid not only the
end of the
cup road but their first shutout
of the year.
One failure I forgot to mention is the 2015 Gold
Cup, I was at the Georgia Dome for that loss to Jamaica, that
game was the beginning
of the
end of Klinnsman.
Following his deflected goal that gave Arsenal the equaliser against Manchester United, Theo Walcott has claimed that he is now fit enough to start more
games for the Gunners and has admitted his desire to start the FA
Cup final against Aston Villa at the
end of the month.
«At the
end of the Liverpool - Celtic
game in the UEFA
Cup he asked me for my shirt but I never gave it to him.
When Walcott and Ox played at the
end of last season, in FA
Cup and in Comm Shield......... Arsenal scored and won all
of those
games.
Our player
of the season so far?Certainly the most consistent.JACK AND OZIL CONTRACTS - just get them signed up for F *** S SAKE.Jack doesn't want to go anywhere and Ozil will have his choice
of big clubs to choose from if allowed to be able to go on a free.How about giving out a statement
of our ambitions (yeah right) and show were prepared to pay whatever it takes (up to the point
of being ridiculous) to SIGN the best and KEEP the best» These two are the best we have so get them sorted early to send out a message
of how serious we intend to be.AUBAMEYANG - So what if he has a contract.So did Sanchez.Offer the right money to Dortmund and the player and he will be ours.What is there to question over this deal?He is a proven goalscorer.We have just lost one.Get the deal done.GIROUD - Get rid
of him to Dortmund if they want him either by selling or if it sweetens the deal just loan him till the
end of the season.He was a back up when Sanchez was here and will be on the mix
of back ups if Auba signs.He has a World
Cup squad to fight for just to be considered so needs to be playing every week.We do not need him if Auba signs and would demand better than him if the deal fails to happen.Just get rid.JONNY EVANS - I'm not sure.Agree Kos needs nursing through
games and we do not have consistent performers to come in if he is injured or rested mainly due to both Chambers and Holdimg not progressing through as much as we first thought and hoped for.Gooners have always been patient and supportive
of the youngsters as they have come through but question marks to the whole coaching staff as to why these two seem to have stalled as much as they have done.Steve Bould - What do you do?You should be ashamed.
Campbell impressed, unlike Oxlade he actually has
end product and knows how to score in CL and World
Cup games, but that's none
of my business
Monreal even tends to feature in most
cup games, meaning that the only real opportunities Gibbs has had to play in recent seasons, is the final few minutes towards the
end of a
game, when Monreal is injured, or on the occasion that Wenger fancies a rotation at left back.
If they stay in Europe and the FA
cup United could have 25 more
games before the
end of the season, at an average
of one every four days starting with the second leg
of their Europa League tie tomorrow and then the EFL
cup final this weekend.
The Premier League schedule is a little out
of whack now since
games had to be postponed for FA
Cup and League
Cup, so Man City and Stoke City already played their Week 28 matchup on Wednesday (
ended in draw at +605 odds).
Considering the importance
of Arsenal keeping up our winning run in the FA
Cup, I was a little surprised that Arsene Wenger made a whole nine changes to the team that played Chelsea last week, but it looks like Le Prof gambled with just the right amount
of rotation and we
ended up winning the
game without too many dramas.
In a great example
of a
cup final, it was Huddersfield who were able to break through by the
end of the
game, after scoring some quick, decisive points.
With the a draining Europa League campaign coming up for the Gunners next season they are going to need more depth to their squad as when you consider there are 38 league
games, up to 15
games in the Europa League (should they reach the final) up to 6
games in the FA
Cup and the same in the League
Cup, Arsenal could
end up playing in 65
games over the course
of the season.
if Vardy had played
cup games and also champions league I don't think he would have been smart till the
end of the season, Vardy has allot to lose if remain at LC.
He returned to Arsenal at the
end of last season with a hairline fracture, and yet again Wenger gave him loads
of time to recover and only used him sparingly in Europa League and League
Cup games to help him regain his sharpness, and now Jack feels that he has now got back to his best, but a bit more mature in his attitude.
But even if he features against Liverpool on Saturday and in every other
game until the
end of the season, including a possible two FA
cup games, the central midfielder will only have made 26 appearances this season.
The team we support is playing in the fa
cup semifinal which is a knockout
game and your focused on a Chelsea
game no offence mate but you need to get your priorities straight I get the
game has significant consequence on our league position both sat and the
end of the season but weather you watch it or not it wont change the outcome
of there match so focus everything on our
game and watch arsenal and then if you care that much watch the repeat later
Arsenal enjoyed a comfortable FA
Cup final win in the
end, beating Aston Villa 4 - 0 in one
of the most one - sided
games at this level in modern history, so here's a look at nine things we learned from the result...
Arsenal have already got through to the next round
of the FA
cup without the Spaniard at right back, although it was a much harder
game against Preston North
End than we would have liked, and there is good reason to expect us to do the same away to Swansea City in the Premier League this weekend.
If Sczeszny is our second choice keeper come the tail
end of season and he's performed up to standard in the
cup games then he absolutely should start for the hypothetical final.
D.O can do
cup games but to be honest keepers don't work like out field players so just sit on the bench and wait
end of
He
ended his spell with Dortmund with 103 goals in 187
games, winning two Bundesliga titles as well as two domestic
cups as he established himself as another success story
of developing his
game at the club to become a recognised name around Europe.
Phil trying to
end this drought, make a Ryder
Cup team for the 11th straight time, and stay competitive with all the 20 - something bombers remains one
of the most fascinating watches in the
game.
He had an ok world
cup, first
game helped, the rest
of the matches he ploughed through working hard but with not much
end product.
Arsenal have four more Premier League
games to play before we see the visit
of Hull in the FA
cup, a re-run
of that famous day at Wembley in May when the Gunners finally
ended our long wait for another trophy.
Wenger was on the sidelines for that
game due to his comments following the controversial draw at The Hawthorns, and he watched from afar whilst Arsenal's defence
of the FA
Cup ended meekly at Nottingham Forest — the first time they'd exited the competition at the third round stage during the Frenchman's 21 - year tenure.
In Wenger's case that has not been the case for a while and the myopic vision
of winning a
game or an occasional FA
Cup and thinking that is ok has to come to an
end.
So will the mistakes made in the two
cup games end up costing Arsenal our main priority
of winning the Premier League?
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has surprisingly described the upcoming Capital One
Cup final clash against Tottenham Hotspur as the most important
game of his managerial career, as he seeks to
end a three - year personal trophy drought.
Oddsmakers expect a close series as the odds
of the Stanley
Cup Final
ending in 7
games is most likely.
United
ended the year with a four -
game winless streak in all competitions, which included getting knocked out
of the League
Cup by Bristol City and draws with Leicester City, Burnley and Southampton.
No the
game I am talking about is the trip to Everton on Saturday and after being knocked out
of the FA
cup at home to yesterday to add to the general mood
of disappointment that has been hanging around the club for the last couple
of months, Arsenal must surely beat the Toffees to keep alive any hope
of a happy
ending to the season.
Just as we did last season, Arsenal added the Community Shield to the FA
cup and although the Spaniard is well aware that this pre-season
game does not mean a lot when the serious business
of the Premier League begins, Arteta believes that the
end of our wait for a win over a Jose Mourinho side could prove to be very significant.
Southampton have won just one
game since the
end of November, and that one was against Championship side Fulham in the FA
Cup.
It is going to be very difficult for Arsene Wenger to now leave the France international star out
of the Arsenal starting line - up, as Olivier Giroud scored a vital winner in the FA
cup clash at Preston North
End after setting up the first two and scoring the third in that unlikely comeback in the Premier League away
game at Bournemouth.
It might be a bit
of a stretch to say that Theo Walcott is a secret weapon for Arsenal, as the England international flyer has already showed us some great form in pre-season to back up the brilliant way he signed off at the
end of last season, with a stunning hat - trick in our final Premier League
game and the FA
cup final opener at Wembley against Aston Villa.