Arsenal could face another Championship side when the draw for the next round is done, but if we are
drawn against a big club, is it really more important for the second string to get another game than it is for Arsenal to get another step closer to a trophy?
Not exact matches
A
draw wount be gud enough for dis game nd any other game, we need to imbibe dat winning mentality of a
big club, nt hoping for a
draw or a slim defeat
against other
big teams, wil it be an offence if we win our remaining 15 epl matches or win all our ucl nd fa cup matches?
Liverpool, for instance, have already played all the
big games away and they have quite a positive score,
drew against Arsenal, spuds and Everton, destroyed the plastic
clubs and only lost to manure.
It's crucial to covert our chances especially
against big clubs which will not incur us on the madness in defending as if our life depends on it alibi the Arsenal - chelsea game for instance and signing an upgrade to our strikers will give us a step above the odds of losing or
drawing or sustaining a winning point.
So far that theory has been proved somewhat with two
draws in a ro9w but it has not exactly been a disaster and both of those
draws were
against big Premier League
clubs.
We
drew with Napoli and Roma, won
against Inter and Fiorentina, but the problem is with the small
clubs, not the
big games.»
Under SAF I felt towards the end of his career that he couldn't win the
big games and we would play for a
draw against top teams but what he was so good at was not slipping and losing points to the smaller
clubs.
There were 64 teams in the hat for 3rd
draw and so it was rather unfortunate to get
drawn against one of the
big 4 or 5
clubs.
KEY FACT: West Ham are unbeaten in their last five Premier League matches
against Crystal Palace MATCH ODDS: West Ham 21/10
Draw 9/4 Palace 31/20 bet365 Pick: Both Teams to Score @ 4/5 ANDY SAYS: Tough call this one, but I will back my former
club to take a point... 1 - 1 GRAEME SAYS: A
big game for both
clubs, but maybe West Ham might just have the edge... 2 - 1 SILKY SAYS: I think West Ham should and will claim the win here... 2 - 0 FOOTBALLIndex — One to follow: Javier Hernandez might still be a good investment
KEY FACT: Newcastle are one of three PL
clubs who Jurgen Klopp has faced and is yet win
against MATCH ODDS: Newcastle 18/5
Draw 29/10 Liverpool 7/10 ANDY SAYS: Neither have impressed me too much this season, so have to go draw... 2 - 2 GRAEME SAYS: Depends how Liverpool defend, Newcastle could get something but just an away win... 1 - 2 SILKY SAYS: Newcastle are poor for me, can only see a big away win... 1 - 4 LADBROKES PICK: Newcastle to win or Draw v Liverpool @ 11/10 FOOTBALLIndex — One to follow: Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson for under # 1 — has to be a good
Draw 29/10 Liverpool 7/10 ANDY SAYS: Neither have impressed me too much this season, so have to go
draw... 2 - 2 GRAEME SAYS: Depends how Liverpool defend, Newcastle could get something but just an away win... 1 - 2 SILKY SAYS: Newcastle are poor for me, can only see a big away win... 1 - 4 LADBROKES PICK: Newcastle to win or Draw v Liverpool @ 11/10 FOOTBALLIndex — One to follow: Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson for under # 1 — has to be a good
draw... 2 - 2 GRAEME SAYS: Depends how Liverpool defend, Newcastle could get something but just an away win... 1 - 2 SILKY SAYS: Newcastle are poor for me, can only see a
big away win... 1 - 4 LADBROKES PICK: Newcastle to win or
Draw v Liverpool @ 11/10 FOOTBALLIndex — One to follow: Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson for under # 1 — has to be a good
Draw v Liverpool @ 11/10 FOOTBALLIndex — One to follow: Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson for under # 1 — has to be a good deal