The FA Cup Thread

[Bilal91]

good goal for arsenal and great comeback goal for eduardo...he deserved that

Bilal91 added 57 Minutes and 17 Seconds later...

and another one for eduardo...a penalty...arsenal have certainly been revitalized by the inclusion of eduardo and he has been brilliant

 

[Will_NA]

tweaking Didier Drogba. We can't play him. It' so annoying that this one player continuously denies us any joy.

 

[m_vaughan]

You cant play Fabianski. Has to be the worst bit of keeping I've seen for a long long time.

 

[Skater]

I don't know what was wrong with him, nerves it must have been. Playing at one of the best stadiums in the world in the semi-finals of the best cup competition in the world got to him. Every time I saw him before yesterday he was solid.

 

[m_vaughan]

Maybe it was nerves. And it was the first time I saw him. But its fair to say he single-handedly cost Arsenal the game. Beaten at his near post for the first goal (albeit a good strike) and then coming out way too late for the second. He made the same mistake earlier and was saved by a goal line clearance.

Agree about the playing surface being poor as well. Not something you would associate with one of the best stadiums in the world.

 

[Skater]

Too many events are at Wembley. Work needs to be done on a settled pitch, fewer concerts and NFL games must be there - and - only the FA Cup final itself should be there.

 

[Will_NA]

He made 4 big mistakes, 2 were costly but he's a much better keeper than that. Deputising for Almunia in two CL QF Legs and an FA Cup SF at Wembley against Chelsea is a tough ask. No-one blames him for not being at his best but we didn't have a choice. Gibbs was good though. So was Walcott. English talent ftw.

 

[Kev]

Too many events are at Wembley. Work needs to be done on a settled pitch, fewer concerts and NFL games must be there - and - only the FA Cup final itself should be there.

Not sure its down to the usage, it's more likely that at such a mahoosive stadium, that enough daylight doesn't get onto the pitch.

 

[barmyarmy]

What is wrong with ITV? Why do they pay millions for the rights to broadcast an FA cup semi and then not bother showing it in Scotland?
I think it might pull in a few more viewers than "Heavenly Pursuits". :

 

[Skater]

What is wrong with ITV? Why do they pay millions for the rights to broadcast an FA cup semi and then not bother showing it in Scotland?
I think it might pull in a few more viewers than "Heavenly Pursuits". :

If you have Sky looking in the 900s has all the ITV regions.

 

[barmyarmy]

Or just ITV online...

barmyarmy added 38 Minutes and 10 Seconds later...

Bloody great. About to go out of our second cup competition this season on penalties.

barmyarmy added 5 Minutes and 11 Seconds later...

Wow.
Very happy to be wrong on that one!!!
We've knocked out Liverpool and now we've knocked out Man U!!!

 

[King Pietersen]

Get in there. Not going to be the Quintuple for United. Awesome stuff, thought we were going to balls it up after Cahill missed. Love it. FA Cup Final here we come!

 

[Dr. Pepper]

Ahhh bollocks. Overall we played quite well though. On the attack I was getting quite annoyed that we spent too long with the ball, Welbeck in particular. Macheda did very well again. He's got good vision, makes some great runs and played well. I thought Gibson was very good as well. Both look like great prospects. Not too sure about Welbeck. I know he can finish well, but on his left foot he's woeful and he takes way too long. His passing is very good though.

 

[Will_NA]

Quintuple's over. I know that sounds bitter but if United had managed it, we'd NEVER finish hearing about it.

 

[Deleted member 11215]

Did you see Moyes after that second miss for united