Carling Cup: Arsenal v Bolton [R] - Pre/Dur/Post Match Comments

I don't know what we do in defense. There isn't an obvious pick at LB or RB. I suspect we'll see Miquel and maybe SS.

The problem is that we're so thin in defense that we can't risk any injuries ahead of Chelsea.

 

Kill!

 

I would say something like this:
--------------Fabianski
Djourou--Miguel--Squillaci--Santos
--Coquelin--Frimpong--Rosicky
Ox------Park/Chamakh--Arshavin

Not an amazing amount of midfield creativity, but it should help protect a week center defense.

 

It's important to win this one, but then again we have an even more important one on the weekend.

Being a manager's tough.

 

--------------Fabianski
Eastmond--Miguel--Squillaci--Santos
----------Coquelin--Frimpong--
Ox----------Rosicky-------AA
---------------Park

 

I would rest Santos too, just dont know who in the reserves plays lb

 

Wenger said Park will start

 

Gavin Hoyte is still around. Why not give him a game at LB?

 

Any news about the TV situation?

 

Well apparently Diaby was possibly back for the Stoke game so he may play this game.... Guess we'll see. Why has noone put the OX on the team sheet?

 

Going by the training pics on the website we may be seeing Vermaelen...


Djourou----Miquel---Vermaelen---???

Coquelin----Rosicky----Frimpong

Ox--------Park----Miyaichi

 

That's it. Santos at LB.

 

Le Boss said 2 weeks after the break for TV5? As much as I'd love to see him out there, its a bit short, no?

 

I will not be surprised to see T Vermaelen starting the game tomorrow. He has ben training with the first team and has been named in the provisional squad. I am not sure he will start vs Chelsea though. The Kos- Per combo has been pretty solid lately and I doubt that AW will want to change that vs. Chelsea.

Provisional squad: Fabianski, Szczesny, Mannone, Martinez, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Miquel, Vermaelen, Song, Frimpong, Ramsey, Coquelin, Miyaichi, Ozyakup, Aneke, Watt, Arteta, Gervinho, Van Persie, Walcott, Park, A Santos, Benayoun, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Djourou, Rosicky, Arshavin, Chamakh, Squillaci.



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I don't get why league cup games aren't shown here. I thought that would change when we began seeing top clubs playing more senior players earlier in the tournament and many mid-Prem clubs playing starters from the beginning. I'll never get why in the past I've seen televised coverage of R.Madrid reserve games, women college soccer, highlights of the youth tournament at OT, and countless other football events that I can't see more than a handful of people watching but the League cup is ignored. Anyone know the details on the rights owners and why this tournament is so hard to follow?

 

A few years ago, we were able to see most of Arsenal's CC games on FSC.

 

Just win, Baby.

 

Ok that clears up one thing. I knew I watched some in the not too distant past but couldn't remember if that was streams, Arsenaltv, espn3, or something else. Thanks. Any idea why they are now so hard to see or when that might change such as when the rights next change hands?

Crush bolton, boys. I'd like to see this club do this season what it couldn't last season in that comedy of errors final. Plus a win over Bolton is always fun after how ********ing annoying they used to be under Big Sam.

 

Yeah- the later rounds are usually on.

2-1 to le arse with Park showing that he can score during RVP's eventual 9 month injury layoff.