Morning all
Trust we've all got over the disappointment of Wednesday? What staggers me is the media's belief that playing for a draw in that manner was acceptable. No, it's acceptable for teams like Blackburn and Blackpool etc, not teams like Man City (multi millionaire side challenging for the title) Christ, even West Brom had a go at the Emirates, look at what happened there.
So we are away from the Premier League this weekend, as Championship side Leeds come to the Emirates for the 3rd Round of the FA Cup. This is a potential banana skin this one, with Leeds being in impressive form. They like an upset too, just ask Alex Ferguson.
I've been reading that the 7 subs on Wednesday will start the game, which is fine by me. Our bench on Wednesday was of ridiculous high standard. I hope we see a few young guns out there too. They have the comfort of the home fans behind them so it shouldn't be too difficult a task to throw them in in the deep end if you like. I'm talking players like Jay Emmanuel-Thomas, Craig Eastmond and possibly Aaron Ramsey. With players like Rosicky, Chamakh and Arshavin possibly playing, the youngsters will have a great deal of help from the elder statesmen of the team.
Apparently the FA Cup has lost it's magic, but I don't think so. Each year, I've been gutted when Arsene Wenger supposedly let's the FA Cup out of his grasp. I hope he has learnt this year. Come May, it is gutting to see two other teams contest the final. In my heart, Arsenal should be there. I grew up with Arsenal regularly in the latter stages of the FA Cup, and it's about time we get back to that level.
Although Leeds winning at the Emirates would restore a bit of that FA Cup magic, I'm counting on Wenger and the boys to make sure that doesn't happen. After all, it is another piece of silverware. Silverware I would be delighted to win.
Thanks for reading, back again tomorrow (depending on illness!)
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