FA Cup 5th Round - United vs Arsenal pick of the round

Gabriel_Hurl · January 28, 2008, 01:32:17 PM

Bristol Rovers v Southampton

Cardiff City v Wolves

Sheffield United v Middlesbrough

Liverpool v Barnsley

Manchester United v Arsenal

Preston v Portsmouth

Coventry City v West Brom

Chelsea v Huddersfield Town

spiritof91and94 · January 28, 2008, 01:34:18 PM

Bring it on!!!

Evil Genius · January 28, 2008, 01:36:36 PM

Interesting. Guarantees at least 3 non-Premiership teams in the last 8, with Sheff U and Preston offering a decent chance of making it 4 or 5.

Mind you, the eventual winner is still v.likely to be from the Big Four.

Dinny Breen · January 28, 2008, 01:37:49 PM

QuoteManchester United v Arsenal

Pick of the round in name only, Ferguson will pick Hargreaves and Anderson to stifle Arsenal's flowing football while Wenger will only play one up front and 5 in midfield. This will be a borefest....

Gabriel_Hurl · January 28, 2008, 01:39:09 PM

like the game last month?

AZOffaly · January 28, 2008, 01:39:40 PM

Pompey wouldn't be a bad bet for the FA cup now.

United or Arsenal will be gone, and Liverpool are not exactly frightening anyone at the moment.

Dinny Breen · January 28, 2008, 02:14:26 PM

Quotelike the game last month?

The game at the start of November? That was a poor game saved by some excitement in the last 10 minutes....

Think back to the last time they met in the FA Cup the 2005 final 0-0 and The Goons win on penalties in a truly brutal performance, unfortuantely the fear of losing and giving the other team the edge in the Premiership race will ruin this as a spectacle. For it to be a any good Arsenal will need to score first and bring Man U out.....

AZOffaly · January 28, 2008, 02:15:08 PM

Or vice versa Dinny.

Gabriel_Hurl · January 28, 2008, 02:17:04 PM

Quote from: AZOffaly on January 28, 2008, 01:39:40 PM
Pompey wouldn't be a bad bet for the FA cup now.

United or Arsenal will be gone, and Liverpool are not exactly frightening anyone at the moment.

except Liverpool supporters

Dinny Breen · January 28, 2008, 02:21:22 PM

QuoteOr vice versa Dinny

Na, Arsenal aren't capable of sitting back and defending a one goal lead whereas Man U are very capable of scoring one and squeezing the life out of the game. Look at how man 1-Os they have, George Graham would be proud.....

AZOffaly · January 28, 2008, 02:25:43 PM

Yeah, but if united score first, Arsenal will have to come at them even more, and then it'll open out as United hit them on the break.

magpie seanie · January 28, 2008, 02:32:26 PM

QuoteLook at how man 1-Os they have, George Graham would be proud.....

A fair few 4-0's, 4-1's and even a 6-0 too though. George wouldn't know too much about that end of things. Being able to defend isn't a crime, especially when you're the top scoring team in the league!

Dinny Breen · January 28, 2008, 02:51:09 PM

QuoteBeing able to defend isn't a crime, especially when you're the top scoring team in the league!

Where did I say it was a crime

Jesus some people are precious, eight 1-0s this season already, which is pretty damn good and will probably be the difference in winning the premiership and not and just for the record when Arsenal won the title in 89 they were the top goal scorers and in 91 they were second highest goal scorers so the GG comment was purely tongue in cheek.

FermPundit · January 28, 2008, 07:07:38 PM

United have drawn 10 premier league sides in a row in the FA cup. 12 games in total including replays

2006

Liverpool 5th round

2007

Aston Villa 3rd round
Portsmouth 4rd round
Reading 5th round - replay
Middlesbrough 6th round - replay
Watford semi final
Chelsea final

2008

Aston Villa 3rd round
Tottenham 4rd round
Arsenal 5th round

As always we have to do it the hard way but I suppose if you're going to do the treble you might as well do it in style!!