i want to see traore.

i can picture us drawing this one because fat sam really wants to win the piss cup

but i think we'll do it 2:1 eyes shut

 

we'll win, we can afford to play Wilshire and Lansbury in this one.

 

Nice break for the first team players.

 

Big Sam will play his best team avaliable. At this point Newcastle getting any piece of silverware will be considered fantastic by their fans. I'd start Bendtner and Eduardo up front, Diarra with Denilson in the middle and also Hoyte and Traore at either full back positions.

 

Bendtner_________________van Persie


Gibbs_______Diarra(Denilson)_____Gilberto______Walcott


Traore______Nordtveit______Senderos______Hoyte

______________________Fabianski_______________________________

task of great difficulity for this arsenal team,but I think 2-0 is good :happy:

 

I think eduardo and bendtender should start, id also like to see diarra and merida in this one.

 

I probably have unrealistic expectations of the kids. Of course they're the underdogs, still they've done it in the past and I imagine I'd be disappointed if they fell at this hurdle.

Still, not good to think like this. No matter what, it will be a great experience for some of them.

 

dont risk rvp for this one!! we need him for our real games.

carling cup is purely for kids, putting in seniors such as RVP is plain silly.

i want to see something liek this

----------------fabianski---------------
--hoyte---nordveit---senderos----traore--
----------diarra---denilson------------
--walcott------------------------diaby? (maybe not risk such a player)
----------bendtner--------eduardo?----

somehting like that.. give or take diaby and eduardo.
hopefully we see more youngsters develop.

 

Is Lehmann back to full fitness yet? He could play in this one as he is a reserve now :happy: and will give some experience to the team

 

This team will do.
-------------------------- Fabianski-----------------------------------

Diarra-----------Gilberto---------------Senderos-----------------Traore

Walcott---------Song-----------------Denilson-------------------Diaby

---------------------Bendtner---------Eduardo------------------------

 

I'd like to see:

Fabianski
Hoyte - Gilberto - Senderos - Traore
Walcott - Diarra - Denilson - Gibbs
Bendtner - Eduardo

Almunia (GK), Toure, Diaby, Song, Barazite

 

Owen is out, AGAIN

 

Would he have played Owen anyway? I doubt it.

He's likely to play Martins and Ameobi or Smith.

 

believe it or not, owen and dukes been starting for newcastle in the last few games, with martins and ameobi on bench.

we should really watch out for dukes and n'zogbia. dukes can really hold up the ball and uses his body well and zogbia can be dangerous. i'm sure our LB or RB will take care of them.

i find it funny how fat sam says big clubs should regret not taking owen as a risk. sure he's scoreed a few goals but he's bloody injury prone. whose laughing now fat sam?

i'm not really fussed over winning this game, its only the piss cup. we have bigger fish to fry so this is considered an insignificant game

 

toure will play, the guy plays every f-in game he is a beast!

 

Bendtner, Diarra, Fabianski set for Carling Cup start

By Richard Clarke

Arsène Wenger will ring the usual changes for the Carling Cup tie with Newcastle at Emirates Stadium on Tuesday.

The Arsenal manager will rest almost all of his first-team regulars to allow squad players and youngsters to hog the limelight. It is a policy he has used with some success in recent years. In three of the last four seasons his side have reached the Semi-Final and, of course, last season they were just pipped to the trophy by a full-strength Chelsea at the Millennium Stadium.

“You will see Bendtner, Diarra and Denilson,” Wenger told Arsenal TV Online when asked about the make-up of the squad. “Maybe Eboue (ankle) will be coming back as well.

“You’ll see Justin Hoyte and Alex Song maybe Eduardo and Diaby. Then there is Armand Traore and Lukasz Fabianski who we have not seen a lot of so far. We have sold out and we will put out a good team. We want to give the opportunity to our fans to see some unfamiliar faces.”

If they play this would be the first start for Diarra and Bendtner while Fabianski would be making his debut.

Arsenal.com will announce the full squad on Tuesday.

That morning, Arsenal TV Online subscribers will be able to see the full video interview. In it Arsène Wenger talks about: the financial results, spending money, the strategic importance of the Carling Cup, the case for playing Nicklas Bendtner, in defence of Alex Song, Lukasz Fabianski and Newcastle.

 

Still hoping for Kieran Gibbs. :hopeful:

 

who is Kieran Gibbs? Arsenal Ladies team player? p

 

Still hoping for Kieran Gibbs. :hopeful:

He might make the bench..with the likes of Merida,
Barazite, Murphy.:hopeful:

 

Fabianski

Hoyte - Sendo - ? - Traore

Eboue - Denilson - Song - Diaby

Bendtner - Eduardo​

--------------------------------------------

Surely Kolo is getting a rest, so I am not sure who will partner Senderos in defense. I've love to see Nordveit.

 

toure will play, the guy plays every f-in game he is a beast!

yeh he plays every important game
Carling Cup isnt worth any good players getting injured imo.. winning the trophy doesnt really prove much.. unless you're like arsenal who bring in a reserve side and get into the finals

 

I can see Toure getting a rest. He didn't play the first two Carling Cup games last season, and only played against Liverpool because Senderos and Gallas weren't avaliable.

 

According to the BBC:

Fabianski, Traore, Senderos, Song, Hoyte, Diarra, Denilson, Diaby, Walcott, Eduardo, Bendtner, Mannone, Randall, Gibbs, Lansbury, Merida Perez, Eboue.

Fabianski
Hoyte - Song - Senderos - Traore
Walcott - Diarra - Denilson - Diaby
Bendtner - Eduardo

Mannone (GK), Eboue, Gibbs, Lansbury, Merida

Song up against Martins, oh dear.

 

That midfield sure looks promising, though [or I could be poor analytically once more and am looking past deficiencies]. Hopefully they perform well collectively to keep the pressure off that defence, which looks not so promising.

 

The Arsenal squad has now been announced for the Carling Cup 3rd Round tie against Newcastle United.

The 16-man squad is as follows....

2 Abou Diaby
6 Phillipe Senderos
8 Lassana Diarra
9 Eduardo
15 Denilson
17 Alexandre Song
21 Lukasz Fabianski (GK)
26 Nicklas Bendtner
27 Emmanuel Eboue
30 Armand Traore
31 Justin Hoyte
32 Theo Walcott
39 Henri Lansbury
40 Vito Mannone (GK)
41 Gavin Hoyte
42 Fran Merida
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Looks like a Song & Senderos partnership!:scared:

Good to see...Henri Lansbury, Fran Merida & Gavin Hoyte, make the team.:thumbsup: No Keiran Gibbs?