[FA CUP: SF] Arsenal vs Man. City | Sat 18/07/20 1945 | BT Sport

[The Wengerbabies]

Fuck it lets win the cup :scarf:

[dazthegooner]

Are they raffling it off?

[Letters]

0-3

[WMUG]

0-3

Why would you predict such an unprecedented result?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

:lol:

Only if Pep throws his former cone placer a bone.

[Marc Overmars]

To have any chance of winning we first need to make it a contest, something we’ve proven to be incapable of doing against City for a number of meetings now.

If we lose then so be it, it’s not going to surprise anyone. Let’s just give it a good fucking go and put in a performance we can all be proud of whatever the result. Instead of just doing the usual act of turning up to pussyfoot around and eventually roll over.

Worse teams than us have beaten City this season, even Norwich managed it. We just need to play without fear but I know that’s a big ask for this team. It’s not impossible though.

Come on Arsenal!

[Niall_Quinn]

Well I guess after the last triumph we could win this. All seems a bit random. The only thing we can rely on is it'll be a shit performance. Which was good enough last time.

3-0 to City more likely though.

[fakeyank]

I'd like to see Torreira and Ceballos start instead of slow-mo Xhaka. Who am I kidding tho.. Xhaka will start.

:ilt:

[Mac76]

I'd like to see Torreira and Ceballos start instead of slow-mo Xhaka. Who am I kidding tho.. Xhaka will start.

:ilt:
ikr, Xhaka'll be first on the team sheet

Our slowest midfielder against fast-moving citeh - what can go wrong...?

[Letters]

Why would you predict such an unprecedented result?

Tbh when I wrote that I had actually forgotten that they’ve pasted us 3-0 twice already this season :lol:

[Mac76]

We could pub a win like in 2017, either that or it'll be 6-0 to Citeh

[WMUG]

Tbh when I wrote that I had actually forgotten that they’ve pasted us 3-0 twice already this season :lol:

Our record against them since the 2017 semi final.

https://i.redd.it/afi7w7njfkb51.jpg

[Letters]

:lol:

Changed my mind

4-3

:trophy:

[I am invisible]

Best hope here is another Liverpool performance - defend deep, conserve energy and try and force errors. We’re not ready to match them in anything fancier yet - if we try it then we’ll just be chasing shadows all game and we’ll be spent by the half hour mark...

[I am invisible]

Wonder if we’ll roll the dice again on formation to keep them guessing?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

BT's programme is on now.

Arsenal: Martinez, Mustafi, David Luiz, Tierney, Bellerin, Ceballos, Xhaka, AMN, Pepe, Lacazette, Aubameyang.

[Letters]

Ozil not even in the squad :rolleyes:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

They're saying it's better for us that we don't qualify for the Europa League.

That means they're saying it's desirable for us not to win the FA Cup. :haha:

[Mac76]

BT's programme is on now.

Arsenal: Martinez, Mustafi, David Luiz, Tierney, Bellerin, Ceballos, Xhaka, AMN, Pepe, Lacazette, Aubameyang.

our star defender Mustafi gets in ahead of Holding

Arteta really is a twat

[McNamara That Ghost...]

FA Cup semi-final, no fucker can get to the stadium and BT don't open it up for free to air. :rolleyes:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Citeh: Ederson, Walker, Garcia, Laporte, Mendy, Gundogan, D Silva, De Bruyne, Mahrez, Jesus, Sterling.
Subs: Carson, Stones, Zinchenko, Bernardo, Rodrigo, Fernandinho, Cancelo, Otamendi, Foden.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

McManaman and Keown co-commentating along with Ian Darke.

:sick:

[dazthegooner]

Ian Darke? So fisty cuffs awaits then? :)

[Mac76]

AMN at left back - that makes sense, no problem there...

:rolleyes:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Come on then. :sick:

[Master Splinter]

Not starting Saka is odd. Not sure what he can do after we're already 0-3 down at half-time because of three Luiz brainfarts.

Citeh's back five always have a few errors in them, so hopefully Lacazette is sharp again today. But we'll probably rarely get close enough to even pressure them.

5-1.

[Mac76]

mcmananananaman's voice is unbearable

[McNamara That Ghost...]

We nearly concede. :lol:

Well done Tierney.

Definitely a foul though before that.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Show a bit of composure Ceballos, no need to whack it forward with nobody in sight.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Just keep the ball with Martinez for the next 115 minutes tbf.

[Mac76]

it's like watching a league 1 side against a PL side - we're just defending deep and trying to keep them out, when we get the ball we just give it away

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Mustafi. :haha:

Clowning around.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Xhaka hooks away.

We're in for a hiding. :scarf:

[Mac76]

mustafi tries to dribble past sterling just a few feet from goal - what a c**t and all totally predictable of course - well done arteta

[Penguin]

mustafi tries to dribble past sterling just a few feet from goal - what a c**t and all totally predictable of course - well done arteta
The guy never learns and gets rewarded with starts in semi finals :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Disallowed goal for Lacazette.

Moral victory. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Auba Henry'd it. :(

[GP]

That was the chance! ffs!

[Master Splinter]

Auba :doh:.

[Penguin]

Auba should have taken it quicker :(

[Mac76]

Auba should've scored

[GP]

AUBA!!!!!


GET THE FU IKCNOC

[McNamara That Ghost...]

AUBAMEYANG!!! COME ON!!!!

[Master Splinter]

AUBA!!!

[Mac76]

yes - Auba!!!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Avoided a 0-3 defeat.

Moral victory. :bow:

[Master Splinter]

That was a really good period of play just before the goal in fairness. It just usually leads to nothing. Today, it's a big chance and a goal so far.

[Globalgunner]

Show.him the money!. Not more than 200kpw. We are broke

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Oh now we count the Community Shield?

Wenger with 17 trophies. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Mustafi takes David Silva out.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Drinks break. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Pepe the filling in a sandwich.

[GP]

Drinks break. :lol:

Pimms all round.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Bellerin gifting it.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Xhaka is throwing himself at everything.

[Mac76]

jeez how did we not score???!!!!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Pepe running offside there, sadft.

[Globalgunner]

We are most dangerous with possession in our own box

[GP]

Forcing errors, just like against Liverpool. Have to take the chances.

[Globalgunner]

jeez how did we not score???!!!!

We forgot the object of the game

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Good ball in Pepe. Ish.

[GP]

My dog goes crazy every time McManaman speaks.

[Mac76]

Mustafi just can't stop doing that thing where he plays a poor ball and then blames someone else

[Mac76]

AMN does well to cut out the Arsenal threat - oh, hang on...

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Nearly great.

[Mac76]

Luiz gets a defensive header successfully :faint:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Mustafi header, tipped over by Ederson.

[Globalgunner]

At least Arteta is smart enough to keep Kolasinac away from this game

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Poor ball from AMN. Great move again.

[Marc Overmars]

We’re defending really, really well.

[Mac76]

Poor ball from AMN. Great move again.

really wasted it

[McNamara That Ghost...]

De Bruyne's scuffer was going in I think. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Foul on Auba surely?

[GP]

We’re defending really, really well.

Shh

[Globalgunner]

I would rather have risked Sokratis and kept Tierney left instead of AMN

[Mac76]

pep completely ignoring his assistant :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sterling boots it out of play.

Hope we get to 2-0 before B. Silva comes on. He usually annihilates us.

[Mac76]

I would rather have risked Sokratis and kept Tierney left instead of AMN

and have Holding instead of mustafi

[GP]

Quite good. Could be 2 or 3 in truth.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

1-0 HT.

Arteta. :bow:

Moral victory.

[Globalgunner]

and have Holding instead of mustafi

That too

[Mac76]

1-0 HT :popcorn:

[selassie]

Decent-ish showing, good goal and we could and should have added a few more, I hope those missed chances don't come back to bite us in the arse.

[Master Splinter]

We've had all the chances. If Auba had been a bit more ruthless, we'd be 2-0 up.

Bellerin and Mustafi have hopefully got their big mistakes out of the way.

[Mac76]

We've had all the chances. If Auba had been a bit more ruthless, we'd be 2-0 up.

Bellerin and Mustafi have hopefully got their big mistakes out of the way.

we've still got to negotiate the inevitable Xhaka f*ckup

[Master Splinter]

Decent-ish showing, good goal and we could and should have added a few more, I hope those missed chances don't come back to bite us in the arse.

They did against Brighton, Leicester and Spurs.

Arteta needs to manage the second half better because we always tire and concede in the last fifteen or so minutes. Need the energy of Saka, Willock and Torreira if players are struggling with the expected onslaught.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

This loon Humphrey thinks you get 40k fans each at Wembley in normal circumstances.

:haha:

[GP]

This loon Humphrey thinks you get 40k fans each at Wembley in normal circumstances.

:haha:

I hate everything about BT sport.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

I hate everything about BT sport.

Seems fair.

And come on you fuckers.

[Globalgunner]

Two pundits today, after Norwich were down to 9 men were suggesting Norwich change their shape to 441

[Mac76]

Two pundits today, after Norwich were down to 9 men were suggesting Norwich change their shape to 441

presumably they were talking about not having a goalie :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sterling. :haha:

[Mac76]

sterling :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sterling drags it wide. :lol:

Eek.

[Mac76]

sterling again :haha: :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Pepe. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

The Saka that has played at full back most of the season, Keown?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Auba, what was that?

[Mac76]

The Saka that has played at full back most of the season, Keown?

or on the left wing ?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Mendy with a shot on target.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Good play from AMN, followed by a shocker of a ball.

[Mac76]

that's wierd my commentary is ahead of the pictures

[Globalgunner]

AMN does very well. Then a crap cross

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Great save from Martinez. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Good energy from AMN but hopeless delivery.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

AMN with another bad pass. Come on mate!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Scramble. :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Laca CB specialist. :bow:

[Mac76]

martinez kicks it out...

[Mac76]

close from de bruyne

[McNamara That Ghost...]

De Bruyne puts the free kick wide. :lol:

[Xhaka Can’t]

We need another 2 to make it 3-0

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Oh piss off Sterling you diving shit.

[GP]

Surely not...

[Mac76]

we get away with a pelanty shout featuring mustafi - wtf is going on?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

We nearly give it away anyway. :haha:

[GP]

We nearly give it away anyway. :haha:

I need new pants

[Mac76]

Citeh bringing on the mascot by the looks of it - oh, sorry it's Foden...

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Gundogan hauled off, Rodri on.

Mahrez off, Stockport Iniesta on.

[Mac76]

de bruyne had so much space then - how did they not score?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

How didn't that go in? :lol:

[Mac76]

Keown wondering what Willock coming on will do for us tactically - join the club Martin...

[Mac76]

Aubaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !

[McNamara That Ghost...]

AUBAMEYANG YOU ABSOLUTE LEGEND!!! COME ON!!!!!

[GP]

KISS MY PISSS!!!!!

[Mac76]

:haha:

[GP]

That was great!

[Xhaka Can’t]

We need another goal to make it 3-0

[GP]

We need another goal to make it 3-0

Big if true.

[Globalgunner]

I'm loving it

[Mac76]

great ball from Tierney :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Such a good counter.

Pepe off, Willock on.

Don't miss a sitter Joe!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Great block to deny Sterling.

[Mac76]

i'm worried about how much they're priasing Luiz - it's lining up a real howler

[Letters]

Holy shit! :blink:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

No Keown, it's nothing like that.

[Xhaka Can’t]

They must be figure skating in Hell.

[Globalgunner]

Its 2005 all over again

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Its 2005 all over again

We showed absolute no attacking threat in that one. :lol:

[Mac76]

Torreira coiming on

[Globalgunner]

We showed absolute no attacking threat in that one. :lol:

I'm still embarrassed over that particular one.

[Mac76]

la Porte :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Lacazette off, Torreira on.

[Mac76]

good dive from Willock

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Willock brutally hacked down, clear red card.

[Master Splinter]

Tierney is absolute top, top, top quality.

I'm sorry he did not cost 50 billion like City's full-backs.

[GP]

I'm still embarrassed over that particular one.

Not me.

[Mac76]

Willock brutally hacked down, clear red card.

:lol:

[Xhaka Can’t]

Not me.

My favourite part was the bit when we lifted the trophy.

[Mac76]

la porte misses again

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Laporte scuffer, you'd think it hit the post the way they are banging on.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

https://i.imgur.com/g0osrdY.png

[Mac76]

https://i.imgur.com/g0osrdY.png

that's freaky

[Xhaka Can’t]

Laporte scuffer, you'd think it hit the post the way they are banging on.

You'd think it had gone in.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Send him off!

[Mac76]

sterling shoves down mustafi and mcmananananaman thinks there's nothing in it

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sterling knees him, that's why!

[GP]

sterling shoves down mustafi and mcmananananaman thinks there's nothing in it

Stamped on his ankle too

[Globalgunner]

Oh Oh. Kolasinac

[Marc Overmars]

So proud of this performance. Best for a long fucking time.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

I'm still embarrassed over that particular one.

I was in hospital during that time so it cheered me up a bit.

[Mac76]

silva going off :wave:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Mustafi off, Holding on.

[Globalgunner]

I was in hospital during that time so it cheered me up a bit.

Best part is I know it pisses Keane off till this day

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ceballos off, Kolasinac on.

[Xhaka Can’t]

Best part is I know it pisses Keane off till this day

Name something that doesn't!

[Mac76]

Best part is I know it pisses Keane off till this day

good enough for me

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Arteta clearly the brains behind the operation.

[Mac76]

7 mins ET... :faint:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Seven added minutes. WTF?

[GP]

7 mins Pep time

[Xhaka Can’t]

Seven fucking minutes?

[GP]

Arteta clearly the brains behind the operation.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRkKbdIFZGM

[Globalgunner]

Mustafi off, Holding on.

I see what you did there

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Auba MotM. :faint:

[Mac76]

according to the commentator Pep has a problem with semis :lol:

[Niall_Quinn]

7 minutes? That's blatant.

[GP]

according to the commentator Pep has a problem with semis :lol:

I'm nursing one quite nicely.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Klopp and Guardiola getting the Verdasco treatment in consecutive matches. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Really hope we keep the clean sheet.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Even if Leno is fit, Martinez has to play in the final.

[Globalgunner]

Kolasinac cant even do the simple things. Like a 10 yard pass forward

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Wait I am early. :lol:

[Mac76]

Even if Leno is fit, Martinez has to play in the final.

yes, our best goalie IMO and that's despite Leno being great

[Marc Overmars]

Get the fuck in there!!!

[GP]

Wait I am early. :lol:

Heroic performance.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Arsenal 2-0 Manchester City, FT!!!

Well the fuck done.

[Mac76]

yes!

Arsenal :bow:

pep :pal:

[Mac76]

sweet Caroline playing :lol:

[Letters]

I am thoroughly enjoying this season.

[Niall_Quinn]

Well, well. A proper defensive performance. It's a miracle, right in front of our eyes.

[Mac76]

two brilliant goals from Auba

[Niall_Quinn]

two brilliant goals from Auba

We probably need to sign him up at some point.

[Master Splinter]

Klopp and Guardiola getting the Verdasco treatment in consecutive matches. :bow:

Getting slapped by his massive forehand.

And his glorious hair.

[Master Splinter]

0-3

:haha:

[Master Splinter]

3-0 to City

:haha:

[Master Splinter]

Arteta really is a twat

:haha:

[Master Splinter]

AMN at left back - that makes sense, no problem there...

:rolleyes:

:haha:

[Master Splinter]

0-3 down at half-time because of three Luiz brainfarts.



:haha:

[GP]

# :goodpost:

[Master Splinter]

we've still got to negotiate the inevitable Xhaka f*ckup

:haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Getting slapped by his massive forehand.

And his glorious hair.

Lefties. :bow:

Always rated them tbf.

[Niall_Quinn]

Give it a rest would you? Apply the 5 minute rule that was deployed by Letters last week.

[Master Splinter]

Give it a rest would you? Apply the 5 minute rule that was deployed by Letters last week.

:haha:

[GP]

:haha:

:haha:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnedkVrgFF0

[Niall_Quinn]

:haha:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnedkVrgFF0

Man, you need to go to the dentist.

[Letters]

:lol:

Changed my mind

4-3

:trophy:

Me :bow: