Newcastle v Arsenal. League Cup Semi Final Second Leg. 5th Feb. 20:00

[Marc Overmars]

We’re probably going out but hopefully it’s not without a fight.

10 days off including a trip to Dubai after this, so the players can have their rest then. For tonight though, give it a fucking good go please. It’s not an impossible task.

[HCZ_Reborn]

So we are looking at gallant defeat, like with Bayern in 2013 and Monaco in 2015?

I would be upset about this if I gave a shit about the league cup but I don’t

[Letters]

Yeah. I don't really care. Probably better to lose actually if Spurs finish the job.
No thanks to a NLD Cup Final

[Mac76]

3-0 Isak hatter

I feel strangely optimistic about this one, hopefully the Citeh game allows us to ride a wave and if we get a good start then the turnaround's on

And people are still plain wrong if they don't think it would be good for the players' confidence to win this competition

plus for fans a day out at Wembley would be fun

but no, not if it's going to be an NLD - must admit it had escaped me that Spuds had won the first one 1-0 but surely Liverpool at home will have the edge

[HCZ_Reborn]

It’s a funny thing, on one hand there is likely to be no parallel between how we did against City and how we do here. It feels like I’m diminishing what we did by saying City played into our hands, but it’s not. I think when we take the handbrake off we can absolutely destroy attacking sides (especially those who play out from the back). On the other hand we are a confidence team, and even though we won’t have anywhere near the same space we had against City, it was lack of confidence that meant we fluffed the chances we did create in the first leg.


At its absolute best I don’t think there is a side this team can’t beat. If Newcastle concede early and panic, it’s possible that we will get the bloodlust like we did in the last thirty minutes on Sunday…we won’t overthink things it will just be natural.


Given we have ten days before we play Leicester, despite what I said a few weeks ago…we might as well play our strongest team.

[IBK]

Should be an interesting game...as long as Newcastle don't score first.

Problem is that they seem to have our number - particularly at St James' Park.

Pleeease - no injuries