Match reaction vs Villa (fa cup)

[tigerthesmurf85]

I agree. One of the hardest things is defending a fast break like that.

[Cripps_orig]

And they showed the elbow...

Nothing in it

[tigerthesmurf85]

More of a stroke with the elbow.

[tigerthesmurf85]

Lol they're freezing their asses off on the pitch.

[Boss]

Sluggish in the first half, brilliant for that little spell in the second half and composed towards the end. Fully deserved to win IMHO.

Walcott, Chamberlain, Rosicky, Van Persie were top class yesterday (VP only because of the penalties, but still). Very impressed with our second half pressuring and forcing them into errors, why can't we play like that all the time?

[selassie]

Yep I thought that spell in the 2nd half where we went from 2 down to 3-2 up was probably the best football we've played for quite some time. Funnily enough, I thought we were actually OK first half too...just a bit one paced and sluggish.

Team showed a lot of character yesterday, hopefully it's the start of something?

[IBK]

We should be doing that with the manager position. It's possible that a promising young manager would agree to act as a no.2 for a season or so with a logical promotion to the top job. It might help our immediate performance too if he is able to spot the obvious tactical failings that Wenger cannot see.

Post of the week, for me. Surprisingly, if Wenger decides to go (but only if he does), he just might agree to this.

[Ollie the Optimist]

The referee has confirmed he saw the incident involving Robin Van Persie and therefore the Arsenal forward faces no further action.

from the fa twitter feed.


mcliesh fuck off you moaning cunt

[Niall_Quinn]

from the fa twitter feed.


mcliesh fuck off you moaning cunt

What a shame for the ESPN lads, their team lost and they don't even have the consolation of taking it out on RvP.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

he Football Association will not look any further into an incident involving Robin van Persie during Arsenal's FA Cup tie against Aston Villa.

Aston Villa boss Alex McLeish called for the Football Association to take retrospective action against Van Persie for what he claimed was an elbow on Spanish defender Carlos Cuellar.

However, match referee Mike Jones has told the FA he saw the incident and decided it was not worthy of punishment.

Van Persie scored twice from the penalty spot at Emirates Stadium as the Gunners came from behind to beat Villa 3-2 and book a place in the last 16, where they will face either Middlesbrough or Sunderland.

The Dutch striker has been in inspirational form for Arsenal all season and news that the FA will take no further action will please manager Arsene Wenger, even if McLeish may not agree.

McLeish said on Sunday, following his side's defeat: "I thought it was a clear elbow, but the referee did not seem to think there was anything in it.

"Would I like the FA to look at it? Yes, if it was an elbow in the face - look at my nose, it is a result of elbows all my career. It is something which is dangerous.

"I never mentioned it to the referee. I saw it in real time.

"I don't like to point the finger at players, but it has happened to mine enough times."

Oh feck off Mcliesh, shame you never said the same thing wehen 1 of your scummy players broke Eduardo's leg. And people say only Wenger moan like this. Alex should be more worried about why from 2-0 up his team were woeful and lost the game.

http://www1.skysports.com/football/n...e-no-FA-action