2014/15 FA Cup Thread

ResurrectionRooney wrote:

Keyser Söze wrote:

If only we could have created the chances you did. I'm sure it takes barrels of of creative genius to take the lead through an own goal that was down to a GK error. You must spend hours on the training ground perfecting that, I'm sure it took every sinewed of skill that the likes of Di Maria and Rooney possess.


It's irrelevant how Aguero has been playing because those frauds you have at United haven't even been playing at a high enough level to be compared with Ings let alone Aguero Aguero could be playing complete shit and it wouldn't detracted from how bad the Gaalatiocs, if you play as badly as those 5 have been then there's always going to be someone better than you.


 Why are you blaming the system? According to you van Gaal is a genius. How fucking dare you question the man that made the tactical decision of the century when he brought on Krul. Shame on you.  

The system has nothing to do with players getting the very fundamentals of football wrong. For £60million Di Maria should be doing infinitely better regardless of the "system" and Falcao loool

The system makes them look inferior for the good of the team.  Van Gaal is intelligent enough to know what needs prioritising (defending).  He could make them perform brilliantly as individuals if he wanted to, but it'd be at heavy cost to the team as a whlle because our shit defenders would be exposed.  The fact that people on the internet and supposed experts can't understand his tactics means that those people are wrong, not him.

ResurrectionRooney wrote:I'm pretty sure I've already gone over this, but the league is much stronger this season.  You wouldn't be able to get away with playing like that in this year's league and come anywhere near the title, especially not without the fantastic contributions of Mike Riley.

Ra's al Ghul wrote:Those statements aren't reductionist at all. Apparently transfer spending is the only factor that affects performance.

Ra's al Ghul wrote:Those statements aren't reductionist at all. Apparently transfer spending is the only factor that affects performance.

Glen Miller wrote:

Ra's al Ghul wrote:Those statements aren't reductionist at all. Apparently transfer spending is the only factor that affects performance.

It was wages the week before.  At least until it turned out that Manchester United had the highest wage bill of the lot.

Keyser Söze wrote:Agreed. Falcao really performed like a £300k a week striker last night.

Scott_LFC wrote:We're awful against sides that set up to defend the entire match. I don't know why more teams don't try and exploit this against us.

Arsenal are just going to be too much for Man Utd tonight.

They will outperform them in midfield, with Santi Cazorla in the form of his life, Coquelin doing the dirty side of the game and Ozil finally hitting some form in an Arsenal shirt. Quality, quality, quality in this area from Arsenal.

Defensively, Arsenal can be suspect, especially in big games, but I don't see Man Utd's strikers causing too many issues. None are in great form and none should scare this Arsenal defence really.

Meanwhile, going forward, Arsenal have great options. Giroud is in the form of his life, has a better goals ratio than Diego Costa this season and literally cannot stop scoring in domestic competitions. He's a machine. It's almost not fair.

Alexis Sanchez is one of the players of the season and after a short barren spell, he scored a very good goal the other day, which is ominous for Man Utd.

Welbeck will have a point to prove and his workrate is a breath of fresh air. Alternatively, Theo Walcott is in fine goalscoring form of his own and we all know he is a man for the big occasion. Ozil has his Platinum Assist Package ready for any of the three forwards. You just wonder if they want it? Do they want it? Do they though, Martin? I think they do.

Arsenal have the better attacking options.

Arsenal have players in-form throughout their side.

Arsenal will boss possession, even with their newer style of play, which places less emphasis on having the ball.

Arsenal will create more.

Man Utd will win 3-0.

Weather130 wrote:I really hope for a 2nd tier team makes it to the final that would be very entertaining.

SBSP wrote:Arsenal have no chance of beating United. Even a shit United.

Scott_LFC wrote:I dunno. I think Arsenal will win this time.