Carling Cup

  No TGIF during the International break, so it gives me a chance to go back to traditional blogging. The subject for discussion this week is the vexed question of silverware at Arsenal football Club. The persistent refrain of Arsenal MUST win something this season if the youth experiment is to be hailed as a success is rather doing my head in. Let me remind you that Arsene has virtually promised us all that silver will arrive at the Emirates. A promise th…

by JAMES CURTIS - Imagine breakfast in the Wenger household and you might hear Mrs Arsene snapping at her husband’s indecision whether or not to play his Young Guns against Liverpool tonight: “Oh for heavens sake, let the kids play why wont you,” she trumps.It’s a point well made, as for Arsenal fans the more exciting prospect of Carling Cup football is the chance of seeing the talented youth in a real pressure setting. Sometimes it is just to catch up on their deve…

Arsenal moved into the quarter-finals of the Carling Cup with a 2-1 win over Liverpool at the Emirates Stadium.There was plenty of attacking endeavour on show and the packed stands were treated to three top-class goals. Fran Merida netted his first goal in Arsenal colours on 19 minutes, but his excellent strike was cancelled out by an equalling good finish from Emiliano Insua six minutes later.

I don’t know about you but I’m still smarting from the two points dropped at Upton Park last Sunday. Having watched a recording of the game (I was at Wembley watching the NFL game) I’m even more depressed. We were so in control in the first half but we simply don’t seem to have the killer instinct.