Very strong line-up: Szczesny, Sagna, Vermaelen, Mertesacker, Gibbs, Wilshere, ....

[Nicosia Gooner]

Coquelin, Ramsey, Cazorla, Podolski, Gervinho. Very strong line up

Substitutes: Mannone, Jenkinson, Squillaci, Rosicky, Arteta, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Chamakh.

[Frimpy]

[Nicosia Gooner]

Santi plays on the left with Gervinho on the right

[Suugi]

Very difficult to believe Arsene would normally go for a line-up like this.

[Ashberto]

Wenger spending the energy and risking the sinews of key players in the **** Cup?

You couldn't make it up!!11!!!

[Mad Frankie Staplegun]

yeah yeah, I know its already fùcked, but this would make it even worse.

[JJSB]

[David Pleat AHADF (Royal Welsher and monkey lover)]

[JJSB]

in the bigger picture

[Harry Balls]

[Ashberto]

Even though the other part of me knows that trying to finish 3rd (not 4th) is far more important to Arsenal FC, and that splitting resources in pursuit of irrelevant trinkets (ask Birmingham and Liverpool) is a fool's distraction.

[JJSB]

or that you're agreeing with "someone like me"? http://www.awimb.com/images/smiley_icons/frown.gif

[Ashberto]

that might potentially get in the way of what we really need to do as a club.

[JJSB]

hasn't stopped us from finishing top 4 until now. In terms of taking a further step forward though, I feel it could be significant. If for no other reason we're not having the added pressure to "finally" win something if we find ourselves in contention for a bigger trophy at some point. Why didn't we just win this bloody sh1t cup against Birmingham when we had the chance? http://www.awimb.com/images/smiley_icons/frown.gif

[Ashberto]