15 Mar 2016 06:05:56
If we get through we will should beat you. You can't defend and Martinez is a nice guy and says the right things but sitting around in 12th place in the league with your squad speaks volumes for his inability to get a team to perform on a consistent basis.
The question is if you get knocked out where do you guys go next given the season will be an utter failure and is he going to keep his job.
15 Mar 2016 07:46:51
De gea and martial that's it.
15 Mar 2016 08:05:23
Ddg. Martial. Shaw. Mata. Rooney. Schneiderlin. Hererra.
15 Mar 2016 09:29:03
I'm not going to get into a debate about who would get into which side. Its very sibjective and depends on tactics, formation and who the opponant would be.
I think its an interesting draw and I find it funny how out of the five teams left in it the top three favoutites have all been drawn together.
I think for us to get past West Ham will be tricky, especially as the game will be around the time we play City in the league. The decision about who plays and who is rested will be vital to the outcome.
As for Everton being favourites, I think that's an odd one. I think the reasoning must be that both West Ham and ourselves have an extra game to play. As I think both West Ham and ourselves would be favourites in the game against Everton.
Roberto has built a decent side, but I do believe you are underachieving considering man for man I feel you have a better squad than Leicester. I think Martinez suffers from the same affliction as Arsene Wenger, great at getting his teams to play good football, but doesn't know how to get a coheasive balance between offence and defence. You have a talent group of defenders but the collective doesn't quite gel. Coleman, Browning, Stones, Galloway, Baines, Oviedo, Jagielka and Funes Mori are a good bunch. I think your missing someone to pull them all together, also a strong goalkeeper would make a massive difference.
Your teams inability to defend especially in the final quarter of the game means there is a strong chance of being able to get past them and into the next round. I would be more confident of beating Everton than West Ham.
15 Mar 2016 09:36:32
both arsenal and everton only have 1 way of playing, great to watch when it is going well but no plan B when its not.
neither defend well as a team.
15 Mar 2016 10:08:16
DSG I agree they are the two ad have in our team, I possibly agree that u lot should be favourites against us but c'mon shappy u honestly think west ham are better in a one off game against us, our record against them is brilliant and lukaku has terrorized them every time he puts a blue shirt on mate, I think you will win the replay anyway so look forward to a good match at Wembley, our semi will be the final I think whoever wins that wins the cup, good luck anyway lads.
15 Mar 2016 10:11:08
The thing we have on our side is we're good against teams who try and play against us, and Everton won't sit back so hopefully we will pick them apart. West Ham is the harder game of the 2.
15 Mar 2016 10:47:18
Johny, West Ham are higher in the league and beat you in the last meeting of the sides so possbily have the mental edge atm. If we lose to West Ham I expect them to win it.
15 Mar 2016 11:02:57
Higher in the league means nothing in the cup that has been proven this weekend alone mate, and yes they beat us recently but that was threw playing with 10 men for majority of the game and growing tired near the end, oh and X-FILES if we win the cup I would still say the season for us was a failure but it would probably keep him his job, personally cup or no cup I want him gone come the summer mate.
15 Mar 2016 11:31:08
Didnt you just bottle a two nil lead against them at home the other week. doesn't suggest your record against them is brilliant lol.
15 Mar 2016 11:41:30
Jonny,
That is one of the most rose tinted posts I have ever seen on here, your record against them in brilliant when you lost to them at home only last week! Then seeming shocked that anyone thinks they can beat you in a one off game?
Shappy,
Don't think the replay will be that close to the City league game, that is this Sunday, the replay could be any time in the next few weeks, surely the biggest issue is that it is the last cup game at Upton Park and they will want to win it more than anything.
15 Mar 2016 11:56:02
Last week was the first time they have beaten us in over 6 years and lukaku has scored in his last 8 apps against them so yea I fancy our chances in a one off game that doesn't involve one ov our players sent off after half an hour, y is that shocking to u?
15 Mar 2016 11:59:04
Cnt believe how afraid ov west ham u lot are your supposed to be Manchester United haha Ferguson would be disguised.
15 Mar 2016 12:25:57
And how many times have you beaten Slavan Bilic's West Ham? They've been awful for the past 6 years and he't got them playing. You're deluded.
15 Mar 2016 12:33:14
Havent you lost 14 points from winning positions this season and like 40/ 50 in martinez whole tenure. you're collapse against west ham looks more to be signs of a soft under belly and lack of mentality than just being down to 10 men and being tired lol.
15 Mar 2016 12:53:45
The shorter answer is which of your players would get in our squad.
Lukaku, Barkley (bench), Maybe one of your centre backs and coleman.