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Arsenal v Manchester United
Momentum was inimical going into the clash and after arraigning city rivals Manchester City in the Carling Cup semi-final, Manchester United had it in abundance, whereas Arsenal lost much of it.
Thinking back to events at the back-end of the 2007/2008 season, history has a funny way of repeating itself and a vacuous Arsenal were left wanting in a big game yet again.
Question marks still linger on the likes of goalkeeper Manuel Almunia, midfielders Denilson, Alexandre Song and Emmanuel Eboue with the Gunners’ lack of physical strength and power being brutally accentuated.
A banner in the Emirates Stadium read: “Keep The Faith!” But amidst all the chutzpah, how much more can Arsenal fans take?The heavy defeat, coupled with the elegiac manner of the loss has left Gunners boss Arsene Wenger facing the prospect of a fifth consecutive season without silverware.
This coming from a man who, between 2002 and 2005 guided his team to two Premier League titles, three FA Cups as well as two Community Shields.
Having overseen the disintegration of the infamous Invincibles side of 2004, Gunners coach Arsene Wenger has now lionized the idea that winning the league with a squad full of youngsters is possible.
The Frenchman’s aficionado lies in the fact that he is able to discover and nurture the games finest talents. For example, Spaniard Cesc Fabregas and Welsh star Aaron Ramsey, and subsequently Wenger is able to build an all-conquering team axiomatically based on his idea.
The sheer serendipity of Ajax in 1994 and Spain in Euro 2008 has seen a loquacious Arsene Wenger jauntily talk up his youth policy.
Whether or not good things do actually come to those who wait is a moot point, nevertheless, the former Monaco coach has repeatedly argued for patience and time from an ever-impatient Emirates crowd.Wenger saw fit to rest several first-team players during Arsenal’s Fourth Round FA Cup tie away to Stoke City and concomitantly saw his side dumped out of the competition after losing 3-1.
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